Opinion
Significant bright spots in the 2026 midterm elections
So much for my “cautious optimism” before the midterms.
Democrats won the turnout battle, not a lasting mandate
As we have noted before, the Democrats had a good election cycle.
Trump did not care, but his voters did
In May, when discussing the Iran war in a televised Cabinet meeting, President Trump told reporters that he simply “didn’t care about the midterms.”
Young voters handed Democrats the midterms
Want to know why Republicans got creamed on Tuesday? Younger voters.
Angry voters approved Republican ballot questions but not GOP candidates
On the same day that Ohio voters enshrined voter ID into their state constitution by a giant 65-35 margin, Republican candidates for governor and U.S. Senate in the state were defeated.
CIA analysts really do not like Israel
The criminal leak case against a CIA contractor reveals more about how Washington works than just one deep state actor and one journalist.
Trump and Iran: His only three options
On Feb. 28, President Trump announced that American and Israeli forces had commenced major combat against Iran. He laid out his three objectives: a nuclear-free Iran, a reduction of its ballistic missile program and a stop to Iran’s support of terrorist groups in the region.
Washington’s gridlock could be Main Street’s silver lining
Another divided government. We have been to this rodeo before, most recently under Presidents Bush, Obama, Biden and Trump. There will be a stalemate for the next two years
The enduring insight of Ayn Rand
Novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand published her masterpiece “Atlas Shrugged” in 1957.
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Letter to the editor: Blame Thune, not Trump
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