1986—In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court, in a majority opinion by Justice Blackmun (in Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists), declares unconstitutional...
Congress is staring down the clock on a looming deadline for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — a powerful warrantless surveillance authority — for the third time in less than two months. We can escape this chaotic quagmire, but only if congressional leaders stop stonewalling and allow votes on reforms, which until […]
The U.S.-Israeli strikes have degraded the state apparatus of Iran, but the clerical regime has endured the onslaught. Meanwhile, despite the weakening of the regime, the anti-regime opposition has been unable to seize the moment and spark revolutionary upheaval inside Iran. This scenario underscores a gap in the United States’s strategic calculus pertaining to the […]
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear Suncor v. Boulder, a once-local climate lawsuit is packed with threats to the First Amendment lurking just below the waterline. At stake is not simply whether federal law preempts state tort claims arising from climate change, but whether state and local governments may use those claims to punish […]
Watch the ceremony: twenty-one guns, two national anthems, state dinners, signed agreements, and crowds on cue. Chinese state media called President Xi Jinping’s June visit to Pyongyang “a routine strengthening of ties.” A more plausible interpretation: The most powerful man in Asia flew there to reclaim a client he was losing — and the choreography […]
On June 8, 2026, Iran shot down a U.S. Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. Two American pilots survived after a U.S. Navy drone boat rescued them. Washington’s first instinct was not thunder. It was silence. Americans learned of the attack through press reporting rather than a forceful White House statement. Only after […]