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This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—February 3

1988—By a vote of 97-0, the Senate confirms President Reagan’s nomination of Ninth Circuit judge Anthony M. Kennedy to fill the seat of retiring...

We All Know Why Trump Is Closing the Kennedy Center for Renovations

Plus: The insufferable politics of the Grammys and the Oscars.

The God-Awful Homeless Deaths in Mamdani’s New York City

So much for the ‘warmth of collectivism.’

Who Is Going to Pay for San Francisco’s Reparations Program?

Mayor Daniel Lurie signed an ordinance establishing a privately funded reparations program — but no major donors have stepped up.

Body-armor vs. briefcase immigration enforcement

Illegal immigrants arrested in high-profile Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere, criminals or not, have no right to be here and no grounds for complaint. Responsibility for the violence in Minnesota is widely shared. First, former President Joe Biden’s administration, which lawlessly let in 8 million to 10 million illegal immigrants, who […]

In the rush to hold insurers to account, don’t forget about hospitals

When asked to account for the skyrocketing cost of health coverage before two House committees last Thursday, the chief executives of five of America’s largest health insurance companies pointed fingers. Don’t look at us, they said. Look at hospitals and drugmakers. It was a plainly self-serving argument, of course. But there’s a kernel of truth in it. […]

Trump is finally advancing long-sought US goals in Cuba and Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio does not mince words, especially on Latin America. When asked by Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) whether he’d rule out regime change in Cuba during a recent Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Rubio did not hesitate. “I think we would love to see that regime there change,” he said. While Schatz and […]

How Democrats game the census for power

At the 68th Grammy Awards, a day before Groundhog Day, singer Billie Eilish spied her shadow in a spotlight beam and predicted endless Hollywood posturing on illegal immigration.  “No one is illegal on stolen land,” Eilish said, offering a neat epigrammatic falsehood about the United States that is catching on. But it’s a boneheaded analysis, […]

Why America’s 250th misses the point

The United States is preparing to commemorate her semiquincentennial on July 4. For those challenged by history, this date will be 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed. Fireworks will burst, speeches will be delivered, and messaging will tell Americans that the nation sprang fully formed from Philadelphia in the summer of 1776. […]

A new jazz orchestra with Kurt Elling comes to Washington

American culture still produces great things. The Music Center at Strathmore, a gorgeous concert and arts venue just outside of Washington, is preparing for a premier performance by its new in-house, 17-piece Strathmore Jazz Orchestra. The band, led by conductor and composer Daniel Jamieson, will make its debut on Friday, Feb. 13, performing with Grammy-winning vocalist Kurt Elling. […]

The Lemon indictment is what equal justice looks like

Disgraced former-CNN anchor Don Lemon said he “will not be silenced” after a Minnesota grand jury indicted him for violating the First Amendment rights of worshipers in St. Paul last week. Naturally, no one is trying to silence the man, as much as any reasonable person would love it if he shut up. What the […]

Man who falsely claimed to shoot Charlie Kirk faces up to 15 years in prison

George Zinn, accepted a plea deal as he faced charges of obstruction of justice and sexual exploitation of a minor.

National Parks Service to remove invasive ‘salt cedar’ trees from Big Bend National Park

From Feb. 12-28, park resource crews will cut down tamarisk trees in the area and then treat the stumps with the herbicide triclopyr. The National Parks Service said in a Jan. 27 news release that it will remove invasive trees in Big Bend National Park, along the Rio Grande and the park's hot springs area.

Savannah Guthrie calls for prayers for missing mother: ‘Bring her home’

“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie is calling for prayers as the search continues for her missing mother. Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing on Sunday morning after she did not show up for church near Tucson, Ariz. In an Instagram post on Monday evening, the NBC host asked her followers to “please pray” for the return...

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