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Trump’s Persuasion Problem

‘Winning a voting public that is up for grabs takes work.’

Iran’s ‘Avuncular and Magnanimous’ Supreme Leader

Obituaries have noted the kindly face Khamenei put on in public. Did anyone, other than credulous Westerners, buy it?

White House says Trump’s red neck rash was caused by prescription skin cream

The White House said Monday that a red rash visible on President Trump's neck was caused by a prescription skin cream that was described as "preventative."

Embattled Sen. Susan Collins goes back to roots to remind voters of her clout

Sen. Susan Collins visited her childhood stomping grounds along the Canadian border on her first real campaign swing since launching her reelection bid, reminding voters how her seat atop the Senate Appropriations Committee has steered billions of federal dollars back home.

Court ruling lets members of Congress inspect ICE facilities

ICE cannot use budget sleight-of-hand to block members of Congress from conducting unannounced inspections of its processing and detention facilities, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Trump awards Medal of Honor to three service members

President Trump celebrated the heroism of three U.S. Army soldiers by recognizing their bravery with the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony on Monday.

New York City’s tab for police misconduct settlements: Nearly $800 million since 2019

New York City paid more than $117 million last year to settle police misconduct lawsuits in cases ranging from the violent arrests of protesters in 2020 to bad police work that led to wrongful convictions in the 1980s, according to a newly published analysis of city data.

Where religion exits, extremism enters

America has become much more secular. White evangelicals are increasingly de-institutionalized.  This is a bad development, which helps explain the rise in extremism, racism, political violence, and antisemitism. There are reams and reams of evidence suggesting that, at least among conservatives, religiosity inoculates among extremism. Antisemitism is less common among frequent church-attenders, and so is […]

Keir Starmer smites the special relationship on Iran

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has undermined the special relationship by his dithering and inadequate support for the United States in its conflict with Iran. The United Kingdom refused U.S. requests to use British air bases for strikes on Iran in the buildup to this conflict. Things have only gotten worse since the conflict began. Starmer’s […]

Trump delivers freedom while the Left marches for oppression

This past weekend, President Donald Trump ordered a targeted strike on Iran that resulted in the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. This joint attack by Israel and the United States hit Khamenei’s compound in Tehran as part of a larger operation against high-ranking officials. Directly following the news of the supreme leader’s death, protests […]

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