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Opinion: Obama’s siren call not working on Black men

"If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black." — Joe Biden on "The Breakfast Club," 2020

By Cal Thomas October 15, 2024

Photo/Matt Freed/The Associated Press / Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at the University of Pittsburgh's Fitzgerald Field House in Pittsburgh.

Opinion: Walz missed the memo on popularity of ‘socialism’

For a former social studies teacher, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz missed the lessons of the 2020 presidential election.

By The Boston Herald Editorial Board October 14, 2024

Photo/Carlos Osorio/The Associated Press / Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz greets supporters after speaking at a campaign event on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Warren, Mich.

Opinion: Try a little honesty about Israel

Both the Harris-Walz presidential ticket and now lame-duck President Joe Biden keep insisting that they are Israel's best friend.

By Victor Davis Hanson / Tribune Content Agency Editorial October 13, 2024

Photo/Susan Walsh/The Associated Press / President Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington Thursday, July 25, 2024.

Opinion: America needs better than ‘just an average guy’

"I grew up middle class" is not the answer to any question other than, perhaps, "How did you grow up?"

By Nolan Finley / The Detroit News (TNS) October 10, 2024

File photo/Carlos Osorio/The Associated Press / Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz cheer at a campaign rally on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Romulus, Mich. From left are, Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Harris, Walz, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist.

Opinion: Would GOP survive Trump’s defeat?

If Donald Trump loses the election, to hear him and his campaign tell it, the fate of the Republican Party should be the least of our concerns: His defeat would spell the end of the nation itself and all that we hold dear.

By Jonah Goldberg October 9, 2024

Photo/Ruth Fremson/The New York Times / A voter wearing a T-shirt featuring former President Donald Trump and the words “Never Surrender” waits in line to cast their primary ballot at Londonderry High School in Londonderry, New Hampshire on Jan. 23, 2024.

Opinion: Harris’ appearance on ‘60 Minutes’ no help to her campaign

It took two-and-a-half months for Kamala Harris to agree to an interview with a national journalist.

By Cal Thomas October 9, 2024

Photo/Bonnie Cash/The New York Times / Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, delivers remarks at the Naval Observatory in Washington on Oct. 7, 2024. Harris sat for an interview with “60 Minutes” and, in a departure from some of her recent appearances on cable news and podcasts, she was repeatedly pressed on questions she did not initially answer.

Opinion: A year after Oct. 7, will things get even worse?

For a state that has experienced many tragedies, Oct. 7 will long be remembered as perhaps the darkest day in Israel's history.

By Daniel DePetris / The Chicago Tribune (TNS) October 8, 2024

Photo/Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times / A boy on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, surveys the wreckage of a building that was destroyed by an Iranian missile attack in Hod Hasharon, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli forces and Hezbollah said they were fighting at close range in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate against Iran for firing ballistic missiles at Israel.

Opinion: Biden descent leaves United States challenged in world role

One of my recent columns was devoted to uncertainties about how the next president would handle the deteriorating situation in Ukraine, where America's proxy and ally is slowly losing ground to Russia, while the United States seems trapped by its commitment to a maximal victory and unable to pivot to a strategy for peace.

By Ross Douthat / The New York Times October 7, 2024

Photo/Nicole Tung/The New York Times / Ukrainian soldiers of the Da Vinci Wolves Battalion are positioned in a trench during weapons training in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024.

Opinion: Vote buying, Biden-style

Vote buying is illegal in the United States.

By Cal Thomas October 7, 2024

Photo/Evan Vucci/The Associated Press / President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt on April 8, 2024, in Madison, Wis.

Opinion: How to blow up the Middle East war in five easy steps

When Joe Biden became president, the Middle East was calm. Now it is in the midst of a multifront war.

By Victor Davis Hanson / Tribune Content Agency October 6, 2024

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