Opinion

On Tuesday, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got engaged and broke the internet. Swift is the biggest pop star in the world. It makes sense that many in the general public would be interested in the personal life of a singer-songwriter who often talks about love. But the level to which people are preoccupied with her […]

Depending on who you believe, President Donald Trump and cooperative Republican officials, such as Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), have sent 1.6 million–1.4 million illegal immigrants back to their home countries since the start of this year. This is a strong start to reversing the unprecedented flood of 5.6 million illegal immigrants invited into the country […]

American politics is in flux. Apart from deep-blue enclaves, once-dominant progressivism is on the ropes. Globalization-friendly elitist conservatism has also lost influence, including among self-identified conservatives. Where, then, are we headed? To understand the civic landscape, it’s helpful to divide political philosophies into four basic categories: socially liberal, socially conservative, economically liberal, and economically conservative.  […]

It was a tragedy that struck the hearts of Americans across the country: Young children, praying in pews, became the victims of a mass shooting in Minneapolis. Two, aged 8 and 10, are dead, with 18 others injured.   The shooter, who took his own life, has been identified as Robin Westman, but was born […]

In 2005, Utah unveiled its 10-year plan to end chronic homelessness using a novel strategy known as Housing First. The guiding philosophy of Housing First contends that the best way to ameliorate homelessness is to provide permanently subsidized, no-strings-attached housing to unhoused persons. When the plan ended in 2015, Utah made national headlines, boasting it had […]

Ticketmaster is once again trying to game the system.  As the Trump administration moves toward a September 27 deadline for releasing a ticket industry reform blueprint, the company is lobbying Washington to impose regulations that would crush its smaller competitors and tighten its grip on fans. In this populist moment, there is a lot of […]

From the indigenous LGBT woman’s land acknowledgement that opened the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting in Minneapolis to reaffirming the party’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Democrats sent a clear signal to Americans: Despite last year’s electoral drubbing and the dismal polling that has followed, they have no intention of recalibrating.  One speaker told […]

Among the many tragedies of the war between Ukraine and Russia is its timing. In the wake of America’s humiliating withdrawal from Afghanistan, public and political skepticism over America’s entanglements in foreign wars is once again at a peak. Russian President Vladimir Putin chose his moment carefully. The last time the country’s appetite for foreign […]

Members of Congress are filing back into Washington next week, rested from their August recess and ready to confront the nation’s mounting fiscal challenges. Their return comes as the national debt surged past $37 trillion — a troubling milestone that underscores the urgency of making debt reform a central focus before the problem grows even […]

Ukraine this month unveiled the Flamingo, a new cruise missile still in the early stages of development. With a reported range of 1,864 miles and a 2,535-pound warhead, the missile would give Ukraine a weapon with a far more striking range than any it possesses. Even if the range estimate is exaggerated, this looks like a […]