I’ll never forget the dentist appointment I had when I was 18. It was supposed to be a routine cleaning, the kind of thing you do every six months without a second thought. After my teeth were polished, the dental assistant took me to get X-rays. As I sat in the chair, I couldn’t help […]

American businesses are reporting fewer challenges due to weather and climate events. Rather than celebrate the good news, on June 30, the Wall Street Journal presented a conspiracy theory that businesses are hiding the truth — against their own financial interests. The Wall Street Journal analyzed more than 200,000 securities filings in the first half […]

As we celebrate Independence Day, we’ll be reminded of our inherent right to life, liberty, and one of our country’s most defining ideals: the American dream. Each of us has a picture of what the American dream looks like, but a common theme throughout is the ability to achieve what we want through hard work. […]

In June, the Israeli military launched a preemptive strike on key strategic and nuclear targets in Iran. In response, Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missile attacks against Israel. The United States then carried out a B-2 bombing mission, which did significant damage to Iran’s most hardened and important nuclear facilities. But as hostilities between Israel […]

On July 4, 1776, the United States was born not just as a nation, but as an idea. It was the first country truly born of liberalism: a political philosophy rooted in individual rights, limited government, and the rule of law. Today, it is often said that America faces a “democracy crisis,” yet our electoral […]

We are living in an age of hyperbole, or as writer Matthew Hennessey calls it, the “Age of Excusability,” in which our politicians succeed by making outlandish claims. So it goes with the One Big Beautiful Bill, which will usher in a new golden age or send us down the tubes for good, depending on […]

The U.S. added 147,000 jobs and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent in June, according to data released Thursday by the Labor Department. The federal jobs report showed the labor market chugging ahead last month, beating the expectations of economists. Analysts expected the U.S. to have added roughly 100,000 jobs in June and...

The fact that multiple high-ranking officials have claimed firsthand knowledge of secret UFO programs does not square easily with a “bizarre hazing ritual” involving bogus “alien projects.”

House Republicans early Thursday morning advanced President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” teeing up a final vote after a marathon day of negotiations and a dramatic overnight vote. It was the second overnight session for Congress in a handful of days. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) kept the procedural vote, which would kick off debate, open for almost six hours...

Oregon and others.  It’s time for policymakers to abandon the myth that subsidies solve housing shortages and provide affordability. The only real solution is more housing, built by a private sector freed from regulatory shackles.