Looking back at it now, 10 years later, the warning signs were clear from the start — from the first trailer, in fact. Its initial image was a shot of a speeder zooming past the wreckage of a long-forgotten battle, an X-wing in the foreground dwarfed by a Star Destroyer in the background. Following it […]
When President Donald Trump roared to victory in 2024, conservatives told themselves a number of just-so stories. Biden-era profligacy had driven the Democratic Party into its grave, leaving MAGA Republicans to plot America’s future alone. Former President Barack Obama’s “coalition of the ascendant” had permanently splintered. Most importantly, wokeness was spent as a cultural force. […]
After years of Scandinavian and Bauhaus-inflected minimalism, no-frills graphic design, and the Marie Kondo-inspired culling of closets, clutter is suddenly back in style. According to the New York Times, a Ralph Lauren Christmas was the trend of the holiday season, although you don’t need to shop at Ralph Lauren to get the look. Cost-conscious consumers […]
The American republic is tottering toward its 250th birthday like a character in a Jimmy Buffett song: debauched and in debt, but with its Stanley cup half full and its flip-flops still flapping. Meanwhile, American English remains forever young, a furnace of deregulated creativity. The French language is regulated by the “immortals” of the Académie […]
Disclosures show that companies owned by the husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar surged in value, from under $1,000 to up to $25 million, as investigations into Minnesota fraud continue.
LAFD Battalion Chief Kenneth Cook alleged that a report was altered in ways he found ‘highly unprofessional and inconsistent with our established standards.’
A federal judge in Washington has ruled against President Trump's attempt to cancel a security clearance for an attorney who represents whistleblowers.
The Trump administration says it will kick off the new year by garnishing the wages of persons who are delinquent on student loan repayment, reversing Biden-era leniency.
American presidents have long released rosy medical assessments of their physical and mental health, but often those flattering reports are undercut by public skepticism and fresh revelations of problems.
The National Taxpayers Union Foundation has filed a friend-of-the-court brief at the Supreme Court defending citizens' rights not to suffer excessive tax fines.
Jose Ceballos never attained U.S. citizenship, yet according to voting records, he managed to cast ballots in at least two dozen elections dating back to 2006.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday the U.S. has offered him a security commitment of 15 years as part of a proposed peace agreement to end his country's conflict with Russia.
Political opposition leaders in the United Kingdom have called for a human rights activist to be stripped of his citizenship over past social media posts allegedly containing violent and antisemitic language within days of the dual national returning to Britain after years in Egyptian prisons.
Kim Jong Un pledges 'unlimited' nuclear development as North Korea test-fires new cruise missiles designed to carry nuclear warheads in war preparations.
