The new round of tariffs President Donald Trump announced on social media last week, including levies on kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, upholstered furniture, select pharmaceutical products, and heavy trucks, will not be at stake when the Supreme Court hears oral argument on his “reciprocal” tariffs in November. They are governed by a different statute. But […]
“Get married. Have children. Build a legacy. Pass down your values. Pursue the eternal. Seek true joy.” This quote from Charlie Kirk was a touchstone at his Arizona funeral last month, and it was emblematic of an important truth that he had come to embrace in his too-short life. Yes, he believed in the conservative […]
Napoleon was an evil man, indifferent to the deaths of millions and the suffering of tens of millions. He was, however, a genius like other killers of millions, such as Mao Zedong and Caesar. Lord Andrew Roberts’s 2015 biography of the French emperor, Napoleon: A Life, is very much worth your time and money, but […]
The government is shut down — and if it drags on, the judiciary won’t be spared. Federal courts may be forced to limit their operations as soon as next week after funding lapsed at midnight. The shutdown could eventually implicate court dockets across the country, delaying trials and other hearings as courts’ coffers run dry. ...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) called President Trump’s behavior “erratic and unhinged” as government funding lapsed overnight. In a joint statement, the top two Congressional Democrats said their party remains “ready to find a bipartisan path forward” but blamed Trump and the Republican party for leading the...
Election Day 2025 is just around the corner. While it may not be covered with the same intensity as the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats can no longer afford to focus on what happened in 2024. To win upcoming elections, my fellow Democrats must go beyond criticizing President Trump’s awful actions and policies. They must advocate...