TRUMP, VENEZUELA, AND THE MIDTERM PIVOT TO THE ECONOMY. President Donald Trump made a revealing statement a few days ago when he addressed House Republicans at the Trump-Kennedy Center. “You’ve got to win the midterms,” he told the lawmakers. “Because if we don’t win the midterms … they’ll find a reason to impeach me. I’ll get […]
President Donald Trump is likely about to face a difficult choice: how to enforce his redline warning to Iran not to kill protesters who have taken to the streets. Trump warned on Jan. 2 that if Iran “violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. […]
After a woman was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Democrats and liberal media are in a fury. To prevent future deadly situations, here is a helpful guide on how to avoid being shot by ICE officers. Step 1: Do not interfere in ICE operations. Witness video […]
It’s the first rule of economics. If you want lower prices, increase supply. After years of restrictive land-use regulations, exclusionary zoning, wacky environmental policies, and rising construction costs, as well as tightened mortgage regulations after the 2008 financial crisis, states and the federal government have undermined access, supply, and affordability of housing. Rather than dealing with these forces, President Donald […]
Remember when prominent Democrats insisted that we should “believe women” when they complain about sexual harassment? Well, apparently, that goes out the window when they accuse a person who identifies as transgender. The Supreme Court is set to hear a case this month involving a biologically male, transgender-identifying youth athlete from West Virginia, where ACLU […]
If there is anything that years of experiments in the genre have taught us, it’s that it’s difficult to make a good film about a great man. The entrants in this genre, from A Beautiful Mind (2001) to A Complete Unknown (2024), vary widely. Some are excellent, many more are just OK, and a few […]
New York isn’t the only major American city that just elected a far-left mayor. Seattle’s new chief executive is a hardcore radical named Katie Wilson, and she’s as wild-eyed as they come. In a recent interview, she responded to allegations of child care fraud within the local Somali community, driven by a ballooning billion-plus-dollar scandal […]
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a new series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Jan. 8, 1776 Cambridge, Massachusetts Writing urgently from his […]
Welcome to 2026, the year we fight collectivism. And we’re already seeing early signs that we’ll have to wage this fight not just overseas but also right here at home. The new year has been packed with news. Fortunately, it augurs well for those who want to fight collectivism, i.e., the government appropriation of private […]
The removal of Nicolas Maduro from power is a watershed moment for the United States, the Western Hemisphere, and a world that has grown far too accustomed to tolerating narco-states masquerading as sovereign governments. Maduro presided over one of the most corrupt, brutal, and destabilizing regimes of the modern era, one that hollowed out Venezuela’s […]
President Donald Trump is irrationally exuberant about rebuilding Venezuela’s economy and its oil industry. The reality on the ground is far less encouraging. Venezuela is a broken nation-state. Over the past decade, its economy has contracted by roughly 75%. The country’s institutions have collapsed, and its currency is effectively worthless after years of hyperinflation. Rebuilding Venezuela’s […]
The lynchpin of the Democratic Party’s control over California is not elected officials but the million-plus members of government unions who collectively send more than a billion dollars a year to union leaders to maintain political dominance. However much Democrats may believe they run Sacramento, moments of conflict reveal where power truly lies. This is […]
