Commentary

Garbo: The aftermath of COVID-19, a profound failure of leadership, media and accountability

The House Oversight & Accountability Committee’s After-Action Review of the COVID-19 pandemic, released on Dec. 2, presents a scathing indictment of the government’s, media’s and political organizations’ handling of the crisis. It exposes systemic failures, deceptions and outright betrayals that exacerbated the suffering of millions.

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Hegseth: I’ve faced fire before. I won’t back down

On these pages 18 years ago I penned an article titled “More Troops, Please.” I was a young U.S. Army lieutenant who had just completed a combat tour in Iraq, and believed we needed more troops and a new strategy to turn the war around. I had seen a lot, been through a lot, and believed in my troops and the mission.

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West: ‘No one is above the law,’ unless…

Yea, without a doubt, this is the topic de jour, perhaps for the week. In the waning days of the Biden administration, Joe Biden went against his very own words and pardoned his son, Hunter. How many times did we have to hear Biden and his White House mouthpiece, Karinne Jean-Pierre, state that “no one is above the law?” Well, that is true unless you are aligned with the progressive socialist left. And what is even more disconcerting is the comprehensive nature of this pardon…it covers anything over the past 10 years. And to witness Joe Biden doing this and then hopping on a plane to Angola.

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Pond: Transparency matters in the Dolores River National Conservation Area controversy

In recent proceedings, Mesa County Commissioner Cody Davis made a bold claim before Colorado’s County Commissioners, asserting that there is unified support for a proposed National Conservation Area (NCA) along the Dolores River.

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Russel: If Republicans can deliver on populist platform, they can expand on majorities

Having won an impressive yet precarious electoral majority in the 2024 election, MAGA Republicans are faced with a conundrum — whether to follow several previous Republican majorities down the path of tired old policies that voters repeatedly reject, or embrace specific issues on which they campaigned to deliver what the voters asked. 

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