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Socialism’s growing appeal meets an awkward reality check on college campus

University of Michigan students offered over a dozen different definitions of socialism, reflecting a national confusion highlighted by Gallup polling.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—October 25

1957—No case is too easy for a liberal judicial activist to mess up. In Accardo...

The Earlobe and the Unborn Child

Virginia’s Question 1 would write a scientific falsehood into its Bill of Rights and...

Catholics’ First Amendment Rights Come Before the Supreme Court

A Colorado case shows how reliance on taxpayer funding can lead to religious discrimination....

For Europe to survive, it must go back to church

Two kinds of people are rioting these days in the City of Light — Parisians and parasites. The Parisians are high school kids frustrated that there’s no money in the budget to upgrade their crumbling schools. The parasites are a toxic mix of leftists, Palestinian sympathizers, and so-called anti-fascists attaching themselves to the legitimate protesters […]

For Europe to survive, it must go back to church

Two kinds of people are rioting these days in the City of Light — Parisians and parasites. The Parisians are high school kids frustrated that there’s no money in the budget to upgrade their crumbling schools. The parasites are a toxic mix of leftists, Palestinian sympathizers, and so-called anti-fascists attaching themselves to the legitimate protesters […]

If you love the NFL, read Peter King’s ‘The Game’

Peter King is one of America’s finest sportswriters. His passion for pro football, which was exemplified in his long-running Sports Illustrated column, “Monday Morning Quarterback,” and bestselling books such as Inside the Helmet, makes him a must-read for fans near and far. His stories about the NFL’s players, teams, owners, and personalities are vivid, descriptive, […]

Edward Hopper, flaws and all, sketched in new biography

The American artist Edward Hopper (1882-1967) was the strong, silent type. He considered himself a hermit and a loner. But he had a strong, not-so-silent wife who called him a blue-eyed Viking and sometimes a monster. His wife, the former Josephine Nivison (known as “Jo”), kept a diary for more than 35 years, recording most […]

‘Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson offers a new essay collection

Emily Wilson is a woman of twists and turns. The University of Pennsylvania classicist is perhaps most famous for being the first woman to publish an English translation of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, made even more famous by Director Christopher Nolan when he said it inspired his recent blockbuster adaptation. Now, though, Wilson is […]

Democrats are already planning their next regret

Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) will have served 30 years when he retires from the Senate this January, taking with him three decades of institutional knowledge and at least a little accumulated wisdom. The next generation of Senate Democrats should heed his valedictory warnings as he retires, but they probably will not, especially if the […]

LAUSD’s insane priorities: Lavish union deals, fewer school cops and bullies running wild

The Los Angeles Unified School District is staring at financial collapse. Its elected school board approved massive union contracts it couldn’t afford.

Pot Inc. is more than meets the red eye — the legal marijuana industry is versatile and still growing

Legal marijuana is a $50 billion industry that is only going to get bigger now that the feds made marijuana a Schedule 3 drug...

Despite Rob Bonta’s dastardly push to stop voter ID, there’s a simple way to get it passed

California is on the brink — of taking a simple step toward election security. 

Michael Goodwin: Bruce Blakeman says he’ll ‘shock the world’ and kick Kathy Hochul out of Albany

New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman says internal polls show a dead heat in his race against Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Energy abundance means a bright American future — if Dems don’t get in the way

Energy abundance means lower prices, a stronger economy, higher living standards and a better, richer future for every American, and the United States has...

Zohran Mamdani’s contempt for doing his job will cost him — and NYC

Mamdani’s pumped out video after video, while his staff has also recruited an army of social-media influencers to do the same thing, even as...

The real rebels of rock are those who ignore politics — or reach out

Rockers once proved their "rebel" credentials by trashing hotel rooms, scuffling with bandmates or having their way with as many groupies as possible. Sometimes...

New York’s union-loving Board of Regents is wrecking our schools — let’s scrap it

New York State’s education system is in steep decline. Enrollment is down, but spending is up, and academic results are either stagnant or declining....

Even a socialist like Mamdani can improve New York — here’s how

If quality of life transcends ideology, so should the fixes, even for a socialist like Mayor Zohran Mamdani. In a new Manhattan Institute paper,...

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