Opinion

President Donald Trump‘s suggestion that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will lead reconstruction efforts in Gaza has unleashed a flood of criticism among the red-green alliance of liberals and Islamists. Press reports suggest Blair will lead the Gaza International Transitional Authority, which will oversee Gaza for five years under a United Nations mandate. The […]

It was Zohran Mamdani‘s surprise win in New York City‘s June mayoral primary that first got the media talking about the severe shortage of reasonably priced homes and apartments, not just in the Big Apple, but around the country. As Time magazine reported, his “decisive victory didn’t just shake up New York politics — it […]

Once again, Washington, D.C., is engaged in the age-old “will they or won’t they shut down the government?” debate, while most Americans roll their eyes. But something we were promised mere months ago is glaringly absent from the conversation. At the moment, Republican leaders are insisting on a clean continuing resolution to keep the government […]

Every year, hardworking families sit around their kitchen tables and make sure their bills are paid. They don’t get to “shut down” their household if they miss a deadline. They make adjustments, tighten their belts, and do what’s necessary to keep the lights on and food on the table. Congress should be held to the […]

When President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations last week about religious persecution, he posed that freedom of religion is not a partisan talking point; it is a universal human right. While some may seek to decry the messenger, the message should unite us.  Every two hours, somewhere in the world, a Christian is murdered […]

As artificial intelligence becomes the nervous system of advanced economies, it is simultaneously becoming the grammar of power in international relations. We are entering the era of AI diplomacy — where national influence is measured not just in nuclear warheads or GDP, but in computer clusters, proprietary models, and access to strategic data.  But AI, […]

A relative of mine who is a pediatrician once said to me, “The patient starts getting better when the doctor walks into the examination room.” There is a psychological life that happens when an authority enters who can help you get to the truth. So what happens when that authority figure is incompetent or crooked? […]

President Donald Trump has helped revive the coal industry, and this achievement was reinforced on Monday by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin‘s announcement that more land would be opened for coal production and that punitive regulations hobbling the industry would be rolled back. But new spending by the Energy […]