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Go tell the Spartans: Two books on the conflicts that embroiled the Greek world

The late Southern writer Florence King once lamented that “a cornerstone of Western thought that has vanished without a trace is admiration for ancient Sparta.” There are good reasons why this should be so. Yet in the three decades since she penned those words, there has been a resurgence of “laconomania” at the popular and […]

From upgrades to upsells

In the old days — we’re talking about the 2010s here — when you boarded a plane, and glanced with envy or disdain at the passengers sinking into their plush First-Class seats, you were looking at an assembly of road warriors. A traveling salesman might be resting his haunches in seat 2C. Your local congressman […]

Promises kept: Howard Lutnick on the anniversary of the deal that saved U.S. Steel

BRADDOCK, Pa. — In American politics, when negotiating hard deals that involve high risk and the livelihoods of all involved while requiring great compromise, pain is usually shared unequally. The rarest outcome is for all involved to be grateful. Yet that was the overwhelming sentiment expressed by the local union leaders, steel workers, plant managers, and […]

Maggie O’Farrell’s land before time

Novelist Maggie O’Farrell always wanted to write the story of her great-great-grandfather, who lived in Ireland and worked for the Ordinance Survey, Britain’s mapping service, in the 1850s. And now she has.  Her vivid new novel, Land, features a surveyor and his family who are engulfed in the chaos of the era. These were perilous […]

Justice Department sets stage for end of racial hiring quotas

Is a reading comprehension test racist if fewer black people pass it than white people? Is a pushup requirement sexist if fewer women can pass it than men? For decades, employers have faced the impossible task of identifying objective measures to analyze job applicants while also ensuring the demographics of those who pass those tests […]

Downsizing and the Ozempic Economy

The positive impacts of GLP-1s are a reminder of the difficulty of forecasting the countless consequences of some event, innovation, or other development.

Prosecutors Go Out of Their Way to Bring Case in . . . San Francisco?

An odd wrinkle in the Supreme Court’s venue decision.

Trump Nominates Prosecutor Jay Clayton to Be Director of National Intelligence

Meanwhile, Democrats kill a House proposal to extend foreign surveillance authority, as the Friday deadline looms.

Trump restores commercial fishing within marine monuments, rolling back protections

President Trump on Thursday restored commercial fishing in three Pacific Ocean marine national monuments, rolling back previous presidents' environmental protections.

J.D. Vance to make first appearance on ‘The View’

Vice President J.D. Vance will appear on ABC's "The View" next Tuesday, his first visit to the daytime talk program, to promote his new book, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith." The panel is anticipated to question Vance about the administration's priorities and the latest political headlines.

Birthday punches: Trump to celebrate birthday, America’s 250th with White House UFC event

On Sunday, as President Trump marks his 80th year on Earth, he'll set a new bar for presidential parties with professional MMA fights on the White House's South Lawn.

Drifting independent voters emerge as dire warning sign for Trump’s GOP in the midterms

President Trump and Republicans are staring down a defection of independent voters less than five months before the midterm elections that will shape the final two years of his presidency.

Trump taps U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to lead national intelligence

President Trump on Thursday nominated U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, teeing up the Senate confirmation process to permanently replace departing DNI Tulsi Gabbard amid bipartisan uproar over his temporary pick.

FIRST ON FOX: DOJ sues Spanberger’s Virginia over laws kneecapping federal agents as mask war escalates

The Justice Department sued Virginia over laws that could criminally punish masked federal agents and dismantle local ICE cooperation agreements.

‘Transgender madness’ under fire after Congress lets taxpayer funding ban lapse

Sen. Hawley demands investigation into $1.5 billion in Medicare and Medicaid funding allegedly used by Planned Parenthood for transgender procedures.

Mamdani stands by fellow socialist candidate despite resurfaced far-left, anti-American posts

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani backs congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier despite resurfaced deleted posts slamming U.S., police and borders.

The Left’s War on the Supreme Court Continues

It is on all of us to stand up against these attacks—and to lower the temperature before someone gets hurt.

Supreme Court Holds the Line Against Judicially Invented Lawsuits and Legislative History as Law

A case about who can sue to enforce federal law descended into a bitter battle between Justices Barrett and Jackson over legislative history.

The U.S. Energy Revolution Is Iran’s Worst Enemy

For all the financial pressure the energy-cost spike is putting on consumers today, it would have been far worse a decade ago.

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