Despite a growing list of very public and catastrophic failures, experts are still widely trusted by the vast majority of people, even by people who claim to distrust the expert class. If you ask a group of people what they think of scientists at large, there’s a good chance that the answer will be one […]

Washington Examiner Commentary Editor Conn Carroll joins Investigations Editor Sarah Bedford to discuss why the new CEO of NPR, Katherine Maher, is getting a lot of attention for her past tweets. They also discuss the efforts of House Republicans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and whether blocking traffic should be a more serious […]

Skateboarding, an American original art form and sport, has always had a dual nature. While representing the unconventional, the punk rock, and the outsider, it has also been a boys’ club. That is starting to change, as more gay, lesbian, nonbinary, and transgender people are taking up riding. A recent article on the Cut website […]

This week, concerned Fairfax County citizens spoke for several hours about increasing taxes and affordability problems at the Board of Supervisors’ budget hearings. A mother holding her infant child, for example, told the board, “We are certain we cannot afford to expand our family here in Fairfax County.” The board is currently considering a budget […]

Public broadcasting’s taxpayer funding is probably safe as long as the White House and at least half of Congress remain controlled by Democrats, but it is difficult to see how it survives if the situation ever reverses — as it is sure to do one day. Vociferous supporters of PBS, NPR, Pacifica Radio, and all […]

The progressive capture of our education system is getting harder and harder to deny. The latest example of liberalism run amok in America’s schools comes courtesy of North Carolina, where a school reportedly suspended a student for daring to use the term “illegal alien” during a classroom conversation.   The 16-year-old was in English class during […]