Here are some questions for reporters to ask New York City’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani at his next news conference. They might help clarify his statement on Oct. 7, 2023, which hijacked the memory of the murders of innocent Israelis so he could bang the drum for his favorite cause. Perhaps he was simply misunderstood. These […]
Last month, I argued in these pages that the Houthis had handed President Donald Trump leverage over China. Here is what it bought. The Houthis did not close the Bab el Mandeb to the world. They closed it to one country. In July, they declared a blockade of Saudi shipping. In September, they seized the […]
Lost in the cacophony of commentary on the U.S. war on Iran is a brilliant opening gambit that Vice President JD Vance recently proffered as an off-ramp for the U.S. war on Iran: Washington would have no objection to a peaceful Iran nuclear energy program that included domestic uranium enrichment levels that were below the […]
“They blew the hell out of Bahrain.” That was acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao’s assessment last month of the damage Iranian missiles have done to Naval Support Activity Bahrain — the base inside the Persian Gulf that served for decades as the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet. He wasn’t exaggerating. Two weeks earlier, the […]
“Medicare for All” is enjoying a political resurgence. A KFF poll released last week found that two-thirds of Americans support a national health plan — the highest level since the organization began asking about the idea in 2017. But enthusiasm falls when Americans confront some of the trade-offs. Just 24% still support “Medicare for All” […]
As a physician, a judge, and a political animal, I know a blockage when I see one. In medicine, when a patient’s system is completely backed up, tense, taking in tons of input but absolutely locked up when it comes to any outward movement, we call it constipation. Lately, looking at our foreign policy with […]
Polls show that healthcare is high on the list of voter concerns. Right now, that’s bad news for Republicans. Democrats are running ads accusing Republicans of cutting Biden-era subsidies for prescription drugs for the elderly and disabled on Medicare and cutting Biden-era subsidies for people who buy their own health insurance coverage. Fortunately, there is […]
Are Democratic governors playing politics with education? Of course they are. What else explains a governor refusing to join a program that costs his state nothing, gives his students free scholarships, and pulls new money into the state for tutoring, textbooks, and special-needs services? On Thursday, the Treasury Department and the IRS issued proposed regulations […]
President Joe Biden’s record on border security is so bad that his own party members regard it as toxic. Even far-left candidates such as James Talarico call themselves “border security” Democrats so as to distance themselves, if possible, from the abject failure of their past leader. But as bad as Biden’s policies were at the […]
In today's issue: ▪ Debate night in South Carolina ▪ Russia deal faces backlash ▪ DOJ investigating news outlets ▪ Mike Johnson’s uncertain future Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and her Democratic opponent Annie Andrews went head-to-head Sunday night for their first and likely only debate in a contest that favors the GOP but looks increasingly...
Institutions built to resolve constitutional crises are only as strong as the trust people place in them. So what happens when the media actively work to undermine them?
Staring down a midterm Election Day that is looking increasingly bleak for Republicans, GOP candidates and President Trump are turning to major names in sports for a jolt of energy and publicity. Several current and former pro athletes in recent weeks have stumped for Republicans on the campaign trail or introduced GOP hopefuls to crowds...
Politicians eyeing a White House run typically utter the words “I'm not interested” in running for president. Much of the time, the politicians inevitably jump into the race. And sometimes — as was the case with Barack Obama when he famously declared in 2006 that he “will not” run for president — they win. But...
