Americans disagree about almost everything. We argue about very little. The distinction matters. Disagreement is easy. I state my position. You state yours. We discover that they are incompatible. If we are sufficiently invested in the dispute, we repeat ourselves, usually with greater confidence. Eventually, we may stop talking about the issue and start talking […]
The United Kingdom this week announced a sweeping set of boycott measures and sanctions aimed at Israel, the most aggressive measures ever taken by any non-Muslim country. Canada, France, and several other countries also vaguely pledged to pursue similar policies. This targeting comes after these countries’ attempt to “save” the “two-state solution” — the recognition […]
The United Nations General Assembly is back in session, and presidents, prime ministers, and their security details are on their way to Manhattan. Among them, due at the U.N. podium on Sept. 24, is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has called a war criminal and once vowed to have […]
Asked about the U.S. relationship with Israel during the All-In Podcast Summit, Vice President JD Vance made some remarks that are raising eyebrows. He said, “I think that, more than frankly any president in the last 40 years, [Trump] has shown a willingness to actually part ways with Bibi Netanyahu when he feels like the […]
Europe has developed an expensive habit of financing both sides of Russia’s war. It supplies Ukraine with the means to resist invasion while buying gas from the country doing the invading. In the Arctic, this contradiction has acquired an almost admirable efficiency: European customers buy the gas, international shipping companies carry it, and European infrastructure […]
In today's issue: ▪ Trump hints at demolishing Kennedy Center ▪ Florida GOP congresswoman breaks with Trump ▪ ICE director nomination pulled ▪ Carney open to Canada joining EU President Trump is digging in on the battle to put his name on the Kennedy Center, raising the possibility that his administration could have the institution...
Professor Richard Davis argues that a Democratic majority in Congress should seek to impeach President Trump and implement constitutional reforms to curtail executive powers regarding pardons, war-making and tariffs.
Democrat Adam Hamilton narrowly leads Republican Gov. Roger Marshall in a tight race for Senate in red Kansas, according to new polling. A new The Hill/Emerson College Polling survey found Hamilton ahead by 2 percentage points, with 45 percent to Marshall’s 43 percent. Another 4 percent chose Libertarian candidate David Graham, and 8 percent were...
Fears over artificial intelligence's rapid development sent Congress into a tailspin this week, as dozens of lawmakers joined the debate on how to regulate the technology. The frenzy in Washington has included policymakers who have long engaged on the subject, but also those seizing on the mounting concerns for the first time. In the wake...