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By Thomas Kolbe

People are not sovereign when the sword of Damocles of arbitrary taxation hangs over them: once the state can seize assets at will, private property becomes borrowed possession -- and the citizen becomes a tax serf. 

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By J.B. Shurk

Our rights do not come from government.

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By Allan J. Feifer

Government—and those who feed off it—slowly but inevitably become our masters.

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By William R. Hawkins

The core attributes of any energy source are reliability, cost, and security. Gaining control of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves advances each of those attributes for the benefit of America and Americans.

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By Mario Alexis Portella

The U.S. should maintain its presence while encouraging European allies to invest more in their own defense and gradually assume greater responsibility.

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By Joseph Ford Cotto

There are no special classes or influencer exemptions under American immigration law. 

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By Arthur Schaper

The United Kingdom is more disunited than ever.

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By Jim Cardoza

There was a time when buying a light bulb did not require government permission.

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By M. Walter

It was once so toxic to be called a “socialist” that newly minted President Obama called The New York Times to protest that he wasn’t one.  Now?  House Democrats just voted overwhelmingly against a resolution condemning it.

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By S.T. Karnick

The democratic socialist approach relies on one central idea: tearing down all the nation’s existing institutions and replacing them with a system that eliminates inequality by redistributing wealth and status.

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By Allan J. Feifer

Strong men like Putin can seem admirable, but the societal costs are terrible, as citizens have no say in government, and the dictator can quickly destroy their country.

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By Thomas Kolbe

Rising interest rates, record insolvencies, and permanent recession -- the looming economic crisis in the EU is taking shape.

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By Alicia Colon

Evil is out there. But so are the signs of good.

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By John Perry

I have never forgotten the gift of that moment I spent with the real Dolly Parton.

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By Julius Sanks

The Navy has “suddenly” dropped a long-time vendor, The Sewing Box, for the Blue Angels’ distinctive uniforms, ending a 43-year relationship. 

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By Lars Møller

Within Western societies, there persist subcultures that treat institutions as resources to be harvested while simultaneously scorning the normative order those institutions sustain. 

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By Rick Charles

The 2026 midterm election will mark one of the most important inflection points in our history. 

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By Christopher Chantrill

The source of all problems is the real Termptation: to reduce life to a single faith and diminish humans into obedient followers of a Great Leader.

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By Julio Rivera

The Trump Administration has launched a new federal vulnerability coordination initiative intended to accelerate the discovery, prioritization, and remediation of serious software vulnerabilities.

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By Diane Parker

Tactical victories that never lead to a strategic end are no longer victories, but losses.