I’m departing from the norms of this column by starting with a brief discussion of a 19th-century painter. But I promise that Guillaume-Adolphe Bouguereau is relevant to today’s Washington politics. In the third quarter of the 19th century, Bouguereau’s painstakingly realistic classical works were all the rage. He was a lion of the French Academy, […]

In his first months in office, President Donald Trump has begun to defang the diversity, equity, and inclusion industry. You know, the harmful grift that discriminates against people who happen to be white on the pretext of remedying the effects of past discrimination against people who mostly died generations ago. Under former President Joe Biden, […]

The second Trump administration is engaged in the first real transfer of power since 1933. What is taking place is an attempt at national transformation, and that is never quiet. “Buckle up, there’s more to come,” I tell friends — not only here but especially those overseas — who express anxiety with what they see […]

At a recent screening at the AFI theatre just outside Washington, D.C., the crowd reaction to the documentary Housewife of the Year was telling. The Irish film by Ciaran Cassidy unearths footage of Housewife of the Year, a hugely popular show on Irish television from 1969 to 1995. Housewife of the Year was a competition to see which […]

Trump never once mentioned NATO. And that was a major surprise for many Europeans, who expected the worst.

“Democrats need to say, ‘We believe in order, we believe in security, we need a border that makes sense.’"

Rep. Laura Gillen (D-N.Y.), while defending her vote to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) on Thursday, urged her fellow Democrats to hold themselves to a higher standard. Pointing to Congress’s low approval ratings, Gillen argued that the decision was "not unprecedented." “There is a certain level of decorum and civility that should be adhered to...

Border crossings have dropped 94% compared to last year.

Democrats did not just lose an election in 2024 — apparently, they lost their minds, too.  

SPONSORED BY: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AMA) As baby boomers age, the demand for doctors who care for seniors and accept Medicare insurance is skyrocketing. At the same time, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed an almost 3 percent reduction in physician payments this year, making it the fifth consecutive year of...