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By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist The tariffs aren't helping Ronald Reagan famously said that the most frightening words in the English language are: "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help." U.S. manufacturers must know exactly what … [Read more...] about A case against tariffs

By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist The GOP can't punt on health care The debate over affordability is now truly and fully joined. After the off-year elections, Democrats are coalescing around a cost-of-living message that makes … [Read more...] about GOP must fix health care

By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist Yes, test our nukes Donald Trump has trampled on another taboo, and it's a good thing. The president said in a Truth Social post that the United States will begin "immediately" testing our … [Read more...] about Nuke tests not a bad thing

By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist In one of his classic New Jersey ballads, Bruce Springsteen sings of the sun "rising over them refinery towers." If New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy had gotten his way, the Boss would need to update the … [Read more...] about New Jersey’s wind debacle

By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist Doesn’t Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth realize that push-ups are passe? His speech to an audience of generals he’d summoned to Washington, D.C., has mystified and outraged critics who think his obsession … [Read more...] about Hegseth is right about fitness

By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist Jimmy Kimmel probably didn't affirmatively lie about the politics of Charlie Kirk's killer -- he just didn't know what he didn't know. In the monologue that got him suspended by ABC, the late-night show … [Read more...] about Jimmy Kimmel’s mistake

By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist Tim Kaine needs to report to a remedial civics class as soon as possible. The Virginia senator and former vice presidential candidate expressed outrage at a congressional hearing that a Trump nominee … [Read more...] about Sen. Kaine is an ignoramus

By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist The National Guard isn't the gestapo Donald Trump's alleged fascist crackdown is finally here -- federal troops are on the streets of major U.S. cities with almost certainly more on the way. … [Read more...] about National Guard is no Gestapo

By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist Trump should get his new census -- in 2030 Trump wants a new census. If, by this, he means a snap-census before the scheduled 2030 survey, he's demanding that the federal government undertake a … [Read more...] about Snap census is impractical

By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist Hamas is to blame for Gaza's woes Hamas started a war, rejected a ceasefire and stole and profited from humanitarian aid, and we are supposed to believe that it's all Israel's fault. … [Read more...] about Blame Hamas for Gaza woes