The death of a pope is a pivotal moment in world affairs. There are 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, roughly 18% of the total population. The Catholic Church is a presence in every country, providing spiritual leadership and doctrinal guidance in addition to operating vital institutions such as schools, hospitals, and charitable enterprises. The Catholic Church shaped Western civilization, […]
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was denied permission from attending the birth of his first child, several reports confirmed Monday. Khalil’s attorneys wrote on Sunday to Melissa Harper, the director of ICE’s field office in New Orleans where he is being held, requesting for...
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) will go down in history for delivering the longest talking filibuster ever on the Senate floor. Unfortunately for him, he will be remembered for little else. Over the course of his 12 years in the Senate, he has sponsored only one bill that was ultimately signed into law: the Emmett Till […]
On Feb. 19, 1904, a young English politician delivered a speech at Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England. For more than 90 minutes, he spoke with precision, wit, and humor, drawing guffaws as he excoriated the protectionists in the British Empire who believed they could raise the standard of living through tariffs. “It is the […]
Still stinging from their 2024 defeat, Democrats are sampling new messages in an attempt to win back lost voters. One prominent effort is the “abundance agenda,” promoted by the likes of New York Times columnist Ezra Klein and the Atlantic’s Derek Thompson. The pair decries sclerotic public projects, cost overruns, infrastructure delays, the housing crisis, and other examples […]
The victory for the Democratic Party in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race on Tuesday was a blow to Elon Musk, who spent $20 million to elect the conservative candidate, and a win for the party’s new political strategy of targeting the “oligarchy.” People just tuning in to politics for the first time since November could […]
The city's plan to majorly upgrade the Brooklyn Marine Terminal could be a huge boon to surrounding neighborhoods — unless it's sabotaged by delusional...
For too long, politicians and bureaucrats have been fleecing the public purse under the guise of “environmental justice” — a favorite leftist buzzword.
