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At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day, the guns went quiet. November 11 began as silence, not spectacle--but with ears still ringing from years of constant barrages. What we first called Armis ...

Many opponents of so-called Bolivarian socialism welcomed the capture and arrest of Nicholas Maduro. Yet, while rejoicing in the fall of a tyrant, one cannot help but share an important observation: t ...

Donald Trump put things at the center of conservative politics. Since the 1950s, conservative intellectuals have championed individual liberty, limited government, and free markets as integr ...

This is not a dream. It isn't some nightmare from which we can awaken to find our friend alive and well. No. This is a hero's tale - one of a brave knight on a perilous journey who e ...

Since the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers, many have designated September 11, 2001 as the true close of the 20th century. That event indeed changed many things in the United States a ...

The cult of personality: a quippy term to describe how a strongman cultivates his followers to see him as powerful, knowledgeable, and protective. Such rulers and their techniques are as old as record ...

A few days ago, the President closed the longest state of the union on record with a moment of historical introspection. Referencing the two centenarians he featured in the address, Trump pointed out ...

Americans love to be outraged. Our identity is endowed with a consistent distrust, if not vitriolic animosity, towards both government and the conditions detrimental to everyday life which the governm ...

The payroll imbalance between the Dodgers and everyone else, and between big- and small-market franchises, is setting up an owner-union impasse that might kill the 2027 baseball season. Owners are dem ...

Earlier this month, the hashtag #trumpisdead went viral on X, and the term "TRUMP DIED" earned millions of likes and views online. Anonymous left-wing social media accounts likely planted ...