2017—In a New York Times interview just days after his retirement from the Seventh Circuit, Reagan appointee Richard A. Posner provides a candid description of his lawless “pragmatism”: “I…
The Supreme Court officially ended systemic discrimination in the college admission process in June. In a 6-to-3 ruling, the nation’s highest court ruled against the unfair race-based affirmative action admission programs implemented by the University of North Carolina and Harvard College.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Donald Trump did many things as president to earn the loyalty of his supporters. Where he failed, Trump and his voters blame the “deep state,” “the swamp,” or bad counsel from his advisers.
An 80-year-old president who regularly says things that don’t make sense and is unable to control his temper may not be the best choice to run the most powerful country in the world. But that has not stopped some in the media from working overtime to try and spin these faults into evidence of presidential competence.
President Joe Biden telegraphed how weak he would be on China during his presidential campaign. Unfortunately for the country, that has been one of the few campaign promises he has kept during his time in office.
King Charles III has been a global celebrity since his mother's coronation more than 70 years ago, and given that the world's first memory of the then-prince was a toddler in a tailored short suit shaking the queen's hand on the tarmac, the head of the United Kingdom often feels rather older. But next to the 80-year-old President Joe Biden during the U.S. president's cursory visit to Windsor Castle, the 74-year-old monarch seemed almost sprightly.
We've just learned that Vladimir Putin met with Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin just five days after the latter's June 23 aborted rebellion. The meeting evinces just how vulnerable Putin feels he still is to the Wagner Group's military power.
PHILADELPHIA — Evel Knievel, Watergate, Studio 54, the Vietnam War, the New York City blackout of 1977, the death of Elvis Presley: Jake Tapper was just a child when these larger-than-life figures and moments were making headlines in the '70s. The CNN news anchor and novelist admits he only peripherally remembers their impact, yet nonetheless, he finds a way to bring them to life in his newest novel, All the Demons Are Here. It is an action-packed thriller that places the reader right in the thick of one of the most culturally volatile times in the last century.
In some circles, hating America is all the craze right now. Last week, on Independence Day, Grammy Award winner Jill Scott performed a rendition of an altered version of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” focused on her visceral hatred of the United States.
Former Vice President Mike Pence remains committed to doling out military aid for Ukraine against Russia’s invasion if he wins the presidency in 2024. He isn’t very good at explaining why voters should agree with him.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA — “I would absolutely not support Pence” if he were the Republican nominee, said Julie Fredrickson, a Republican politician from Nebraska.
It is often said that the British treat their National Health Service like a religion, but it dawned on me this week that the “like” is redundant. During the lockdown, signs appeared in people’s windows, saying “THANK YOU NHS” under rainbow symbols. The faithful were enjoined to stand on their doorsteps every Thursday evening to applaud the system in a rite called “Clap for Carers.”
The newest flavor of Ben & Jerry’s overpriced ice cream should probably rhyme with the words “hypocrite” and “fraud” after the company’s anti-American, radical left-wing publicity stunt on July 4th hilariously backfired.
