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Five More Questions with Stephen Kotkin: Can America Still Lead The World?

Stephen Kotkin on Iran, China, Ukraine, and America’s future.

Trump says Iran did not tell him it wanted to withdraw from talks, but it would be ‘fine’

President Trump said Iran has not informed him of their desire to quit peace negotiations over Israel's actions in Lebanon, but he said it is "fine if they're done talking."

Jerome Powell warns against meddling at Fed, says democratic institutions can be ‘torn down quickly’

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell took a parting shot at President Trump, warning that the central bank's independence was a "priceless asset" that must be defended.

Feds sell second Southwest waterfront property as part of Trump downsizing of government

A private developer is buying the Liberty Loan Building overlooking the Tidal Basin in Southwest Washington -- the second federal property sold under the Trump administration's government downsizing campaign.

Colorado elections clerk released from prison after governor commutes sentence

Tina Peters, the former clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Donald Trump, was released from prison Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado's Democratic governor into commuting her sentence.

Democrats defend Platner’s toxic masculinity because they don’t understand men

The inability of Democrats to understand male voters has ironically led to them constantly defending the toxic masculinity of Graham Platner in pursuit of political power. Platner, of Nazi death camp tattoo fame, has found himself embroiled in yet another scandal. This time, it’s the revelation from his wife that Platner had exchanged sexual messages with multiple […]

DC’s Historic Preservation Review Board is making housing unaffordable 

The iron stairs on many Capitol Hill residences may not have a functional use, but thanks to the city’s Historic Preservation Office, homeowners not only can’t remove them, but they must replace them if they improve their property, thus driving up construction costs, and housing costs, for everyone. Construction in Washington, D.C., takes more time […]

The myth of Green China

Environmentalism is often a Trojan horse for socialism, but socialism, it turns out, isn’t great for the environment. Command economies often harm the planet. Consider the legacy of the Soviet Union or Pol Pot. And look at modern-day China. Why this pattern? For one thing, when the political elite get control of the economy, they […]

More shoes to drop for Graham Platner?

Maine Democrats’ deeply-troubled U.S. Senate nominee-in-waiting, Graham Platner, is still considered the favorite in his bid to unseat moderate incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). Collins has defied the odds before, as we’ve noted previously, winning comfortably in 2020 even after every single public poll projected she’d lose. But this cycle is proving to be a […]

On This Day: Continental Congress finally commits to sending Gen. Washington the troops he’s lobbied for

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. June 1, 1776 After much deliberation, including a week of […]

Republicans should reject Trump’s ‘Sun King’ egotism

His blazing blonde hair notwithstanding, President Donald Trump is not actually a royal successor to the “Sun King” Louis XIV of France. But he increasingly acts like it. No, Trump does not pursue religious persecution as did Louis against Protestants. And in stark contrast to Louis, who regarded it as the centerpiece of his royal […]

GLP-1 market shows how Americans can get lower drug prices

More than 1 in 10 U.S. adults is currently taking a GLP-1 weight-loss drug. And these medicines are getting cheaper seemingly by the day. Since Wegovy launched, its list price has fallen from roughly $1,300 per month to between $300 and $500 per month. Similarly, Zepbound was once about $1,000 per month, but it now […]

Bernie Sanders has launched a war against AI and robotics

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has stumbled upon another horrific enemy that will destroy the working class unless it is stopped. He recently posted the following on X. “Jeff Bezos is seeking $100 billion to put robots into factories. Millions of manufacturing jobs — GONE. Driverless vehicle companies are expanding rapidly. Millions of transportation jobs — […]

Want to win the war on fraud? Pass the Republican reconciliation bill

It’s no secret that President Donald Trump is waging a war on fraud. But what no one’s talking about is that Congress has the unique opportunity to help the administration win this war. That’s the most important part of the skinny reconciliation bill that congressional Republicans are preparing to pass. While the bill is largely […]

Democrats continue to sit for Americans and stand for violent illegal immigrants at Delaney Hall

Democrats are lying about illegal immigration again. This time, they are doing it at Delaney Hall, an illegal immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey. It originally opened in 2000, when Bill Clinton was president. Between 2011 and 2017, during which Barack Obama was president for most of the duration, Delaney held illegal immigrant detainees. […]

Nicholas Kristof’s selective skepticism

Nicholas Kristof has a skepticism problem — he is least skeptical of the stories he most wants to be true. His recent New York Times column on alleged sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees reads less like reporting than advocacy dressed in journalistic clothing. He leaned on circular sourcing: nongovernmental organizations citing each other, testimony filtered […]

Can US and India forge a ‘big, beautiful’ energy deal?

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India produced much-needed diplomatic momentum, with more ground to cover on the energy front. Even with an Indian commitment to purchase $500 billion in American goods over the next five years, Rubio’s stated desire to supply “as much energy” as India is willing to buy appears to […]

Just what do lefties like Graham Platner have to do to get Democrats to condemn them?

There’s virtually nothing a left-wing candidate could say or do that would elicit condemnation from Democrats if doing so threatened their power.

Hey, Zohran: Your ‘new’ magic housing plan has been failing for decades

Programs that do all this are so old and tired that Mamdani’s Gen Z policy experts appear never to have heard of them, maybe...

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