America devoted more than two decades and over $2 trillion to the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan. The price was measured not only in dollars, but in sacrifice. More than 2,400 brave Americans gave their lives, while many thousands returned home carrying physical and emotional wounds. Families also bore the burden, spending months and […]
The week you bring your precious child home from the hospital, your phone fills with congratulations and, if you’re truly fortunate, your porch fills up with food from friends. Everybody wants to know how the baby is sleeping and whether she has her dad’s nose. Fewer people ask the other question: how is her mother […]
There will never be a convenient time to address Social Security. Waiting only guarantees that the solutions available tomorrow will be harder than the ones available today. Social Security is an American promise, and Congress seems unmotivated or unwilling to do the hard work required to keep it. The program’s finances are deteriorating, and according […]
President Trump's battle to make the Kennedy Center his own returns to court on Thursday, where a judge will hear arguments in whether Trump's name may be inscribed on the building. Earlier this week, the Justice Department argued in court filings that the renowned performing arts facility will suffer financial ruin if his name isn't...
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Wednesday pushed back against the Trump administration's renewed attempt to fire her from the central bank's Board of Governors, despite a Supreme Court ruling preventing her removal. Cook's lawyers, Abbe Lowell and Norm Eisen, said President Trump has "no legal basis" to remove their client. The Fed governor, who was...
The race for artificial intelligence leadership will be the defining economic and national security competition of the 21st century. President Donald Trump understands this, which is why the delegation on his recent trip to China included a who’s who of tech titans. It is a telling sign of just how central AI technology has become […]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is attempting to bind the Kids Online Safety Act to renewed federal efforts to block some state laws governing artificial intelligence. Bigger isn’t always better. But it is when you’re trying to find a way forward for unpopular legislation. KOSA has been introduced in the past three Congresses, and so far […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) expressed his intention Thursday to subpoena Dr. Anthony Fauci over allegations that he covered up his role in the COVID-19 pandemic. Will we finally see justice served? Paul spoke to a small gathering hosted by Young America’s Foundation about his push to expose the extent to which Fauci lied to the […]
When it comes to impaired driving, Americans largely understand the risks of alcohol. Decades of research, public awareness campaigns, and law enforcement efforts have created a system where impairment can be measured, prosecuted, and deterred with relative consistency. Drug-impaired driving is a different story. As the founder of DUID Victim Voices, I have spent years working […]
For most people, the recent Los Angeles election probably seems like a running joke. More than two weeks have passed since the June 2 election, yet bureaucrats are still counting votes. But this farce is no laughing matter. Democrats want to nationalize California’s foolish voting laws, bringing seemingly endless confusion, and a much higher chance […]
You can always tell when the White House knows it has a problem, when its allies are turning against it, and it has an awkward proposition to sell: It sends out the vice president. “All right. Good morning, everybody. Nothing to talk about,” a beaming JD Vance said as he hopped onto the podium of […]
American taxpayers should not bankroll refugee camps that Iranian-backed terrorists have turned into operational sanctuaries. Since 1950, Washington has poured more than $7.3 billion into sustaining Palestinian refugee camps, with the largest share supporting Gaza operations. Certainly, this has subsidized the geography of permanent conflict: camps that Arab governments refuse to solve, terrorists exploit, and […]
While President Donald Trump wages the most aggressive U.S. crackdown on drug cartels in nearly 40 years, his daughter and son-in-law are set to inject hundreds of millions of dollars into the illegal drug trade. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are not stupid people. While support for criminality is presumably not their intent, they are […]
President Donald Trump declared at the Group of Seven summit in France that his deal with Iran would bring peace and stability. Markets cheered. European leaders applauded. The White House presented the agreement as a diplomatic triumph. History has heard this speech before. In 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned from Munich waving an […]
Gov. Dan McKee (D-RI) could sign a three-year ban on new charter schools to appease unions, or he could side with the families he promised to protect five years ago. He has three days left to decide. But the governor may capitulate. McKee wants unions’ help for his perilous reelection campaign. Unions’ public support, lobbying, […]
Across the West, a wave of parties branded “far-right,” “xenophobic,” and “nativist” is on the rise. Their entire appeal rests on one promise: reversing the sorry state of immigration. But even this is largely a fiction — carefully curated by a hostile press and, funnily enough, by the parties themselves. They are far less anti-migrant […]
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. June 18, 1776 General George Washington has persuaded Joseph Reed […]
Mayor Katie Wilson herded thousands of drug addicts away from the Lumen Field football stadium and downtown’s hotels — then bragged Seattle was ready...
As we mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, our historical memory naturally favors the loudest, most immediate demonstrations of 1776. We celebrate the public readings in city squares, the ringing of bells, and the toppling of King George III’s statue in New York. Yet the most enduring lesson for a country once […]
