The Trump administration struck a deal to deport over 100 illegal immigrants from Central Asia to Uzbekistan at no cost to the U.S., setting a new model for immigration enforcement.
For many Hispanic Americans, especially those living across the border states, the Biden presidency was marked by growing despair and disorder. Border crossings surged to record highs, inflation eroded the value of every paycheck, and confidence in the economy fell. Basic institutions began to feel hollow. Even many Democrats started asking whether things were better […]
Israel will celebrate its 77th Independence Day this week. Jewish communities around the world will also mark the day with festive prayer services, parades, and the consumption of traditional Israeli foods such as falafel. So will some Evangelical Christians, who have a religious motivation to support a Jewish state in the lands of the Bible. […]
President Donald Trump’s effort to strike deals simultaneously with China, Iran, and Russia will be rewarded with accolades if any of them succeed and with astonished recognition that miracles happen if all of them do. But the folly of previous presidents’ dealings with these pariah states offers a condign warning. The itch of Presidents Bill […]
Shortly after President Donald Trump started his second term, his new Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, promised, “We are committed to bringing the Iranians to going back to the 100,000 barrels a day of oil exports.” Fulfilling that commitment appears far off. In February, Iran exported 1.7 million barrels per day, mostly to China; the following […]
One of American history’s most iconic comedy bits is Abbott and Costello’s Who’s on First? In this sketch, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello try to discuss the positions of a baseball team whose players have confusing names: The first baseman is named “Who,” the second baseman is “What,” and the third baseman is “I Don’t […]
President Donald Trump wasn’t on the ballot for Monday’s federal elections in Canada, but the vote was all about him. There’s no doubt that Trump was the loser, as much as Canada’s disappointed Conservatives were. Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ruling Liberal Party came from behind to triumph by running against Trump. However, the […]
President Donald Trump is, as they say, transactional by nature, not an ideologue. His philosophy is to exert leverage by every means necessary and secure results that magnify his power and prestige. This is how he conquered the Republican Party, won the presidency twice, brokered the Abraham Accords and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and more. But […]