A $95,000 airplane. A six-pack of Budweiser. Thirteen years of litigation. The Supreme Court agreed to hear Jouppi v. Alaska, and if you want to understand why the Excessive Fines Clause exists, you won’t find a cleaner teaching case. Ken Jouppi has flown bush routes across Alaska for decades, the kind of work that keeps […]
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s bogus threat against Israel’s prime minister revealed something essential about his political career — and even more about his sycophants. When Mamdani promised to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu should he set foot in the United States, only to admit that this would be both impossible and illegal just days later, his fan […]
The announcement of the proposed U.S. agreement to help build Saudi Arabia’s civilian nuclear energy program on July 22, in the midst of the U.S. war on Iran, indicates that both Washington and Riyadh have concluded, from the perspectives of their respective vital national interests, it’s time for a reset of the 80-year-old U.S.-Saudi strategic […]
The regulation of insider trading by members of Congress and other government officials should be abandoned in favor of rules that apply equally to all sources of income. After writing about it for almost 10 years, I’m convinced that opposition to any insider trading is ultimately motivated by two pernicious commitments: (1) a lack of […]
As Washington assesses the economic and strategic costs of its conflict with Iran, one part of the calculation has received too little attention: A stable, free, and globally connected Iran could become one of America’s most consequential economic and strategic opportunities in the Middle East. The fall of the Islamic Republic and the establishment of […]
Two 19-year-olds, born thousands of miles apart, had their futures stolen by the same organization. First Lt. Tyler James Feehan, Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, and Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton were the four U.S. service members killed by the IRGC in the Middle East. Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, at just 19 years old, was […]
The Trump administration’s decision to help Saudi Arabia develop a nuclear enrichment program has set off a firestorm. But with the right set of conditions, it could advance American interests in the Middle East. On July 22, the White House announced that it had approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that would provide the kingdom […]
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) is “fomenting hate” after the mayor accused the prime minister of being a war criminal. “Look at what he's doing. He's fomenting hate. He's supposed to be the mayor of all New Yorkers, Jews, Christians, Muslims, everyone,” Netanyahu told Fox News’s Maria...
Senate conservatives led by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) are calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to cancel the August recess so that they can debate the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election reform bill that President Trump has made his No. 1 legislative priority. Tweeting at Thune, Lee warned on social media last...
Iran said Monday that it controls the Strait of Hormuz after a pause in strikes in the war over the weekend. Reuters noted that multiple state media outlets in Iran, citing an unidentified source, reported that Tehran had forced back six ships trying to go through the strait on Monday without clearance from the Middle...
Those who most covet the job of attorney general may not be worthy to have it. The best candidates are willing to resign from the department in its defense.
