On Feb. 19, 1904, a young English politician delivered a speech at Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England. For more than 90 minutes, he spoke with precision, wit, and humor, drawing guffaws as he excoriated the protectionists in the British Empire who believed they could raise the standard of living through tariffs. “It is the […]

Still stinging from their 2024 defeat, Democrats are sampling new messages in an attempt to win back lost voters. One prominent effort is the “abundance agenda,” promoted by the likes of New York Times columnist Ezra Klein and the Atlantic’s Derek Thompson. The pair decries sclerotic public projects, cost overruns, infrastructure delays, the housing crisis, and other examples […]

The victory for the Democratic Party in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race on Tuesday was a blow to Elon Musk, who spent $20 million to elect the conservative candidate, and a win for the party’s new political strategy of targeting the “oligarchy.”  People just tuning in to politics for the first time since November could […]

Senate Republicans voted early Saturday morning to pass a budget resolution that will be critical to advancing President Trump’s legislative agenda, but the measure breaks with House Republicans on several big issues, setting the stage for a showdown between the two chambers later this year. The Senate voted 51-48 to pass the measure after a...