A day or two ago, a political polling company named Wedgewood Polls admitted that its election data was entirely fake. The company posted a statement online explaining that it made up its numbers to see if anyone would notice. This trick worked completely. Major news organizations and polling websites such as The New York Times, […]
The NATO alliance is history’s most successful defensive partnership. It retains high value for the United States. But not all NATO allies are made equal. Some allies won’t adequately commit resources or military forces to deter common enemies. Their number includes Belgium, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, and Spain. The six million people of Denmark […]
AIPAC is changing the way it participates in American elections. The pro-Israel organization said this week that it will stop issuing candidate endorsements, making direct PAC contributions, and earmarking donations for candidates. Its affiliated super PAC, United Democracy Project, will continue operating, and AIPAC says it will expand organized giving directly from individual members. In […]
Illinois Republican Party chairman warns Chicago's 12-language ballot system is "big city virtue signaling" that creates oversight gaps for election judges.
For more than three decades, Jerry Nadler has represented Manhattan’s West Side in Congress. Seventeen terms. When he announced his retirement, he didn’t step aside and let voters decide who should come next. He chose for them. He endorsed his former aide and protégé, Micah Lasher, and then told the New York Times he didn’t […]
As a lifelong Philadelphia 76ers fan, I had mixed emotions when the team signed NBA superstar LeBron James as a free agent over the summer. On one hand, he is an immense NBA talent and megastar, and this kind of thing doesn’t happen to the Sixers franchise, ever. And even though he is in the […]