Opinion

Democrats are spending tens of millions of dollars to answer a simple question: Why don’t men like them? After black, Hispanic, and white men all swung toward President Donald Trump in the 2024 election, those on the Left have at least pretended to start soul-searching. Have they been successful? Hardly. Leaders of the Democratic National […]

As a lifelong consumer of American media, I am always disappointed when a favorite program, network, or outlet goes off the air or out of business. I was outraged when Northern Exposure was canceled, aggrieved when the Speed channel was shut down, and left mighty lonely in the wee hours of the morning when CBS […]

California politics are synonymous with many things, but failed energy policy might be the most relevant. The Ivanpah solar power plant is on its way to being shut down, just 11 years after it opened. PG&E pulled out of its contract with the plant, leading to a planned closure of two of its three units by next year, while Southern California Edison is […]

Where is the Tea Party when we need it? President Donald Trump is lining up with the far Left, declaring that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is right to want to scrap the debt ceiling. “Let’s get together, Republican and Democrat, and DO THIS!” Trump declared last week. The Tea Party was founded in 2007 as […]

A biblical verse advises that pride comes before the fall. It appears Target might have heeded those words. It’s a brand new day at Target retail stores this June. Consumers will find each retail location a little different than in years past. Instead of being greeted with Pride Month merchandise upon entering Target locations, the […]

Pavement is remembered as the epitome of ’90s slacker rock, southern California ironists who sang-talk impenetrable lyrics over meandering guitar licks, feedback, and toy instruments. With the advantage of hindsight, and with the disadvantage of living in a TikTok-ruled cultural hellscape where nothing seems that serious or that real, it’s finally obvious that Pavement made […]

After nearly two years of Houthi strikes on Western shipping, President Donald Trump suddenly announced a ceasefire in May with the Houthi terrorists occupying parts of Yemen. But this agreement has not stopped the rebel group from attacking American interests. Even after it was announced, the Houthis continued to target our regional allies, including shooting […]

Since its cinematic release on May 23, 1980, Stanley Kubrick’s horror masterpiece The Shining has terrified and perplexed audiences in equal measure. While the Stephen King novel it is based on is a classic example of what George Orwell called a “good bad book” — in other words, a superbly executed potboiler that has no […]

In my last column, I told you about Marine Lance Cpl. Nick Mitchel and how, in 2010, he shipped with his infantry unit to Afghanistan with dreams of earning the coveted Combat Action Ribbon. He wanted to be an all-American badass Marine. He earned the ribbon on his first day in the war, but quickly […]

Caffery Bone, the literary editor of a London periodical, receives an invitation to stay at the mansion of the publication’s proprietor. It doesn’t bode well. Bone is painfully aware that Lord Ower has a track record of hosting those he wants to fire. He casts his mind back to three previous employees who had their […]

Paula Bomer’s novel The Stalker is a poorly written book. The narrative voice is dull. It observes narrowly, always telling when showing would suffice. Its descriptions are crude, such as when it renders a woman’s sagging breasts as “extra butt cheeks.” The dialogue is flat, exchanged between characters who are more of a collection of […]

Gather round the campfire, children, and I’ll tell you a spooky, scary story about witches and the hunting of them.  It was a time of turmoil and terror. A deadly plague cast its shadow over the world, killing by the millions. Children turned on their parents, and neighbors turned on neighbors. In the streets, in […]

The accession of Leo XIV, the first American pope and the third successive non-Italian to lead the Catholic Church, brings to mind the illustrious career of Pope Germanian I, another outsider to the Holy See who reigned over a tumultuous era. Germanian began his career as the disputatious monk Martin Luther before ascending to the […]

The Congressional Budget Office released an analysis of the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act in early June. The report found that, compared to current law, the legislation would decrease tax revenues by $3.6 trillion, decrease spending by $1.2 trillion, and thus increase deficits by $2.4 trillion over the next 10 years. The report also […]