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National Columnists

American allies are terrified of Trump reelection

The Western establishment is desperate for a Trump loss on Nov. 5 - to the point of tacitly supporting pro-Harris foreign election meddling. “I have nearly 100 Labour Party staff (current and former) going to the U.S. in the next few weeks heading to North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and ...

In struggling town, Musk discusses ‘purpose’

At the freshly renovated Roxian Theatre along Chartiers Avenue in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, a struggling river town, Loren Stephenson said she and her fiance, Alex Ames, had been standing at the front of the line since 8 a.m. to hear billionaire Elon Musk speak at 2 p.m. Stephenson, a ...

When I need a plumber, I’ve got one handy

The first chilly day of the year, I heard scary banging in the basement. It was the boiler. I walked upstairs and woke my husband. “Honey, there’s banging in the basement,” I said. “You’ve got a guy,” he responded, half-asleep. My husband, you see, is a master plumber. When ...

Economists put partisanship over common sense

You may have heard that last week 24 Nobel economists wrote that Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic plan would be better for America than the Trump agenda. The joint letter was spearheaded by the hyperpolitical Joseph Stiglitz. Yes, the same Joe Stiglitz who infamously flew to Caracas to ...

Be grateful for what we have in this country

After I voted yesterday, I made it a point to thank every poll worker and citizen volunteering at our polling place. In Maricopa County, Arizona, the tabulation center will have snipers on the roof, metal detectors and security at every entrance. In Colorado, some polling places have ...

Will AI lead to an alternate reality?

When Geoffrey Hinton, popularly known as the “Godfather of AI,” won the Nobel Prize in Physics earlier this month, he accepted this premier award in his field with cautious hesitation and probably some regret. Hinton received the Nobel with artificial intelligence researcher John J. ...