Opinion

THE NYC PARTY. The political world is buzzing over the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, unexpectedly won by Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old Ugandan-born Muslim socialist who, in the course of his brief career in politics, has advocated defunding the police, freeing criminals, having the city take over grocery stores, and more. Mamdani does not have […]

As America grapples with escalating polarization, encouraging signs point toward genuine civic renewal. Philadelphia’s Jack Miller Center, a leading nonprofit group fostering informed citizenship, just released its 2024 annual report. Its findings offer a comforting alternative to the week’s headlines, most notably the meteoric rise of New York City’s self-described socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.  […]

MEYERSDALE, PA — Outside of the Meyersdale Volunteer Fire Department facility along Main Street in this Somerset County town, primarily known for its famous maple syrup, the annual festival and its proximately to the Great Allegheny Passage trail, sits a weathered monument to the men and women who volunteer to serve and protect the community. […]

A striking graphic circulated on social media Tuesday night, illustrating the path of the Butler assassin’s bullet (for the definitive word on that story, consider Salena Zito’s new book). It shows two scenarios: one in which President Donald Trump’s head turns at the last second, captioned “Iran’s nuclear program obliterated,” and another in which the […]

President Donald Trump announced the end of the “12 Day War” between Israel and Iran on Monday. Both countries flirted with the agreed-upon ceasefire deadline, prompting some colorful language from the president. But, at least for now, the war is over. Despite reports by CNN and the New York Times citing unnamed sources claiming dubiously that the 360,000 […]

Democrats in New York City have seen the decay in Chicago and California and have decided that they want to race their fellow Democrats to rock bottom. New York City Democrats chose to nominate Zohran Mamdani for mayor, choosing him over similarly terrible top candidates Andrew Cuomo and Brad Lander. Mamdani is a socialist who said in 2020 that New York City needs […]

The drawn-out negotiations over President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act are giving fiscal hawks more time to build the case that it will just add to the nation’s oppressive $37 trillion debt, a potential threat to passage. While the administration and GOP leaders have been making the case that the tax and spending […]

Throughout this month, people have watched scenes unfold in Los Angeles that are as destructive as they are delusional: masked rioters vandalizing property, blocking traffic, clashing with police, and waving foreign flags as if the United States were their enemy. Their chants and slogans are loud, but their grasp of reality is paper-thin. Let’s be […]

The good news from New York’s Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday is that the career of Andrew Cuomo, the nepo-baby former governor of the Empire State, serial alleged sex pest, and mass murderer of grandparents in Manhattan, is over. Despite the backing of former boss Bill Clinton, six sitting Congress members, dozens of current and […]

Of all the things it could be doing, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has filed a petition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office declaring war against the Marine Corps for naming its annual band competition “Sousa’s March Mania.” Something seems seriously wrong with the NCAA’s legal priorities. “The President’s Own” Marine Band showdown is […]

Conservative free market groups are raising concerns that a GOP provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will cut off a key mechanism used to fund lawsuits against “woke” corporations and others, including Planned Parenthood. Initially proposed as a way to limit frivolous lawsuits, conservatives charge that the provision will instead protect corporate America […]