Tag Archives: opinion

5 more essential rules why you never loan money to friends and family

Amidst the escalating financial strain on Americans due to soaring prices and pervasive Bidenflation, consumer debt is scaling unprecedented heights. Recent statistics reveal a staggering surge in credit card debt, surpassing the formidable threshold of $1.1 trillion. Concurrently, auto loan delinquencies have surged to a 13-year pinnacle, while the perpetual specter of student loan debt looms large, hovering around $1.7 …

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Parents to Disney: we’re breaking up – it’s not us, it’s you

Once upon a time, the magical world of Disney was a refuge for parents, a reliable friend who entertained children and taught a few life lessons, not to be confused with the sometimes-disturbing forays into sex education that today masquerade as a plot line. Forget those happy little songs, heroes, heroines and talking animals, the House of Mouse decideddark, edgy …

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My daughter's car got stolen. What happened next shows why minorities are trending Republican

WhyareBlacks and Hispanics warming toRepublicans? Democratic strategists desperately want to know after aslewofpollsshowwhatmay be the start of a political realignment. They may want to consider the conversations I recently had at a South SideChicago impound lot. I foundmyself in that unhappy place last month aftermydaughter’s Jeep wasstolenfrom the city’s north side – a common occurrence. The police found it after …

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I was an Iranian political prisoner. I know how horrible it was that Biden honored the ‘Butcher of Tehran’

All representatives of the UN Security Council, including the United States, United Kingdom and France, observed a solemn minute of silence in honor of the passing of Iran’s president! The extended silence resonated globally, prompting deep contemplation about the erosion of humanity’s foundational values, upon which this very organization was founded. Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio swiftly released a statement, …

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Trump trial’s biggest issue is whether jurors embrace the Lawrence O’Donnell strategy

With closing arguments scheduled for Tuesday, May 28, the prosecution of former President Donald Trump will finally head to a jury. Judge Juan Merchan has refused every opportunity to bring an end to this politically manufactured prosecution. Now it will be up to 12 New Yorkers to do what neither the court nor the prosecutors were willing to do: adhere …

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The dark side of true crime

True crime is booming. Streamers pump out hit true crime documentaries, while cable channels dedicate all their programming to the genre. A legion of podcasters, YouTubers, TikTokers and Vloggers have built audiences of millions. They can do a lot of good, too. Forgotten cases can be rediscovered by citizen journalists, and sluthers committed to finding justice for victims can uncover …

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Trump Mar-a-Lago case and felony warrant are Exhibit A in political weaponization of our justice system

It would certainly shock any American to hear that “use of deadly force” was authorized against you and your family, just as it did Tuesday for former President Donald Trump. As a former U.S. Attorney, I can tell you that it is Standard Operating Procedure(SOP) in afelony search warrant for the FBI to be authorized to use deadly force, but …

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Make college commencements boring again

During his commencement address this month at my alma mater, Ohio State, Chris Pan admitted that he took psychedelic drugs to prepare his remarks. Watching the unhinged reaction to average commencement speeches across the country, he’s not the only one with an altered state of consciousness. Achange.orgpetition calls for firing devout Catholic Harrison Butker for delivering a Catholic commencement speech …

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The Trump Mar-a-Lago lethal force claim is just stupid. But it's par for the course

Having been at the Trump trial in Manhattan for the last couple of days, I cannot say I’m surprised at former president Trump’s inane claim that President Biden authorized the use of lethal force in connection with the FBI’s execution of a court-authorized search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The claim is political red meat for conspiracy theorists. A search …

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Morning Glory: If Trump outlines his national security team now, he will lock in millions of votes in the Fall

In Tuesday’s column, the question was whether former President Trump, if returned to office, can bring deterrence of our enemies back with him? The sub-headline on that column told the story and posed the question: “Since President Biden took office the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Putin invaded Ukraine, Hamas invaded Israel, Iran’s proxies have attacked Americans, and Iran attacked Israel. …

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