Protectionists have a magic word, a word of talismanic power. The word is “China.” So potent is its spell that it shuts down any argument for free trade, however tangential the connection to the dreadful regime in Beijing (about which, for the avoidance of doubt, I am more hawkish than most). China makes politicians lose […]
Tammy and her wife, Kathy, are white. The Florida residents became foster parents to Tiffany, who is black, when she was born and continued to care for her until the age of 3. That’s when they applied to adopt her. Tiffany’s aunt expressed no interest in caring for her despite living close by and having […]
For years, purist fans of traditional New Orleans jazz have worried their favorite music is a dying art form. Oh, sure, something like trad jazz, loud and frenetic with a side helping of street funk, might be played for many more years in tourist trap clubs. But the real thing, the small-group ensembles with syncopated […]
After a 2023-2024 school year that can only be described as an “annus horribilis,” Harvard has taken a major step in shoring up its institutional reputation with an announcement that it will no longer weigh in on issues outside the university. In a recent letter to the Harvard University community, interim President Alan Garber and […]
I grew up in a wonderful small Iowa farm town. My friend Nicole Tilley lived on the edge of town by the highway. Perhaps she used to look down that road, wondering how far it could take her, because upon graduating high school, she rushed off to the U.S. Navy. It’s easy to imagine the […]
When Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) went viral with her “bleach blonde bad built butch body” remark hurled at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, she won waves of applause from many on the left glad to see someone stand up to the Georgia Republican. Yet there were also some who cringed, particularly as the alliterative insult sunk...
Liberal Democrats are going after President Biden for his approach to Israel’s incursion into Rafah, accusing the president of caving on his “red line” warning to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to storm into the city for fear of outsized civilian casualties. The Democrats say Netanyahu has clearly crossed that line, as Israeli tanks have...
Former President Trump’s guilty verdict in his New York City hush-money trial is throwing the presidential election into uncertain territory as Republicans and Democrats grapple with how to move forward in the wake of the historic development. Reactions to the verdict from both sides of the aisle poured in on Thursday, with Trump immediately fundraising...
Republican lawmakers are facing an internal battle over defense spending as prominent Republicans including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Sen. Roger Wicker (Miss.), the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, are pushing for big increases while conservatives are raising alarms over the debt. The battle within the GOP over how much...
Florida's public school enrollment rate is dropping, but experts are divided on how much its universal school choice program is to blame. Multiple districts in the state are closing schools as attendance falls while thousands of students flock to private school or homeschooling options. Some experts believe the shift is the natural result...