The United States is about to plunge into recession, pulling much of the world down with it. The tariffs announced by President Donald Trump on April 2 will reverse decades of rising wealth based on specialization and exchange, based on little more than his unfocused feelings. Announcing his new rates, the president claimed they were […]
There is an endless audience for the art of influence grifting, and influencer Paige Connell has found her niche: giving relationship “equity” advice. Truly, Connell’s antics reveal that she is just as unsatisfied with culture as the rest of us. A five-minute video filmed on Connell’s kitchen counter and titled “Why I considered divorcing my […]
“Sex is for fun. Embryo screening is for babies.” That’s one motto of industrial eugenicist Noor Siddiqui, whose company makes babies in a lab, investigates their genes, eliminates the undesirable ones, and implants the desirable ones. If you make babies the old-fashioned way, Siddiqui warned, you could curse your child with mental illness, obesity, brown […]
The Star Wars franchise has fizzled as a cultural phenomenon thanks to the contempt Disney has for the franchise and its fans. Actor John Boyega, who played Finn in the latest trilogy, has almost come around to this position. In 2020, Boyega voiced his frustrations with Disney for hyping up his character just to make […]
In 1759, British Adm. John Byng was executed by firing squad for “failing to do his utmost” to relieve Minorca, a Mediterranean island besieged by the French navy. This minor episode in the Seven Years’ War, known in these parts as the French and Indian War, inspired a scene in Voltaire’s satirical novel Candide. When the naif Candide […]
The Trump administration is ending legal status for more than 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, according to a notice posted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS said it would be rescinding “categorical parole programs for inadmissible aliens” from the listed countries and their immediate family members. It's the latest move...
A conservative former federal judge, J. Michael Luttig, said he believes President Trump is “declaring war” on the judicial system. Luttig, who was appointed by former President George H.W. Bush and served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1991 to 2006, criticized the president in an op-ed published Sunday in...
The White House is looking for corporate sponsorships for its upcoming Easter Egg Roll event, prompting ethics concerns, according to CNN. Sponsorships range from $75,000 to $200,000, with the promise of logo and branding opportunities, a report viewed by CNN found. The event began during the Rutherford B. Hayes administration in 1878 and has been...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) walked back his joke about Tesla stock dropping, saying he was “being a smart-a--.” “I have to be careful about being a smart-a--, I was making a joke,” Walz said. “These people have no sense of humor. They are the most literal people.” “My point was they’re all mad and...
Second lady Usha Vance is heading to Greenland to learn about the territory’s heritage, a move that follows President Trump’s claim that the U.S. should acquire it. Vance will travel to Greenland on Thursday with her son and a U.S. delegation until Saturday, her office announced. During the visit, the second lady will “visit historical...
President Trump said he thinks Lee Harvey Oswald killed former President John F. Kennedy and didn’t act alone. Trump spoke with Outkick radio host Clay Travis, where he was asked about the release of thousands of files related to the assassination. “Do you think Oswald killed JFK personally?” Travis asked. “I do, and I always...
House Democrats vying to flip control of the lower chamber in next year’s midterm elections may face a new challenge: the exodus of battleground incumbents seeking higher office. A number of vulnerable House Democrats are eyeing runs for the Senate or other offices in a handful of states around the country, including Michigan and Maine....
President Trump joked with Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy about “backdating” an NCAA March Madness bracket after the college tournament has seen several upsets. Trump spoke with reporters on Friday before leaving the White House to go to New Jersey to his golf club. “President Trump, did you fill out a NCAA March...
President Trump's anti-DEI executive actions have caused the United States Marine Band to cancel a concert with high schoolers, highlighting the importance of diversity in the military and the need to teach about discrimination, sexism and racism.
Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman (D) said Sunday that she is concerned about the Department of Education's disassembly in the wake of President Trump signing an executive order seeking to facilitate its elimination. “When I hear folks from Washington, they sound really out of touch with what's going on in the state and certainly in...
The big difference with Trump’s tariffs is that it is virtually impossible to predict their economic impact, since the size of the tariffs, their timing and the countries against which the tariffs will apply are unknown.
Republicans on Capitol Hill are staring down a key three-week stretch in their effort to enact President Trump’s ambitious tax agenda, with hopes that the House will be able to advance a compromise budget resolution at its conclusion to keep pace with the party’s aggressive timeline. Senate Republicans last month adopted a budget resolution for...
Border czar Tom Homan on Sunday said officials are "confident" that all the migrants on the deportation flights were Venezuelan gang members. Homan, during an interview on ABC's "This Week," reiterated that all the migrants on the flight were members of the gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), noting that multiple officials were confident in their...
