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  • The State of the Union Hasn’t Always Been Political Theater

    The State of the Union Hasn’t Always Been Political Theater0

    The State of the Union has become an occasion for political showmanship and partisan display.  But it wasn’t always that way. It was originally instituted by the Constitution as an opportunity for the President to “recommend … such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.” But most presidents didn’t take the opportunity to appear

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  • The State Department’s Entire Senior Level of Management Just Resigned

    The State Department’s Entire Senior Level of Management Just Resigned0

    Via The Hill: The State Department’s entire senior level of management officials resigned Wednesday, The Washington Post reported. Patrick Kennedy, the agency’s undersecretary for management who had served in the role for nine years, resigned unexpectedly along with three of his top officials. Assistant Secretary of State for Administration Joyce Anne Barr, Assistant Secretary of

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  • The Startling Price Tag of Paid Family Leave

    The Startling Price Tag of Paid Family Leave0

    A new report suggests that the Democrats’ FAMILY Act paid leave proposal is substantially more costly than previously estimated. The difference is meaningful: using more realistic assumptions, the cost of national paid leave is 7-fold greater than previous estimates, and taxpayers would be picking up the tab. The American Action Forum analysis uses data from Cato’s paid family

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  • The Staggering Collapse of U.S. Intelligence on the Coronavirus

    The Staggering Collapse of U.S. Intelligence on the Coronavirus0

    The coronavirus pandemic has impacted the United States unlike any other event in recent history, proving to be far more disruptive to American society, and far most damaging to the U.S. economy, than even the events of 9/11. The U.S. response is something President Trump has likened to a “war,” going so far as to

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  • The Specter Haunting Marxism

    The Specter Haunting Marxism0

    Marx and Engels are still revered in certain circles, as is the system of thought they invented in the 19th century. Indeed, on the Left, they are treated with the reverence that used to be reserved in the U.S. for the likes of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt. But there is a specter

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  • The Special Ops Mission in Niger Was Routine and Common. Stop Politicizing It.

    The Special Ops Mission in Niger Was Routine and Common. Stop Politicizing It.0

    The loss of four special operations soldiers in Niger is a tragedy. We grieve as a nation, rightly, whenever we lose any of the brave young men and women who serve in uniform. That said, politicians and news media are turning the event into a farce. Having served as an Army Green Beret for 28 years,

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