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OpinionJun 3, 2026Read →

The Dubious Legal Theory That Could Make Life Even More Expensive For Americans

Nearly everyone is concerned about the rising cost of everything from groceries to health care to housing. But now there’s a crazy new antitrust legal theory that could make every day purchases MORE expensive. Under…

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OpinionJun 2, 2026Read →

It’s Time To Act Against China’s Maritime Tsunami And Rebuild America’s Shipyards

The numbers do not lie and they are a national security emergency. The latest data available from BRS Shipbrokers ( BRS ), China’s share of global commercial shipbuilding has exploded from 51 percent in 2022 (2,107…

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OpinionJun 1, 2026Read →

ROWAN SAYDLOWSKI: Our Courts Are Awash With Outside-Funded Lawsuits. Republicans Have A Way To Fix It

Editor’s note: Big Tent Ideas always aims to provide balancing perspectives on the hottest issues of the day. Below is a column from Americans for Tax Reform federal affairs manager Rowan Saydlowski, where he argues…

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OpinionJun 1, 2026Read →

TRENT ENGLAND: GOP’s Outside-Funded Lawsuit Crackdown Is Trojan Horse For Woke Corporations

Editor’s note: Big Tent Ideas always aims to provide balancing perspectives on the hottest issues of the day. Below is a column from Save our States Founder Trent England, where he argues against Republicans’ latest…

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OpinionJun 1, 2026Read →

Clinging To Gender Ideology Mandates Is A Losing Strategy

Washington state just blinked. In a May 20 settlement that should send shockwaves through every child welfare agency still clinging to gender ideology mandates , the state’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families…

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OpinionMay 30, 2026Read →

The US Ally That Figured Out China’s Gameplan Long Before Washington

Washington has spent decades talking about the U.S.-Japan alliance in military terms. Carrier groups. Missile defense. Deterrence. Those things matter enormously. But the alliance runs far deeper than defense planning…

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OpinionMay 30, 2026Read →

Texas Leads a New Natural Gas Pipeline Boom

Texas is once again proving why it stands as America’s unrivaled energy powerhouse. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), more than 66% of planned U.S. natural gas pipeline capacity additions…

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OpinionMay 29, 2026Read →

James Talarico Has A Lot Of Explaining To Do

The Bible’s teachings are often open to interpretation, to put it mildly. Many fundamentalists bridle at that idea, but consider how much disagreement there is among those who claim to take the Bible literally. Now zoom…

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OpinionMay 27, 2026Read →

The Case For A Smaller, Humbler Federal Reserve

For two decades, the Federal Reserve has behaved less like a central bank and more like the nation’s emergency room physician, trauma counselor and part-time life coach. Markets sneeze, the Fed reaches for liquidity…

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OpinionMay 27, 2026Read →

What The Left’s Colorado Climate Lawsuit Is Really All About

Across the country, left-wing activists are attempting to convert America’s state courts into left-wing policy engines, using local lawsuits to impose their agenda on the rest of the nation. Later this year, the U.S…

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OpinionMay 27, 2026Read →

BP Chairman’s Ouster Is Corporate Self Sabotage At Its Finest

In a rather inconvenient display of corporate dysfunction, BP announced on Tuesday the immediate removal of its chairman, Albert Manifold, just months after he took the helm and weeks after the company reported a robust…

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OpinionMay 26, 2026Read →

Conservatives Must Reclaim American Education Now

For years, Americans were told our schools existed to expand minds, encourage debate, and prepare young people to think independently. Today, too many do the opposite. Conservative voices are being shouted down…

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OpinionMay 24, 2026Read →

Making DC Square Again Really Makes It Solvent Again

Much has been said lately about making Washington, D.C., square again. The focus has been on power imbalances that Virginia enjoys. Indeed, Virginia claims land — and the voters who live there — that were never intended…

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OpinionMay 23, 2026Read →

It’s Time For America To Turn The Page On Its Nuclear Fears

A disappointing study came out in the U.K., polling Britons on what they think about nuclear energy. In general, U.K. voters believe nuclear power is good for the national energy mix but are undecided on whether there…

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OpinionMay 23, 2026Read →

Record Oil Deal’s Benefits Go Beyond Big Business

The Bureau of Land Management held a federal oil and gas lease sale in the Delaware Basin of southeastern New Mexico on May 20 that shattered every previous record. The final tally exceeded $4 billion in high bids and…

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OpinionMay 22, 2026Read →

New York Times Leaves Out Huge Chunk Of New Gun Owner’s Story to Preach Anti-2A Message

Earlier in 2026 a sub-Reddit called “r/liberalgunowners,” saw one user provide an update after describing a harrowing incident at home – but a New York Times columnist elected to leave out a large part of the story to…

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OpinionMay 21, 2026Read →

Gaming The Midterm Elections Is A Bipartisan Sport

Many pundits are predicting that the Democrats will enjoy huge successes in the November mid-term elections, retaking the U.S. House and maybe – just maybe – gain control of the U.S. Senate. This is hardly surprising…

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NewsMay 21, 2026Read →

Lauren Boebert’s New Bill Targeting Gun Taxes Brings Famous SNL Skit To Mind

Republican Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert’s latest bill is already catching eyes – and we’re just imagining a scene akin to a famous “Saturday Night Live” sketch if that bill she introduced Wednesday becomes law. Boebert…

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OpinionMay 20, 2026Read →

Does China Have The Upper Hand?

A growing consensus holds that Donald Trump’s confrontation with China has weakened the U.S. Some China experts, like former Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Stephen Roach, argue that the U.S. needs China more than China…

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OpinionMay 19, 2026Read →

Kathy Hochul Tries Having It Both Ways On School Choice

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul seems to be walking a tightrope on education reform. Last week, she surprised nationwide school choice advocates with her recent announcement to opt New York into the Federal Scholarship Tax…

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