ProPublica is perhaps the nation’s leading purveyor of Potemkin journalism, which entails dressing up political propaganda with neutral-sounding journalistic verbiage to create the impression that you’ve done genuine reporting. This week, ProPublica, naturally, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in “public service” for “exposing the fatal consequences of abortion bans.” Now, the first hitch here is […]

Open borders constitute a change of regime from the original founding belief in republican self-government and natural rights to the belief in an open society, which is justified by the cosmopolitan belief that “nobody is illegal” and we are all “citizens of the world.” This humanitarianism is often informed by the passion of compassion, an […]

President Donald Trump has thrown yet another hand grenade into the economy, this time in the form of an evening post to Truth Social about imposing a 100% tariff on movies produced overseas. It seems strange to proclaim that “the Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death” and suggest a so-called defense that sparks […]

In a culture that seems to pit “boss babes” and “trad wives” against each other, recent polling of voters by the Independent Women’s Forum shows one common sentiment in the conversation about femininity and family life: 90% of women agree that flexibility is important in the workforce. In today’s fast-evolving economy, flexibility in the workplace isn’t just a perk […]

Ariel Murphy's persistence led to the passage of the Kairo and Kids Act in Texas, which guarantees parents access to security footage from daycare centers if they suspect their child has been abused, and similar legislation is being considered at the federal level.

Longtime Republican strategist Karl Rove criticized Beto O’Rourke as one of the Democratic Party’s “lesser lights” after O’Rourke said his fellow Democrats are lazy.  Rove joined Fox News’s “America’s Newsroom” on Tuesday, bringing out his whiteboard to criticize the Texas Democrat. O'Rourke slammed Democratic leadership as "lazy” on a different broadcast over the weekend. “I...

Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw (D) launched his campaign for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District on Tuesday in a bid to replace his former boss, outgoing Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.).  Walkinshaw worked as Connolly’s chief of staff for more than 10 years before serving as county supervisor. The announcement comes a week after Connolly announced he...

The United States’s trade deficit swelled in the first quarter as the onset of President Trump’s tariffs rattle the nation’s economy and global relations. The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis said Tuesday the goods and services deficit was $140.5 billion in March, an 8 percent increase from the month prior. ...

John Oliver doesn't appear to be a fan of making a British version of "Saturday Night Live," calling the forthcoming edition of the show a "terrible idea." "It just feels like this 'Saturday Night Live' is such a unique group," Oliver said during a Monday interview on "Late Night with Seth Meyers," referring to the cast of...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Trump’s administration to begin enforcing a ban on transgender troops serving openly in the military, undermining two lower court decisions and handing a victory to an administration that has broadly sought to restrict transgender rights. The Justice Department asked the justices in an emergency application last month to lift a...