The new PBS Masterpiece series Marble Hall Murders is a sumptuously filmed “cozy” with an unthreatening structural complexity. The Viking Cruises crowd will eat it up with a Christofle spoon. Like its predecessors, Magpie Murders (2022) and Moonflower Murders (2024), the new show is based on a book by Anthony Horowitz, who returns here as […]
Dogs bark, ducks quack, and populists offer free stuff. Enrique Pena Nieto dispensed around 10 million TV sets to low-income Mexican households. Hugo Chavez gave Venezuelans steeply discounted refrigerators, air conditioning units, and, again, TV sets. In Argentina, Evita Peron would personally hand out children’s toys, sewing machines, clothes, and kitchenware. None of these (for once […]
During Donald Trump’s first run for the presidency, China, the economic behemoth that was gutting America’s manufacturing base and flexing its muscles in East Asia, was his favorite punching bag. Yet as Trump was seeking to reclaim the presidency after four years in the political wilderness, his new foreign target was much closer to home: […]
“New York’s latest tax collection data indicate New York’s just-passed state budget was based on rosy assumptions about income tax receipts that are not...
Healing the nation's political divisions will require Dems and their allies to stop ignoring (and even rewarding) abuse of power as long it benefits...
As a former military spouse, I know firsthand that raising a family is never an easy task for any parent. However, it becomes more challenging when you have to navigate historic levels of inflation and economic stagnation. The difficulty multiplies when you are also dealing with the unique demands of being a military spouse, such as frequent moves and deployments while trying to help your children adjust to these changes. It can be overwhelming, to say the least, and all of these factors combined often result in financial stress due to unemployment or underemployment. Unfortunately, this is a reality that far too many military spouses face, but it doesn't have to be this way. There need to be solutions and support available to help military families overcome these challenges and thrive despite the difficulties they face.
The liberal project of encouraging and incentivizing homelessness while treating “sympathy” as a solution has failed on a massive scale on the West Coast, and it is inspiring some states to turn in a different direction.
The NBA has announced the finalists for its Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award, with one curious choice on the list: Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry.
The Democratic talking points about how late-term abortions are rare and only performed for medically necessary reasons are bunk, and they always have been. You do not need to hear it from some conservative writer, though; a late-term abortionist would be happy to tell you himself.
This past weekend, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) reminded voters, and a skeptical press that have spent an inordinate amount of time writing his political obituary before he even launched his candidacy, he not only possesses the promise and nimbleness needed to be a candidate for president but that he also has the staff and network needed to pull off just the right move to strike a blow against his rival, former President Donald Trump.
