George Washington was the father of our nation, a man seemingly cast from marble whose service, both in wartime and as president, made both its existence and survival possible. John Adams was his stubborn successor, celebrated years later for being a charming malcontent. Thomas Jefferson was the wordsmith of the Revolution. James Madison was its […]
It is clear by now that the end of the Cold War and the period of relative peace, globalization, and prosperity that ensued after the collapse of the USSR and its satellites was no end of history. Instead, the United States sat briefly alone at the helm of the world order, where it made a […]
President Donald Trump would be justified in striking a $700 million deal to sell jet aircraft engines to the Turkish air force. But he would make a serious strategic error if he sold F-35 stealth fighter jets to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government. Asked Wednesday about the possibility of doing so, Trump said Erdogan “really […]
I was in Paris last week for a party to celebrate the wedding anniversary of old friends. I know that’s a polarizing sentence to read. People hear “Paris,” and they quickly feel as though they need to have an opinion. Sometimes it’s: Paris? In June? With all of those tourists? And sometimes it’s: Lotta snobby, […]
Let’s put this in language Gavin Newsom can understand: Setting murderers free doesn’t work out well for presidential candidates. That advice seems urgent in...
To lefties driving today’s Democratic Party, it’s not “democracy” unless it’s hard-wired to let them run roughshod — and when their power-grab schemes run...
California families are struggling to afford housing, electricity, insurance, gasoline, groceries, childcare — and now even diapers. Gavin Newsom’s answer? A government-branded box of...
The Issue: Mayor Mamdani’s support for the protesters at the riot outside Park East Synagogue. Your article on the anti-Israeli mob attacking police officers...
THE JD-MARCO 2028 QUESTION POPS UP AGAIN. We’re in the midst of another round of speculation about the 2028 Republican presidential race. What does it mean? A year ago, talk about the contest focused on one person only: Vice President JD Vance. He was a zillion points ahead in the polls and had been (pretty much) […]