When I was in fifth grade, I aced the Presidential Fitness Test. Not because I was some athletic prodigy — I was a large child who’d later become a big man — but because we had a pull-up bar at home. My parents had installed it in a doorway, and like my 5-year-old daughter today, […]
King of the Hill aired the final episode of its original run on Sept. 13, 2009, when then-President Barack Obama still enjoyed a double-digit net approval rating, the BlackBerry was still the premier smart device, and Donald Trump seemed to be fading permanently from public life as The Apprentice‘s schtick wore thin. At the risk […]
President Trump on Thursday evening nominated Assistant U.S. Attorney Rebecca Taibleson to serve as a judge on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, making her the sixth federal appeals court nominee of his second term. "It is my Great Honor to nominate Rebecca Taibleson to serve as a Judge on the United States Court of...
President Trump said on Thursday that he would like to see foreign journalists granted access to the Gaza Strip by Israel. "I'd like to see that happen, sure," the president told reporters at the White House. "I would be very fine with journalists going. And it's a very dangerous position to be in, as you...
A Minnesota man accused of killing State House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, Vance Boelter, was indicted on Thursday by a grand jury on eight charges, including two counts of first-degree murder. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced that Boelter, who was also accused of injuring another Democratic Party state lawmaker and his...
As part of the budget legislation being debated on Capitol Hill, the Senate this week rejected an amendment that would have prohibited states from regulating artificial intelligence. Backers of the amendment feared, with some merit, that a patchwork of rules would slow down technological development. But the amendment went too far. The answer to this problem […]
I’ll never forget the dentist appointment I had when I was 18. It was supposed to be a routine cleaning, the kind of thing you do every six months without a second thought. After my teeth were polished, the dental assistant took me to get X-rays. As I sat in the chair, I couldn’t help […]
American businesses are reporting fewer challenges due to weather and climate events. Rather than celebrate the good news, on June 30, the Wall Street Journal presented a conspiracy theory that businesses are hiding the truth — against their own financial interests. The Wall Street Journal analyzed more than 200,000 securities filings in the first half […]
As we celebrate Independence Day, we’ll be reminded of our inherent right to life, liberty, and one of our country’s most defining ideals: the American dream. Each of us has a picture of what the American dream looks like, but a common theme throughout is the ability to achieve what we want through hard work. […]
On July 4, 1776, the United States was born not just as a nation, but as an idea. It was the first country truly born of liberalism: a political philosophy rooted in individual rights, limited government, and the rule of law. Today, it is often said that America faces a “democracy crisis,” yet our electoral […]
In June, the Israeli military launched a preemptive strike on key strategic and nuclear targets in Iran. In response, Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missile attacks against Israel. The United States then carried out a B-2 bombing mission, which did significant damage to Iran’s most hardened and important nuclear facilities. But as hostilities between Israel […]
We are living in an age of hyperbole, or as writer Matthew Hennessey calls it, the “Age of Excusability,” in which our politicians succeed by making outlandish claims. So it goes with the One Big Beautiful Bill, which will usher in a new golden age or send us down the tubes for good, depending on […]
Those who promote or engage in violence against the United States and its allies and interests should be denied entry into our country. That should be obvious. The Trump administration’s decision on Monday to revoke a visa granted to the Bob Vylan band was appropriate and demonstrates a commitment to this evidently good policy. Performing […]
New York's Campaign Finance Board is doling out obscene amounts of our money to tilt the scales for left-wing candidates, including Democratic mayoral nominee...
Despite repeated Supreme Court warnings against nationwide injunctions, obstinate district-court judges kept insisting upon their right to “micro-manage” the executive branch, fumes The Federalist’s...
