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 4, 1776 In Philadelphia, the Second Continental Congress debates […]
In its technological dynamism, Israel underlines the striving ingenuity of its small 10.2 million-strong population and Jewish culture. As a close Israeli ally, the United States should seek mutual advantage from this talent. It bears noting, then, that the House Armed Services Committee has introduced legislation under the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act that would […]
Even amid conflict in Iran and rising gas prices, healthcare affordability remains a top voter concern. KFF reports that 64% of adults are worried about affording healthcare costs, including insurance, office visits, and prescriptions. Republicans looking for a cost-saving, pro-patient item for a “reconciliation 3.0” should start with one of the most obvious distortions in […]
Each day, millions of people pick up a prescription drug from their local pharmacy or mailbox. Most are affordable, with co-pays on average less than $7 for 90% of drugs. But for a growing number of patients, and the employers, unions, or programs such as Medicare that provide their drug coverage, the cost of some […]
Your bank account has less constitutional protection than your phone. That isn’t a rhetorical point. It’s the practical result of 50 years of Supreme Court doctrine, and the Arctic Frost investigation is what it looks like when the government uses that doctrine at full extension against sitting members of Congress. The Fourth Amendment required the […]
Every nation arrives, at intervals, at a threshold where it must choose between two definitions of itself — one open and one closed, one confident and one fearful — and Albania, a small country I have supported for the better part of my life, stands at such a threshold this week. The occasion is the […]
America is at an energy crossroads. For years, the Obama and Biden administrations layered on a steady stream of malicious regulations, permitting delays, and compliance mandates that made it harder to produce American energy. While President Donald Trump works to roll back much of that, the reality is that producers have spent decades trying to […]
Tuesday saw the usual first-week-of-June gaggle of state primary elections. It’s a feature of the American federal system that states choose when to hold primary and local elections. Back in the 1850s, as historian Roy Franklin Nichols noted, there was an election in all but one or two of the 24 months in the two-year […]
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has taken to one of his own news channels to deliver a broadside against flavored vaping products. This diatribe is remarkable for its flagrant contradictions, staggering lack of self-awareness, and complete lack of understanding about harm reduction. Bloomberg warns that the Food and Drug Administration’s recent authorization of flavored […]
As a parent whose children attended San Juan Unified schools in Northern California, I was stunned to learn that between 2022 and 2024, the district accepted nearly $360,000 from the Council on American-Islamic Relations. This was not a small donation quietly placed into a general education fund. An investigative report by Defending Education found that […]
Recent reports suggesting that Iraqi militias are preparing to disarm have generated optimism in Washington. If true, it would represent a significant step toward restoring state authority and reducing the influence of armed groups that have operated outside government control for years. The problem is there is little evidence that genuine disarmament is actually taking […]
