An increasing number of oil tankers are headed through the embattled Strait of Hormuz and gasoline prices will drop once the ships reach Asia, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett predicted Sunday.
This has not gone the way Mark Tushnet thought. Ten years ago, when Tushnet, then a professor at Harvard Law School, sketched out a vision of a resurgent left-wing jurisprudence in a post on the legal affairs blog Balkinization, he was imagining a much different future. A better, brighter one. Hillary Clinton was on her […]
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said there has “clearly” been an effort to “rewrite” the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. “Look, I'm very confident that of the judgment of history in the years ahead about our role, about all the Republicans and Democrats who returned that day after Capitol Police...
Republicans on Capitol Hill are battling a bad case of déjà vu, as intraparty disputes over an immigration enforcement funding package and an extension of the government’s warrantless spying powers have left lawmakers no closer to a resolution on the two matters than they were a month ago. Senate Republicans departed Washington last week without...
California is the land of expensive, useless bureaucracies, which Democrats allow to do nothing but impose more regulations on Californians. In 2023, California created a fast-food council to micromanage fast-food restaurants from wages to working conditions. The council, the first of its kind in the United States, exists to justify California’s fast-food minimum wage hike, […]
Several months ago, we devoted a column to reviewing the electoral predicament the Republican Party found itself in. Ten weeks later, the situation has not improved. Voters are deeply dissatisfied with the U.S. economy, a political reality that has created a drag on President Donald Trump and his party. Rejoinders and excuses abound — and some of […]
Relying upon the current ceasefire to prevent resumed U.S. and Israeli strikes against its territory, Iran is simultaneously seeking to degrade the confidence of America’s Sunni Arab allies. Launching attacks on the United Arab Emirates, Iran wants the UAE and Saudi Arabia to question the value of America’s protective umbrella. Iran launched drone attacks on […]
America’s transportation system is the backbone of our economy, and the decisions Congress makes in the coming months will determine whether goods and services can continue to move on time, safely, and efficiently. Critical infrastructure funding is set to expire in September, and while House and Senate committees are moving toward early action, history tells us that delays are likely. In 2021, the Infrastructure […]
Within decades, there will be more humanoid robots in this country than there are people. Are you comfortable with one of them raising your kids? With one of them in your daughter’s bedroom? With your son forming his first idea of intimacy with a machine designed to never say no? These are not hypothetical questions. […]
South Korea’s recent pressure campaign against American companies should serve as a warning to policymakers in Washington: Foreign governments are increasingly using regulation as a weapon against successful U.S. firms. It’s time to push back on them. Last month, Republican lawmakers raised concerns about the South Korean government’s treatment of American tech companies operating in […]
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. May 19, 1776 A panic reverberates throughout New York City […]
In America, where you live should never determine the quality of healthcare you receive. But for too many families in rural communities, that is still the reality. An Alzheimer’s diagnosis is difficult anywhere. In rural America, it comes with an added burden — fewer specialists, fewer resources, and fewer opportunities to detect the disease early […]
The federal budget is on an unsustainable path. Annual deficits are close to $2 trillion, and the federal debt will reach 120% of GDP by 2036. These top-line numbers should make you worried, but even they don’t fully capture how broken the budget really is. Budgets are more than just lists of spending and revenue. […]
Recently, our federal agencies, under the prompting of the Trump administration, moved marijuana products regulated by a state medical marijuana license, and FDA-approved products containing marijuana, from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. Public hearings, which are supposed to occur before such a move, will be held sometime in the future. […]
While campaigning in 2024, President Donald Trump pledged to fix the nation’s broken immigration system, a system exacerbated by the rogue incompetence of the Biden administration. Now, after 18 months into his second term, Trump has maintained his excellence in border security and upheld his campaign promise regarding illegal immigration, as the Trump administration has […]
