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May 3, 2026

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  • Stop the War!

    Stop the war! by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette The world saw a lot of flash and sizzle inside Washington’s pomp and ceremony for a few days in August. The prospect of ending the brutal war was a miracle of...

    Columns Editorial
  • Who Will Protect the Kids?

    EDITORIAL Some parents abuse their kids. Child welfare workers are supposed to stop that to protect the kids. But bad things often happen while they watch. “Children have a right to safety,” says Tim Keller. “If...

    Columns Editorial
  • International Relations Is About Business, Not Politics

    International relations is about business, not politics by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Politicians and political movements are only interested in staying in power. President Obama didn’t care about...

    Columns Editorial Political
  • A New Addiction!

    I am addicted! To my phone. I check an email and before I realize it, I’m watching TikTok videos: lions fight hyenas, military dads reunite with kids, athletes do amazing things ... I look up, and an hour has passed....

    Columns Editorial
  • The Socialist Politicians Are Coming

    ~Opinion/Editorial~ EDITORIAL The Socialist politicians are coming! In Minneapolis, Democratic Socialist Omar Fateh is favored to be Minneapolis’ next mayor. In New York City, bettors say there’s an 80% chance that...

    Editorial
  • Trump's leadership is exemplary so far

    It’s August. Surely the world and the government can take a break before everything falls apart again. During the 2024 campaign for president, “experts” predicted an avalanche of bad news for a Trump 2.0...

    Columns Editorial
  • My Socialist Mayor

    I live in New York City. “Proud Democratic Socialist” Zohran Mamdani is likely to be my next mayor. I’m not happy about it. But I am outnumbered. Mamdani is popular. He won more primary votes than any other...

    Columns Editorial
  • President Trump Runs the Nation Well

    by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette The Democrats, media, and others suffering with Trump Derangement Syndrome are drowning attempting to extricate themselves from their own clever plans to beat President Trump....

    Columns Editorial Political
  • Tortured by Bureaucrats

    TORTURED BY BUREAUCRATS by John Stossel President Trump runs the nation well by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette The Democrats, media, and others suffering with Trump Derangement Syndrome are drowning attempting...

    Columns Editorial
  • This Time Around

    by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette On May 21, 2023, I wrote a column titled “Corruption is not a crime under THE LAW.” Special Counsel John H. Durham had submitted “Report on Matters Related to Intelligence...

    Columns Editorial Political
  • War on Capitalism

    Capitalism gets a lot of hate. I expect it from the left. They blame free markets for racism, “horrifying inequality” and even, according to Economist Joseph Stiglitz, “accelerating climate change.” People on...

    Columns Editorial
  • One Year and Waiting

    One year and waiting by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette One year ago today we were eating breakfast at the Starkville Café. John came over to talk about politics. He asked what I planned to write that week. I...

    Columns Editorial Political
  • Big Green

    Environmental groups are now rich. In 2020 (the most recent data available), they collected $8 billion in donations. $8 billion! “The environmental industrial complex actually has more money in the PR game, the...

    Columns Editorial
  • God has richly blessed America TAW

    I was reading one of my favorite daily writers, Jeff Childers, author of “Coffee & Covid” a Substack publication. Childers’ Monday June 30 article, “GIFTS AND GRIFTS” included the answer to a question I’ve...

    Columns Editorial
  • Labor Unions Kill Jobs

    Progressives love unions. Not only do unions protect workers, they say, unions gave us the weekend and the middle class. I say, capitalism created the middle class. Employers, competing for better workers, gave us the...

    Editorial
  • The Secret Sauce That Made America

    Is the tide turning yet? by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette On June 22 President Trump launched “Operation Midnight Hammer” that severely affected Iran’s ability to produce a nuclear bomb. The operation...

    Columns Editorial
  • Celebrate The 4th of July & Stay Cool In The Process

    4TH OF JULY CHEESECAKE--- Berry Patriotic Cheesecake Fluff Salad is the easiest possible dessert to make for a Fourth of July gathering, but you wouldn’t know that from the creamy, delicious taste. The Fourth of July...

    Columns Editorial
  • Blessed are the peacemakers

    by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Our annual pilgrimage to Saulsbury for Memorial Day stirred up familiar memories of people and places, of family and friends who are still here or long departed. We’re...

    Columns Editorial
  • SOCIALIST UTOPIA

    Bizarrely, 62% of young Americans hold a “favorable view” of socialism. How can they be so ignorant? Socialism has been tried by lots of countries. It’s failed. It always fails. China prospered somewhat only after...

    Columns Editorial
  • Trump seeks peace

    by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette All President Trump knows is how to win. That’s good for America and ultimately good for the world. But it’s infuriating for those with Trump-Derangement-Syndrome. In the...

    Columns Editorial
  • School Choice

    Now that Texas and South Carolina have passed school choice bills, parents will be able to choose the best school for their kids in 17 states. Why not all states? After all, competition improves services. The Post...

    Columns Editorial
  • Listen to Understand

    Listen to Understand by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Jesus said, “Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it shall be measured to you; and more shall be given you besides.” ---Mark 4:24...

    Columns Editorial
  • Tariff Folly

    Last month, President Donald Trump proudly announced, “Liberation Day! ... The day American industry was reborn!” Reborn because of his tariffs, which he called, “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” This...

    Columns Editorial
  • Jesus and People Like Us

    Jesus and people like us by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette We were talking the other day and he said, “I have to say, our society has changed dramatically since the first decade of this century. It is a very...

    Columns Editorial