For an alternate viewpoint, see “Counterpoint: We Need to Cool Our Political Tempers — and We Can.” Politicians and policy experts like to talk about “root causes”: of crime, homelessness, poverty, rising prices and other problems. If they want to understand the root cause of political polarization, they might want to consider the whole picture […]
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Counterpoint: We Need to Cool Our Political Tempers — and We Can
For an alternate viewpoint, see “Point: The Increase in Polarization Mirrors the Growth of Government.” Most Americans would be overjoyed if politicians and political activists would cool their rhetoric. Despite the claims of activists on both the left and right, all policy questions aren’t “life or death,” and those on the “other side” aren’t necessarily […]
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Electric Grid Strains Under Rising Demand and Fewer Coal Plants
The operator of America’s largest power grid is paying more for less electricity — and a new study suggests one reason could be the push to replace cheaper-running coal plants. PJM Interconnection, the nonprofit charged with keeping the lights on across 13 states and the District of Columbia, procured more than 134,000 megawatts of generating capacity at […]
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How Can We Rebuild a Culture of Free Expression?
As America commences its 250th anniversary with this year, free speech and press freedoms face unprecedented threats from campus censorship, social media content moderation, and government pressure campaigns. The First Amendment’s free speech and free press foundations are under multiple threats in ways the Founders never imagined. Respected survey results released late in 2025 underscore […]
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Conservatives, Go Easy on the NFL
The NFL is easy for conservatives to mock. The lame “End Racism” endzone signs, ancient quarterbacks who refuse to retire, and grown men with Peter Pan syndrome who are far too upset when their city’s team of 20-somethings doesn’t play the way they’d like. Some on the political right have criticized sports culture as a […]
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How to Make Americans ‘Most Favored Patients’
Unfortunately, the Trump administration has proposed a cure that’s worse than the disease. It’s called “most-favored nation,” or MFN. The idea is that the U.S. list price for medications shouldn’t be higher than that of any rich foreign country. Rather than a rule or law, which probably would not stand up to judicial scrutiny, the […]
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Trump Team Is America’s Greatest Since the Soviet Union’s Collapse
News that Nicolas Maduro was in U.S. custody within hours and without any American casualties did not simply change the leadership of Venezuela. It marked the end of an era in U.S. foreign policy and put into practice the new National Security Strategy. That strategy emphasized an “America First” approach that focuses on strengthening the Western […]
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: Snowbound in the Sierras
Getting there, they say, is half the fun. One group of travelers would have begged to differ. Because what should have been a brief trip 74 years ago this month turned into a disaster movie-scale nightmare. Think of it as “The Perfect Storm Meets the Donner Party.” There was little reason for concern as 196 […]
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California Takes a Big Step to Boost Math K-12 Performance
The latest federal assessment shows that states are struggling to improve K-12 math scores, which are in the tank nationwide. The National Assessment of Education Progress report from September found that nearly half of high school seniors are testing below basic levels in math, and only 22 percent are performing at or above proficiency standards. While there […]