If things continue along the current path in the conflict between President Trump and Chairman Jerome Powell, consequential legal questions will come into play.
The House early Friday approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies in a post-midnight vote after Republicans revolted and refused President Trump's push for a longer extension.
Through the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, the 1857 Dred Scott case, and back to the beginning of the republic, Supreme Court politics have mattered more than it’s been quite polite to acknowledge. The notion that justices rule always strictly on law rather than by reference to their political leanings has been a genteel fiction. […]
In the landscape of 2026, American education is undergoing a long-overdue “Great Recalibration.” From the surge in universal school choice to the revival of classical curricula, parents and policymakers are reclaiming the classroom. Yet, one powerful gatekeeper remains largely unchallenged, quietly shaping how the next generation perceives the natural world: the North American Association for […]
Hungarian financial markets have welcomed Peter Magyar’s Tisza Party victory over Viktor Orban. This historic moment could mark the beginning of a post-Orban economic boom. But only if the new leadership capitalizes on it. Hungary’s road map to prosperity will only be achieved by curbing kleptocracy, limiting hostile foreign influence, and reversing the centralization of […]
In a February meeting with the Trump administration, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby floated the idea of a merger between his company, United Airlines, and American Airlines. Most analysts and antitrust experts quickly rejected the proposal, arguing it would harm competition. But antitrust law is about more than simply preserving the largest number of competitors. It is about efficiency […]
Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch III survived another meeting of the governing Board of Regents this week. The secretive conclave took place Monday, and according to a spokesperson who clearly didn’t want to talk: “They didn’t vote on anything.” The next scheduled meeting is June 8, less than a month before the nation celebrates the […]
Iran is moving to charge the world for passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The last time the United States faced something similar, Founding Father and America’s third president, Thomas Jefferson, went to war to stop it. In 1801, Jefferson refused to pay tribute to the Barbary States — regimes that taxed maritime passage through […]