The best indicator of the waning influence of the WASP is that most people no longer know who the term refers to. Stripped to its barest terms, “white Anglo-Saxon Protestant” could mean anyone from an Appalachian bootlegger to a recently naturalized citizen who grew up in the Cotswolds. But these disparate figures, while white, of […]
This week, on a Zoom call with some colleagues, I told the group that I have been traveling around Europe and the Caucasus since May. One of my colleagues responded with a flattering shout. Wow! she said. You’re not just a tourist, you’re a traveler! Which was gratifying, of course, but also made a complicated […]
Teachers unions suffered yet another deserved but embarrassing defeat this week. In Arizona, the state Supreme Court found that not only did unions fail to submit enough valid signatures to get their anti-school-choice proposition on the fall ballot, but they also broke the law by hiring felons to collect signatures. This is just the latest […]
Trump faces a stronger North Korea with 50-70 nuclear weapons and a powerful new partner in Russia, leaving denuclearization increasingly out of reach.
Sen. John Fetterman rejected "AI doomsdaying" and echoed President Donald Trump's push for AI development, warning that U.S. overreaction could benefit China.
Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent is advocating for President Donald Trump to get the U.S. out of the Iran war and remove U.S. troops from the Middle East.
Federal prosecutors charged a Chinese man on Wednesday with a bizarre and dastardly plot to try to ruin his former landlord's immigration status by registering and casting a ballot in his name in Massachusetts, then reporting him to Homeland Security for it.
Florida's Democratic voters picked a socialist candidate for U.S. Senate in Tuesday's primary, advancing state Rep. Angie Nixon, who wants to close prisons and calls drag shows "wholesome entertainment" suitable for children.
The Alien Terrorist Removal Court has scheduled a first-of-its-kind public hearing for next week to determine whether Afghan citizen Nazira Haji Zada should be detained while her deportation case is decided.
Across 250 years, only three elected governors out of thousands have been Black - all Democrats and all men, including current Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
The Democratic prosecutor in Fairfax County, Virginia, did not oppose an embassy trip that let an accused killer get a passport before fleeing the U.S.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's executive order blocking mining permits near the Boundary Waters drew sharp criticism from Tom Emmer, who called it "stupid."
Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces scrutiny over a re-election ad urging donations matched 6-to-1 by taxpayers through the super match program.
