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As the academic year draws to a close and commencements take place across the country, the universities are hoping that the energy of the anti-Israel protests is fading, despite declarations of intent to remain active this summer, including at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The protests have revealed something significant that must be monitored and addressed: Not only does …

On Sunday, less than a week after his inauguration for the fifth six-year term,Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, re-shuffled his entire cabinet, having launched a major offensive against Ukraine, as part of his war that crossed its third year mark earlier this year. Themost significant change in this rare and unexpected move is Putin’s appointment, as the next minister of defense, …

First the good news: The Commission on Presidential Debates is dead, dead, dead. It ran a game rigged for Democrats for many cycles and deserved to die long ago.It is done for now. Good. More good news: President Joe Biden issued a two-debate challenge Wednesday to former President Donald Trump which Trump instantly accepted via Truth Social. The former president …

Could a second Biden term be more injurious to the economy than his first term? It seems unimaginable given the first three years gave us 20% inflation, a $2,000 loss in average real incomes for the middle class, 6 million added illegal immigrants, a war on American energy that has caused gas prices to rise by more than 40% to …

Having served on three Manhattan juries, I would not be surprised if the 12 men and women hearingNew York vs. Donald J. Trumpacquitted him of all charges. During two civil actions and one criminal case, my fellow jurorswere serious, professional and movingly civic-minded. A quiet, solemn patriotism infused our deliberations. Several jurors said that we should respect the justice system …

By most accounts, I’m a decent guy. I mostly made my kids’ music recitals (recorders don’t count), take out the trash without being asked, and never intentionally taped over my wedding video. For myself and other imperfect men like me, I have one request of first-time father Scottie Scheffler: Slow your roll. I speak not of your putting stroke, which …

Joe Biden thinks he has the solution to stagnant growth and high inflation. His plan? Biden wants to raise your taxes. This might sound like a bad joke, but it’s reality. President Biden wants to raise taxes at a time when many Americans are struggling to put food on the table and fill up the tank. President Biden listens to …

It was Oscar Wilde who observed that “hatred is blind.”Unlike love, it destroys the hater.It’s a corrosive poison that slowly consumes the human spirit and extinguishes all values. Former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen is exhibit A of a man who became debilitated by anger and bitterness toward his one-time boss Donald Trump. He blames the former president for his …

Some young children believe puppets control their own actions. Unfortunately, too many adults have this misguided view of Hamas, Hezbollah and other Islamist terrorists, failing to realize that Iran is their puppet master, pulling their strings as they spread death and destruction. The Iranian regime celebrated the unprovoked Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel that began the war that continues …

The warning light on the Korean peninsula is blinking red. American defense leaders are finding our nation unprepared for North Korea’s growing military capabilities and its strategic alignment with Russia and China. Choosing to ignore the issue, as the Biden administration has done, is no longer an option. Pyongyang has taken advantage of recent events, like the war in Ukraine, …