In 1954, Texas Sen. Lyndon Johnson proposed an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code that has strangled the free speech and religious liberty of churches and the pastors who lead them ever since. The so-called Johnson Amendment, passed simply by voice vote in the Senate, prevents tax-exempt organizations from participating or intervening in “any political […]

Let’s stop pretending this is normal. The United States has racked up over $36 trillion in debt. This year alone, we’re staring down a $2.75 trillion deficit. That’s a 38% increase over last year and the largest ever recorded — even while revenues are at all-time highs. We don’t have a revenue problem. We have a spending […]

We’re all about to find out if it’s the White House or what’s left of the administrative state that’s calling the shots on antitrust and Big Tech. Either way, the Federal Trade Commission’s case against Meta, which began in a courtroom on Monday, is a bad one. Since President Donald Trump’s second presidential victory, much […]

Pollster Nate Silver revealed his early prediction for who he could see at the top of the Democratic Party's 2028 ticket on Wednesday: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). In a video and newsletter published to his “Silver Bulletin" Substack, Silver and former FiveThirtyEight podcast host Galen Druke both signaled that Ocasio-Cortez, 35, is the likely pick...

Those of us committed to finding cures for diseases must remain steadfast in our dedication, regardless of the level of public funding available.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris leads in a hypothetical gubernatorial primary in her home state of California, according to a new poll, but half of voters say they do not think she should enter the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). The survey from Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics/The Hill found 31 percent...

Barack Obama has clearly lost his touch and politics have moved on. It is past time for the ex-president to pack his bags and leave town.

President Trump slammed the “too late” Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell after he warned of the economy facing stagflation due to the president’s sweeping tariff agenda, adding that his termination cannot come soon enough. “The [European Central Bank] is expected to cut interest rates for the 7th time, and yet, ‘Too Late’ Jerome Powell of...

Sending Americans to El Salvador would be a violation of the law and human rights — and a radical, indefensible act.   

Steve Witkoff, President Trump's special envoy to Russia and Iran, is making major concessions at the expense of strategic long-term considerations, complicating our national security challenges and making them far more difficult to solve.