The somewhat underwhelming discounts advertised so far reflect retailers’ confidence in how deep consumers are willing dig into their pockets.
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Could Saudi money be coming to the NBA, too?
As it now stands, the Celtics are betting favorites to win the championship next year.
Clarence Page: Can Congress pry our government’s UFO ‘X-Files’ open? The truth is still out there
Has our government possibly made contact with extraterrestrial life? U.S. intelligence official David Grusch evaded the question with only, “That’s something I can’t discuss in a public setting.”
Froma Harrop: Giuliani hits the moral bottom
Rudolph Giuliani should hope that Dante’s “Inferno” was product of a poet’s imagination. If it exists, he’s in deep trouble for a long, long time.
Austin Bay: Time for beltway admirals to think about War 2025, not Paper Fleet 2045
What can we do in the next four years to dramatically change the military imbalance in the Pacific?
‘Oppenheimer’ has reopened debate in the U.S. In Japan, it’s more complex.
While the U.S. is still chewing over the decision to use the bomb back then, Japan has largely accepted the postwar reality.
Rich Lowry: The fear factor
Of all the advantages that Donald Trump has in the competition for the 2024 Republican nomination — immediate past president, ability to generate enormous media attention, etc. — perhaps foremost among them is the fact that the other Republican candidates are afraid.
Elliott Epstein: Biden backs his words with actions
Actions should speak louder than words, but that’s not always the case with the American presidency.
Cal Thomas: The Founders warned us
They created a framework for a new nation and a Constitution which, if obeyed, would provide protection from big government and ensure individual liberty on a scale unknown in the world at that time. The one thing they avoided in the Constitution and Bill of Rights was political parties.
How the Soviets stole nuclear secrets and targeted Oppenheimer, the ‘father of the atomic bomb’
The new world that Oppenheimer helped to create, and the nuclear nightmare he feared, still exists today.