By Jeffrey Tucker Written by Jeffrey Tucker For years, I’ve resisted deploying the word globalism with approbation because international cooperation is a good thing. Travel is glorious and so is the freedom to trade and migrate. How did the practice of freedom as it extends over national juridical lines come to be so widely loathed […]
By Casey Harper Written by Casey Harper Editor’s note: The government’s dishonest reporting of the fiscal state of the country is especially shameful when one considers that businesses are required, BY LAW, to report their fiscal situation using “full accrual budgeting and accounting”. This means that businesses cannot ignore “incurred” or earned expenses–expenses the business […]
By Kenneth Schrupp With Valero announcing the pending closure of one of its two remaining California refineries, the state will lose at least 18% of its current refining capacity by the end of 2026. Because California is an “energy island,” meeting demand for California and the parts of Nevada and Arizona that rely on its […]
By Catherine Salgado Written by Catherine Salgado From Lexington to Warsaw, from Dublin to Concord, freedom lovers throughout history chose the month of April to stand up to tyranny and make the choice for liberty or death. We could benefit from their dauntless spirit today. Passover began this past weekend and Easter this upcoming weekend, […]
By Alex Isenstadt Written by Alex Isenstadt The Trump administration on Friday will announce that it’s moving ahead with a new rule, previously known as “Schedule F,” that will make it easier to remove federal employees it believes are undercutting President Trump’s agenda. Why it matters: By stripping civil service protections from about 50,000 people […]
By Scott Yenor They’re right to rebel against wokeness The following is a lightly edited version of a speech that was delivered to university administrators at the annual meeting of the Higher Learning Commission on April 7, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois. These administrators heard the moral case against DEI policies (some for the first time). […]
By Casey Harper Written by Casey Harper Planned Parenthood’s political donations to Republicans have plummeted in the past decade, leaving the nation’s largest abortion provider with few friends on the right as it faces funding cuts under the Trump administration. Planned Parenthood reports that about 34% of its funding comes from the federal government, usually through federal […]
By Craig J. Cantoni Written by Craig J. Cantoni The schools complain that they are struggling to carry out their educational missions due to being underfunded and the Trump administration cutting grants, which are a major source of revenue. Yet, at the same time, they can afford to be in the money-losing professional sports business, […]
By Thomas C. Patterson Written by Thomas C. Patterson Americans are getting fed up with their government. Why not remove some useless government-provided “stuff” from our lives. It would be cheap and easy. For example, Daylight Savings Time (DST) can’t compete for attention with issues like inflation, immigration and geopolitical threats, so it just hangs […]
By The Editors Written by The Editors Published by The Hill | April 16, 2025 A former top CISA official is leaving her post to contest a Trump administration probe, sparking debates on government oversight and accountability, as this article reveals. It delves into the allegations of overreach, portraying the move as a bold stand […]
By The Editors Written by The Editors Published by The Hill | April 15, 2025 In this opinion piece, Steve Witkoff delivers a stark warning about Iran’s nuclear program, urging stronger U.S. action to prevent escalation—it’s a timely call to arms in the chess game of Middle East politics. The article outlines the risks of […]
By The Editors Written by The Editors Published by The Hill | April 16, 2025 In the latest fiscal firefight, Republicans are digging in against proposals to raise taxes on the wealthy, arguing it could choke off economic vitality and reward inefficiency, as this article incisively reports. It delves into House debates, where conservatives frame […]
By The Editors Written by The Editors Published by Wall Street Journal | April 17, 2025 As Trump dives into discussions about AI supercomputers, this article demystifies the tech buzzword and its implications for U.S. security—think of it as a crash course in digital arms races with a presidential twist. It explains how these powerful […]
By The Editors Written by The Editors Published by Financial Times | April 17, 2025 In a world where trade policies swing like a pendulum, President Trump’s potential tariffs are stirring up a storm among international partners, as detailed in this incisive piece. The article explores how nations are scrambling to promise more ‘Buy American’ […]
By Margot Cleveland Written by Margot Cleveland The Supreme Court’s continuing failure to define lower courts’ authority is wreaking havoc on the reputation of the courts — and our constitutional order The Supreme Court has interceded six times in less than three months to rein in federal judges who improperly exceeded their Article III authority […]
By M. Stanton Nobel Written by M. Stanton Nobel It is impressive to behold the upside-down, inside-out utterances of the left concerning political philosophy and history. They twist and rewrite the facts and make up stories that give a whole new dimension to the word hypocritical. (No surprise here, because to the leftist, hypocrisy is […]
By Ben Kew Written by Ben Kew All 15 counties in Arizona have now started reviewing and cleaning their voter rolls to remove noncitizens, including nearly 50,000 voters who registered without showing proof of U.S. citizenship. The lawsuit was filed by America First Legal (AFL) on behalf of EZAZ.org and Yvonne Cahill, a naturalized U.S. […]
By Victor Davis Hanson Written by Victor Davis Hanson China’s trade war bluff may backfire as the U.S. pushes allies to choose between a rogue economic actor and a flawed but fairer partner with unmatched global power No one wants a “trade war” with China, or for that matter with any nation. Nonetheless, China has […]
By Mark Wallace Written by Mark Wallace An acorn falls on Chicken Little’s head. Alarmed, Chicken Little cries out, “Henny Penny, the sky is falling! Let us go and tell the king!” Like Chicken Little, the Global Warming/Climate Change Hoaxers have been predicting the imminent demise of the Earth and its inhabitants. This farce has […]
By Nils A. Haug Written by Nils A. Haug The West Is Nowhere to Be Seen The center of world terrorist activity and violent death is no longer the Middle East. The “Sahel region of Africa is now the ‘epicentre of global terrorism,’” responsible for “over half of all terrorism-related deaths” worldwide, according to the respected Global […]
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