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Osama bin Laden’s Revenge

His manifesto is reaching a new generation of unmoored Americans.

The voters who care about Iran will turn out in November

The decision to use the vast military and economic power of the United States to destroy Iran’s ability to terrorize and intimidate its neighbors in the Middle East is by far the most consequential choice of President Donald Trump’s six years in office. Trump did fundamentally alter the future course of the U.S. Supreme Court […]

What Oren Cass’s new essay gets wrong about the economy

Oren Cass, founder and chief economist of American Compass, a Washington think tank, describes himself as a right-of-center conservative. In reality, his economic views align far more closely with those of the far left. In a Substack essay last week, Cass reiterates his support for President Donald Trump’s tariff regime, arguing that protectionism will spark a […]

Democratic Socialists of America and the risk of a new 9/11

Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. While al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is dead, the ideology he nurtured and cultivated is alive and well. Indeed, it is perhaps even more pervasive in Islamic societies than it was a quarter-century ago. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman slips into […]

Trump’s quiet jobs revolution

Friday’s jobs report offered something Americans have not seen much of lately: an economic surprise on the upside. Employers added 162,000 jobs in August, nearly triple what economists expected, while unemployment held steady at 4.1%. The numbers are hardly spectacular by themselves. But beneath the headline figure, the labor market has undergone a significant transformation […]

25 years after 9/11, we’re still fighting the last war

An institution that stops updating its threat model is getting ready for the next threat to take it by surprise.

New Hampshire emerges as potential Senate battleground

In today's issue: ▪ Final major Senate matchup set ▪ GOP midterm convention kicks off ▪ Smithsonian head announces retirement ▪ Countries cut off West Bank settlements New Hampshire is emerging as a key state to watch as the primary season wraps up, with Rep. Chris Pappas clinching the Democratic nod last night to face former Sen. John E....

Flock cameras and TSA searches are making our 4th Amendment a dead letter

The natural right to privacy is a fundamental human right that government needs to respect.

The Memo: Trump’s midterm convention presents GOP candidates with stark dilemma

The Trump-centric Republican midterm convention that kicks off Wednesday in Dallas is putting GOP candidates in a tight spot. On one hand, there are clear arguments in favor of attending the convention and wrapping themselves metaphorically in President Trump’s flag. Most GOP candidates want Trump’s backing and his blessing. He said last week he is...

Conservatives split over Trump plan to pay stay-at-home parents

A new proposal from the White House to expand childcare subsidies to cover stay-at-home parents is dividing conservatives. The idea is not a new one. The rule change the administration is pushing forward that would make married stay-at-home parents eligible for federal funding has been bandied about by think tank scholars and Republicans in Congress. It’s part...

Trump’s escalation of fight with Canada puts GOP Senate candidates in a vice

President Trump's escalation of the trade war with Canada is coming at a bad time for Senate Republican candidates, who are being put in the awkward place of having to defend the administration's economic record while having to push back against Trump's targeting of critical Canadian imports and companies. Trump got pushback from a loyal...

Republicans head to Dallas for first GOP midterm convention: What to know

The Republican National Committee's (RNC) midterm convention kicks off in Dallas on Wednesday, a first-of-its kind event aimed at helping Republicans buck President Trump's low approval numbers and defy historical midterm trends. The two-day event, billed by some as a "Trump-a-palooza," will host dozens of top speakers from the administration and Republican leadership, as well...

Shaheen wins Democratic primary for New Hampshire House seat left open by Pappas

Stefany Shaheen, a health tech entrepreneur and daughter of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), is projected to narrowly defeat state Democratic Party Vice Chair Maura Sullivan in the bitter Democratic primary for outgoing Rep. Chris Pappas’s (D-N.H.) seat with 90% of precincts reporting, according to Decision Desk HQ. Stefany Shaheen and Sullivan, a former top official at...

Charlotte food bank receives 270,000 eggs as part of NC Attorney General’s settlement with producers

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson (D) announced Tuesday that a Charlotte food bank received 270,000 eggs as part of his antitrust settlement with three of the country’s largest egg producers. Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte accepted the donation, after food banks in Raleigh and Winston-Salem received eggs last month. Five more...

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