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‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author throws hat in the ring — and it’s a MAGA hat

Ever since I first wrote about best-selling author J.D. Vance as a “Trump translator,” people have wanted me…

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Courts should reject Biden’s lawless eviction ban

When then-President Donald Trump took action that exceeded his authority, all of Washington erupted in protest. Yet that…

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Democrats delivering results for Kentuckians

The Democratic National Committee recently announced its first-ever “Build Back Better” bus tour, which makes it a great…

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Trust teachers to teach, not preach

There’s much to dislike on both sides of the increasingly shrill debate over so-called critical race theory, and…

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Trump, Biden, others united in terrible policy idea

A lot of us were left scratching our heads at some governmental proclamations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among…

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Civilian Climate Corps a crazy idea

As the U.S. recovers from a pandemic, with workers in services and manufacturing in short supply across the…

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Police suicides remind us that our folks in blue get the blues, too

Reports on the recent death of a Chicago police officer from a self-inflicted gunshot reminded me of a…

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Make way for the Ministry of Truth

I’m convinced Louis Brandeis had a crystal ball. “Experience should teach us to be most on our guard…

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Another case shows coal’s decline

The coal-fired Mitchell Power Plant in West Virginia’s Marshall County likely will stay open and economically viable until…

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Trump’s social media exile is the best thing that ever happened to him

Former President Donald Trump is suing Big Tech, calling his banishment from Twitter and Facebook “unconstitutional” and “one…