From Wisconsin's toss-up race to Kansas Republicans' best flip opportunity, these governor races could decide which party holds a majority of statehouses.
Cook County Circuit Judge Cynthia Ramirez posted two words about a federal law enforcement agency on social media: “F*** ICE.” Ramirez is a sitting judge. Yet, as of this writing, the Illinois bar associations that demanded Judge James R. Brown’s removal over political commentary he wrote while retired have expressed no comparable public concern. Illinois […]
At this moment, the Lebanese government is participating in negotiations that may open the way to peace, greater stability, and the disarmament of Hezbollah. This direction enjoys significant support among Lebanese citizens across sectarian lines. Yet when we, as citizens, publicly support the same position adopted by our own government, we are threatened and punished. […]
There is a quiet, coordinated campaign underway to reshape American energy policy. It is being waged not by voters or their elected representatives, but by a small network of activist lawyers, blue-state officials, and anonymous donors. They have figured out that what they cannot win at the ballot box, they might extract from a courtroom. […]
JEANNETTE, Pa. — Nearly 263 years ago this August, Col. Henry Bouquet marched a relief column into a stand of oak and hickory forest west of Fort Ligonier and fought one of the most consequential battles of the colonial frontier. Most Americans have never heard of the battle, nor will they visit its grounds. But […]
We are in a moment of profound change around trade, onshoring, and supply chain resilience that is remaking the global economic and political order. These discussions are long overdue. However, as the United States reconsiders how it engages with the world, American policymakers must ensure that they do not inadvertently restrict access to affordable medicines […]
My acupuncturist is a bit of a contrarian. When I complain of a stiff neck or lower back pain, she smiles and reaches for my left hand. Needles are placed in my fingers, wrist, and elbow. Forty minutes later, the pain is mostly gone despite her never once touching my neck or back. Geopolitics works […]
As he first announced the terms of the memorandum of understanding with Iran, deceptively so, Vice President JD Vance flippantly told Megyn Kelly that if the 60-day negotiations with Iran failed, “the straits are still open … and … really, you know, we can get on with our lives as a country.” If only that […]
As a retired U.S. Army General officer who spent decades confronting terrorism and helping to build security partnerships around the world, I learned one simple lesson: you do not defeat terrorists by depriving your partners of the tools they need to fight them. Accordingly, I am very surprised to see efforts in Congress to condition […]
The Iranian crisis has dominated the headlines for months. But discussion of Iran has become narrowly focused on geopolitical tensions related to oil exports, military conflict, and the persistent threat of the regime’s pursuit of nuclear weapons capability. Far less attention has been paid in the West to the plight of the Iranian people in […]
Washington has an unfortunate habit of picking winners and losers. Congress should resist doing so again. President Donald Trump’s supplemental budget request asks Congress to spend roughly $1 billion to restore full pension benefits for about 5,700 former salaried employees of Delphi whose pensions were reduced when their plan was terminated. Supporters portray the proposal […]
California Forever’s vision for a safe, affordable, and sustainable Bay Area community is laudable. Founded by Czech-born Jan Sramek and backed by Silicon Valley billionaires, the company bought vast tracts of Solano County farmland to build a new city under a single master plan, bypassing the region’s usual maze of restrictive zoning, rezoning fights, and […]
