Foreign students don’t have a right to work in the US
A pending federal lawsuit seeks to stop Florida’s law limiting the influence of “countr[ies] of concern” on higher education. But it is based on the false premise that foreign nationals have a right to be employed at American universities. University of Florida Professor Zhengfei Guan filed the lawsuit against state officials “[a]fter losing his top pick for a […]
Biden’s Morehouse speech exposes his 2024 political problems
President Biden will set foot on a college campus Sunday for the first time since universities around the country became hotbeds for protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Biden is delivering a commencement speech at Morehouse College, an historically Black college in Atlanta, a move that roiled students and faculty of the school and whose president...
Marijuana rescheduling moves businesses into ‘uncharted territory’
Marijuana business owners hoping to benefit from the Biden administration’s move to reschedule the drug may be in for disappointment, according to experts. The administration announced plans Thursday to move forward with a rule that would reschedule marijuana to Schedule III from from Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Under U.S. tax code,...
Experts reveal major ‘downside’ to potential Trump VP pick: ‘No wow factor’
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum doesn't have the "wow factor" necessary to be former President Trump's running mate, experts largely agree.
Balance of power: Vulnerable Dems look to differentiate themselves from unpopular Biden
Democratic senators are emphasizing their differences with historically unpopular President Biden ahead of the November 2024 elections, when they'll face significant challenges.
It’s time to rein in Marjorie Taylor Greene
Look, this is easy: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was out of line in a committee hearing Thursday night when insulting other members’ physical appearance and intelligence, and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) was derelict in failing to control his committee adequately. No ifs, ands, or buts. Decorum matters. House rules matter. Greene […]
The NFL dips its hand in anti-Catholic bigotry
The National Football League is full of wife beaters, drunk drivers, and womanizers, but the league is offering its harshest words to a man who is a devout Catholic, faithful husband, and devoted father. In a statement this week, NFL senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer Jonathan Beane denounced Kansas City Chiefs […]
Twenty-four years later, election denial is still the norm on the Left
Donald Trump has a magic power to change people’s minds. He turned some conservative, free-market folks into industrial planners who agree abortion should go away and think extramarital affairs are no big deal. Trump has an even more powerful effect on the opposing party: One election, the Democrats laughed off fears of Russia with snarky […]
The antisemitic protests pose a challenge not just to protect Jews but to save America
Tikvah Fund CEO Eric Cohen explains why the college protests threaten us all.
‘Republicans’ who endorse Biden aren’t Republicans at all
In anticipation of what will likely be another major liberal media narrative during this election cycle, it must be said: Republicans who support President Joe Biden are not Republicans in any meaningful way. This was an obnoxious media narrative in 2020, which saw Biden trot out several former Republicans at the Democratic National Convention so […]
Fallout: A post-apocalyptic masterpiece
Post-apocalyptic settings hold a perennial allure. Whether it is our innate instinct for survival that makes imagining such scenarios so compelling or simply a fascination with destruction, desolate and dilapidated downtowns have become prevalent depictions on screen. Amazon Prime’s new series Fallout, the latest show adapted from a video game, is another addition to this venerable […]
Trump trial: Verdict now, law later
The prosecution in the Trump hush money trial apparently plans to rest its case on Friday after the testimony of Michael Cohen. The news is surprising. It’s highly unusual for prosecutors to rest without introducing at least some evidence showing that the charges against the defendant are valid. Former President Donald Trump apparently is an unusual […]
Biden’s chain of bad policies
The Biden-Trump presidential election hasn’t just become a race to the bottom because voters always regarded the two candidates as the dregs. The public doesn’t want either and especially doesn’t want a 2020 reprise. But 2024 is clearly a sprint to a low place for America, leader of the global trading system. That was made […]
Bumble’s fumble
The arc of the sexual revolution is long, but it bends toward a billion-dollar company publicly shaming women for not having sex with strangers. Yes, dating app Bumble’s latest ad campaign has been trying to guilt young women who want to take a dating hiatus into returning to the app. “You know full well a […]
Does Biden want to lose the election? His inflation policies suggest so
Voters care most about inflation. President Joe Biden seems deaf to that reality. In March, Gallup conducted its annual survey of voter attitudes. Inflation was at the top of voters’ concerns. Concerns about crime came second among voter attitudes. And the most unprompted issue was immigration. It is no surprise, then, that the most recent opinion […]
The American family needs saving
Conservatives have long held that the family, not the government, is the fundamental unit of society. Strong families are the cornerstone of strong communities, and strong communities sustain a great nation. This view is grounded in the Bible and in reason. So long as we prioritize the family as an institution established by God, we […]
Band-Aids, Botox, and broken bones: CFPB wants you to pay for other people’s medical bills
As Americans across the country grapple with economic challenges, such as finding affordable housing, dealing with rising costs from inflation, and managing increased debt from credit cards and medical debt, federal bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., continue to propose misguided solutions to these very real problems. One agency in particular, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, seems […]
Municipal climate litigation could have a detrimental impact on our national security
In October 2023, the Hawaii Supreme Court allowed the city and county of Honolulu to proceed with state law-based claims against fossil fuel companies. This case has now reached the threshold of the U.S. Supreme Court, with defendants asking the high court to review whether state or federal law applies to these claims. One amicus […]
The loony language of the Left: Newspeak intended to conceal rather than clarify or explain
Throughout the American experiment in democracy, good, old-fashioned plain-speaking has always been the coin of the realm. Even when they were delivering difficult messages or advancing controversial ideas, the best political leaders strove to communicate clearly, speak frankly, and use simple language likely to be understood by the widest swath of people possible. From “Honest […]
