In recent years, there has been a resurgence of the idea that protective tariffs can restore America’s economic greatness, based on the interpretation that they fueled our growth in the 19th century and can do so again in the 21st...
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Thu, 19 Sep 2024 02:25:29 +0000I’m not much of a movie person. I haven’t seen a TV show since Disney decided its Mysterious Benedict Society was simply too good to get a season three; and the last film I saw was Fiddler on the Roof...
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Thu, 19 Sep 2024 02:25:27 +0000The new Netflix film Rebel Ridge combines exciting action and thrill with a severe conversation about a policy that is abused by law enforcement. On this episode of The Spectacle podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay are joined by...
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Thu, 19 Sep 2024 02:10:30 +0000WASHINGTON — Under pressure to grant more interviews to journalists, Kamala Harris took questions from the National Association of Black Journalists Tuesday, weeks after an NABJ panel grilled Donald Trump on July 31. During Trump’s July 31 NABJ interview, ABC...
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Thu, 19 Sep 2024 02:10:28 +0000Among the claims made by the much-discussed but still unverified ABC whistleblower is the following: “Harris campaign gave questions to ABC that were not to be included in the debate. Including questions regarding her time as DA in SF and...
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Thu, 19 Sep 2024 02:10:27 +0000By cutting its borrowing rate by a half percent on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve has provided some potential relief for wannabe home owners. The cut will lower mortgage rates and signals a sense that inflation is slowing a bit. With rising...
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Thu, 19 Sep 2024 02:10:25 +0000“Kamala Fries,” editorial cartoon by Yogi Love for The American Spectator, Sept. 30, 2024.
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Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:08:27 +0000In its continuing frenzy to see anticompetitive behavior behind every bush — and then apply the wrong remedies — the Biden Department of Justice recently sued RealPage, a technology company that helps landlords determine how much to charge in rent. ...
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Wed, 18 Sep 2024 02:23:40 +0000Numerous professional writers — historians, political scientists, and journalists — have described a divided and dispirited America with no shining city on a hill in sight. In a 2023 Wall Street Journal–NORC poll, only 38 percent of respondents said patriotism...
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Wed, 18 Sep 2024 02:23:38 +0000The life of a terrorist is getting more and more complicated. There used to be a time when an honest-to-God part-time terrorist could kill innocent people and wake up the next day still dreaming of having succeeded in wiping out...
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