The war in Iran has left 81 U.S. aircraft lost or damaged, which would cost $5.1 billion at full replacement prices, according to a Washington Times calculation using federal unit costs for 73 of them.
Pro-terrorist activist Mahmoud Khalil was asked by CNN the other day if he would condemn Hamas. He, of course, would not, calling the question “silly” and “disingenuous.” It is not “black and white,” he whined. Even if you oppose Israel’s reaction to the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, the answer is still black and white for […]
Why is populism, broadly defined, on the brink of historic victories around the world, while populism in the form of President Donald Trump’s Republican Party is poised to lose one or both houses of Congress in the United States? The troubles Trump’s Republicans face are not a mystery. It was always unlikely that Republicans would […]
Minnesota’s Democratic attorney general, Keith Ellison, recently told a partisan audience that he’s worried about his reelection prospects. He explicitly framed his race against a Republican challenger as a battle between good people and bigots. As he described the composition of November’s electorate, he asked, “Is the base of people who believe in freedom and […]
At first glance, the Make America Healthy Again movement has seemed like an awkward addition to the American Right. A movement focused on food safety, chemical additives, microplastics, and the health risks of industrial agriculture sounds like something progressive — the latest big government attempt to protect people from themselves. But there’s more — or […]
The Republican Party increasingly depends on young men for political relevancy and should stay in their good graces if it wants to survive beyond 2030. Instead, mainstream Republicans continue to express outright disdain for young men, exemplified by a new ad from Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR). The spot touts her state’s efforts to comply […]