Sixty years ago, it was just common sense. The best environment for raising children was in a married household. But starting in the 1960s and then accelerating in the 1970s, elite opinion began to shift. In 1965, when the Supreme Court held that states could not violate a married couple’s First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendment […]
MacKenzie Scott’s style of trust-based giving shocked the philanthropy world three years ago, and now she is also personally responsible for the decline of civilization, at least according to Elon Musk. In a now-deleted post on X, Musk dismissed Scott’s giving decisions, writing, “‘Super rich ex-wives who hate their former spouse’ should filed [sic] be […]
The newly elected chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) on Friday said the party must communicate with voters who cast their ballots before Election Day, even as former President Trump has disparaged mail-in voting. “Look, in every state there are various different rules, but writ large people can vote by mail, they can vote...
Almost half of the respondents in a new survey want President Biden to put more pressure on Israel to ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. According to a USA Today/Suffolk University poll, 45 percent of respondents said Biden should do more to pressure Israel to ease the humanitarian crisis. About 33 percent argued that Biden...
President Biden used a joint appearance with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday to urge lawmakers to pass assistance for Ukraine that faces an uncertain path forward in the House. Biden, speaking at the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon to mark St. Patrick’s Day, expressed his appreciation for Ireland’s commitment to providing humanitarian aid to...
For the U.S. the Palestinian question should be foremost about the effectiveness of American power in the region — particularly with regard to Iranian adversariality — and credibility throughout the world. Rushing toward a Palestinian state will be deleterious on both those scores.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said “old white men” need to listen to women on the issue of abortion Thursday. “I think old white men need to learn how to talk about this a little more. And I think the biggest thing is, listen to women, listen to what they're saying,” Walz said during an...
Georgia Judge Scott McAfee suggested that a gag order could be imposed on the Fulton County District Attorney's office to prevent it from mentioning the case against former President Trump and other defendants in a public setting. McAfee floated the possibility as part of a highly anticipated ruling Friday in which he determined that Fulton...
At least 20 Palestinians died as they waited for humanitarian aid in Gaza City on Thursday, according to the Hamas-run Palestinian Ministry of Health, a tragic incident that set off competing accounts from Hamas and Israel over how they were killed. The Ministry of Health said the Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces Thursday night...