THE DEBATE
Trump's Tumultuous Tariffs | Opinion
Besieged at home by a collapsing economy and overseas by countries refusing to capitulate to extortion and humiliation, President Donald Trump chose to unwind some of his capricious tariffs.
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Sen. Jim Banks: Trump's Tariffs Protect U.S. Workers From China | Opinion
President Trump understands that communist China poses the greatest threat in the world today to our security and our prosperity.
China Can't Win a Trade War Against the U.S. for a Simple Reason | Opinion
The trade war is on. Who backs down? It isn't going to be the U.S., and for good reason.
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China's Ready for a Trade War. The U.S. Isn't. Here's Why | Opinion
This time, the stakes are different, and Beijing's response has caught Washington off guard.
The U.S. Is No Longer Turning the Other Cheek on Trade | Opinion
Those of us who remember Donald Trump in the 1980's, recall his attacking various countries, especially Japan, for "ripping us off" when it came to trade.
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Trump's Tariffs: The Art of the Deal? Not Exactly | Opinion
If President Trump wants foreign trading partners to lower tariffs on American exports, he should try reducing U.S. import tariffs, ideally to zero.
New Senate Effort to Halt Aid to Israel Is Wrong for the U.S. | Opinion
On March 27, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced that he will force a Senate vote on joint resolutions of disapproval to block arms sales to Israel.
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Democratic Rep: Israel Arms Embargo Is U.S.' Only Moral Option | Opinion
An arms embargo is the only leverage the United States posses to end the genocide in Gaza, save innocent children, and preserve America's moral standing.
What Our Obsession With 'White Lotus' Says About Us | Opinion
HBO's The White Lotus is as hypnotic as it is unsettling. Created by Mike White, the anthology series captures the twisted allure of the ultra-wealthy as they unravel in paradise.
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'The White Lotus,' Female Friendship and the Presidency | Opinion
Female friendship has been in the news with "friendship" Barbies just announced by Mattel, as well as a few different takes on the messiness of friendship in HBO's "The White Lotus."
Trump's War on Ed. Department Undermines American Nationhood | Opinion
Does America want to be a unified country or merely a confederation of states with vastly different rules, standards, and rights?
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Trump Is Right. The Department of Education Has To Go | Opinion
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order designed to dismantle the Department of Education.
Trump's Silence on Medicaid Speaks Volumes | Opinion
Not only will people on Medicaid see catastrophic cuts to their health insurance coverage, but even those who are not insured by the program will feel the negative effects across the health care system.
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Republicans Have the Moral High Ground on Medicaid Reform | Opinion
As the House and Senate debate what to put in the reconciliation bill, Democrats are savaging their Republican colleagues for "gutting" the health care program.
Is Strength Really the Only Language Terrorists Listen To? | Opinion
After a year and half, many are glad for the progress in negotiations and a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
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How Hamas Can Be Destroyed With Military Force | Opinion
Recent events have reignited the debate over whether Hamas can be defeated militarily.
Even After Zelensky Spat, Trump Is Europe's Best Chance for Peace | Opinion
European elites are caught in a dangerous cycle of self-fulfilling prophecy. They claim U.S. President Donald Trump is abandoning NATO.
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Trump, Vance Debased U.S. Diplomacy—the World Noticed | Opinion
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington under the pretense of negotiating a peace deal.
Sen. Jim Banks: Trump Leading America Into New Golden Age | Opinion
Barely one full month into the Trump administration's four-year term, our country already has reversed the demoralizing decline we experienced under Biden.
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The Dealmaker-in-Chief Just Sold Off America's National Security | Opinion
This may be a week historians take note of: the moment when a U.S. president officially surrendered to our nation's enemies with nary a shot fired.
Elon Musk is a Strong Candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize | Opinion
Based on past Nobel laureates, Elon Musk is an overwhelmingly deserving candidate for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Elon Musk's Nobel Peace Prize Nomination Is Absurd | Opinion
Elon Musk isn't the free speech champion Musk and his acolytes say he is. Under his stewardship, X has outright censored speech and otherwise distorted the open exchange of ideas.
GOP Rep: Tariffs Necessary To Win the War on Fentanyl | Opinion
As a member of the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, I believe these tariffs are a powerful tool to finish the war on drugs.
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Put Workers at the Center of the Tariff and Trade Discussion | Opinion
Slapping tariffs on goods traded between the U.S. and Canada will drive up prices and cripple demand, leading to job losses in industries across both nations.
Trump's Orders on Gender Put Science Back in the Driver's Seat | Opinion
President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders that respect biological reality in areas from medicine to sports to intimate spaces.
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As Promised, Trump's Persecution of LGBTQ+ People Is Underway | Opinion
His latest actions are part of a political dog-whistle campaign targeting transgender rights.
AG Bondi's Stand for Justice and the Rule of Law | Opinion
Attorney General Pam Bondi is taking action.
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AG Bondi Should Not Reverse Biden's Death Row Commutations | Opinion
I wonder if Attorney General Pam Bondi and President Donald Trump might want to hear what I and other murder victim family members who don't agree with executions have to say.
Trump's Gag Rule Is Part of Society's Pronatalist Conspiracy | Opinion
President Donald Trump has begun his rampage on reproductive rights, and it's as bad as we expected.
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Democrats' Abortion Radicalism Continues To Alienate Americans | Opinion
Abortion as an issue once cut through the Democratic and Republican Parties, with members from each championing protections for preborn infants and their mothers.
Trump Is Right. Gaza Is a Failed Experiment | Opinion
President Donald Trump's recent remarks about Gaza have sparked controversy but also offered a bold vision for change.
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Trump Just Crossed a Line in the Middle East. There's No Way Back | Opinion
There was a time in Israeli politics when the idea of population transfer—the mass displacement of Palestinians—was so toxic that it was met with universal condemnation.
Trump Should Keep His Eyes on the (Nobel) Prize in the Mideast | Opinion
The Middle East is the exception to world diplomacy: it's practically begging for a bashing of heads. Trump seems just the man, and it begins Tuesday.
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Trump's Gaza Plan Undermines Justice and International Law | Opinion
President Donald Trump's proposal to relocate 1.5 million Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries is a calculated affront to international law.
To Keep Pace With China, the U.S. Needs Its Allies to Step Up | Opinion
President Donald Trump's return to the White House has already caused geopolitical shockwaves.
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Why the U.S. Has a Better Hand Than China in the Great Power Game | Opinion
A serious strategy must neither underestimate nor overestimate a long-term threat. America has many problems, but overall, I would rather be playing the American hand.
DeepSeek Shows Why U.S., China Can Still Collaborate on Tech | Opinion
Despite efforts by the United States and allied governments, China's appetite for foreign technology and use of extraordinary means to obtain it has not diminished.
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DeepSeek, OpenAI, and the Race to Human Extinction | Opinion
It is claimed that DeepSeek is roughly as good as the latest systems from U.S. companies, but it's probably too early to say.
Trump's Executive Orders Secured Our Most Fundamental Freedoms | Opinion
In his election-night victory speech, Donald Trump promised to lead America into a new "golden age."
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Making America and the World Less Safe, Weaker, and Poorer | Opinion
By taking away the livelihoods of tens of thousands of Americans and foreigners, threatening the very survival of many, eroding trust and credibility between foreign people and their governments, and eliminating foreign people and their government's ability to trust American promises, the Trump administration itself is endangering its own people.