Alexis Bittar, who called America a "sh--thole" and the American flag a symbol of aggression, hosts a fundraiser in NYC supporting Democratic Party candidates for U.S. Senate.
Guy Rose got national attention because he made faces in the House chamber. The 6-year-old accompanied his father, Rep. John Rose (R-TN), to work and sat in the background when the three-term Tennessee Republican spoke on the House floor. While his father was defending former President Donald Trump, Guy mugged for the cameras enough that […]
Economic growth, while still robust, is slowing. At the same time, inflation continues to outpace the Federal Reserve‘s 2% target, hurting consumer sentiment in the process. The unemployment rate continues to hover around half-century lows, though the persistently tight labor market further fueling inflation means that these job vacancies aren’t exactly something to brag about. […]
European elections this month turbocharged media misuse of the term “far right.” Parties opposed to pan-European socialism made big gains, triggering alarmed reports about a “far right” threat. These came from news outlets always ready to deprecate movements that appeal to voters who wish to protect their national cultures against attack by unlimited “progressivism.” Google-search […]
“Journalism,” Phil Graham famously said, “is the first rough draft of history.” Over at the Washington Post, once owned by the Graham family, history is indeed being made. On June 2, 2024, the Washington Post announced that its top editor for the past few years, Sally Buzbee, would be leaving, as she has overseen a […]
More people in more countries are casting more ballots in 2024 than in any previous year. Yet the biggest issue is going undebated. The biggest issue is, of course, the lockdown, which led to a sharper recession than anything we experienced during the two world wars or the Great Depression. That economic contraction led to […]
The Israel Defense Force’s daring rescue of four hostages being held by a Palestinian journalist, his physician father, and other so-called civilians in Gaza’s Nuseirat camp last weekend should have ended the narrative that all Palestinians are victims. Yet instead of being outraged that Gazan families were holding Israelis captive — or even being happy […]
Governments violate the Constitution when they seize and try to keep property without a timely hearing. The Supreme Court said so on May 9. But Michigan retiree Gerald Ostipow has a different problem. He and his late wife had a hearing and won their case — eight years ago. But the Saginaw County Sheriff’s Department […]
The latest obnoxious climate protest at the Congressional Baseball Game last night was yet another waste of time that won’t change minds. But the counterproductive nature of the protesters’ temper tantrums is only surpassed by their unhelpful “solutions” that would lower our quality of life and, in fact, hurt the environment. The conservative approach to […]
This ought to be a no-brainer: Let’s stop adversaries such as the Chinese Communist Party from gaining a foothold in America’s schools. If a nation is a designated enemy of the United States, it should be barred from establishing relationships with our K-12 school districts, including gifting funds, establishing partnerships, and interacting with students, teachers, […]
Before we start, an apology. The next two paragraphs are going to sound a little sciencey: MDMA (chemistry class name: 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a synthetic drug that alters mood and perception by increasing the activity of neurotransmitters like serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine in the brain. It is often associated with recreational use at parties and raves […]
In a geopolitical climate dominated by creeping great-power competition, calls for renewed diplomacy sound misguided. Efforts at peace in Gaza and Ukraine have hitherto fallen on deaf ears as the prospect of negotiations drifts further away amid a current of chaos. Is this the new normal? Is it possible to broker peace when the U.S. […]
Summer is here. It’s time for a break, especially from politics. Why waste time thinking about Hunter Biden’s convictions and President Joe Biden’s lack of them when we could, like Donald Trump, be enjoying our freedom while we can? Let’s take a vacation in Europe. They have politics there, too, but a change is as […]
San Francisco is opening a market where people can take food and walk out without having to pay for it. This time, they are doing it on purpose. San Francisco has opened what is being called a “free food market.” It is essentially a food pantry where approved residents in the neighborhood who fill a […]
One of the best jokes in Whit Stillman‘s 1994 comedy Barcelona could apply to much academic writing of the past half-century. Fred, a naval officer who is a new arrival in Europe, asks his expatriate cousin Ted about something he noticed in the books he has been reading while waiting for the fleet to arrive. […]
