SocietyCommentary
Trump, Harvard, and the Brain-Drain Myth
Has President Donald Trump declared war on Albert Einstein? “America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain,” The Economist warns. As soon as… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Has President Donald Trump declared war on Albert Einstein? “America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain,” The Economist warns. As soon as… Read More
InternationalCommentary
When a nation bears the blame for more than 7 million deaths worldwide, what is Washington going to do? More than 1.2 million Americans died… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
President Donald Trump has fought plenty of political heavyweights, but now he’s up against a foe far tougher than Hillary Clinton or Kamala Harris: Big… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Fifty years ago on April 30, Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese, and the defeat was America’s, too. South Vietnam was our ally, whose forces… Read More
LawCommentary
On CNN, approving of murder is hardly any worse than voting for Donald Trump. Indeed, voting for Trump may be worse, given how CNN senior… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
If there’s one thing supporters and opponents of President Donald Trump’s tariffs should agree on, it’s the need to unchain prosperity at home while international… Read More
LawCommentary
Elections are supposed to be decided at the ballot box, not in the courtroom—unless you’re French or, in this country, a liberal. What a judge… Read More
InternationalCommentary
President Donald Trump is nothing if not strong-willed, and he’s the leader of the mightiest nation on Earth—but there’s one power even Trump can’t afford… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
President Donald Trump knows better than to treat the “honeymoon” a president gets in his first months of office as a time to relax. He’s… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Donald Tusk, the prime minister of Poland, might not shock Europe’s leaders the way President Donald Trump does, but he too has a tough message… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Donald Trump knows exactly what he’s doing with tariffs. Everyone else is baffled: Why did the president announce heavy taxes on imports from Canada as… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Breathtaking: There’s no other word for the sheer ambition and scope of Donald Trump’s second inaugural address. President Trump is back with all the confidence… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
When Donald Trump is sworn in next week, America will have a president for the first time in four years. The Joe Biden era hasn’t… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Winning the 2024 election was only the beginning—the Trump effect is now sweeping the globe. From Canada to the U.K. and continental Europe, left-liberal governments… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
In the dreamlike days between Christmas and the regular work week’s return in the new year, it’s easy to believe all things are possible. Indulge… Read More
Communism didn’t win the Cold War, but it’s doing surprisingly well in the 21st century, including in America. Elsewhere, especially in East Asia, Communism is… Read More
SecurityCommentary
“Birthright citizenship” may sound benign, but thanks to an overreaching Supreme Court decision 126 years ago, it’s the biggest legal hole in our border. President-elect… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
With his presidency ending in a few weeks, Joe Biden’s legacy is only getting messier. For many Democrats, he’s the man to blame for returning… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
America is outgrowing the Democratic Party. That’s not a partisan claim; it’s demographic reality. Blue states are shedding population and will have less representation in… Read More
Commentary
Shocked by Donald Trump’s sweeping victory, Democrats are playing the blame game, and Joe Biden is the scapegoat. Democrats who knew Biden was well past… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Kamala Harris is running a campaign against herself. The vice president is a left-wing Democrat with an unsalable record in office. So, candidate Harris pretends… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Vice President Kamala Harris has a problem with veterans. They overwhelmingly support her opponent—favoring former President Donald Trump by a lopsided 61%-37%, according to the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Democrats should brace for a shock four weeks from now—the possibility not just of a victory for former President Donald Trump but a win so… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
If Democrats didn’t believe they’d put former President Donald Trump in an assassin’s crosshairs the first time, they have no excuse for pleading innocent now…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Is Kamala Harris running for president or prom queen? Superficiality is nothing new in American politics, and Donald Trump certainly knows how to use playground… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
By rallying around Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats are setting themselves up for a replay of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 defeat—and they’re OK with that. As… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Donald Trump has a lot of things to celebrate this week, but a foregone conclusion in November isn’t one of them. Joe Biden is down… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This Christmas is a troubled time—a season of war rather than peace, from the Black Sea to Bethlehem. America is full of political foreboding, and… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Equality always has been an American preoccupation, right from the words “all men are created equal” in the Declaration of Independence. Yet even that phrase… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The war between Hamas and Israeli forces everyone to recognize an uncomfortable truth: Immigration is a foreign policy issue. In Germany, as throngs of Hamas… Read More