Sen Elissa Slotkin calls for new Democratic Party leadership, saying old models no longer work and the party must simplify its message to win back voters.
In America, where you live should never determine the quality of healthcare you receive. But for too many families in rural communities, that is still the reality. An Alzheimer’s diagnosis is difficult anywhere. In rural America, it comes with an added burden — fewer specialists, fewer resources, and fewer opportunities to detect the disease early […]
The federal budget is on an unsustainable path. Annual deficits are close to $2 trillion, and the federal debt will reach 120% of GDP by 2036. These top-line numbers should make you worried, but even they don’t fully capture how broken the budget really is. Budgets are more than just lists of spending and revenue. […]
While campaigning in 2024, President Donald Trump pledged to fix the nation’s broken immigration system, a system exacerbated by the rogue incompetence of the Biden administration. Now, after 18 months into his second term, Trump has maintained his excellence in border security and upheld his campaign promise regarding illegal immigration, as the Trump administration has […]
Recently, our federal agencies, under the prompting of the Trump administration, moved marijuana products regulated by a state medical marijuana license, and FDA-approved products containing marijuana, from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. Public hearings, which are supposed to occur before such a move, will be held sometime in the future. […]
Conventional wisdom suggests that voter angst over healthcare affordability will haunt the party in power this November. But unlike the typical midterm election pattern — where dissatisfaction with the ruling party pushes voters toward the opposition — voters have not fully embraced the Democratic alternative. That’s an opening for GOP candidates who have historically run […]
CNN founder Ted Turner recently died, prompting President Donald Trump to reflect on what the network had become since Turner sold it decades ago. Trump argued on Truth Social that Turner grew disillusioned with CNN’s increasingly ideological direction, and the CNN founder himself said much the same before his death. Now, as CNN’s parent company […]
In order to achieve energy dominance, America must commit to permitting reform. I trained and worked as a geologist. I understand geologic time scales: slow processes unfolding over many years. Permitting large energy infrastructure too often mirrors that same slow pace, holding our country back when urgency is required. Worse yet, even projects that follow […]
The Middle East is once again standing on the edge of a dangerous turning point. Tensions between Iran, Israel, and the United States are rising rapidly. Military threats are growing louder. Diplomacy appears frozen. Across Washington, policymakers are debating sanctions, airstrikes, and the possibility of another regional conflict. But amid all the noise, one reality […]
The public hates inflation. Ever-rising prices reduce prosperity for households and businesses. There are daily articles about high prices for gasoline, electricity, and beef. But rarely does the media spotlight inflation caused by greedy public sector unions that use their monopoly bargaining power to extract absurd wages and benefits. For the first time since 1994, […]
As we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, we reflect on our shared good fortune. Becoming a citizen, either by birth or by choice, affords us a special kind of privilege. It’s a form of privilege unmatched in the developed world. Our country is by no means perfect, yet the freedoms, opportunities, vast natural beauty, and rugged […]
Both U.S. and Chinese officials tout President Donald Trump’s two-day visit to Beijing last week as a masterclass in pageantry and transactional diplomacy. Smiles were exchanged, lucrative trade deals were verbally committed to, and a fragile consensus was reached on stabilizing bilateral ties and managing global flashpoints such as the Iran crisis. Yet, beneath the […]
The Islamic Republic of Iran created the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to collect tolls for ships seeking to transit the Strait of Hormuz’s international waters. The normal toll? $2 million. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reportedly controls the Authority. That matters because the U.S. designates the Revolutionary Guards in its entirety as a terrorist group. […]
