“Nobody knows the system better than me,” President Donald Trump crowed while accepting the Republican nomination in 2016, “which is why I alone can fix it. I have seen firsthand how the system is rigged against our citizens …” Only a corrupt New York City developer like him, Trump was arguing, could root the corruption […]
James Carville, the Ragin’ Cajun, famously has a temper — hence the nickname. But he has long been regarded as an old-guard, pragmatic, victory-minded Clintonite Democrat. He has occasionally lashed out at the woke excesses of his party’s left flank, usually on the grounds that its extreme stances and rhetoric are electorally unhelpful. These days, […]
In Washington, we have long talked about non-denial denials. But is there such a thing as a non-admission admission? A non-confession confession? A non-confirmation confirmation? New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel may have created the genre. When the New York Post’s Page Six published photographs of him cavorting with NFL reporter Dianna Russini (both […]
Since becoming a parent 12 years ago, I’ve come to appreciate how thin the line can be between a toddler meltdown and a political fist-fight. Once you’ve spent enough time around small children, you start to recognize that the outbursts from toddlers and politicians have a familiar throughline. We saw that dynamic in Virginia this […]
The seeds of American liberty were planted by those who fled religious persecution and sought a land where they could live according to the convictions of their consciences. But in a suburb of Cleveland, local government officials attempted to prevent one Jewish man, Daniel Grand, from hosting fellow Jews in his house to pray. The […]
Indefinite delays are not a side issue in dealing with the Islamic Republic of Iran. They are the strategy. For decades, this terrorist regime has perfected the art of stalling, deflecting, and prolonging negotiations in order to advance its most dangerous objectives out of view and without consequence. That reality must guide every U.S. decision […]
In recent years, and notably since Oct. 7, 2023, there has been a resurgence of antisemitism in the United States. This brand of hate has never been dormant. But lately, there has been a sharp increase. One of the most concerning aspects of this shift is that antisemitism is growing strongest among younger Americans. The […]
Retired Navy Adm. James Stavridis, the former NATO allied supreme commander, suggested on Thursday that reopening the Strait of Hormuz largely hinges on the U.S. military’s ability to stop Iranian mines from being laid in the waterway. “Strategically, what we ought to be doing is going after these small boats before they get underway. And...
A Virginia Court has given final approval of a class action lawsuit settlement that alleged the banking company failed to raise interest rates on the 360 Savings account.