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Biden’s call for unity falls flat

Shane Vander Hart: President Biden missed an opportunity to backtrack on the divisive agenda of the past year and focus instead on a bipartisan agenda.
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Biden’s Speech on the Capitol Riots Is Filled With Falsehood

Donald Bohlken: While mouthing the words of the Biblical injunction that the truth shall set you free, President Biden uttered a series of falsehoods while addressing last January’s Capitol Riot. 

Rand Paul Airs Government Grievances in Annual Festivus Twitter Rant

Kelvey Vander Hart: Festivus may have been made popular by “Seinfeld,” but fiscal conservatives have come to associate the day with one person: U.S. Senator Rand Paul

A Constitutional Cure for COVID-19

Dr. Marilyn Singleton: It’s becoming clear that Covid-19 is not merely a disease but an excuse to concentrate power in the government.

Remembering Warren G. Harding: The Original America First President

John Hendrickson: Many of the policy challenges confronting the nation today could be solved by following the principles and polices of President Harding.

Senator Josh Hawley Champions America First Policies

John Hendrickson: Senator Hawley is a conservative who is fighting to place the interests of America first.

The Wisdom of Alexander Hamilton

John Hendrickson: Conservatives often champion Thomas Jefferson as a hero, but Alexander Hamilton provides the best example of a prudent conservative statesman.

Biden’s Level of Incompetence in Afghanistan Is Breathtaking

Shane Vander Hart: The level of incompetence displayed in the Biden Administration’s exit strategy in Afghanistan, if you can call it a strategy, is breathtaking.

The Buck Stops With Biden

Shane Vander Hart: President Biden said that the buck for what is happening in Afghanistan stops with him, but seemed content to blame others.

Remembering the Legacy of President Herbert Hoover

John Hendrickson: Hoover led a remarkable life that was based upon public service, humanitarianism, and a belief that America is an exceptional nation.

Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Understand What It Means to Be Working Class

Christina Herrin: I don’t want an America that incentivizes people to not work.

America’s Forgotten Economist

John Hendrickson: The American System that Henry C. Carey supported and defended was resurrected by President Trump’s administration.

Don’t Mistake Civic Religion with Biblical Christianity

Shane Vander Hart: Common beliefs as a nation are important but civic religion is not biblical Christianity, and it should never be the object of our faith.

Yes, Mr. President, It Is Hyperbole

Shane Vander Hart: Mr. President, your criticism of Republican election integrity bills is the very definition of hyperbole and Americans need less of it.

Grand Old Protectionists: Rediscovering the Republican Party’s America First Trade Policy

John Hendrickson: President Trump’s philosophy on trade represented the true American conservative view of trade. Will Republicans continue to embrace it?

Following the Principles of Andrew Mellon Can Help Restore Economic Sanity

John Hendrickson: Learning from Secretary Mellon and the 1920s can help us restore fiscal sanity and continue to create economic growth and opportunity for all Americans.