American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten titled her keynote address at this year’s convention “Building Our Power to Create a Better Future.” But after listening to the speech, one was left to wonder: A better future for whom? Conspicuously absent was any serious discussion of how teachers might educate students better than they do […]
On Aug. 10, 2022, American citizen Mahmood Habibi was arrested by the Taliban with 30 of his fellow Asia Consultancy Group employees. Despite both the Biden and Trump administrations obtaining the release of numerous Americans held by the Taliban over the past year, Habibi remains in Taliban custody, as do additional U.S. citizens, according to the State […]
For Democrats and their legacy media allies, nothing on the planet is more evil than President Donald Trump. Not cancer. Not even climate change. Trump is not only the pinnacle of evil but also the root of all lesser evils, and they’ll oppose him relentlessly over any cause — even peace. Monday’s summit at the […]
Next year marks America’s 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial. There will be celebrations and a lot of new books to mark the occasion. For those who can’t wait, the late historian David McCullough’s posthumous new volume is a delightful primer. History Matters is a collection of essays that celebrate America, the figures who have inspired McCullough, […]
Hardly anyone is talking about it, but Congress has just passed one of the most consequential education reforms in history. Tucked into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a provision that could transform how families access education, reshape the politics of schooling, and finally give parents the power to direct their children’s learning. The legislation establishes […]
White House talks between President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and major European leaders went well on Monday. The president must now translate positive rhetoric into verifiable progress toward peace in Ukraine. His diplomatic agenda is a noble one. Russian President Vladimir Putin began this war, the bloodiest and biggest in Europe since 1945, […]
President Donald Trump’s decision to send the National Guard to Washington, D.C., should be welcomed not just as an essential step to fight crime in our nation’s capital, but also as a salvo against the social malaise that afflicts urban America. Many of our cities now face an existential crisis. Declining tax bases, overwhelmed social […]
While driving with his wife, Sara, down Interstate 35 near Osceola, Iowa, on Saturday, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) had just passed a semi pulled over on the shoulder when, seconds later, the explosive crash of metal on metal jolted the Wisconsin congressman’s attention. There, in his review mirror, he saw what no one wants to see happen […]
President Donald Trump declared Monday a success, posting around 6 p.m. that he’d "had a very good meeting with distinguished guests,” then “a further...
Despite Broadway’s aging retreads comes the Nederlander Theatre’s newie “Take a Banana for the Ride.” Co-producer Marc Cornstein took me to see it. Just opened and every seat...
