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After just one conversation with an affirming chatbot, participants in one Stanford study became noticeably less willing to work through conflict or repair damaged relationships. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/invisible_progressivism_ai_reinforces_affirmation_cults_and_erodes_families_reason_and_self_government.html AmericanThinker:Post:161136 Monty Donohew Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 May Day Demonstrated How High America's Stakes are for the Midterms

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May Day, formally known as International Workers' Day, stands as a quintessential emblem of extreme leftist ideology. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/may_day_demonstrates_how_high_america_s_stakes_are_for_the_midterms.html AmericanThinker:Post:161131 Joseph Ford Cotto Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Kill the Filibuster—or Make Them Talk

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A Senate rule never mentioned in the Constitution now allows a minority to block election safeguards supported by most Americans. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/kill_the_filibuster_or_make_them_talk.html AmericanThinker:Post:161130 Brian C. Joondeph Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Okay, AOC: Let’s Talk Earnings and Accumulation

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Economic and technological transformations have almost always delivered transformative change for the better for ordinary people: cheap clothing, cheap transportation, clean cities, safer work, free information. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/okay_aoc_let_s_talk_earnings_and_accumulation.html AmericanThinker:Post:161129 Christopher Chantrill Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Holding the Media Responsible for the SPLC Scandal

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For those who have long watched Southern Poverty Law Center and the extraordinary influence it has with the media, the last few weeks have been positively beautiful to behold.  ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/holding_the_media_responsible_for_the_splc_scandal.html AmericanThinker:Post:161127 Christopher Knight Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The True Nature Of The Southern Poverty Law Center

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As a victim of its tactics, MassResistance has always known how that disgraceful organization operates. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/the_true_nature_of_the_southern_poverty_law_center.html AmericanThinker:Post:161117 Arthur Schaper Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Spine of Justice Roberts

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The Supreme Court’s chief justice seems to have something other than the Constitution as his top priority. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/the_spine_of_justice_roberts.html AmericanThinker:Post:161113 J.B. Shurk Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Washington DC. Is Not America

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Washington, D.C., doesn’t just lean left. It rules a country it doesn’t represent—and the tools to change that do exist. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/washington_dc_is_not_america.html AmericanThinker:Post:161112 Allan J. Feifer Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Party’s Over

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Just when the Democrats seem to be finished, Gavin swoops in with truckloads of diapers. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/the_party_s_over.html AmericanThinker:Post:161111 Clarice Feldman Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Louisiana v. Callais and the Long Run

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If Republicans are wise, Louisiana v. Callais could be the kind of once-in-a-century Supreme Court decision that returns America to its constitutional roots. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/louisiana_v_callais_and_the_long_run.html AmericanThinker:Post:161102 J.R. Dunn Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Ignoring Iran’s Expanding Proxy Network

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There are moments in American foreign policy when the warning signs are flashing so brightly that failing to act becomes its own form of negligence. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/ignoring_iran_s_expanding_proxy_networks.html AmericanThinker:Post:161099 Julio Rivera Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Kim Jong-un Is Not Our Friend

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It’s hard for Americans to fathom the horror of what goes on every day in North Korea. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/kim_jong_un_is_not_our_friend.html AmericanThinker:Post:161094 Jeffrey Folks Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Jew-Hatred Pandemic No Longer a Mystery

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We’ve cracked the case. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/the_jew_hatred_pandemic_no_longer_a_mystery.html AmericanThinker:Post:161091 Joan Swirsky Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 How to Get the SAVE America Act Over the Finish Line

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It can be done if Republicans have the political courage to listen to almost 80% of American voters. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/how_to_get_the_save_america_act_over_the_finish_line.html AmericanThinker:Post:161089 Huck Davenport Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Iran War: Insubordination Stands To Snatch Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory

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The U.S. media has tabled a question that warrants examining two 20th-century historical events. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/iran_war_insubordination_stands_to_snatch_defeat_from_the_jaws_of_victory.html AmericanThinker:Post:161087 James Zumwalt Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Abraham Lincoln: Conservative And Pragmatist

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Despite the polarized age in which he lived, Lincoln displayed wisdom and moderation in both word and deed. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/abraham_lincoln_conservative_and_pragmatist.html AmericanThinker:Post:161069 Lars Møller Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Bianco and Hilton Both Need To Win California’s Jungle Primary

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The candidates know a Republican can win only if both hold the top two spots in the jungle primary. Conservative voters need to vote accordingly. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/bianco_and_hilton_both_need_to_win_california_s_jungle_primary.html AmericanThinker:Post:161074 Robin M. Itzler Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Real Vrabel-Russini Scandal Is The Damage To Sports News Outlets

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In a world where the teams own the outlets, it’s not a good look when journalists and coaches are too tightly entwined. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/the_real_vrabel_russini_scandal_is_the_damage_to_sports_news_outlets.html AmericanThinker:Post:161073 Will O'Toole Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Demographic Eclipse Of Great Britain

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Great Britain, traditionally considered the anchor of western civilization, is facing an incomprehensibly tragic fate, determined to replace its people and commit cultural suicide. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/the_demographic_eclipse_of_great_britain.html AmericanThinker:Post:161067 Lars Møller Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Globalism Is Totalitarianism

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If globalism won’t stop killing citizens, citizens will be forced to kill globalism. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/globalism_is_totalitarianism.html AmericanThinker:Post:161054 J.B. Shurk Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The U.S. and China: IMF Caught in the Crossfire

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It remains to be seen whether state-led lending via institutions such as the IMF or China’s development banks will remain economically effective in the future.  ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/the_u_s_and_china_imf_caught_in_the_crossfire.html AmericanThinker:Post:161050 Thomas Kolbe Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Government Spending In America Is Completely Out Of Control

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The spending at the federal government is bad, but the taxing and spending in Democrat-run states is a more imminent disaster waiting to happen. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/government_spending_in_america_is_completely_out_of_control.html AmericanThinker:Post:161049 Allan J. Feifer Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Not A War Of Choice

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Despite the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the Democrat-media complex, the war with Iran is not a war of choice in any practical sense. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/not_a_war_of_choice.html AmericanThinker:Post:161047 Fletch Daniels Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 How did Antebellum Slaveholders Protect Slavery?

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For our first seventy years as an independent nation, slaveholding interests dominated our governmental institutions.  ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/how_did_antebellum_slaveholders_protect_slavery.html AmericanThinker:Post:161031 James D. Best Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Minimum Wage is Maximum Folly

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Advocates of minimum wage present the policy as a means to uplift low-income workers. But for more than a century, it has steadily produced outcomes starkly at odds with this goal.  ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/minimum_wage_is_maximum_folly.html AmericanThinker:Post:161030 Jim Cardoza Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400