Commentary By Daniel McCarthy

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                            August 22, 2023Take 'Rich Men North of Richmond' Seriously By Daniel McCarthy
You don't need a college degree to understand what's happening in our country.

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                            August 15, 2023How America Kills Its Own By Daniel McCarthy
America is an aging society, but this is no country for old men.

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                            August 8, 2023The Biden Pardon That Can Spare America By Daniel McCarthy
President Joe Biden has a chance to do the right thing for all Americans -- a brave and unpopular thing that will spare the country excruciating pain next year.

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                            August 1, 2023Warren Harding's Real Scandal Was His Conservatism By Daniel McCarthy
Mark Twain said history doesn't repeat but it rhymes. The life of Warren G. Harding rhymes with the presidential politics of our time.

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                            July 25, 2023Demography Destiny, for Us and China By Daniel McCarthy
Americans have a habit of thinking about China in this light.
July 18, 2023The Frontrunner Who Looks Like a Loser Is Biden By Daniel McCarthy
Are Democrats forfeiting the 2024 election?

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                            July 11, 2023Britain's Bad Example for American Conservatives By Daniel McCarthy
Republicans can only imagine what it would feel like to win four national elections in a row -- wielding executive and legislative power for more than a dozen years.

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                            July 4, 2023Could We Still Win a Revolutionary War? By Daniel McCarthy
  The Independence Day season is a time to ask a hard question.

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                            June 27, 2023Civilizations Clash -- in Ukraine and at Home By Daniel McCarthy
Samuel Huntington got Ukraine wrong.

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                            June 20, 2023China Comes for the Caribbean By Daniel McCarthy
When Americans think about conflict with China, Taiwan comes to mind first.