Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Democrats' strategy won't win the midterms

Democrats are a mess. If Republicans lose to them in November, it will be their own fault. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Today's Opinions

Wed Jan 7 2026

 
From left, Rep. Jerry Nadler and Sen. Chuck Schumer attend New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inauguration Jan. 1, 2026.

Democrats are a mess. If Republicans lose to them in November, it will be their own fault.

Casino chips seen on a laptop keyboard.
 

Gambling on politics? What could go wrong?

Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are becoming a regular fixture in American politics. Sure seems a lot like betting to me.

PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel and author Amy Chua attend an inauguration event for President Donald Trump on Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington, DC.
 

Somebody tell California taxing billionaires won't fix things

The left seems to hate rich people and always wants to tax them relentlessly. I can't wrap my head around this.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Florida to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Jan. 4, 2026.
 

Big Oil knew about Trump's Maduro raid. Congress didn't.

This was always about who is most likely to open the spigot of Venezuelan oil for American corporations and then do whatever else Trump demands.

A photograph that U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account shows what he describes as Venezuelan President "Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima" amphibious assault ship on Jan. 3, 2026.
 

Democrats, are you really upset Trump arrested a brutal dictator?

Democrats seem to hate President Donald Trump more than they want an oppressed country liberated. That's pretty remarkable.

Captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is taken to the federal courthouse in New York City on Jan. 5, 2026, for an initial appearance to face U.S. charges that include narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking and money laundering.
 

Are you worried about US involvement in Venezuela? Tell us.

After capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump said 'we're going to run' Venezuela. Is it the right move? Tell us.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announces in St. Paul on Jan. 5, 2026, that he's ending his reelection bid amid mounting pressure over a fraud scandal that has engulfed his administration in recent weeks. Walz was the 2024 Democratic nominee for vice president.
 

Gov. Walz made Minnesota worse. We won't forget it.

Democrats tried to boost a version of Gov. Tim Walz that doesn't even seem to exist in Minnesota.

A photo of a McDonald's McRib sandwich, Nov. 2, 2010
 

If you love McRibs like me, sit down for this news

I was shocked to hear of a new lawsuit against McDonald's claiming the deservedly beloved McRib sandwich is not made with actual rib meat. Outrageous!

The Trump administration has announced that it will begin garnishing the wages of those who are in default on repayment of their student loans on Jan. 7, 2026. While starting small, initially involving only about 1,000 such borrowers, the plan to reclaim what is owed the government could potentially affect 5.3 million people who are not paying down their educational debt.
 

A smarter way to pay off student loan debt – and it only costs time

As the Trump administration begins garnishing wages of those who default on student loans, here's a better way to ensure debtors compensate taxpayers.

A rioter at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, who wore a black hoodie with the words
 

Trump calls Jan. 6 'a day of love.' It was anything but.

President Donald Trump is still trying to reinvent the Jan. 6, 2021, insurgency at the U.S. Capitol led by White supremacists into 'a day of love.'

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