“The definition of insanity,” Albert Einstein allegedly said, “is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” If so, a recent proposal by a sitting member of Congress to release a convicted terrorist is insane for more reasons than one. “Today I’m calling for the release of Marwan Barghouti from Israeli […]
In less than 30 seconds on Wednesday morning, Flydubai Flight 1073 plunged nearly 14,000 feet. The flight was traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv with more than 170 passengers, most of them Israelis. According to Israeli officials, the co-pilot stabbed the captain and tried to crash the aircraft. The wounded captain managed to open the […]
The battlefield may already be expanding. British authorities say there are strong indications Iran played a role in the incident at RAF Fairford, the British base used by American bombers against Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli intelligence warned Britain beforehand of what he described as an Iranian-sponsored attack. British counterterrorism police have […]
Nearly eight months into the Iran war, the headlines are about carrier groups and stalled talks. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly ordered Iran’s delegation out of New York last week, and a third U.S. carrier group is reportedly headed to the region. Beneath the military drama sit bookkeeping questions that will outlast the fighting: […]
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) forced Virginia back into the secretive Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a backdoor carbon tax that sells off legal permission to emit carbon dioxide and will spike the price of everything. Virginia recently rejoined the RGGI allowance auction tax program, an especially nasty carbon tax, as the fluctuating nature of this artificial […]
Do state courts have the power to regulate not just national industries but global ones, including conduct that took place entirely outside the state? That is the question facing the Supreme Court on Monday when it hears oral arguments in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County. On its face, Boulder County’s lawsuit against Exxon Mobil and […]
In today's issue: ▪ 30 days away from midterms ▪ Hassett’s hot take on polling ▪ Oil companies v. localities ▪ Moscow ramps up strikes Sunday marked 30 days until Election Day. Democrats are favored to win the House and have a slight edge in the Senate, according to The Hill’s partner Decision Desk HQ...
It is good, heartening even, that the Times handled last week's foiled hijacking with care and caution. Yet somehow, it seems no claim about supposed Israeli perfidy is too stupid, outrageous, or ridiculous to make its way into the Times.