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European institutions target ‘scientific asylum-seekers’ from US

The move comes as federal funds for research are cut and studies are subject to ideological limitations.

MAHA will make groceries unaffordable for many

Will no one be honest about the trade-offs?

‘Show of force’: Trump ally kicking off campaign in race to succeed Florida Gov DeSantis

President Donald Trump ally, Republican Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, formally kicks off his campaign in the 2026 race to succeed term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis, amid speculation Florida first lady Casey DeSantis may also run.

Walz says Dems weren’t ‘bold enough’ to double down on DEI, immigration

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Democrats have gotten into "this mess" because they weren't "bold enough" to stand up for DEI and immigration.

Elon Musk becomes DNC’s target in high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court showdown

The DNC’s ad campaign targets the $19 million Elon Musk and his aligned PACs have spent to support conservative candidate Brad Schimel in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court contest.

Mutually assured malfunction and the new AI cold war

There is nothing a public policy analyst enjoys more than a good analogy. Artificial intelligence literature is replete with them, provided regularly by think tank experts, industry luminaries — Anthropic’s Dario Amodei’s “Machines of Loving Grace,” referencing poet Richard Brautigan, remains my favorite — and philosophers of diverse perspectives. Recently, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt […]

Stop pretending Republicans are cutting the deficit

President Donald Trump, members of his administration, and Republican members of Congress talk a lot about reducing the federal deficit. Unfortunately, their words are empty of substance. What matters to the long-term fiscal and economic health of the nation is enacting legislation to reduce the deficit. But the Republican Party’s major legislative effort, a giant reconciliation bill, […]

Discharge petitions are tools of the minority, not the majority

In the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, adopting tactics of the minority will never yield substantive wins for the majority. Caving to that temptation will backfire and undercut our ability to govern and legislate, circumventing President Donald Trump‘s agenda and the mandate given to this majority entirely — a result that should never occur. Discharge petitions, […]

Who asked for this Snow White remake?

Not since 2023’s Barbie have conservatives found a film they so love to hate. Snow White’s press tour was doomed from the start, with lead actress Rachel Zegler first bashing the source material and then proudly endorsing various progressive shibboleths. If all press really were good press, the film probably wouldn’t have had such a […]

California didn’t think its highway funding through

California Democrats are once again proving they do not plan much of anything carefully, which shows exactly the kind of short-sighted thinking that has run the state into the ground. As of last year, California had the highest gas tax in the country. The state has jacked up the gas tax in recent years, using […]

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