There’s a certain admirable honesty in those rebellious souls who turn away from religion entirely: the preacher’s daughter who gets a lip piercing and declares herself polyamorous, and libertarian firebrands such as the late Christopher Hitchens, who relished verbal battles with befuddled clergy. Stranger, however, are those cases who choose to remain in their chosen […]
If you know who Lenny Bruce is, you’re old. You’re either a boomer or a member of the cohort that is now blamed for blowing it in the ’60s, despite the warning from Peter Fonda’s character in Easy Rider. Or you’re one of their children, a Gen Xer who resents the parental grip on family assets and […]
Despite the label they give themselves, there is nothing “moderate” about the fiscal irresponsibility of blue-state Republicans as House Republicans try to complete their work on President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill.” These Republicans from states such as California, New Jersey, and New York are pushing for massive subsidies for the wealthiest taxpayers while […]
President Donald Trump’s obsession with tariffs is driven in part by a desire to restore industries to the American communities they have increasingly abandoned. Maybe we would all be better off, though, if Hollywood weren’t a beneficiary of these tariff bailouts. Trump announced a 100% tariff on foreign films in a Truth Social post this […]
An optimist will look at the discovery-law “deal” that Gov. Hochul struck with the New York Legislature during budget negotiations and point to some “wins.”
It was long assumed that an American pope was an impossibility. Vatican insiders would dismiss the idea of a pope from the world’s preeminent superpower as completely out of the question and barely even worth a thought. That was until around 7 p.m. Rome time on May 8, 2025, when Cardinal Dominique Mamberti emerged on […]
First the good news. A trade agreement between the largest and the sixth-largest economies on the planet is (in every sense) a big deal. Former President Barack Obama threatened to put Britain at the “back of the queue” if it voted for Brexit. In the event, Britain has ended up at the front. Now the […]
If you are ever graced with the opportunity to be in St. Peter’s Square when the white smoke billows out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, the moment your eyes lock onto the plume will be etched in memory throughout earthly life. I stood under the piazza’s colonnade, sweaty and lugging my cumbersome duffle bag. It […]
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Jay Clayton can transform the Southern District of New York into a national model for federal prosecutors — aggressive on violent crime and unapologetically...
This week Mosab Abu Toha, a Hamas apologist and serial fabricator who vilified female Israeli hostages and justified their kidnapping on Oct. 7, won the 2025...
