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Trump on collision course with GOP defense hawks over NATO

President Trump is on a collision course with Republican defense hawks over the question of whether the United States should continue its 75-year military leadership of NATO and at what level of commitment.   Trump has criticized European allies for years for not contributing more to the military alliance, which was set up in 1949...

Puerto Rico no longer safe bet for illegal migrants as Trump crackdown expands to US territory

The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, once seen as a safe haven for illegal migrants, has seen ICE raids at an increasing pace since President Donald Trump took office.

Greene calls for yanking FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccines: ‘Causing permanent harm and deaths’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for yanking FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccines, says that "COVID-19 vaccines are causing permanent harm and deaths."

Formula One roars into what could be its finest season yet

Last week’s Formula One Australian Grand Prix was a rollercoaster thrill ride from the warmup lap to the final moments, but can you imagine how hard this year will be for those unfortunate folks at Netflix? After all, the early seasons of Drive To Survive were justifiably lauded for the manner in which the streaming […]

Newsom and his burner phones are all talk, no action

When regulations are killing your business, who you gonna call? Gavin Newsom? The California governor, in one of his many efforts to salvage his political reputation ahead of his inevitable 2028 run for president, is trying to get people to forget that he presided over the hollowing out of California businesses. According to the California […]

An Italian American tragedy in New Orleans

Unless someone is an astute student of history, it is unlikely that many know that the largest mass lynching in the nation’s history was of Italian Americans living in New Orleans in the last decade of the 19th century. The anonymity of this fact is indicative of a problem in the country’s historical education and […]

It’s time for Trump to get tough on China: Public opinion would be on his side

Divided as we are, the American public nonetheless widely agrees that the Chinese Communist Party is our enemy. Poll after poll has shown that Americans understand the CCP’s hegemonic ambitions are a threat to national security. A unique cross-party coalition has even emerged in Congress to build on this public sentiment and prepare the United […]

First steps, second terms: Trump and criminal justice reform

It was all smiles among President Donald Trump, criminal justice reform advocates, law enforcement representatives, and a bipartisan group of legislators in the Oval Office in 2018. Trump, who campaigned on law and order, was preparing to sign the First Step Act, one of the biggest criminal justice reform legislative bills in U.S. history. “This […]

Trouble in Belgrade: Serbia’s embattled president looks to Trump for a lifeline

BELGRADE — The protests that shut down Serbia’s capital were fiery but mostly peaceful, in no small part due to a police force that understood the entire government’s fate rested on its restraint.  “In the end, they destroyed 186 tractors, and the only big fight — they made it between themselves,” Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic […]

The hidden cost of the tax-exempt economy

When Congress first created tax exemptions for nonprofit organizations in 1894, the goal was simple: Support charitable institutions serving the public good. Today, that well-intentioned policy has morphed into a sprawling system that shields roughly 15% of the U.S. economy, approximately $3.3 trillion in annual revenue, from taxation. As America grapples with mounting federal debt […]

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