President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. and China have "made great strides" after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House.
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have offered friendly public displays during Xi’s state visit to Washington. Once again, however, the Chinese delegation traveling with Xi has shown its practiced disdain for local customs and etiquette. This impoliteness reflects the Chinese Communist Party’s demand for absolute loyalty to Xi and its respect only […]
Throughout American history, there have been moments when building on an enormous scale has been a national necessity. Think of how the New Deal brought electricity to rural communities, or how two decades later, Dwight Eisenhower launched the Interstate Highway System, one of the largest public-works projects in our nation’s history. We are entering another […]
The Sept. 30 deadline for Iraq’s militias to surrender their weapons is approaching, and Baghdad is already looking beyond it. That should surprise no one. The problem was never the date on the calendar. The problem is whether the Iraqi government has the power to disarm organizations that have spent years embedding themselves in the […]
It’s United Nations General Assembly high-level week, and you know what that means: high-level dignitary pageantry, high-level meetings on sensitive issues, high-level decision-making for universal matters, and high-level hate against one particular nation. There’s nothing quite like the chance to dunk on the Jewish state to bring the dysfunctional global family together. And there’s certainly […]
With the Supreme Court’s new term beginning in October, it will hear disputes over semiautomatic rifles, voter registration, and climate change. The subjects have little in common, but each presents a question at the heart of originalism. Will the justices apply the Constitution and laws as written, or reshape them to reach a preferred result? […]
This week, President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, days after Anthropic’s Dario Amodei asked the industry to slow down, and the president called the whole idea a hoax. Neither leader is expected to entertain a pause, and on that point, both are right. Scientific discovery cannot be halted. Where […]
When people write about inner-city public schools, they like to use fun metaphors such as “the 3 R’s” or “an apple for the teacher.” But let’s skip the metaphors, because the majority of children who attend inner-city public schools have no idea what metaphors are. Let’s just tell the truth. Inner-city public schools suck. They […]
I attended Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address at the United Nations, expecting a contentious speech. What stayed with me was the decision by some delegates to leave before hearing what he had to say. My objection is straightforward: Governments that demand explanations from Israel should be willing to sit through one. Taking a seat […]
Before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could make Israel’s case to the United Nations on Thursday, scores of diplomats got up and left. They did not walk out after hearing his defense of Israel’s conduct in Gaza. They walked out before hearing it. The timing was almost too perfect. For nearly three years, a familiar […]
The U.N. General Assembly 81 arrived in New York under the theme of restoring trust and managing transformation. By the opening of the General Debate, the institution’s own president had offered a sharper diagnosis. Speaking about artificial intelligence, Khalilur Rahman warned that the United Nations was falling further behind each day. That may have been […]
My wife and I moved from New York City to Burlington, Vermont, approximately 11 years ago for her medical residency. We’re raising two kids in a beautiful city where you could once leave your doors unlocked. But in June 2020, during the defund-the-police movement and while we were experiencing an influx of new people, the […]
Kallie Humphries is a three-time Olympic gold medalist who went through multiple rounds of fertility treatments before her son was born. It was the culmination of her lifelong wish to become a mother, a journey that ultimately led to $70,000 in medical expenses, more than three times what she had anticipated it would cost. Humphries’ […]
Americans know how much they pay in income, property, and sales taxes. When they receive a paycheck, it is broken down to show exactly how much goes toward Social Security, Medicare, and other taxes. While these costs are transparent, what people don’t see and can’t easily keep track of is how much they pay each […]
Former NFL players Colin Kaepernick and Ryan Clark can’t stop talking about slavery and racism. It’s the latest race-baiting sermon by two of the most divisive, left-wing, bigoted names in professional sports. Never in the history of the world have two men who owe their current socio-economic status, fame, and fortune to a professional sports […]
