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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 1st: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins makes an entrance into the Rodeo 250 arena during the Great American State Fair on July 1st, 2026 in Washington, DC. The event is part of the nationwide America 250 celebration honoring the country's upcoming 250th anniversary. Running from June 24 to July 10 and stretching from the U.S. Capitol to the Washington Monument, the world's fair-style celebration highlights the critical role of American farmers and the importance of agricultural education for youth. The festival features pavilions from all 50 states and six U.S. territories, live concerts, a 110-foot Ferris wheel, a carousel, and a rodeo pen showcasing livestock and horses. (Photo by Brien Aho)
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U.S. Founders’ Gift to the 2026 Republicans

Two summer events may give a lift to the Republicans' chances in the coming midterm elections. First is the patriotic feelings evoked by the nationwide 250th Anniversary of America's founding in 1776. Second is the World Cup soccer matches held mainly around the U.S. that have foreigners expressing delight in everyday experiences that the locals tend to take for granted. Read More ›
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Side view portrait of father and son sitting together on rocks fishing with rods in calm lake waters with landscape of setting sun, both wearing checkered shirts, shot from behind tree
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Happy Non-Gestating Parents’ Day!

The New York state legislature has passed an amended family law (Senate Bill S9316) that supplants the supposedly discriminatory terms "mother" and "father" with the expressions "gestating parent" and "non-gestating parent." So woke wins another battle, although most people would regard the changes as ridiculous. Read More ›
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President Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin participate in a joint press conference after their meeting at the Arctic Warrior Event Center at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, Friday, August 15, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
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Frustrated Russians Should Drive Putin Into Peace Talks

The late, great U.S. Sen. Everett Dirksen, R-Ill., famously said: "When I feel the heat, I see the light." It's high time that Russian President Vladimir Putin similarly yielded to public pressure. President Donald Trump is just the man to turn Putin's people against him. Read More ›
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Diverse group of activists people holding posters and banners antiwar protesting against war and violence in the world.
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Report To Reveal Infiltration of Homelessness Movement

You see a man in a shop doorway shooting up. A block away a man outside a tent bends over in the “dope fiend lean” that supposedly intensifies a “hit.” A woman is in the middle of the street nearby, swaying to and fro and shouting in distress at unseen ghosts. But there is also a rally forming two blocks north, in front of the courthouse, where black-clad, masked youth might again set a dumpster or two on fire to mark their righteous protest against one thing or another. Read More ›
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Hug, happy and portrait of father with children on the sofa for love, care and relax in family home. Smile, funny and dad with boy kids for quality time, affection and comedy on the couch of a house
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George Gilder: A Prophetic Voice on the State of the American Male

In his book, “Men and Marriage” (an expanded edition of his 1973 work “Sexual Suicide”) first published nearly 40 years ago, George Gilder wrote: “The public philosophy of an unmarried male focuses on immediate gratification.” He commented: “Men lust, but they don’t know what for; they wander, and lose track of the goal; they fight and compete, but they forget the prize; they spread seed but spurn the seasons of growth; they chase power and glory but miss the meaning of life.” When Gilder penned those words, the family was breaking down and marriage was being mocked as an “outdated” and “patriarchal” institution by the American Left. And now as we look at American society in 2025, we see how Read More ›

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Anti-Israel Protestors Gather in Seattle’s Westlake Park

Mobilizing Against America & Israel Seattle’s professional protesters are now using Iran to push their anti-capitalist, anti-Jew, and pro-Marxist agenda. Dozens of far-left activists holding Answer Coalition placards mobilized Sunday afternoon at Westlake Park. One of the speakers boldly proclaimed: “It is reasonable to end the apartheid state of Israel.” If you don’t know already, they want to usher in a revolution by any means necessary.

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Ralph Munro Touched the Heart of the People

Many of the accolades for Ralph Munro will describe his policy innovations as a long-time Secretary of State. Actually, a few of those innovations at the time made me uncomfortable. But, meanwhile, as the third ranking elected official in Washington State, Ralph, wrapped in his distinct position, embarked on a decades-long effort to ennoble citizen efforts to make Washington a better place and to recognize volunteer public service wherever he found it. Read More ›
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Rearview of the university graduates line up for degree award in university graduation ceremony. The university graduates are gathering in the university graduation ceremony. Crowd of the graduates.
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President Trump, Please Staple (Conditional) Green Cards to Graduate Degrees

In June 2024, presidential candidate Donald J. Trump said: "You graduate from a college, I think you should get, automatically as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country. That includes junior colleges, too." Trump's comments, which were an entry in the ongoing and recently intensified debate on the right about immigration, tapped into a truth. Read More ›
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Campus Antisemitism Continues

A largely failed attempt to place ads for a pro-Israel book in ten universities' student papers illustrates the double standard by which many students as well as faculty and administrators treat anti-Israel protestors, on one hand, and Israel supporters on the other. Every university approached recently by Seattle-based Discovery Institute on behalf of The Israel Test by George Gilder, a pro-Israel work published by Encounter Books, has experienced anti-Israel demonstrations. Some had riots. Yet most were treated by authorities with appeasement or even encouragement. Read More ›
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Israel’s Coming Attack Will Also Assist Ukraine

The next battle in the Middle East may be played out in the skies above Iran. The outcome obviously is meant to help Israel, but may well assist Ukraine, too. If "the enemy of my enemy is my friend," Israel and Ukraine are friends already, and even quiet allies. Read More ›