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December 23, 2025

[The Leonine pivot]
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THE LEONINE PIVOT
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There’s a joke (or perhaps a coping mechanism) among more
traditional Catholic circles that embracing ignorance about the goings
on in the Holy See and regarding the pope is good for the soul and
reminiscent of the “medieval piety” cultivated by illiterate
peasants who faithfully attended Mass centuries ago but knew nothing
of church governance […]

[Will Trump’s Gaza coalition repeat Bush’s Afghanistan and
Lebanon mistakes?]
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WILL TRUMP’S GAZA COALITION REPEAT BUSH’S AFGHANISTAN AND LEBANON
MISTAKES?
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President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio want to
create a new coalition to staff an International Stabilization Force
for Gaza. The idea is simple: To replace or unwind Hamas‘s rule in
Gaza, an international force will assume control for security.
Trump’s peace plan also requires Hamas’s disarmament, which, given
Hamas’s dependence on […]

[Sorry, America, but sunrise will keep getting later for two
weeks]
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SORRY, AMERICA, BUT SUNRISE WILL KEEP GETTING LATER FOR TWO WEEKS
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Sunday, Dec. 21, had the least daylight of the year in the Northern
Hemisphere. In Washington, D.C., there were 9 hours, 26 minutes, and
18 seconds of daylight, about 2 seconds less than the day before or
than on Monday. Being the winter solstice, Sunday was also the day
when the sun was lowest in […]

[Deadbeat Newsom passes loan cost off to California businesses]
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DEADBEAT NEWSOM PASSES LOAN COST OFF TO CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES
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We may never run out of signs that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is an
utterly incompetent executive who belongs nowhere near power. The
latest is that he has not repaid a federal pandemic unemployment loan,
effectively creating a new California tax on jobs. During the 2020
pandemic, the Trump administration provided loans to states to […]

[Beyond Elf and Die Hard: The most underrated Christmas movies]
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BEYOND ELF AND DIE HARD: THE MOST UNDERRATED CHRISTMAS MOVIES
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You know Elf (2003) and Love Actually (2003), The Holiday (2006)
and Die Hard (1988), and It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). But do
you recall any of the most underrated Christmas movies of all? Holiday
cinema has become a remarkably rigid and reliable canon, and if you
haven’t seen any of the golden age classics such as It’s
a Wonderful Life (1946) or White Christmas (1954), then stop
reading and […]

Benefit from insider coverage on all issues,
with the Washington Examiner Magazine.

[Hamas weapons and West Bank chaos risk breaking Trump’s peace
plan]
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HAMAS WEAPONS AND WEST BANK CHAOS RISK BREAKING TRUMP’S PEACE PLAN
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A ceasefire is just about holding, but the second phase of President
Donald Trump‘s peace plan between Israel and Hamas is fraying under
two pressure points. The first and most preeminent problem is
Hamas’s refusal to surrender its heavy weapons in Gaza. The
expanding influence of far-right Israeli settler interests in the West
Bank poses […]

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