By Barton Swaim: I saw him campaign in South Carolina. Anybody with eyes and ears could tell he wasn’t up to the job.
Publication: Wall Street Journal
Democrats Are Stuck in the Soup
By Karl Rove: Why don’t Democrats try to understand why Trump is popular? When combined with young and working-class voters, the growing number of Hispanics in the U.S. was supposed to guarantee Democratic dominance for decades. Instead, these three groups played a big role in handing the White House to Republicans last year.
Have We Dodged the Tariff Disaster?
Brexit’s results were less dire than opponents had warned. Something similar may be happening here.
You Won’t Believe the Tax Breaks for Professors
They’re pretty sweet. Private-school tuition and lavish homes for school employees are exempt.
How the Lights Went Out in Spain
The country flew too close to the sun—which is to say it relied too heavily on unreliable solar power.
What the 47th President Can Learn from the 45th
By Mike Pence: Time-honored conservative principles guided the first Trump administration. America needs them now.
California Keeps Declining, and Newsom Tries to Blame Trump
Tariffs don’t help, but the state’s problems aren’t new, and Democrats have governed for years.
Harvard Is an Islamist Outpost
For decades it nurtured resentful leftists, and antisemitism united them in a common cause.
Dems’ Tailspin Continues
By Karl Rove: As many problems as Trump has, the other party can’t seem to take advantage.
Should Harvard Be Tax Exempt?
There are better ways to reduce taxpayer money for schools and give them an incentive to reform. Mr. Trump could work with Congress to codify his order to limit the share of federal research grants that universities can spend on overhead to 15% since this money is fungible and thus supports politicized liberal arts departments.
The Hegseth Pentagon Chronicles
The Defense secretary is validating the concerns of his critics.
Trump’s Border Success — and Opportunity
He’s secured the border. He now has a chance at a larger immigration legacy.
White House Announces End of “Biden’s Dumb War on Things That Work”
After costly tariff impositions and resulting market ructions, it’s nice to see Trump getting back to waging the “revolution of common sense” that he promised in January. A Wednesday executive order promises to make life more pleasant for American consumers whenever they turn on household faucets.
Elon Musk and the American Majority
Most people understand that the government spends too much.
Voice of America Is Broken and Can’t Be Reformed
The U.S. international broadcaster is politically biased, confused and ineffective. Tear it down.
Lessons from the Signal Chat on the Houthis
It’s amusing to hear journalists who dine out on leaks deplore this leak. But the lasting import won’t be the security breach as much as what Trump officials really think about our European allies.
Madness at Columbia Was Your Tax Dollars at Work
From unlimited loans for grad students to tax-free municipal bonds, schools are subsidized like crazy.
The Race for a Second-Worst Party
By Karl Rove: Resistance sings to the souls of left-wing Democrats. But it’s a dead end. Wiser Democrats know their party must pivot in word, deed and tone to a more centrist, constructive approach.
Antisemitism Rears Its Head on the Right, Too
Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk flirt with ideas that long have rightly been considered taboo.
Chuck Schumer’s Finest Hour
Democrats are furious because he saved them from being responsible for a futile government shutdown.
Mahmoud Khalil and His Green Card
The Administration needs to be careful that it is targeting real promoters of terrorism, and not breaking the great promise of a green card by deporting anyone with controversial political views.
Snap Out of It, Democrats
By Peggy Noonan: On Tuesday they looked as if they aren’t going to win for a long time. That’s dangerous for America.
Maine’s Transgender Madness
If Democrats want to know why so many voters abandoned them in November, they could take a gander at the progressive meltdown in Maine. On Tuesday the Maine House of Representatives voted to censure Republican Rep. Laurel Libby for posting photos of a transgender high school athlete on Facebook.
Just When We Need Them, the Media’s Credibility Hits Bottom
The ability of the traditional media to influence events is attenuated to the point of near extinction. The best measure of this: Most of them spent a decade trying to defeat Donald Trump. Ten years on he is stronger than he has ever been. No one cares anymore.