Derived from a Greek myth in which Procrustes forced travelers to fit into an iron bed by stretching them or cutting their legs to match its measurements, a Procrustean solution is an unnecessarily drastic remedy for a minor or nonexistent problem. The cost of the fix far outweighs whatever benefits...

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After repeatedly calling for the death of President Donald Trump, Iran is now encouraging terrorist attacks on First Lady Melania Trump. A new video offered terrorists tips on how to kill Melania Trump, according to the New York Post. The video depicted the first lady in a motorcade and in...

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If you're one of those people who enjoys being vindicated over stuff that happened over half a decade ago that the media is just acknowledging, it's been a pretty wonderful week. The main story, of course, is the diaries of Dr. Anthony Fauci during the COVID-19 epidemic. As it should...

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Francesca Hong is the latest Democratic Socialists of America darling to shoot to a surprising lead in a Democratic primary, this one for Wisconsin governor. This has been a boon for U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, the unopposed Republican candidate for governor. He's been noting that Hong, a former ramen shop...

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Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky warned former government health official and COVID czar Dr. Anthony Fauci that there would be "repercussions" for his refusal to answer questions during a Senate hearing on Wednesday. After Paul's opening statement, Fauci pleaded his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination while appearing before the Senate...

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Anthony Fauci refused to testify, and yet his non-testimony somehow turned raucous. On Wednesday morning, Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the public face of the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, refused to answer questions from Republican Sen. Rand Paul...

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It's a supposed "fact" that's been viewed millions of times. It seems to track with the spirit of the moment. It hauls the specter of complicity in Jeffrey Epstein's crimes to the front door of the Oval Office. It's also a verifiable lie. Such as there's a patient zero, the...

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The Federal Aviation Administration wants airlines to inspect seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX passenger jets, saying improperly installed cabin seats could pose a danger. A report from Forbes said the directive could impact 31,000 seats on various airplanes. In a proposed airworthiness directive published late Monday, the FAA...

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Anthony Fauci, the public face of the federal government's response to COVID, has long incurred accusations of dishonesty. Monday on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle," Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told host Laura Ingraham that Fauci's newly released pandemic diary provided evidence of another lie, hitherto...

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A vacation in Hawaii turned violent when a family from California found themselves in the crosshairs of locals in a seemingly racially motivated attack. The family was in Lahaina on Maui, and SF Gate reported that police responded to a call on July 17, characterized as a “disorderly incident involving...

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It's been called "the worst and most psychotic business structure, maybe, in America." And that's by the owner. But let's back up a second. Months ago, Dylan Alverson made headlines after he converted the Modern Times Cafe in Minneapolis into the Post Modern Times Cafe, a pay-what-you-can model which was...

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Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said Wednesday that Dr. Anthony Fauci will face a vote next week that could lodge a contempt of Congress charge against him. Fauci had been subpoenaed to appear Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to testify on issues related to...

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A story of an autistic child being suspended from school in Fayette County, Georgia, will likely make homeschooling seem more appealing to anyone losing faith in the education system. Atlanta First News reported Sunday that 6-year-old John Medina bit his sandwich into the shape of a gun at lunchtime and...

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European nations are strongly in favor of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open; they are just not so keen on playing a role in that process. A new report says Europe is not interested in an American proposal to develop a joint Strait of Hormuz patrol until there is no...

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Every conservative knows that socialists wreck economies in the name of helping the less fortunate. The dirty little secret, however, is that socialists secretly loathe the very people they purport to help. According to the New York Post, the formidable Multicultural Business Coalition will file a lawsuit to block the...

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In recent years, Democratic candidates have championed moderate policies to win elections, only to govern as socialists, with the most blatant example being Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger. Spanberger managed to enact a far-left agenda in a purple state, giving Democrats a playbook for the upcoming midterms. If used correctly, it...

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A new poll suggests that Republican Bruce Blakeman’s uphill campaign to unseat Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul may have climbed to within striking distance. One caution: The poll that shows Blakeman, a Nassau County executive, only four percentage points behind Hochul was conducted by a pro-Blakeman super PAC, according...

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It appears that many Americans are learning these days that sweeping presidential pardons are not as foolproof as some would have you believe. That's informative for swaths of Americans who will never sniff a presidential pardon -- and potentially worrying news for those who have received one. And that means...

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A player from the Seattle Storm tried taking a dig at Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham for her stance against men in women's sports. Cunningham and the Fever laughed last, as they bested the Storm Tuesday evening 105 - 95. Storm center Stefanie Dolson appeared before the game, hosted at...

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Dr. Anthony Fauci's disastrous appearance before the Senate on Wednesday just keeps getting worse -- for him. The man who once stood at the pinnacle of the American liberal publicity machine has already been exposed by his own diary as a shameless self-promoter who gloried in his own celebrity during...

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