On Sept. 15, federal Judge John Tharp in Chicago handed down a ruling that will shape what homes American buyers can find online. Almost no one outside the industry noticed. Tharp denied Zillow’s request to block Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) from enforcing its listing rules, dissolved an earlier restoration of Zillow’s access to Chicago-area […]
Since the founding era, Alexander Hamilton has had both committed defenders and passionate detractors. His detractors have dismissed him as elitist and antidemocratic; a mouthpiece for the rich and well-born, despite Hamilton’s own humble origins; and a militarist. Today, conservatives and libertarians often dismiss him as an anti-free-trade protectionist and the forefather of national industrial […]
On one hand, the Texas economy is a thing of beauty, a thrilling example of free enterprise at work. Its GDP sits at nearly $3 trillion, just trailing California’s and larger than Italy’s. Texas is home to at least 57 Fortune 500 company headquarters, more than any other state. Texas’s economy is booming for many […]
My brother and I were almost barred from the Montgomery Mall for life. We were about 10 and 12 years old, visiting my grandparents in Bethesda, Maryland. As I recall it, Mike and I were first busted for going up a down escalator, and soon thereafter, the same security officer caught us riding down a […]
When Roy Cohn died of AIDS in 1986, Donald Trump was among the few to attend his burial at Union Field Cemetery in Queens. He also attended Cohn’s public memorial later that year in Manhattan, along with Rupert Murdoch, George Steinbrenner, Barbara Walters, and William F. Buckley. Apart from his legions of well-connected friends and […]
Every spring, Peter Santenello’s parents would have a dump truck come down their long driveway, deep in the Vermont countryside, to unload a fresh pile of sand for their young son’s enjoyment. Santenello would spend hours creating sand roads for his toy trucks, his vast network of roadways weaving through the forest and fields surrounding […]
At a certain age, everyone you know starts going through things. That’s the phrase we use — “He’s going through something” — and I’ve noticed it’s deployed the same way regardless of what’s actually happening. We say a hushed, slightly ceremonial “She’s going through things,” which could mean anything from a divorce to a diagnosis […]
Are the “Nones” rising? I love a good contrarian take, especially one that challenges my understanding of the world, which is why I was eager to pick up a copy of Byron R. Johnson and Thomas S. Kidd’s The Death of Religion?: Nones, Others, and the Flourishing of Faith. Johnson, a sociologist of religion at […]
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL), who has declared herself a “proud anchor baby,” is not the first Democrat to introduce legislation that would abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. But her Reimagining Safety Act is the most comprehensive. Voters should pay close attention to its details because they offer a preview of how Democrats could […]
President Trump late Saturday boasted about the U.S. economy while accusing news outlets of "fake news" amid his battle over media coverage at the White House and of his administration. "We have the BEST FINANCIAL NUMBERS EVER, and the FAKE NEWS MEDIA refuses to report them!!!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. When asked on Saturday...
(NEXSTAR) -- From a nor'easter on the East Coast to more hurricanes headed toward Hawaii, severe weather is making an impact on the United States this weekend. East Coast The governors of New York, Kathy Hochul (D), and New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill (D), both announced Friday they would declare states of emergency ahead of this...
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) has emerged as one of the most closely watched contenders in the initial polling for the 2028 Democratic primary. But one factor strategists say could be a challenge for the Georgia senator is his religion. Amid party tensions over Israel and the war in Gaza, Ossoff's rise is pushing an uncomfortable question to the...
The Supreme Court’s liberal justices keep dissenting, but they also are seeing some progress on one front as the Trump administration floods the court with emergency appeals. During recent talks to judges and law students, Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson both welcomed their colleagues’ increasing willingness to pen opinions publicly explaining their fast-track...
The key moment of President Trump’s week did not come at the state dinner with Chinese premier Xi Jinping nor as the two leaders toured the National Archives. It came instead on social media. On Thursday afternoon, Trump proclaimed the arrival of Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, as “magnificent” but bemoaned the sparsity of...
