Opinion

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a new 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. Jan. 13, 1776 Cambridge, Massachusetts The situation was dire. […]

Minnesota Democrats are trying to establish their state as an open borders sanctuary where the federal government cannot enforce federal law and deport some of the most despicable criminals who are illegally in the country, all because a woman was shot when she tried to run over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. Minnesota, joined by Illinois, filed a lawsuit labeling […]

Republicans and Democrats don’t concur on many things these days, but on one point they increasingly agree: Social Security is a mess. The latest evidence comes from a viral Washington Post story reporting that the government’s retirement program “ends the year in turmoil.” The story touches on the program’s many problems heading into 2026: a […]

I use ChatGPT every single day, and my children know it. When we were abroad recently, I held my phone up to street signs and menus and translated them in real time. We used artificial intelligence to help build our complicated, multi-country itinerary. At home, I use it in our homeschool to optimize schedules, summarize […]

Iran is burning as its people rise up against the Islamic Republic to demand improved living standards. In response, the theocratic regime has clamped down aggressively. The death toll remains unclear, with some reports suggesting that thousands of protesters have been killed. Regardless, the death toll is clearly heavy. Protesters have been chanting one name, […]

President Donald Trump warned Iran on Jan. 2 that if it moved to crush ongoing protests violently, the United States would respond militarily. These protests are motivated by fury over collapsing living standards. Since Jan. 2, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei‘s regime has only escalated its violent repression. Although he would be wise to do so in […]

The “Make America Healthy Again” movement is a major focus of President Donald Trump‘s second term. As Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is leading the push to reduce the rates of obesity and chronic illness, among other things. Improving the lives of Americans in the present and paving the way for […]

For decades, women have been encouraged to shatter glass ceilings, make history, win world records, and compete on equal footing in arenas once closed off to them. Sports became one of the clearest symbols of that progress after the implementation of Title IX. Female athletes were told that if they worked hard enough, sacrificed enough, […]

America is under attack. Our critical infrastructure — the digital and physical systems that sustain daily life — is being probed, infiltrated, and in some cases quietly occupied by hostile foreign powers. If we fail to confront this threat with clarity and resolve, the consequences will be swift, disruptive, and deeply personal for millions of Americans. Conflict has […]

It has now been one month since two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, killing 15 people, including a 10-year-old girl. It was an attack that everyone saw coming, except perhaps Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong, whose policies rationalizing and appeasing radicalism encouraged greater […]

Memory semiconductors are essential for everyday consumer products, such as smartphones and personal computers. A specialized category of memory chips is also critical to the artificial intelligence revolution. High bandwidth memory chips sit directly next to Nvidia’s accelerated computing processors on AI servers, forming the backbone of modern data centers. But there’s a problem. There is a global shortage of […]