Joseph P. Duggan
The foreign aid complex is a racket. The harm it has done over the decades far exceeds its egregious waste of taxpayer dollars. For years, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its network of taxpayer-funded “partners” have promoted…
“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size,” said Ronald Reagan. “Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth!” Donald Trump and Elon Musk today…
St. Louis — The 1st Congressional District of Missouri is the murder capital of the United States. Violent crime and property destruction are out of control. The district encompasses all of the city of St. Louis and the northern and…
“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Abraham Lincoln and other future-minded Whigs recognized this in 1854 when they created the Republican…
St. Louis — Eric Greitens wants Missourians to believe that he is the MAGA candidate par excellence. The truth is that the former governor is devoted only to the agenda of MEGGA: Make Eric Greitens Grandiose Again. The upper chamber…
St. Louis Outside Busch Stadium stands an iconic statue of “The Man,” the baseball Cardinals’ greatest player, Stan Musial. St. Louisans like to remember Musial according to Commissioner Ford Frick’s description as “baseball’s perfect knight.” During and after his career…
The Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary will be remembered for its legal maneuvers and close margin. But not to be overlooked from the contest is the vast damage former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did to his own reputation and to…
April 15, 2021 Anywhere, USA — President Harris will speak at the dedication of Joseph R. Biden Catholic High School on May 1, according to a statement by the Catholic Archdiocese of Anywhere and the high school’s board of trustees. “We…
In a predictable security breach, this reporter obtained a leaked copy of the program planned for the Biden–Harris inauguration. The new Democracy performs its danse macabre in Darkness. But here at The American Spectator it is put under light. Following…
President Trump would be the clear favorite this election day if both, or perhaps just one, of the following promises had been kept. The first was the coming establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. The second was…
