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California wants schools to keep parents in the dark

California’s bizarre crusade against parents on behalf of transgender activists has suffered a temporary setback. That doesn’t make it any less alarming that California...

In a gloomy winter, read a couple of classic books

After Christmas is over, and the sunrises start getting earlier and the sunsets later in the Northern Hemisphere, there are still two months of...

Macron’s pointless upcoming call with Putin

French President Emmanuel Macron‘s recent overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin represent yet another profound misunderstanding of the war in Ukraine. Paris welcomed Putin’s “readiness”...

Subsidizing demand won’t solve affordability

President Donald Trump has dismissed the matter of “affordability” as a hoax, but voters consistently name the cost of living as the matter most...

The Chinese Communist Party poses a greater threat than Islamism

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces...

US is boosting China’s defense technology

The Chinese Communist Party wants to be the world’s sole superpower. To achieve its vision of global dominance, China is getting help from an...

Oil prices will go down but won’t collapse

Global oil prices are likely to remain under pressure in 2026. Supply is expected to exceed demand by as much as 4 million barrels a day....

Gen Z’s Christian resurgence is worth celebrating this Christmas

Whether the apparent cultural turn of early 2025 will produce lasting change remains an open question. Despite early promises from universities to scale back...

Ave Maria: Myth and history

In the final days of Socrates’s life, as he waited for his execution in an Athenian prison, his closest friend, Crito, visited him, waking...

Gold’s rise and the new global arms race

News Items is a daily newsletter founded by longtime newsman John Ellis years ago. It is the “first read” for many because its 15-20...
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