Tomorrow, in defiance of mighty odds, Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, will take the oath of office to become the nation’s 47th president. Illiberalism of the …
Hochul’s Congestion Tax Killed the City of Dreams
Every day, when the bell rings at her middle school in Queens, young Tendas packs her school bag and heads to her dance studio to pursue her New York Dream. …
Ignore the Road Rage: Congestion Pricing Is Sound Policy
At the beginning of January, New York Governor Kathy Hochul resurrected New York City’s congestion tax from a grave of her own digging, eliciting the political equivalent of screeching tires …
Eyes on the Prize: Samizdat
I often quip that I’m the last of the bison when it comes to American journalists-a description Ring Lardner applied to Gene Fowler in the 1930s. It’s a nice line, …
Trump To Tap Sean Curran for Secret Service Director
President Trump plans to announce Secret Service agent Sean Curran, who heads his detail, to be the agency’s director, according to three sources in the Secret Service community. Curran, who …
Has Trump 2.0 Learned From Trump 1.0?
It’s hard to believe, but we’re finally here. Four years after all the Sturm und Drang that followed Donald Trump’s 2020 electoral loss to Joe Biden, the maestro of Mar-a-Lago …
President Biden Promised a Bridge but Left a Gulf
When historians look back at Joe Biden’s presidency, they will see failure wrapped in good intentions, marked most poignantly by the absence of a succession plan. Getting old is not …
Secret Service Readies for ‘Higher-Threat’ Trump Inauguration
Just days before hundreds of thousands of spectators are set to gather for the swearing-in of President-elect Donald Trump on the steps of the Capitol, Secret Service and other law …
Senate Democrats Fail To Rattle Hegseth
A decade of live television sharpened Pete Hegseth so much so that even Senate Democrats acknowledged his ability to mobilize the talking point during a confirmation hearing before the Armed …
Trump’s Right About Seth Meyers Tilting ‘Comedy’ for Democrats
If you’re a late-night host with an affinity for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, you’re probably going to love being the target of a Donald Trump Truth Social tirade, uncorked …
Facebook Ends Dubious Fact-Checking. Biden Objects.
WASHINGTON — Big Tech has gone topsy-turvy in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s November victory. Four years ago, Facebook and Instagram banned Trump posts, and the ban lasted two …
Is Intifada Coming to America?
On the same day that an ISIS-inspired terrorist killed 15 civilians in a deadly car attack in New Orleans, hundreds of pro-Palestinian protestors marched in Times Square chanting, “There is …
Why This Lifelong Democrat Voted for Trump
This past November, I cast a ballot that I never would have expected: I voted for Donald Trump. As a lifelong Democrat, this decision was not rooted in ideology, but …
Another Case Study for Reining In Presidential Authorities
As the new session of Congress begins, outgoing President Biden has chosen to continue pulling the levers of private enterprise even after the American people resoundingly rejected his administration and …
Crazy Like a Fox: Trump’s Greenland Pitch
It was back in August 2019, just about the time Democrats were wasting everyone’s time with the first fake impeachment scandal, when Donald Trump originally introduced the idea of buying …
American Conservatives Should Focus on Reform and Restoration
A “New Right” has taken shape over the last few years that tends to share the conviction that the American experiment in ordered liberty confronts a monumental crisis. Encompassing national …
End of DEI Programs Can’t Come Soon Enough
The new administration has vowed to eliminate the federal government’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs, and it couldn’t happen too soon. The preoccupation with racial justice has aggravated racial tensions, …
Lawfare Exposed: How Democrats Weaponized Justice Against Trump
Many Latinos praised President Joe Biden this week for affirming Edmundo Gonzales as Venezuela’s rightful leader. It was a powerful symbol of support against Nicolas Maduro’s corruption and persecution of …
Panama Canal Fixation Isn’t New, and It’s Not Just Trump’s
His fascination is nothing new. “The Panama Canal is doing quite well,” Donald Trump beamed in June 2017 during one of his earliest meetings with another world leader. “I think …
We Were Censored By Meta; We’re Taking Them to the Supreme Court
The headline from Politico’s “Playbook” would have been unthinkable eight years ago: “Meta sends Trump a friend request.” After all, Meta’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, is a political lightning rod in …