The best indicator of the waning influence of the WASP is that most people no longer know who the term refers to. Stripped to its barest terms, “white Anglo-Saxon Protestant” could mean anyone from an Appalachian bootlegger to a recently naturalized citizen who grew up in the Cotswolds. But these disparate figures, while white, of […]
This week, on a Zoom call with some colleagues, I told the group that I have been traveling around Europe and the Caucasus since May. One of my colleagues responded with a flattering shout. Wow! she said. You’re not just a tourist, you’re a traveler! Which was gratifying, of course, but also made a complicated […]
Teachers unions suffered yet another deserved but embarrassing defeat this week. In Arizona, the state Supreme Court found that not only did unions fail to submit enough valid signatures to get their anti-school-choice proposition on the fall ballot, but they also broke the law by hiring felons to collect signatures. This is just the latest […]
Texas state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee in Texas, has widened his lead over his Republican opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, in a new poll. The results of the Texas Public Opinion Research (TPOR) survey, which were shared by The Texas Tribune on Tuesday, found Talarico had a 5 percentage-point advantage among...
Vice President Vance invoked the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) fiery defense of Brett Kavanaugh at the then-Supreme Court nominee's 2018 confirmation hearing during Graham’s memorial service at the Capitol on Tuesday. "What he saw happening to Kavanaugh was not a policy disagreement, it was character assassination,” Vance told a crowd that included a bipartisan...
A federal judge on Monday ordered President Trump to turn over financial documents to BBC from his trust, supporting claims that a poor documentary edit caused monetary damages for the leader. Judge Enjoliqué Aytch Lett granted BBC’s subpoena to review documents from the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust dating back to Jan. 1, 2023. Trump’s...
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith blasted President Trump for suggesting LeBron James is a potential “racist,” calling the president’s comments “disgusting.” Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Friday, Trump was asked to weigh in on the basketball careers of Michael Jordan and James after a reporter mentioned that James will sign with the...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News said that President Trump predicted a shift within the Democratic party towards Democratic socialism at its core. “This is the center of gravity for this party,” Bessent said. “President Trump when Mayor Mamdani came to The Oval in November, after he had...
President Trump has a busy schedule on Tuesday. To start the day, he's set to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky then Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House. Trump's relationship with Zelensky has warmed in recent weeks. Over the weekend, the Ukrainian leader noted his military attacked a Russian ship in the Caspian Sea...
The late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will be honored in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday morning ahead of his funeral service in Washington, D.C. Graham, who died July 11 at age 71 from an aortic dissection, was a staunch conservative and known war hawk. His dedication to fighting for Israel and Ukraine — including...
President Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday for the first time since Israel and the U.S. launched joint strikes on Iran at the end of February. Netanyahu called the meeting a “great honor” and a “great responsibility” in a statement shared on social media on Monday. The Israeli leader said...
Resistance to the AI vehicle surveillance systems operated by Flock Safety is growing on the right, invigorating privacy-conscious conservatives despite the company garnering praise from law enforcement for helping solve crimes. The dynamic is showcasing how conservative support for law and order is often in conflict with values on privacy — all while bringing up fears of...
