Opinion

April 15 is one of the worst days of the year. It is the day that state and federal income taxes are due in most states. While some get tax returns for overpaying taxes the previous year, others must pay the government thousands to avoid prison time. In turn, the government wastes that money on garbage and […]

During a San Francisco Giants game at Oracle Park earlier this month, a picture of a fan in the stands protesting a performance of the black national anthem went viral. The fan in the picture had his back turned to the field and hands over his ears as the song was being played. Unsurprisingly, the […]

“Don’t,” President Joe Biden replied when asked for his message to Iran during a press conference Friday afternoon, followed by a lamentable “showdown” glare. It was the second time he’d used the word in an attempt at dramatic understatement in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. Vice President Kamala Harris has also […]

Earlier this month, the organizers of the Emerald City Hoedown in Seattle kicked out a women’s country line dance team because their American flag shirts made some audience members feel “triggered and unsafe.” The incident made me wonder if Fairfax County School Board member Melanie Meren was in the audience. In May 2023, Meren, now […]

In 1945, three years before Israel’s founding, the Arab League passed a boycott of Jewish businesses in Mandatory Palestine. It was a move that hearkened directly to German precedents of the decade before. In 1976, the U.S. Congress passed anti-boycott legislation that made American companies’ participation in such boycotts illegal, under threat of fines up […]

The Islamic Republic of Iran has launched an unprecedented attack on Israel. It is now up to Israel to strike back and restore deterrence. Having overseen the collapse of American credibility in the region, Washington must not stand in the way of Jerusalem’s response. On Saturday, the Islamic Republic fired hundreds of drones, rockets, and missiles at the […]

Visiting Wisconsin last week, President Joe Biden announced his revised plan to cancel or reduce federal student debt for over 30 million borrowers. This “alternative path,” in Biden’s words, represents his administration’s renewed effort to cancel student debt. It follows his initial effort to cancel $20,000 in debt for 43 million borrowers — amounting to $400 […]

The decision to move away from using standardized test scores in college applications will go down as one of the greatest follies in the history of higher education, and institutions are waking up to it. For decades the SAT or the ACT was a nonnegotiable part of the college application process. But that all changed […]