Politics

The Four Donald Trumps

The first year of Donald Trump’s second term has made two things clear. First, the MAGA coalition is not breaking up any time soon. Even after the especially chaotic events of the past few weeks, T...

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JD Vance swipes at Laura Loomer as he tries to mollify anti-abortion activists’ frustrations

Vice President JD Vance fired back at far-right influencer Laura Loomer on Friday after she criticized his speech at a prominent anti-abortion rally, saying abortion messaging will cost Republicans...

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Massive snowstorm will test Trump’s strategy on disaster aid

The monster storm that's threatening to dump snow across much of the U.S. could be a test of the Trump administration’s willingness to help states after natural disasters. With heavy snow, sleet an...

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Pentagon no longer views China threat as top priority

The Pentagon on Friday night released a long-awaited strategy that prioritizes the U.S. homeland and Western Hemisphere — a stunning reversal from previous administrations that aligns with Presiden...

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Why everything you think about yourself could be an illusion

Below, J. Eric Oliver shares five key insights from his new book, How To Know Your Self: The Art & Science of Discovering Who You Really Are. Eric has been teaching at the University of ...

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Trump administration weighs naval blockade to halt Cuban oil imports

The Trump administration is weighing new tactics to drive regime change in Cuba, including imposing a total blockade on oil imports to the Caribbean country, three people familiar with the plan sai...

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How the TikTok deal could tighten Trump’s cultural grip

The deal creating a majority-American board for TikTok’s U.S. arm puts President Donald Trump’s allies in charge of yet another driver of American culture.The wildly popular short-form-video platfo...

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Vance announces aid restrictions for groups that promote diversity, transgender policies abroad

Vice President JD Vance on Friday said the United States will stop funding any organization working on diversity and transgender issues abroad.Vance called the policy, which has been widely expecte...

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Sadism Saturates Trump’s America

The White House posted an AI-altered picture of an ICE protester under arrest, made to look like she was sobbing remorsefully. The episode reveals something deeply disturbing about the unrestrained...

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6 things to know about Trump’s obsession with Greenland

President Donald Trump’s quest to control Greenland is driving the news — and this time, it’s not a punchline.Trump has backed off threats of using force to take the island in favor of what he call...

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Teenagers Are Pushing Himmler’s Favorite Myth

Heinrich Himmler and other Third Reich occultists in the 1930s latched onto the strange idea that the Aryan race was not the product of evolution but descended from semidivine beings who left the h...

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Carney’s viral Davos speech complicates stalled US-Canada talks

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos speech went viral, but it has sparked a predictably angry reaction from the Trump White House that could torpedo trade talks already on thin ice.Carney’s...

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"Buckley and the Appearance of Corruption Standard," by David M. Primo

From an Institute for Free Speech symposium on the 50th anniversary of Buckley, which I'll be cross-posting over the next couple of weeks; this is by David M. Primo, Ani and Mark Gabrellian Profess...

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Former New York Rep. Chris Collins makes a comeback play in Florida

Former New York lawmaker Chris Collins on Friday announced a comeback House bid in Florida’s 19th Congressional District, becoming just the latest high-profile Republican from outside the Sunshine ...

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‘Brain the size of a walnut’: Bessent goes off on Newsom

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been one of the most vocal critics of President Donald Trump since his return to office last year. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argues it’s a sign of Newsom’s w...

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Trump looks left on cost of living concerns

President Donald Trump’s kicking off a midterm year by reaching out to Senate Democrats.He dialed up Elizabeth Warren after she gave a speech on the future of the Democratic party. He invited Chuck...

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Donald Trump’s warrior image ‘is hiding his war draft-dodging past in Vietnam’

Donald Trump avoided military service in Vietnam due to educational deferments and a condition in one or both of his heels (Picture: Metro/Getty) Donald Trump’s ‘warrior ethos’ m...

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These Gen-Z Trump voters don’t want JD Vance in 2028

Vice President JD Vance is the Trump administration’s unofficial envoy to Gen Z. But young Trump supporters may not be all that enamored with him as they weigh their 2028 options.In a focus group o...

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How child care gave Hochul and Mamdani common ground — and political cover

NEW YORK — The childcare plan unveiled this month by Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani elevated their budding alliance far beyond policy: With a single press conference, the ...

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Mark Kelly’s money bomb

As he increasingly flirts with a 2028 presidential run, Mark Kelly is winning friends up and down the ballot — if not influencing his Trump administration enemies.In an effort to help flip the Hous...

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"American Democracy and the Actuality of Corruption," by Jeff Milyo

From an Institute for Free Speech symposium on the 50th anniversary of Buckley, which I'll be cross-posting over the next couple of weeks; this is by Jeff Milyo, professor of economics and the Dire...

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