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This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—August 25

2013—Ah, yes, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, champion of judicial restraint.  Two months after providing the fifth vote to invalidate the federal Defense of Marriage...

Clarence Thomas, Going Further by Standing Alone

Senator Ted Cruz reflects on Justice Thomas’s extraordinary character.

The Pointless Trade War with Canada

Our country’s close friendship with its resource-rich and strategically located northern neighbor is going to take a long time to repair.

Why Democrats Can’t Moderate on Abortion

The party’s embrace of ‘access’ as the ultimate goal of abortion policy leaves no room for moderation.

Trump Launches Another (Trade) War

Plus: Harry and Meghan self-deport. 

How democratic socialists dodge the reality of Communist dystopia

Megan Romer, a national co-chairwoman of the Democratic Socialists of America, has drawn attention for her refusal to call Cuba a dictatorship. Instead, she claims that “Cubans have access to their democracy in a way that we do not.” Romer additionally opposes continued U.S. military assistance to Ukraine, saying that the DSA “do not believe […]

An ‘Islamic NATO’ is born — Trump would be foolish to ignore it

For decades, whenever the Middle East faced a major security crisis, regional leaders looked toward Washington. That instinct is beginning to change. On Aug. 7, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement. Its central commitment is unmistakably modeled on NATO: An armed attack against one member will be treated as an […]

The US-Canada trade war is lose-lose

A U.S. tariff is an import tax, ultimately paid by U.S. consumers, as importers cannot absorb much, or any, of the tax. Likewise, a Canadian tariff is an import tax ultimately paid by Canadians. President Donald Trump’s threats of 50% tariffs on goods we purchase from Canada have turned into reality. Canada decided to tax Canadians […]

Trump didn’t abandon Ukraine — he just forced Kyiv to play to win

Traditional foreign policy experts look at Eastern Europe and see a frozen crisis. They look at the map and see standard troop positions and old treaties. To them, the deadlock cannot be broken. But Washington is looking at the board differently. To understand the current American strategy toward NATO and the Russia-Ukraine war, we have […]

Billionaire investor: US Treasury buybacks hurt credibility

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller on Monday criticized the Treasury Department’s buyback expansion plan, arguing it represents an artificial attempt to interfere in the bond market.  In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, Druckenmiller noted bond yields dipped after the Treasury unveiled the plan on Wednesday but rose back to their previous levels the next day....

Location isn’t everything: The science of flexible work

Researchers studying nearly 165,000 employees across more than 73,000 U.S. firms found that the satisfaction advantage linked to remote work largely faded after accounting for workplace culture, trust in management, communication, professional development and compensation.

Trump: French language not a factor in Canada trade talks

President Trump said on Tuesday that Canada’s French language requirements are not a factor in the escalating trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa, contradicting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.  “I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French! In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing," Trump wrote on Truth Social....

A MAGA plot to keep power in Congress if they lose the election?

He will scare them away from the polls by posting federal agents at their voting places or discouraging them by disparaging mail-in ballots.

Trump eyes changing Lake Ontario name amid trade war with Canada

President Trump said Tuesday that his administration is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, amid the trade war between the U.S. and Canada. “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario...

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