The old political machines were corrupt, but at least they delivered quality city services.
Publication: National Review
The Department of Education Celebrates America and the Left Hates It
The Education Department’s national tour shows conservatives are once again engaging in the culture war.
The U.S. Must Take the Lead on the Strait of Hormuz
Leaving the Europeans to sort out the strait for themselves would not be in America’s interest.
No Kings Has No Future
There is something curiously generational about public protest now.
Jimmy Kimmel’s Grating Contempt for the Working Class
His mockery of Markwayne Mullin was revealing.
The Iran War Successes They Don’t Want You to Hear About
The media’s dour outlook seems wholly divorced from an objective appraisal of the war in its fourth week.
Of Course JD Vance Will Run in 2028
The vice president will run to succeed his boss unless he falls out of favor with Trump.
Joe Kent Is a Loon
Intelligence officials shouldn’t be conspiracy theorists.
The Democrats’ Tax Lies Have Caught Up with Them
They don’t actually want European-style taxation, even if they admire European-style spending.
Washington State’s Somali Daycare Centers Take in Millions of Taxpayer Dollars
The numbers don’t add up.
CNN’s Bungling of NYC Attack Couldn’t Have Come at a Worse Time
Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, three times is a trend, four times is CNN.
James Talarico, the Texas Trickster
He is not, in fact, a moderate, unless ‘moderate’ is now a synonym for ‘white man.’
Iran War Proves Trump Was Right on Space Force
Making the Space Force the newest branch of the U.S. military is yielding clear benefits in Iran.
Terror in Austin
The jihadist who went on a shooting spree in Texas left little to the imagination as to his motives.
Trump Wasn’t Bluffing on Iran
Many past presidents have said that ‘all options are on the table’ with regard to Iran. Trump meant it.
The Threat to the U.S. Need Not Be Imminent for POTUS to Use Force Unilaterally
The threat must be real, not necessarily on the verge of causing harm.
Yet Another Transgender Shooting Suspect
We must bury the unstated assumption of liberal media that trans-identifying individuals are members of a victim group, and so all transgressions committed by them should be seen as morally understandable, perhaps non-culpable reactions to oppression. Investigators must be able to do their work without fear of political censorship.
Yes, Celebrate the Men’s Hockey Team Victory
Leftists can never put politics aside.
Woke Addiction Makes for Mixed Season at MASS MOCA
At the world’s largest contemporary art museum, too much dogma undercuts art’s limitless variety.
Trump Delivers Upbeat State of the Union
As a matter of performance, it often had the feel of a Trump rally inside the congressional chamber, with its over-the-top boastfulness, informal asides, pointed partisan jabs, and sheer length. Ever the showman, he repeatedly recognized inspiring people in the balcony.
The Hypocrisy of Jon Meacham
Of all the traits shared by President Donald Trump’s harshest critics, none is more amusing than their inability to see the ways in which they mirror his worst qualities. Take, for example, Jon Meacham, a cable television groupie who aspires to become one of the great historians of our era.
Olympian Eileen Gu’s Terrible Choice
Gu skis for China, a choice that is a little like deciding to represent a fascist country during the 1930s.
Federal Regulators Finally Get Out of the Climate Business
Consumers and businesses will be freer when the EPA no longer treats greenhouse gas emissions as a public danger.
Why Did Washington Post Survivors Use the Super Bowl to Promote Colin Kaepernick?
Reeling from significant newsroom cuts, the paper ran a story claiming that Kaepernick was ‘the most relevant figure to Super Bowl LX.’