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Inside sleeve of "Proud Pumpkin" book.

More than a page: How a simple story can shape a childhood

Salena Zito · October 29, 2026 4:07 pm

Republican candidate Mike Rogers's campaign office.

Why Detroit holds the key to Michigan’s Senate seat

Collage from left to right: Donald Trump, Abdul el Sayed, and JD Vance

Trump, Vance, and the ‘jihadist’ el Sayed

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Democrats caught in Alaska ‘Decoy Dan’ lie

Independence Day July 4

Echoes of 1776 in today’s divisive politics

Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks onstage at the God's Love We Deliver 2013 Golden Heart Awards Celebration at Spring Studios on Oct. 16, 2013, in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Michael Kors)

The vetting of Hillary begins

Hugh Hewitt April 12, 2015 10:18 pm

When it comes to healthcare policy, Sen. Ted Cruz is in many ways emblematic of the Republican Party as a whole. (AP Photo)

Ted Cruz could transform Obamacare debate by offering true alternative

Philip Klein April 10, 2015 12:14 pm

An unemployed man looks over job listings on a board at a New York State Department of Labor Employment Services office March 3, 2011 in Brooklyn Borough of New York City. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Will 2016 really be a foreign policy election?

Byron York April 9, 2015 11:28 pm

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz speaks at EMILY's List 30th Anniversary Gala at Washington Hilton on March 3, 2015 in Washington. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for EMILY's List)

Rand Paul scratches the Democrats’ abortion surface, bloody extremism pours out

Timothy P. Carney April 9, 2015 8:28 pm

Obama deal with Iran in trouble

Michael Barone April 8, 2015 11:17 pm

Rand Paul’s war on Washington is the fight America needs

Timothy P. Carney April 7, 2015 8:59 pm

Steve Davis and James Farless hold hands as they are married in Linn Park, at the Jefferson County courthouse, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo)Â

Freedom of what?

Noemie Emery April 7, 2015 9:00 am

Why aren’t we hitting the Islamic State harder?

Byron York April 6, 2015 10:16 pm

The population of Raleigh, N.C., was the fastest-growing in the country. (iStock)

Most U.S. 21st century population growth came in just 27 metro areas

Michael Barone April 6, 2015 9:00 am

Supporters of religious liberty rarely champion gay rights, and supporters of gay rights can be scarily intolerant when it comes to the rights of people who don't believe in gay marriage. (AP Photo)

Boycott Hoosiers, embrace ayatollahs?

Dan Hannan April 6, 2015 9:00 am

Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky celebrates on the court after an NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game against Kentucky Saturday, April 4, 2015, in Indianapolis. Wisconsin won 71-64.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Spring’s distractions don’t slow America’s enemies

Hugh Hewitt April 5, 2015 9:00 pm

President Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2013. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Iran deal marks a precarious Passover for Jews

Philip Klein April 3, 2015 3:49 pm