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Iran, Egypt Slated to Play ‘Pride Match’ in Seattle Despite Government Objections

‘We see this as an opportunity to introduce the world to what it looks like to live in a place where the LGBT community is a protected class.’

The Angry, Whining Left Meets the Angry, Whining Right

We close out the week with a whole lot of economic reality.

It’s Just Another Isolated Incident

Melat Kiros enjoys the endorsement of both the Denver-area DSA and the national DSA.

The key reality being ignored in spectrum policy debate

This month, the Federal Communications Commission began its first spectrum auction in four years. Congress has directed the FCC to auction additional spectrum over the coming years, selling off slices of America’s airwaves to the highest bidder — almost certainly including AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, the three carriers that have dominated every major spectrum auction […]

The Islamic Republic was always destined for the ash heap of history

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the so-called supreme leader of Iran, is dead. So too are at least 40 senior Iranian regime officials, all of whom were killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic. It was a deserved and nearly inevitable end to a regime that created the greatest terrorist state on the planet. […]

Champagne socialism is forced to raise its glass to economic reality

In New York City, champagne socialist talking points are starting to meet real-world consequences. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is now floating the idea of a 10% property tax increase to fund his social programs and plug a looming budget hole.  The city he leads is already the most expensive place to live in the country, with families everywhere still trying to catch up to higher costs. […]

With plans for a Coney Island Business Improvement District, Mayor Mamdani might do something right

A BID helps accomplish what our democratic socialist mayor most dislikes: real-world economic development that benefits the middle class.

Why the left’s serial insanities keep becoming the law of the land

Self-destructive fits of society-wide insanity follow a multi-step process, and the travel time from an outlandish idea to liberal status quo is a mere...

Public unions’ stealthy scheme will siphon $100B from NY taxpayers

Blame New York’s elected officials, who parrot the unions’ demands without challenging their most specious claims.

Trump got the cartel war he wanted — but Mexico can’t win it alone

The key drivers of cartel power lie outside Mexico's control — in the United States.

There’s a novel solution to controversy over admission to New York City’s specialized high schools

This week, 26,000 anxious eighth graders will learn their fate: Did they get into one of New York City’s eight specialized high schools?

Trading the turban for a crown won’t fix Iran

As the clerical regime in Tehran faces a deepening crisis of legitimacy, a familiar figure has reemerged in Western policy debates: Reza Pahlavi, the son of the late shah. To some in Washington, he appears to offer a ready-made alternative to the current system. But for many Iranians, particularly Kurds, Balochs, and Azeris, the prospect […]

America’s AI future requires massive infrastructure investment

If the United States is serious about leading the world in artificial intelligence, it must confront a difficult truth: AI is not just about algorithms, venture funding, cloud platforms, or research labs. It is about energy and power grids, natural resources and supply chains, and human capital.  Right now, the U.S. is unprepared for what […]

The red-state opportunity on data centers

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) renewed his call for a national ban on data center construction this week, and it is being heeded in blue states such as Colorado, where Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced just such a ban. With Democrats becoming more hostile to data center construction, Republicans have a huge opportunity to bring jobs, […]

California’s green policies destroy blue-collar jobs

No state makes more of its “enlightened” stance on racial justice than California. But few states do worse.

I fled Iran’s terror — Trump’s courage is an answer to my prayers

Every US president since Jimmy Carter has sat across the table from Iran and bought what they were selling. Trump had the historic vision...

Newsom’s water plan —as empty as the Palisades reservoir

Gavin Newsom launched a new water policy this week that does almost nothing for water.

Michael Goodwin: The death of Ayatollah Khamenei instantly makes the world a better place

In early January, President Trump warned Iran’s Islamist government that if it killed peaceful civilians protesting the economy’s collapse, “the United States of America...

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