Enforcing federal immigration law is the remit of the federal government alone, per Supreme Court precedent — the court famously ruled against Arizona’s efforts to step up enforcement at the state level during the Obama administration — but said enforcement is a more efficient and safer process for everyone involved when state and local authorities […]
There is an old saying: Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, three times is a pattern. Sometimes that saying needs to be adjusted depending on the circumstances. For example, one secret Chinese biolab on American soil is an accident; two secret Chinese biolabs on American soil are a national security risk. One of […]
Many people across the political spectrum were alarmed when they learned administrators at Texas A&M had prevented a philosophy professor from teaching the works of Plato because it violated legislative regulations designed to eliminate “woke” curricula in the state’s institutions of higher learning. Many conservatives, while generally sympathetic to efforts to eliminate left-wing indoctrination in […]
Philadelphia endured its worst winter storm since 2016, delivering nine inches of icy snow and subfreezing temperatures in January — an unrelenting wintry mix creating hazardous conditions throughout the area. Over two weeks later, many of the city’s streets, sidewalks, bus stops, and roads were still not plowed, as city taxpayer dollars continued to fund […]
The New York Times publishes two basic kinds of articles about family life in America: opinion pieces by women describing how terrible their husbands are and puff pieces promoting alternative family lifestyles. Last week, the outlet published one of the latter under the headline, “In Search of a Platonic Co-Parent.” Apparently, the burden of finding […]
The Trump administration recently released its National Security Strategy (NSS), as mandated by the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986. The NSS theoretically serves as the grand strategy document for the United States, linking the ends of policy and the means available to achieve them in light of limited resources. The reaction from the so-called “national security clerisy” has generally been negative. The New York Times calls it “misguided and dangerous.” The Atlantic calls it “incoherent […]
How many “Learing Center” equivalents and other galling fraud schemes exist in California? And: How do we shut them down and hold them accountable? Take...
The Los Angeles Unified School District is about to endure a probably ugly teachers strike. But pouring more money into teacher salaries is not the answer. Rather,...
