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Germany is using its size and wealth to compel its Eurozone partners to take a hard line toward Greece but…
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Pope Francis’ recent encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si, has many virtues compared with most secular arguments on the same…
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American air travel was historically pioneering and world leading. But every year that goes by, government overregulation and infrastructure socialism…
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This is the third Father’s Day that I have celebrated since my father passed away, and I still miss him.…
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Friday, the Commerce Department reported first quarter GDP was down 0.7 percent. The strong dollar continues to drag down U.S.…
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Hillary Clinton finally answered a few questions today — and said she wants the State Department to release all of…
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By now, I think it’s evident just how difficult it really will be to degrade, dismantle, pulverize, kill and totally…
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Why Our Missteps In Libya Have Left Us In a Weak Position With Syria
Libya and Syria are the textbook examples of why it’s important to pick your battles, and then make sure you…
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The State of the Union Address is usually among the most important and least memorable of presidential speeches. The speech…
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