Alabamians won't have a chance to vote on gambling within the state this year after lawmakers failed to come to an agreement during the latest legislative session before it adjourned.
It is another day ending in “y” in the Beltway, and with it we have another “climate crisis” attack on the oil and gas companies — the very ones that produce efficient energy for the great mass of Americans and, indeed, the world. The latest example of this game of pin the climate blame on […]
EXCLUSIVE — As it stands, former President Donald Trump is leading incumbent President Joe Biden in both the national polls and in key swing states. Betting markets also have Trump as the 2024 favorite. This makes a White House victory for Trump more likely than it was at any point during the 2016 or 2020 […]
Is Joe Biden the new Jimmy Carter? The comparisons are striking. The most recent Gallup poll found Biden’s job approval at an anemic 38%, just a shade above Carter’s 34% that Gallup found at a similar point in the latter’s presidency. Moreover, Biden, like Carter before him, is plagued by domestic problems and international crises. […]
In a sane world, none of us should have to care about the views of Stephanie Kelton, prominent advocate of the economic delusion known as Modern Monetary Theory. But in a sane world, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) would have never appointed Kelton as chief economist when the left-wing extremist chaired the Senate Budget Committee. And […]
Everybody’s in LA, John Mulaney’s six-part Netflix live talk show, loosely about Los Angeles, is a lesson in the promise and peril of taking artistic risks. Created to coincide with the “Netflix Is a Joke” humor festival, the show teased its ad hoc premise with winking promos depicting awkward vox pops with real Angelenos, promises […]
The saying about presidential elections used to go that Democrats fall in love and Republicans fall in line. These days, Republicans seem to do both and Democrats do neither. On the Republican side, the prospect of a lively 2024 presidential primary turned out to be pure political mirage. Forget the supposed Ron DeSantis insurgency. Forget […]
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is drawing fire from every corner of the media following the launch of her book, which sparked backlash over multiple anecdotes recounted in its pages. Noem, who has long been considered a front-runner to be former President Trump’s running mate, drew immediate, fierce criticism over stories she told involving...
Feuds on Capitol Hill are nothing new, but the current Congress has featured some doozies. From the historic toppling of a House Speaker to the profanity-laced sniping between conservative hard-liners, the last 16 months have been chock-full of momentous clashes that have roiled both chambers and played an outsized role in how Congress functions. Those...