If the last month has made anything clear, it is that President Joe Biden does not have the respect of his staff, from his Cabinet down to the most irrelevant interns. That is the biggest takeaway from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s unexplained absence, aside from the fact that Austin should not remain in his job. […]

“The American dream is available to everyone,” Larry Elder writes early on in his new book. “You only have to work for it.” It’s a belief that used to embody the nation’s spirit; it’s an idea that liberals, Democrats, and others on the Left killed long ago. Nevertheless, it is one of the core tenets […]

When I first ranked former President Donald Trump’s top 10 vice presidential picks back in August, I had Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) at No. 3 behind Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Byron Donalds (R-FL). But after Stefanik’s performance on Meet the Press this Sunday, I’m moving her to No. 1.  She was poised, confident, […]

End the federal gas tax? Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has made it one of her campaign promises in the Republican presidential primary. Haley has vowed to end federal gas and diesel taxes if she is elected president. It’s a bad idea. The 18.4-cent per gallon gas tax is a user fee, […]