Just under half of Democrats say they would be pleased if an overnight coup removed President Trump from office and instituted military control, according to a new survey.

President Trump is taking Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the National Archives on Friday, showing off the sacred texts of U.S. democracy to the leader of the world's most powerful communist country to cap off a three-day state visit criticized for being heavy on pomp and light on substance.

With the Supreme Court’s new term beginning in October, it will hear disputes over semiautomatic rifles, voter registration, and climate change. The subjects have little in common, but each presents a question at the heart of originalism. Will the justices apply the Constitution and laws as written, or reshape them to reach a preferred result?  […]

This week, President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, days after Anthropic’s Dario Amodei asked the industry to slow down, and the president called the whole idea a hoax. Neither leader is expected to entertain a pause, and on that point, both are right. Scientific discovery cannot be halted. Where […]

When people write about inner-city public schools, they like to use fun metaphors such as “the 3 R’s” or “an apple for the teacher.” But let’s skip the metaphors, because the majority of children who attend inner-city public schools have no idea what metaphors are. Let’s just tell the truth. Inner-city public schools suck. They […]

I attended Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address at the United Nations, expecting a contentious speech. What stayed with me was the decision by some delegates to leave before hearing what he had to say. My objection is straightforward: Governments that demand explanations from Israel should be willing to sit through one. Taking a seat […]