Kamala Harris is one of the most prominent people in the United States, with the potential that at any moment she could inherit some of the most fearsome powers on Earth, but no one is supposed to notice.
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Cal Thomas: Force-feeding ideology
Last week, a federal judge denied a request by parents of students in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Montgomery County, Maryland, to be able to remove their children from classrooms when books containing LGBTQ+ characters are read aloud.
Haiti needs a new U.N. mission, this time led by the U.S.
There is no quick or easy fix to the challenges facing Haiti. But it is a neighbor in desperate need, and if the U.S. can lead an improved U.N. mission — this time with U.S. personnel — it would be in our interests to help Haiti get back on its feet.
Froma Harrop: Where do we file Hunter Biden in our mindless politics?
I have no interest in either defending or condemning Hunter from a legal standpoint. He is now facing a special counsel investigation after a plea agreement on tax and gun charges fell apart. Let the wheels of justice roll. Let the legal authorities take it from here. If Hunter has been turning his life around, that’s nice but not relevant.
Austin Bay: War under 21st-century nuclear shadows: Ukraine, part 1
That a Russian nuclear shadow haunts the Ukraine War is a bitter wrong attributable to Western liberal end-of-history triumphalism.
Cal Thomas: Nails on a chalkboard
Watching the video of President Biden’s remarks in Maui, his continuing confusion, his inappropriate jokes and attempts to identify with the pain Maui residents feel is painful in itself.
Rich Lowry: Trump creates a spin-off
Vivek Ramaswamy is making history as the first presidential candidate to be in the tank for his leading opponent.
Bob Neal: The Countryman: What America has lost in 60 years
On Aug. 28, 1963, a quarter of a million people rallied at the Lincoln Memorial for the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” On Wednesday, eight Republicans who would be president debated in Milwaukee. One event displayed accountability, the other its absence.
Froma Harrop: Must weddings lead to marriage?
Let couples throw lavish parties and often. If they want to attach some romance, they can make vows to go steady. That way, if they break up in a year, so what. Just keep the sacrament of marriage out of it.
Rich Lowry: The GOP race is not quite as over as it looks
Iowa can break late. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, who won Iowa in 2012, didn’t really start moving until late December. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who won four years earlier, started his upward march around November. If someone is going to replicate this kind of climb, the big upward move may still be months away.