A U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports is causing significant economic harm to Iran. The blockade is President Donald Trump’s main leverage toward forcing Tehran into a new nuclear accord. Still, Iran’s own closure of the Strait of Hormuz energy transit chokepoint continues to cause global economic harm. U.S. allies in Europe are suffering amid […]
PITTSBURGH — A sea of mostly black and gold — with a decent showing of Baltimore purple, Buffalo red, white, and blue, and Cleveland Brown — showed up in force Thursday in Pittsburgh for the NFL Draft, so much so that it broke the attendance record set in Detroit two years ago. “Pittsburgh, congratulations. You […]
A city’s true character is revealed in how it handles juvenile offenders. In Washington, D.C., recent years have shown a significant change in the prosecution of youth crime. Data from the D.C. Sentencing Commission, acquired through a Freedom of Information Act request, highlights these shifts. Let’s start with the statistics. In the last year of the […]
Every day, prosecutors across the country show up ready to do their jobs: enforce the law, protect communities, and hold offenders accountable. But when it comes to organized retail crime, they are increasingly confronting a sophisticated national and transnational criminal threat with inadequate tools designed for isolated local offenses. Organized retail crime has real consequences […]
Medicare Advantage is the way most Medicare recipients choose to get their coverage. That should impact nearly every public conversation about Medicare because debates that once sounded technical now land directly on the kitchen tables of millions of American seniors. If ever there was an issue that marries policy and politics, this is it. Medicare […]
In times of national crisis, communications are essential. Whether responding to a terrorist attack or a tragic natural disaster, first responders need a guaranteed method of connecting. That’s why few initiatives sit more squarely at the intersection of national security and public safety than FirstNet, a dedicated communications network for U.S. first responders and public […]
Washington is sending billions of dollars into Iraq while trying to contain Iran across the Middle East. Those two policies are colliding, and the United States is losing. For years, the U.S. has funneled billions of dollars into Iraq’s economy through oil revenue mechanisms tied to the Federal Reserve. The goal was stability: support Iraq’s […]
As the 250th anniversary looms, it is time to admit something. The American Revolution, however benign its consequences, was fueled by a conspiracy theory of QAnon proportions. The patriots, along with many British Whigs, convinced themselves that George III, that dim and dutiful dullard, was scheming to restore the monarchy to a level of autocratic […]
Tens of millions of Americans are one $6,000 debt away from financial ruin, as wages have failed to keep up with rising costs of living, leading to increased bankruptcy rates and a loss of trust in institutions.
The United Kingdom on Friday insisted on British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands after Reuters published a report stating that President Trump is mulling over reprisals toward NATO allies for not supporting the U.S. military offensive in Iran. An unnamed U.S. official told Reuters that an internal Pentagon email outlines options for the U.S. to...
The Justice Department has accused the SPLC of infiltrating extremist groups with paid informants, adding to years of leadership upheaval at the nonprofit.
