It’s an old dark joke among Beltway conservatives and libertarians: A friend buys a condo on Capitol Hill or in Clarendon, and you say, “Congrats. But are you worried that Republicans will take over and the government will shrink?” Everyone has a hearty laugh. In the days of DOGE — the Department of Government Efficiency, […]
As someone deeply concerned about institutional corruption, much has been refreshing about Elon Musk’s merry band of DOGE barbarians laying waste to dubious federal programs and expenditures. Sure, the cuts are mainly symbolic window dressing that don’t particularly affect the government’s dire fiscal trajectory, but it’s the principle of the thing: over the years, endless […]
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...
An audit requested by GOP lawmakers shows Illinois Gov. Pritzker’s administration grossly underestimated the $1.6 billion price tag for state health programs for illegal immigrants.
Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status were fired Thursday, lawmakers and weather experts said.
Imagine a government where citizens face limited autonomy, strict hierarchies, and personal monitoring by a superior, where a routine is mandated for those on the lower rungs of the social order to follow. In this system, supervisors operate with unchecked power, often issuing arbitrary orders that may change without notice or opportunity for appeal. Subordinates, […]
Do you miss the basketball point-shaving scandals of the 20th century? Well, they are making a comeback, courtesy of the widespread accessibility and normalized gambling culture brought on by mobile gambling apps. The Fresno State Bulldogs basketball team has had a historically bad season, with its longest losing streak, most losses (23 and counting), and […]
President Donald Trump owes his political success to many things, his personal skills as an entertainer and a negotiator high among them. But no factor explains the rise of Trump better than the capture of America’s elite institutions by far-left ideology and a resulting decline in public trust. Whether it is in higher education, organized […]
“You look great,” someone said to me last week. “Have you lost weight?” Which is always nice to hear, but it got me thinking. In the first place, I haven’t lost a pound, I assure you. I eat just as much bread as I always have, which is to say all the bread I can […]