Opinion

Mike Rowe has been on a lonely mission. For two decades, he has been raising the alarm.  Rowe has been warning anyone who would listen that our skills gap in the trades was widening to a chasm so large that the economic affect on U.S. manufacturing companies, in particular auto and steel industries, but also […]

Originalism has become a Federalist Society word. That’s a problem. Not because the Federalist Society is wrong about constitutional interpretation, but because reducing a civic practice to a judicial philosophy makes it sound like something that belongs to lawyers. It never did. The founders weren’t writing for law reviews. They weren’t writing for federal judges. […]

The accelerating competition for artificial intelligence dominance is changing everything — our lives, the world’s economy, and public policy. As the race for AI intensifies, we can’t allow shortsightedness, panic over the unknown, or desire for quick political wins to shape policies with permanent long-term consequences. The economic implications of the AI age will be […]

On Thursday afternoon, 90,000 fans will crowd the stands of the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City to watch the kickoff of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Over the next month, millions of Americans and international fans will travel to watch their teams compete, culminating in the final match in New Jersey on July 19. Appallingly, […]

America’s economic strength has always come from its ability to transform, innovate, and adapt. From the development of the automobile to the adoption of electricity and even the internet, the implementation of new technology has consistently propelled the American economy to the top. What we are seeing today amid the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence […]

In 1965, Daniel Patrick Moynihan warned that the rapid breakdown of the family, especially the rise of fatherless homes, would create social pathologies that no amount of government spending could cure. Just three years later, researcher John B. Calhoun gave the world a chilling demonstration of the mechanism.  Calhoun built “Universe 25,” a mouse colony […]

Gas prices are sitting at $4.46 a gallon in Washington, D.C. Transportation is becoming increasingly expensive. The average price of a new vehicle in the United States is $49,461, and the average price of a used car is $26,342. For those looking for simple transportation, finding anything affordable can be difficult. I support the American […]

When Iran struck Israel on Sunday, President Donald Trump demanded that the Jewish nation stop firing back. But when Tehran struck a U.S. military helicopter the next day, it was “bombs away” against the Islamic Republic. You can call it strategic, but I call it hypocrisy. First of all, those who claim Trump is Israel’s […]

Twenty-two-year-old Philadelphia college student William J. Schmidt should still be alive today. The Penn State University senior was brutally murdered on Saturday night when two black men approached him to steal his cellphone. Video from a house security camera in South Philadelphia showed Schmidt approach the thieves, asking for his phone back. Seconds later, off […]

President Donald Trump is the best leader of the United States that Israel has ever had. He vastly outstrips Former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, who smiled while they worked a knife into the back of the Jewish state. Dwight D. Eisenhower was even worse, far worse. He bullied the Israeli military into returning […]

The race to dominate artificial intelligence is no longer just about algorithms, it is about energy. Let’s be frank — compute is power, and power is now the decisive constraint. In that equation, Norway, Finland, and the Nordics writ large are quietly positioning themselves as one of the most strategically important countries in the global […]