America’s 250th birthday is fast approaching, accompanied by a proliferation of patriotic polarization. A new national survey from NBC News finds self-described Democrats aren’t in much of a star-spangled mood, with just 29% of that group identifying as “extremely” or “very” proud to be American. By comparison, 25 years ago, that number among Democrats was […]
The new Disney-Pixar movie Toy Story 5 is less a cartoon than a brief for better parenting practices, and those parenting practices include children hanging onto their toys for as long as possible. Forget books, forget concerts, forget free play: the secret to raising a well-adjusted child is having lots of plastic action figures and worn ragdolls […]
Some people are frustrated over what they perceive to be unacceptable delays in America’s negotiation process with Iran. I’d like to remind those people that cross-cultural negotiations, particularly between Americans and Iranians, can be very difficult. Faithful reader, you may be thinking, “What does this writer know about such things?” I’m so glad you asked! […]
President Donald Trump has shown that with the appropriate political will, presidents can secure the border without help from Congress. Lower courts, partnered with open-borders activists, have sought to undermine this power, but the Supreme Court dealt two blows to this activism on Thursday. The court held that Temporary Protected Status is indeed “temporary,” and […]
Beginning in the Obama era, liberals in politics and the news media began an insidious campaign of threatening the Supreme Court if it didn’t rule in their favor. Liberals declared that the Supreme Court would declare itself illegitimate if it struck down Obamacare’s individual mandate. By that, liberals meant that they would declare the Supreme […]
A TOUGH IMMIGRATION CASE. Two U.S. senators and two members of the House from Arizona are pressing the Trump administration to intervene in the deportation case of a restaurant owner in the Phoenix area. As sometimes happens in these stories, there has been a lot of heart-tugging rhetoric. But sometimes a heart-tugging story is not exactly […]
With the 2026 Winter Olympics coming to a close, a word of advice to our liberal counterparts in the media and the Democratic Party: You should learn to love America again. The United States had its best-ever Winter Olympics performance this year, winning more gold medals at the Winter Games than ever, finishing second in […]
Jack Hughes is normally a laid back sort of guy, especially in interviews. It’s sort of his brand. The star forward for the NHL’s New Jersey Devils arrived in Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics facing nagging injuries and a chorus of skeptics who questioned whether he really belonged on Team USA. Over the ensuing two […]
Veteran journalist Jon Ralston, founder and CEO of The Nevada Independent, has written a detailed, page-turning biography of the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, The Game Changer: How Harry Reid Remade the Rules and Showed Democrats How to Fight, offering political junkies and the politically indifferent alike an expansive look at one of Capitol […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent Munich Security Conference speech, and much of the reaction to it, focused on the transatlantic alliance. Yet his warning that weak allies ultimately weaken the United States applies even more urgently in the Indo-Pacific, where U.S. strategy increasingly depends on allied endurance. As Washington deepens military integration with Australia […]
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. Feb. 23, 1776. Gen. George Washington writes to Nicholas Cooke, […]
