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Trump’s punitive strike was precision, not permission for war
President Donald Trump made clear from the start: A nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable.
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Auron MacIntyre
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Why the right turned anti-war — and should stay that way
After the COVID lockdowns, the Western global leadership class had little credibility left.
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It’s not a riot, it’s an invasion
While Americans like to imagine the United States as a nation defined by the rule of law and civil discourse, riots have long been a regular feature of…
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Pride Month Powers Down as Conservatives Power Up
Every June for the past decade, Americans have endured the same tedious ritual. Corporations, nonprofits, and federal agencies blanketed the country in…
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Auron MacIntyre
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May 2025

Progressive castoffs don’t get to define the right
When woke mobs began chasing off guest speakers from college campuses and elite institutions started investigating scientists over minor infractions…
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Auron MacIntyre
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Democrats want a new Joe Rogan — but their dogma won’t allow it
ANew York Times report this week revealed how the Democratic Party is mobilizing its donor class in a coordinated effort to reclaim cultural dominance.
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Let’s build a statue honoring Pat Buchanan
The life of an unheeded prophet rarely ends in comfort and often courts danger.
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German Authoritarianism Returns In the Name of Democracy
On Friday, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency officially labeled Alternative for Germany — the country’s most popular conservative party — as a…
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Erase the Bible, lose the West — and that’s the point
The cultural revolution of the 1960s undermined every pillar of American identity, and public religion was no exception.
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April 2025

Mass deportations are critical to America’s future
In a late-night order, the Supreme Court on Saturday blocked the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport illegal aliens.
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Neoliberalism implodes in a crisis of truth and trust
Since the Enlightenment, liberalism has aimed to remove politics from the political.
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‘I, Pencil’ defined free trade — Trump’s tariffs are writing the sequel
On Sept.
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