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The Trump Doctrine in Action: Regime Change as a Bargaining Chip and the Erosion of Diplomatic Norms

President Donald Trump stated he expects a 'great deal' with Iran to end the conflict but does not intend to extend a ceasefire, claiming U.S. military actions have 'taken out' Iranian forces and leaders. This overt embrace of regime change as a bargaining chip is a reckless and destabilizing departure from diplomatic norms that gambles with global peace and the very principles of national sovereignty.

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A Triumph for Liberty and Law: How Missouri is Protecting Small Businesses from Predatory Litigation

Missouri has passed a bill to protect small businesses, churches, and nonprofits from immediate lawsuits over minor website accessibility issues, granting them a 90-day window to fix any problems. This is a pivotal step to defend the rule of law and economic liberty against predatory legal tactics that exploit good intentions and strangle American enterprise.

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The Fed Under Fire: Defending Institutional Independence from Political Assault

Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh asserted his independence before the Senate, denying any promise to cut rates for the White House, even as President Trump publicly pressured the central bank for exactly that. This brazen public pressure campaign by a sitting president represents a direct assault on the institutional independence of the Federal Reserve, a cornerstone of our economic stability that must be defended at all costs.

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The Loyalty Gauntlet: How Trump’s ‘Kiss of Death’ Ended a Primary and Exposed the GOP’s Democratic Deficit

Paul Dans, a chief architect of Project 2025, has ended his Republican primary challenge to Senator Lindsey Graham in South Carolina. This development underscores the deep and unsettling factionalism within the GOP, where loyalty to Trump and his movement now appears to be a litmus test that can override substantive policy debates and the very health of internal party democracy.

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Frozen Lasagna and the Hot Mess of Arbitrary Taxation: A Case Study in Government Overreach

A California tax agency ruled that a small business's frozen lasagna is taxable as 'hot prepared food' because it requires reheating, illustrating the arbitrary and often illogical nature of tax policy. This absurd bureaucratic overreach crushes small entrepreneurs under the weight of a system designed not for fairness, but for revenue extraction, revealing a deep rot in how government treats its citizens.

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The Hollowing Out of Hope: How Proposed Cuts to Job Training Betray America's Economic Promise

President Trump's budget proposes consolidating numerous federal job training programs into a single $3.4 billion block grant, a plan critics call 'deep cuts' to chronically underfunded systems. This dangerous consolidation risks abandoning vulnerable workers, undermining our nation's economic resilience and our fundamental promise of opportunity for all.