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April 7, 2026
Trump is burning every bridge America had left
The president's antics may work domestically, but he's now loathed among elected allied leaders across Western Europe.
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March 31, 2026
Column: Trump never actually had a plan
There is no secret serious, detail-oriented Trump who is playing 4D chess with Iran. What we see is what we've got.
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March 17, 2026
Column: Paul Ehrlich was wrong about everything
The "Population Bomb" author prophesized that England would cease to exist by the year 2000, and that Americans born after World War II wouldn't live past 50.
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March 10, 2026
Contributor: Republicans aren't willing to call the war in Iran what it is
The last thing this Congress wants to do is take responsibility for anything.
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March 3, 2026
Column: Trump needs to get ready for the blowback
Everything unfolding in Iran depends on the consequences of one man's unilateral decision to launch a war.
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February 24, 2026
Column: The world may be done bending to Trump's will
Congress' failure to greenlight a war in Iran doesn't mean the president is free to launch one.
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February 17, 2026
Column: Marco Rubio is the only adult left in the room
The secretary of State's Munich speech was one JD Vance should have given, if the goal was to offer a serious argument about Trump's vision.
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February 10, 2026
Column: Voter ID shouldn't be this controversial
Last year, Pew found that 95% of Republicans and 71% of Democrats favored people providing government ID at the polls.
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February 3, 2026
Contributor: Why does the Trump family always get a pass?
By Deputy Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche's own account, the Trump administration is doing 'exactly the same thing' as President Biden's family did, just more openly.
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January 26, 2026
Column: Facts about Alex Pretti's death are undeniable. The White House is denying them anyway.
The administration doesn't care whether something is true or false, only whether it will be believed.
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January 20, 2026
Column: Trump's globalist era is going to make everyone poorer
For the president, sound business practices are a deviation from his policy of favoritism.
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January 13, 2026
Column: Trump isn't interested in being honorable — he'd rather be feared
An America that betrays her commitments by force or by threat of force will find the cost of political capital exorbitantly expensive.
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