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Rationing for everyday Americans is a fact of life. We already ration healthcare; the trips you take in your car are rationed through the high cost of operation, and whether you take a vacation or pay off debt is an everyday occurrence. For many, our household budgets...

Americans are wrestling with this seminal question that doesn't have a satisfactory answer. We are so often divided into an infinite number of pots, keeping us in opposition to one another: For many, their observations and the constant drumbeat of bad news portends a...

We've witnessed a profound change in the attitudes of Americans towards antisemitism in general and how Americans are separating support for Israel. Realistically, it is a distinction without a difference. Those who claim to hate Israel but love Jews are sewing...

As hard as it may be to accept, a significant minority in this country genuinely believe the government can endlessly create money out of thin air to pay for giveaway programs without consequence. Why else would presidential candidate Kamala Harris propose another...

Political party conventions are renowned for their share of sophomoric tomfoolery and rank partisanship. This last convention was much more akin to a well-defended bunker where, upon entering, you were required to exchange your freedoms and self-interest in much the...

I'm looking at my county's proposed property tax increase of 11% in the anticipated 2025 fiscal budget. That's on top of last year's 7% and the previous year's increases, which always exceeds the inflation rate. Government workers at all levels, by and large, are...

Joe Biden was forced out of his campaign at the last moment, revealing a systemic issue. We live in a hyper-partisan world with tens of thousands of would-be thought leaders (like me) with the moral certitude that they know best for the rest of us. Of course,...

On any given day, journalists file thousands of stories. Quite a few are on the same subject, some explore new ground, and a surprising number of "stories" are effectively made up or push fallacious conclusions or conjectures. What is fascinating, or frightening, is...

Optics frequently matter more than reality. Years of hiding Joe Biden's journey through dementia and mental decline as a defense against former President Trump's building electoral prowess have destroyed the media's standing in many voters' minds. Biden's being forced...

Since 1861, more than 1,350,000 American soldiers have given their lives in defense of our country and what it stands for. A bit less than half of those died in our own American Civil War and settled the fundamental mistake that was slavery. I hope most see that...