I am always on the lookout for historians who can fashion well-worn stories from the past into sparkling new dramas filled with cliffhangers and near-catastrophes that keep me turning pages in taut expectation of an outcome decided centuries ago. Author Scott Ellsworth provides just that in Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the […]
Part of being a student — even an old one, like me — is spending time in the library. As I write this, I am sitting in the Firestone Library at Princeton University, looking up at a wall festooned with names of honored, illustrious alumni and super-rich donors, two categories that do not always, or […]
Godzilla has terrorized the Land of the Rising Sun for decades. Known as a kaiju (monster) in Japan, and King of the Monsters in the United States, Godzilla’s fearsome roar and atomic breath is a child’s nightmare come to life. It’s fought with and against other gigantic creatures. It’s struck fear in the hearts of […]
Until it closed last year, Monarch Novelties was the only souvenir store in Washington, D.C., that sold campaign memorabilia exclusive to the three presidential elections of the 1960s. The store was an oddity, a decaying building on 14th Street that, for more than 80 years, trafficked in eccentricities: not just Kennedy– and Nixon-era nostalgia but […]
Recently, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has argued that during the Biden years, Army basic training became too soft and lost some of its hardcore edge. He wants basic training to toughen up. Which brings us to a phenomenon in the Army I’ll call the Hardcore Paradox: Soldiers enjoy comfort and dislike pain, stress, and […]
Federal Aviation Administration's landmark proposed rule could enable widespread delivery drone operations by eliminating current visual line-of-sight restrictions.
NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani faces continued criticism for changing his stance from defunding police to a more moderate stance as he continues his competitive race for the job.
Reps. Espaillat, Velazquez and Goldman were refused access to Brooklyn MDC facility in the latest incident of lawmakers being rebuffed at federal detention centers
Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced Wednesday that she is entering the open Tennessee governor's race in 2026, setting up a primary clash with U.S. Rep. John Rose.
Senate Republicans may change filibuster rules after Chuck Schumer and the Democrats hold up President Donald Trump's nominees with an unprecedented effort.
New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's past rhetoric on policing is a legitimate reason for New Yorkers to be concerned, despite his recent walkbacks, a NYC crime expert said.
Vice President JD Vance hosts strategy dinner with Pam Bondi, Kash Patel and other Trump officials to discuss handling Jeffrey Epstein investigation fallout.
South Carolina Republican Ralph Norman joins the growing national push for redistricting battles, targeting Jim Clyburn's district in a bid for a 7-0 GOP delegation.
