After battling with Democrats and teacher unions, Texas conservatives are celebrating the successful launch of what is likely to become the largest school-choice program in the country.
New GOP legislation would give parents direct payments from Title I funds when schools close for extended periods, allowing families to choose alternative options.
For generations, communities in Southeast Asia have used the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa — kratom — brewed as a drink to relieve pain and steady mood. Its principal alkaloids, mitragynine and the more potent 7-hydroxymitragynine, act on opioid receptors and produce analgesic effects. Kratom has since gained a significant presence in the United States, where consumers […]
For six decades, Washington has waged a War on Poverty with ever‑increasing sums of money. According to the House Budget Committee, federal means‑tested welfare spending now exceeds $1 trillion a year, with more than $12 trillion projected over the next decade. When counted as income for recipients, all that spending has reduced poverty, even as […]
The success of Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. air and missile campaign being waged jointly with Israel against Iran, depends on two things: precision weapons and accurate intelligence. Pentagon shortages of cutting-edge ordnance, which is expensive and inherently slower to replace than is commonly understood, are already causing concerns. If this operation continues longer than […]
It is clear that the Iran-backed Hamas attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, were a blunder of epic proportions for the Islamic regime. Many of history’s great military disasters center on a major tactical error. The Romans at the Battle of Cannae and Napoleon’s invasion of Russia failed spectacularly because leadership underestimated a presumably inferior […]
Over the weekend, joint U.S.-Israeli air and missile strikes began against the Islamic Republic of Iran. These strikes have, thus far, inflicted grave damage, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and many other senior officials. Iran’s fourth-rate navy has been mostly sunk, too. Tehran’s already limited conventional military capacity has also been significantly eroded. However, the […]
Virginia Democrats, including Gov. Abigail Spanberger, are again refusing to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials who want to deport a violent illegal immigrant who recently murdered a Fairfax County mother in cold blood. This is not the first time anti-ICE Democrats have gotten innocent people killed, and it won’t be the last unless […]
Paul Skenes is smiling from ear to ear, draped in red, white, and blue, along with the rest of his teammates, as they begin the first exhibition game representing Team USA at the World Baseball Classic at Papago Sports Complex in Phoenix. Skenes told the MLB Network why it means so much to represent his country in the […]
The annual wildflower bloom has reached southern California. Yellows, purples, even orange and white — a kaleidoscope of color has begun to burst forth...
There’s a reason we seldom see registered sex offenders running for public office: They lack judgment, they’re unpopular, and they have no business going...
A state judge nixed a Columbia board's discipline of the "pro-Palestine" students who occupied and trashed Hamilton Hall, completing the university's dance with Alvin...
