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For America, It's Time To Count What Really Counts Aug. 13, 2025
Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he didn't like the numbers ann... Read More
Searching for Monsters Jul. 10, 2025
"America goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy ... She might become the dictatress of the... Read More
Can't Keep Quiet: 100 Columns and Counting Apr. 16, 2025
This is the 100th Raffel Ticket weekly column I've written. How the heck did that happen? The underl... Read More
America Joins the Jackals Feb. 21, 2025
As I watched election returns on the evening of Nov. 5, 2024, I was struck by the sense that America... Read More
JD Vance Puts Europe in Its Place Feb. 18, 2025
Despite its decades-long decline into not only irrelevance but cultural suicide, Europe still seems ... Read More
Politics Is Upstream of Culture, Too Feb. 12, 2025
Politics, my mentor Andrew Breitbart famously stated, is downstream of culture. By that, Andrew mean... Read More
Trump Sees Israel's Iron Dome for America Feb. 04, 2025
WASHINGTON — "We will build a massive missile defense shield to protect us," Donald Trump told... Read More
Donald Trump Brings Normal Back Jan. 21, 2025
After four long years, Joe Biden has been relegated to full-time unemployment — rather than pa... Read More
Oohhh, Canada Jan. 10, 2025
President Narrowly Elected Donald Trump wants to buy/annex/conquer/steal the entire country of Canad... Read More
Will the Empires Strike Back in 2025? Jan. 01, 2025
Donald Trump has won the American presidency twice while vowing to make America great again. He's no... Read More
Delayed Reaction: Joe Biden Won't Be Short Sold Forever Dec. 24, 2024
In her iconic song "Big Yellow Taxi," an obvious lament about American presidents who have been unde... Read More
Tequila and America Nov. 01, 2024
I used to drink tequila. I drank it when I was a lot younger. I only drank it seriously for about si... Read More
Will Trump Round Me Up? Oct. 18, 2024
Will they come at night? When I'm asleep next to my wife? When my cat Jack is curled up next to my a... Read More
Bile and Vile: In a Word, Trump's Campaign Is About Hate Oct. 01, 2024
On Jan. 19, 1989, Ronald Reagan devoted his last speech as president of the United States to remindi... Read More
United Nations: As Irrelevant as a Campus Protest Sep. 25, 2024
WASHINGTON — Public opinion on the Oct. 7 attacks that killed 1,200 in Israel has flipped amon... Read More
Slavery in America Aug. 07, 2024
Today people are taught, when it comes to slavery, America was the worst. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine a... Read More
Batting Order: First Defeat Trump, Then Begin Our National Reconciliation Aug. 06, 2024
"When you come to a fork in the road," legendary political scientist Yogi Berra famously observed, "... Read More
Olympic Misery Aug. 02, 2024
For Americans of my generation, the Olympics have been miserable since the Soviet Union fell apart. ... Read More
George Washington Foresaw Today's Irresponsible, Immoral Leadership in Washington Jul. 24, 2024
In President Joe Biden's announcement on social media of his decision to not run for reelection, he ... Read More
Stop Obsessing Over Population Jul. 04, 2024
Americans have this big obsession over population numbers. One reason is that reports related to pop... Read More
