American Thinker https://www.americanthinker.com/ en-us Copyright 2026 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:01:25 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.americanthinker.com/assets/images/at_rss_v1.jpg American Thinker https://www.americanthinker.com/ Trump’s Iran 'Peace' Deal is a Shrewd Midterm Maneuver

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A short-term economic calm from reopened oil flows could be the difference in holding the U.S. House. Is Trump’s deal smart politics? Yes. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/trump_s_iran_peace_deal_is_a_shrewd_midterm_maneuver.html AmericanThinker:Post:162087 Joseph Ford Cotto Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Denver Post's Wolf Pup Problem

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When the facts become inconvenient, the image often tells a different story. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/the_denver_post_s_wolf_pup_problem.html AmericanThinker:Post:162086 Brian C. Joondeph Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Iran Deal: The Elephant in the Room

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The Iranian threat will continue until the nature of Shi'ite religious extremism is recognized.  ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/the_iran_deal_the_elephant_in_the_room.html AmericanThinker:Post:162085 Lewis Dovland Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Taking the Founders on their Own Terms: Eric Metaxas's Revolution:

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Eric Metaxas’s Revolution is an entertaining and symbolic work faithful to the Founders’ perspective. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/taking_the_founders_on_their_own_terms_eric_metaxa_s_em_revolution_em.html AmericanThinker:Post:162084 Joe Silva Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Obama Rehearses the Liberal Political Formula

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For Obama and his Democrat friends, bending the arc towards justice means little more than using government power to invent new gubmint handouts for Democrat voters, because justice. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/obama_rehearses_the_liberal_political_formula.html AmericanThinker:Post:162083 Christopher Chantrill Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Democrat Weaponized Narratives

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A society stripped of civic pride struggles with cohesion. Without a sense of legitimate inheritance -- flawed yet worthy of stewardship -- patriotism wanes. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/democrat_weaponized_narratives.html AmericanThinker:Post:162082 Kevin Finn Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 How Do We Balance the Federal Budget?

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It seems like an impossible task. But we have to start somewhere, and this is as good a place as any. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/how_do_we_balance_the_federal_budget.html AmericanThinker:Post:162076 Rhys Read Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 How Bulletproof Are Joe Biden’s Pardons?

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Autopen pardons can’t possibly be constitutional. Why not test the theory on a few high-profile malefactors? ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/how_bulletproof_are_joe_biden_s_pardons.html AmericanThinker:Post:162072 John Green Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Bring Back the Patriarchy

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This century-long experiment of demonizing, removing, and replacing men has failed. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/bring_back_the_patriarchy.html AmericanThinker:Post:162071 J.B. Shurk Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 What the Iran MOU Is Really All About

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It’s not Israel. It’s not even Iran. Look closer to home. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/what_the_iran_mou_is_really_all_about.html AmericanThinker:Post:162069 Gary Gindler Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Iran, Fauci Broke the IC; and Philadelphia’s Crooked D.A.

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Whether it's the mullahs, Fauci, or the Philly DA's office, everybody's lies come out eventually.  ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/iran_fauci_broke_the_ic_and_philadelphia_s_crooked_d_a.html AmericanThinker:Post:162067 Clarice Feldman Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Peace For Our Time: A Lost War In Iran

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The now-failed Iran campaign was not a war for Israel; it was a war for Western Civilization. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/peace_for_our_time_a_lost_war_in_iran.html AmericanThinker:Post:162052 Alexander Nussbaum Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Is The Iran Deal A ‘Breather?’

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President Donald Trump’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Iran suggests we have now taken a breather in our conflict with the regime. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/is_the_iran_deal_a_breather.html AmericanThinker:Post:162051 James Zumwalt Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The US-Iran MOU is worse than we thought

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Sure, it’s a ‘deal’...but what kind? ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/the_us_iran_mou_is_worse_than_we_thought.html AmericanThinker:Post:162043 Raymond Shwake Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Four Jokers of the Apocalypse: Carney, Starmer, Macron, and Merz

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Fear merchants can’t sell Armageddon if nobody listens. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/the_four_jokers_of_the_apocalypse_carney_starmer_macron_and_merz.html AmericanThinker:Post:162040 J.B. Shurk Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Your Freedom Vs. Democrat Control: The 2026 Midterms Will Decide America’s Future

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We can either renew the spirit of liberty that made America exceptional, or watch her collapse under policies that pull toward perdition. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/your_freedom_vs_democrat_control_the_2026_midterms_will_decide_america_s_future.html AmericanThinker:Post:162032 Joseph Ford Cotto Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 What RFK Jr. Missed

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The HHS secretary promised to look into the causes of autism. There’s a long and disturbing evidence trail (not to mention vaccines!) that he should have paid more attention to. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/what_rfk_jr_missed.html AmericanThinker:Post:162039 Joan Swirsky Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Trump’s High Wire Act

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President Donald Trump has been walking a tightrope in his negotiations with the terrorist state of Iran.  ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/trump_s_high_wire_act.html AmericanThinker:Post:162030 Bill Hansmann Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Education Scorecard Ignores Common Core disaster

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Education in America is a mess. Student achievement is abysmal and continues in decline. Without an honest assessment of what went wrong, we will never make the necessary changes to help children learn.  ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/education_scorecard_ignores_common_core_disaster.html AmericanThinker:Post:162027 Melanie Kurdys Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 With Comedic Flair, Seinfeld Reduces The Palestine Conflict To Nothing

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The protest culture is wearing thin. The outrage culture is getting old. The cancel culture is just wrong, and people are refusing to bow to it. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/with_comedic_flair_seinfeld_reduces_the_palestine_conflict_to_nothing.html AmericanThinker:Post:162021 Arthur Schaper Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Trump’s Iran Betrayal: From ‘Help Is on the Way’ To Handing The Regime $300 Billion

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This MOU feels more like a political move than a military or strategic one. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/trump_s_iran_betrayal_from_help_is_on_the_way_to_handing_the_regime_300_billion.html AmericanThinker:Post:162019 Vince Coyner Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Juneteenth's Historical Irony and the Forgotten Emancipation Proclamation

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Some precise historic realities laid out on what happened when the Emancipation Proclamation was originally issued in 1863 and later announced in Texas in 1865. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/juneteenth_s_historical_irony_and_the_forgotten_emancipation_proclamation.html AmericanThinker:Post:162011 Larry Moore Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Two Americas: Black Rednecks and Karmelo Anthony — and Civilization

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Simply put, society-wide disgust with ghetto culture and its values must intensify. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/two_americas_black_rednecks_and_karmelo_anthony_and_civilization.html AmericanThinker:Post:162004 Selwyn Duke Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Democrats Lose if the Iran Accord Succeeds

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Last weekend, President Trump announced that an interim peace deal was finally struck with the Iranians. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/democrats_lose_if_the_iran_accord_succeeds.html AmericanThinker:Post:162000 J. Robert Smith Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Monty Python's 'Loretta': Then and Now

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In recent years, much has been made of the classic Monty Python “Loretta” scene from the 1979 film Life of Brian.  ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/monty_python_s_loretta_then_and_now.html AmericanThinker:Post:161999 C.H. Howard Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400