Earlier this month, the organizers of the Emerald City Hoedown in Seattle kicked out a women’s country line dance team because their American flag shirts made some audience members feel “triggered and unsafe.” The incident made me wonder if Fairfax County School Board member Melanie Meren was in the audience. In May 2023, Meren, now […]
Visiting Wisconsin last week, President Joe Biden announced his revised plan to cancel or reduce federal student debt for over 30 million borrowers. This “alternative path,” in Biden’s words, represents his administration’s renewed effort to cancel student debt. It follows his initial effort to cancel $20,000 in debt for 43 million borrowers — amounting to $400 […]
The Islamic Republic of Iran has launched an unprecedented attack on Israel. It is now up to Israel to strike back and restore deterrence. Having overseen the collapse of American credibility in the region, Washington must not stand in the way of Jerusalem’s response. On Saturday, the Islamic Republic fired hundreds of drones, rockets, and missiles at the […]
The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge late last month, which left six roadwork crew members dead, The Associated Press reported, citing an anonymous source familiar with the matter. The AP reported that the investigation is focused on the circumstances leading up to the bridge’s collapse...
Former President Trump railed against the judge in his criminal hush money case early Monday, just hours before the first criminal trial against a former president is set to begin. Recalling complaints he has made for months, Trump argued that Judge Juan Merchan is corrupt, that the charges against him are political in nature and...
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is set to join the Hudson Institute think tank, the group announced Monday. The post will allow her to keep a notable profile as she mulls a second presidential bid for 2028. Haley, former President Trump’s most significant 2024 primary rival, is set to be the Walter P. Stern chair...
Views of former President Trump’s time in the White House have largely improved since the fall of 2020, according to a new poll. The New York Times/Siena College poll, conducted April 7-11, shows voters hold more positive views of Trump’s presidency overall, as well as his handling of the economy and maintaining law and order....
There is no shortage of crises from which to learn today, but three have reached existential importance: the loss of faith in democracies, civilization's assault on nature, and the long but still-growing threat of nuclear war.
Former President Trump will be back in a New York courtroom Monday, this time for the start of his first criminal trial in a matter involving a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election. The trial will start Monday with jury selection in which hundreds of New...