What value do you think the country needs most today? It is admittedly somewhat of an odd question, but the results from a recently published Gallup poll asking it are striking. “Honesty” was the top vote-getter at 34%, followed by “responsibility” at 32%, and “integrity” at 31%. These are all fine choices, and the country […]
On Sunday, 60 Minutes profiled Moussa Diawara, a deported Texas father of two. The segment sympathetically claimed he feared returning to Mali partly because he had converted to Christianity. It told viewers the Department of Homeland Security questioned his credibility, yet it never mentioned that his 2012 immigration application claimed he was gay and feared […]
You may think that Chicago is a haven of violent crime. But wouldn’t you feel silly to learn that some of those documented crimes were merely fabricated for the purpose of immigration fraud? A Chicago man by the name of Parth Nayi organized hundreds of fake robberies in Chicago to help noncitizens acquire immigration visas. […]
The House Freedom Caucus was founded in the hangover of the Tea Party movement, ostensibly to revolt against the fiscal moderation of then-House Speaker John Boehner, an Ohio Republican. So, I laughed out loud at the response a Freedom Caucus member gave me after asking him, eight days before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, what […]
Even the most neutral observer of international affairs can’t help but come to a glaring conclusion: President Donald Trump’s foreign policy is hurting right now. At the time of writing, the eight-month-old war in Iran that was supposed to end in an unquestioned U.S. military victory soon after it was launched remains in the doldrums. […]
Not long ago, the news was dominated by the claim that, during a political rally, President Donald Trump had “invited” Iran to attack two cities in California. Of course, Trump said no such thing. Instead, in his unartful way, he was arguing that higher gas prices were worth the price in order to ensure that […]
Remember when Europe was supposed to be the fairy tale promised land for American liberals? When President Donald Trump won in 2024, a certain class of American announced they were packing their bags for the continent’s gentler, wiser, more “civilized” shores. Celebrities declared America unlivable. Online threads filled with advice on digital nomad visas, and […]
On Oct. 27, the anniversary of Benito Mussolini’s March on Rome, the dictator’s great-grandson Romano Floriano Mussolini surged forward from his position at far-right back to score his first goal in Italy’s Serie A league for Lazio, the Rome club whose fans traditionally feel that Benito’s goals were, when you think about it, sadly misunderstood, […]
State Rep. James Talarico lobbied the Biden administration to create a federally funded corps of abortionists and to convert federal buildings into abortion clinics in Texas. Talarico called women “our neighbors with uteruses,” and said that there are six sexes. He argued during a legislative hearing that “denying a child’s gender identity” — that is, […]
The new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened at the end of September in South Los Angeles, after a more than eight-year construction process and failed attempts by the Star Wars creator who funded it to site it in Chicago or San Francisco. George Lucas, who co-founded the museum with his wife, Mellody Hobson, spent […]
A dramatic midterm campaign is in its final days. There have been internal party tensions, deeply controversial ads, and, famously, two Dan Sullivans in Alaska's Senate race. At the center of everything, of course, is President Trump. A House majority is widely assumed to be within Democrats’ grasp. The Hill’s data and polling partner, Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ),...
