“Who you gonna believe, me or your lying eyes?” — Chico Marx, caught in an outlandish escapade, to Margaret Dumont in “Duck Soup,” 1933. “Help put our elections back on a level playing field and let voters decide, not politicians.” —former President Barack Obama, supported by Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), to Virginia voters this spring. […]

As the smoke begins to clear from the high-intensity phase of Operation Epic Fury, Washington stands at a familiar, dangerous crossroads. A fragile two-week ceasefire took hold on April 8, and this week’s negotiations in Islamabad are being framed by the Trump administration as a historic path toward stability. But we must be clear-eyed about […]

In the global race to digital market dominance, Washington’s competitors are gaining speed. This September, Russia will launch its digital ruble, a state-controlled currency intended to facilitate trade beyond the reach of Western sanctions. China has already acted. On Jan. 1, Beijing upgraded its digital yuan from a cash substitute to an interest-bearing “digital deposit […]

Before dedicating his time to mass Islamic worship sessions on city streets, dinners with terrorist sympathizers, or defending his wife’s social media history, Zohran Mamdani made a lot of promises. In fact, his entire path to becoming New York City mayor was paved with these promises. Free this, free that, free everything. Famously, the buses […]