He fulfilled his promise to close the border, but heavy-handed, massive enforcement is unpopular.
Publication: Wall Street Journal
How DEI Caused a Military Recruitment Crisis
The Biden administration discouraged white recruits. Secretary Hegseth’s ‘reset’ invites everyone to serve.
Trump Captivates the Globe
For him, extreme volatility and risk are not a problem but an opportunity.
Affirmative Action Is Finally Waning
Law-school data shows that racial preferences have diminished since the justices’ 2023 decision.
Hey Mamdani, Communism Is for Babies
Sharing everything works OK in a family setting, but doesn’t scale.
Invade Greenland? Why?
Trump can gain more access to the island without the bullying.
Four Myths About the Capture of Maduro
The reality is this: The Maduro grab was a superbly executed act of strategic opportunism that removed a troublesome enemy in the region most vital to U.S. interests.
What Was Susie Wiles Thinking Cooperating with Vanity Fair Profile?
By Peggy Noonan: The accompanying photo portraits are mostly hideous, in Ms. Wiles’s case also ill-mannered and unkind. She is the first woman to be a White House chief of staff, a lady of a certain age and accomplishment who swims in the highest of high seas. She is presented as bug-eyed and insane
“Globalize the Intifada” Means Blood on Bondi Beach
Leftists who demonized ‘Zionists’ and sympathized with Hamas profess shock at violent antisemitism.
Rise of the Mamdani Clones
What could get in the way of a coming 2026 Democratic wave, given history and the current public mood? Nothing but the Democratic Party itself, which is sitting placidly by as the progressives who lost them last year’s election mobilize to take over even more of the party.
ObamaCare Is a Mecca for Fraud
Federal auditors at the Government Accountability Office show how easy it is for the ineligible to sign up.
Making Cars Affordable Again
Trump eases mileage mandates that punished gas-car production.
A GOP Win Foretells Midterm Trouble
Former Tennessee General Services Commissioner Matt Van Epps beat state Rep. Aftyn Behn by about 9 points, with the Democrat pulling 45% of the vote. That’s a lot narrower than the 22-point margin by which President Trump carried the district last fall and the 21-point margin by which Mr. Green was re-elected.
Can Minnesota’s Somalis Rise About the Fraud Scandal?
They are far from the first group of migrants to arrive in the U.S. carrying heavy cultural baggage.
Shooting the Wounded on Drug Boats?
The charge of deliberately killing the defenseless is serious enough to warrant a close look from Congress. That includes Mr. Hegseth giving an account under oath. The Administration so far seems to think it can ride out the story with ritual denunciations of the media.
Epstein Files: Washington Goes Tabloid
The revelations will titillate the public and destroy lives—to no possible good effect.
Is Trump Starting to Correct His Course?
By Karl Rove: He’s made wise moves on the Epstein files and tariffs. What’s next? Healthcare.
The Biased BBC Is Bad for Britain and the World
Its global reputation as a reliable source of news has long outlived the reality of its daily output.
Dems Get the Epstein Wars Wrong
They are trivializing themselves just as their party senses a possible return to power.
Seattle Elects Mamdani West
Mayor-elect Katie Wilson is soft on crime but tough on businesses.
Escape from Mamdani’s New York
The Big Apple’s socialist mayor may soon find that other people’s money is running out on him.
Grade Inflation Produced Mamdani’s Proletariat
Unemployable college grads blame capitalism, but the real culprit is higher-ed subsidies.
Dems Don’t Mind Your Flight Delays
Sen. Chris Murphy explains why his party wants the government shutdown to continue.
Mamdani Is a Gift That Trump Should Unwrap Carefully
You couldn’t design a better far-left foil. But his voters’ frustrations are real and serious.