The Netherlands has had a week in Texas, between matches in Dallas and Houston, and one of the leading members of its government delegation has been using the time...
PITTSBURGH — Last September, Pastor Jason Howard of the Sanctuary Church in Pittsburgh saw a surge of young people flocking to his Christian congregation, the week after Charlie Kirk was murdered. Howard knew that something had shifted. Yes, their congregation had always been predominantly youth-driven, but this was different. Lines began to form for their […]
The Democratic Party’s “No Kings” protests were revived this past weekend, showcasing the violence and the ideological incoherence of the party’s politicians and activist class. These protests led to arrests and violence throughout the country, as Democrats have cultivated an activist base that believes it can violate whatever laws it wants in pursuit of the […]
The baby bust is mostly cultural, but partly economic. The economic drag on family formation is mostly about housing: In the past six years, it has become much more expensive to own or rent a home. The most obvious way to bring down prices is to increase supply. If you’ve been following debates over housing […]
WILL THE INSANE SHUTDOWN EVER END? It seems weird to say, but Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the Senate minority leader, appears to believe Democrats have honored the memory of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by withholding the pay of Transportation Security Administration workers at the nation’s airports for more than six weeks. Good and Pretti were the protesters […]
House lawmakers are reportedly balking at one provision in the bipartisan Senate housing bill — and they’re completely right: Penalizing “build to rent” projects...
From the convention floor to the hallways, I spent the day inside the Michigan GOP’s Saturday convention. What stood out was not chaos, but normalcy. For the first time since roughly 2019, the Michigan Republican Party looked like a functioning political party instead of a collection of factions, grievances, and procedural knife fights. The theatrics […]
EXCLUSIVE — Americans are now acutely aware that welfare fraud is rampant in Minnesota. But the blatant theft from taxpayers is so widespread that there’s an entire category of fraud yet to be uncovered. It’s all but certain that local retailers are trafficking in food stamps, too. But this isn’t just a Minnesota scandal. In […]
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. March 30, 1776 Gen. George Washington’s two most trusted and […]