Opinions

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As the Stanley cup craze reaches a tipping point, backlash is leaving young girls uncertain about whether to embrace or reject the trend.

Liberal Opinion

February 1

Stanley cup backlash sends mixed message to tween girls

Author; Founding Editor, Ramshackle Glam

The U.K. keeps colonialism alive and well, as its continued refusal to return looted artifacts from around the world reveals.

Liberal Opinion

January 31

UK keeping colonialism alive and well

Adrienne Lawrence

Legal analyst, law professor & award-winning author

The non-response to glaring law enforcement failures in the Uvalde massacre suggests that Mexican-American lives don't matter.

Liberal Opinion

January 30

Every officer at Uvalde massacre must be held accountable

Ruben Navarrette

Columnist, host & author

The timing of the four criminal trials awaiting GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is critical to his chances of reelection.

Liberal Opinion

January 29

Why timing of Trump’s trials could doom his reelection chances

Host of The David Pakman Show

Mike Roman's goal of disqualifying Fani Willis from the Georgia 2020 election interference case is all about protecting Donald Trump.

Liberal Opinion

January 26

Roman v. Willis is a ploy to protect Donald Trump

Dr. Rashad Richey

National TV Political Analyst, Talk Radio Host, Univ. Prof.

Joe Rogan’s live on-air gaffe about Biden, Trump and airports is a perfect example of how disinformation spreads.

Liberal Opinion

January 25

Joe Rogan’s gaffe an example of how disinformation spreads

Author; Founding Editor, Ramshackle Glam

Twitter, now X, is rightly defending its First Amendment principles in its ongoing battle with the U.S. Justice Department.

Liberal Opinion

January 24

Twitter, now X, can use its voice without government meddling

Adrienne Lawrence

Legal analyst, law professor & award-winning author

Jewish Americans and Mexican Americans share much in common, including a long history of exclusion and discrimination.

Liberal Opinion

January 23

Mexicans and Jews face a common struggle

Ruben Navarrette

Columnist, host & author

Republicans benefit from broad, baseless accusations against Joe Biden, but will their smear campaign backfire in the 2024 elections?

Liberal Opinion

January 22

Baseless GOP allegations against Biden might backfire

Host of The David Pakman Show

While the Hoosier State race was called for former President Trump, Nikki Haley pulled a notable share, bringing in 21.7 % of the vote.

Liberal Opinion

January 19

Nikki Haley gaffes show her lack of understanding about racism

Dr. Rashad Richey

National TV Political Analyst, Talk Radio Host, Univ. Prof.

A new policy went into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, that’s going to make college a lot harder to afford for American families.

Conservative Opinion

January 11

College just got much pricier for American families

Timothy Carney, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Caucuses and primaries are approaching, and voters want former President Donald Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden on the ballot.

Conservative Opinion

January 10

Trump, Biden will be 2024 presidential nominees

Former House Speaker; Chairman of Gingrich 360

A focus on diversity, equity and inclusion threatens the integrity of American higher education, and produces catastrophes like Claudine Gay.

Conservative Opinion

January 9

Claudine Gay, DEI are threats to US higher education

Federalist Senior Contributor; Claremont Institute Fellow

Nikki Haley’s comments on the Civil War are not a whitewashing of slavery or of the war itself. In fact, Haley was correct.

Conservative Opinion

January 5

Nikki Haley had it right on slavery, Civil War

Founder & President, Center for Urban Renewal and Education

Six in 10 Americans view illegal immigration under President Biden as a 'very serious' problem, compared to only 35% in favor of a border wall in 2017.

Conservative Opinion

January 3

Biden must defend America’s southern border, too

Former House Speaker; Chairman of Gingrich 360

Our ruling class will stop at nothing to destroy Donald Trump as the representative of tens of millions of Americans.

Conservative Opinion

January 2

My biggest 2024 prediction involves Trump and the ruling class

Federalist Senior Contributor; Claremont Institute Fellow

As the 2024 election nears, conservatives can't allow the Left to steer values away from the principles that have defined nation's greatness.

Conservative Opinion

December 29

Conservatives must stand united heading into the 2024 election

Founder & President, Center for Urban Renewal and Education

The "over-the-top rhetoric" surrounding Georgia's voting laws enacted in the wake of the 2020 presidential election was destructive.

Conservative Opinion

December 28

Why the frenzy over Georgia’s voting laws was misplaced

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

While it appears Biden and Trump are poised to be the 2024 nominees, the outcome of a caucus or primary could unveil an unexpected candidate.

Conservative Opinion

December 27

2024 Iowa and New Hampshire contests might surprise

Former House Speaker; Chairman of Gingrich 360

Biden's policy of appeasing and negotiating with those who seize Americans and hold them hostage is the wrong approach for the country.

Conservative Opinion

December 26

White House appeasing Iran fosters continued hostage-taking

Federalist Senior Contributor; Claremont Institute Fellow