Jill Biden is out promoting her new memoir, and as for regrets she doesn’t have a few. Only one really: In retrospect she wishes her husband hadn’t run for a second term. Democrats are furious at this ex post admission, and we can see why.
Publication: Wall Street Journal
The Freedom 250 Concert Could’ve Been Great
If Freedom 250 is meant to cater only to Republicans, or only to Trump’s hardcore fanbase, it’s doing a poor job. The Trumpiest thing about the Freedom 250 site is a few photos of Trump doing presidential things, like giving a speech to Navy sailors while wearing a red USA hat and watching fireworks with his wife.
Democrats Promise to Wreck the Supreme Court
Democrats are likely to retake the House and maybe the Senate in November, which is reason to ask: What would they do with that power? One emerging answer is that they seem determined to blow up the Supreme Court.
“Woke” Isn’t Dead or Even Resting
Mr. Trump didn’t rout wokeism. He forced it into a tactical withdrawal. Corporations and colleges rebranded DEI programs to avoid legal repercussions. As Washington moderated, blue cities and states radicalized. New York and Seattle elected socialist mayors.
Overpaid Government Workers on Strike at LIRR
Readers who have decamped southward from New York to sensibly managed states have yet another reason to be satisfied with their decision. This week they can feel especially grateful to no longer be at the mercy of government workers who exploit public infrastructure to force commuters to pay ever higher fares.
AOC Could Turn Back the Blue Wave
Bumptious radicals like her are the GOP’s best hope in a tough midterm election
Are There Five Political Parties in America’s Future?
Last year, a respected survey research firm X-rayed the electorate and found five potential parties lurking beneath the skin of our politics—MAGA supporters, traditional conservatives, the moderate left, socialists and a market-oriented, socially liberal party of the center.
Gavin Newsom Offers Diaper Service
California’s government can’t keep homeless off the streets, keep energy prices low, or do much of anything else well. But never fear, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s state diaper service is here. The California Governor said Friday that the state will soon begin providing every “newborn delivered in a participating California hospital” 400 diapers at no cost.
Is America Still Making Ted Turners?
By Peggy Noonan: Rising tides of populism and progressivism may put a damper on tomorrow’s renegades and visionaries.
More Colleges Are Closing and It’s About Time
The market for higher education isn’t failing, but it’s taking an awfully long time to adjust.
The Triumph of Clarence Thomas
As he becomes the second-longest-serving Justice, the Supreme Court has shifted his way.
Charges of a Covid Cover-Up
The Morens indictment reveals an effort to hide facts about the U.S. role.
The SPLC Is a Journalism Scandal
News outlets treat it as an authority when it is actually a competitor, and a disreputable one.
To Save the Midterms, Go on the Offensive
By Karl Rove: Republicans can start by warning that if Democrats retake the House, they’ll try passing an impeachment resolution against President Trump on day one. Each Republican should ask if his Democratic opponent supports this
Hooray for the Secret Service
President and Mrs. Trump and many others were kept safe. That’s a success.
The Cancel Zombies Return to UCLA
Law students tried to silence a visiting DHS lawyer on campus.
Trump Stands Tall Under Fire
Another apparent assassination attempt brings out his most presidential qualities.
A “Friendly Federal Assassin” in Washington
Trump hits the right notes after the third attempt to kill him.
Virginia’s Race to the Gerrymander Bottom
This is why voters don’t take seriously Democratic complaints about GOP threats to democracy.
The Iranians Take Trump for a Sucker
How many times will President Trump pay Iran for the same real estate? Twice he has announced the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and twice he has given up U.S. leverage in exchange. Yet the strait remains closed, as Iran’s regime demands more.
America Is the Best Brand
Businesses shouldn’t hesitate to support the 250th birthday of the Declaration of Independence.
JD Vance Stars in Our Man in Budapest
The Veep meddles in a Hungarian election to help himself in 2028.
Trump Can Make America Optimistic Again
There is ample cause for optimism about America. Last week the Journal reported that more middle-class Americans are moving toward the upper middle class. We have sent astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than half a century. In a daring exploit, we recovered a lost pilot behind enemy lines. We are the global leader in artificial intelligence.
Assisted Suicide Is a Threat to Freedom
A young woman subject to limited alternatives asked for suicide—and rather than being given help to live freely, she was granted help to die. Noelia Castillo Ramos’s death wasn’t an exercise of freedom but a desperate response to its erosion. A truly free society doesn’t leave citizens in a predicament where death is considered their best option.