Commentary By Daniel McCarthy

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                            July 14, 2026Prescription for a Socialist Workforce By Daniel McCarthy
   America has a socialism problem, and it's bigger than most citizens realize.

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                            July 7, 2026The Smithsonian's Patriotism Problem By Daniel McCarthy
   "Warning: The exhibits in this museum were prepared by people who don't want you to love your country."

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                            June 30, 2026Bill Maher, Liberalism's Apostate By Daniel McCarthy
   Bill Maher is the perfect liberal, at least on paper -- yet despite his talk shows being nominated for Emmy awards more than 40 times, it's only in Donald Trump's Washington that Maher finally gets the recognition he craves.

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                            June 23, 2026Can Anyone Govern Britain -- or America? By Daniel McCarthy
As Britain gets ready for its seventh prime minister in just 10 years, it's time to ask whether the parliamentary system itself is broken.

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                            June 16, 2026University Professors Against Academic Freedom By Daniel McCarthy
        Does academic freedom have a greater enemy than the American Association of University Professors?

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                            June 9, 2026Pope Leo Courts the Global Left By Daniel McCarthy
No pope can afford to be completely apolitical, but Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, is proving to be more political than most -- and he's siding with the left.

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                            June 2, 2026A Mass-Graves Myth Is Media Malpractice By Daniel McCarthy
   A hoax costs taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and appears to incite arson attacks against dozens of churches.

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                            May 26, 2026Pope Leo Needs Trump to Tame AI By Daniel McCarthy
        Pope Leo is right about the need to make artificial intelligence answer to the human good. AI has to be subject to human moral responsibility.

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                            May 19, 2026Democrats Face Midterm Disappointment By Daniel McCarthy
   As they look to the midterm elections, Republicans have reason to worry -- but not despair.

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                            May 12, 2026Virginia Democrats Reveal a Radical Design By Daniel McCarthy
        Virginia Democrats are doing an unwitting service to the whole country -- by revealing just how hostile their party is to the most essential checks and balances.

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                            May 5, 2026The Silenced Generation By Daniel McCarthy
        Are America's college students doing to themselves what the Chinese Communist state does to its citizens?

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                            April 28, 2026Colleges Are Making Political Violence Worse By Daniel McCarthy
   The ranks of would-be presidential assassins are a cavalcade of losers, yet the latest shooter who set out to murder Donald Trump -- the man who opened fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Sunday -- turns out to have an elite educational background.

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                            April 21, 2026Immigration Amnesty by Any Other Name By Daniel McCarthy
        "Dignity" is just another word for "amnesty" in an ill-conceived law now being pushed by a Miami-area Republican congresswoman.

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                            April 14, 2026Pope vs. President Is a Fight Everyone Loses By Daniel McCarthy
        President Trump and Pope Leo are in a war of words right now -- when they should be allies, not enemies.

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                            April 7, 2026Virginia: A New Extreme in Gerrymandering By Daniel McCarthy
   This year's midterm elections aren't just about who wins in November; they're about who wins fights over gerrymandering taking place right now.

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                            March 31, 2026When Birthright Citizenship Goes Wrong By Daniel McCarthy
        Get ready for the next Roe v. Wade -- only this time the Supreme Court decision that threatens to split the country isn't about abortion; it's about "birthright citizenship."

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                            March 24, 2026ICE Saves Lives -- and Air Travel By Daniel McCarthy
        Democrats who want to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement aren't getting away with the political hostage-taking they're using to do it.

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                            March 17, 2026Why Are Senate Democrats Making Air Travel Worse? By Daniel McCarthy
   Next time your flight's delayed or canceled, or you're stuck in an endless TSA line, thank a congressional Democrat.

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                            March 10, 2026Cuba Should Accept Trump's 'Friendly Takeover' By Daniel McCarthy
        President Donald Trump has shown Cuba's communist rulers two ways their reign over the island can end: the Maduro way or the Khamenei way.

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                            March 3, 2026Immigration Enforcement Saves Lives By Daniel McCarthy
   When a 41-year-old mother is murdered at a bus stop, who bothers to protest?