Attorney General Todd Blanche promised to release more government records related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, disputing allegations from victims' families that the documents are being withheld to protect Saudi Arabia.
My new book, Texas Flood: Power, Money, Politics, History, Bureaucracy and Tragedy, is being published Tuesday, and it’s available on Amazon. In it, I discuss why I was sent to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), how I would have shut down or radically transformed the agency, and how I overrode the Department of […]
On Aug. 28, the Virginia state legislature removed the last three Confederate monuments from Capitol Square, a park near the state Capitol in Richmond. Conservatives haven’t paid much attention to this story, aside from a handful of op-eds in right-leaning media, mostly opposing the decision. In this particular case, Virginia’s decision was the right one. Conservatives must rethink […]
At Jackson Hole, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said, “Trends matter most.” His task forces are examining how to improve monetary policy, but the next decision will test how he applies that principle today. The Fed must ground its judgment in a careful reading of the economy and explain why the evidence supports it. For […]
There’s never a good time or place to be diagnosed with cancer. But some times and places are worse than others. Right now, cancer patients in Europe face record-setting wait times when seeking cutting-edge treatment. Once European regulators approve a new oncology drug, it takes 655 days, on average, for Europe’s government-run insurance systems to […]
To any observer paying attention, America in 2026 is confronted by a brutal series of ironies, met with a deafening silence when what is required is a robust response. First, the year of the 250th celebration of America’s founding is also the year of the starkest revelation of the radicals’ goal of dismantling America and […]
The old way of getting a business loan is dead. In the past, a business owner could walk into a community bank. You could hand over a business plan and talk to a manager who knew your town. I served as a county commission president and a regional council president. I know firsthand that local […]
Every policymaker arrives in Washington wanting to leave the country better than they found it. Between us we served nearly 40 years in the House and Senate, and we have learned to recognize the moments — and there are only a handful — when that ambition is available. This week is one of them. On […]