SocietyCommentary
What Is an American?
The chaotic confrontation in Dearborn, Michigan, on Tuesday—when a demonstrator attempted to burn a Quran and Muslim counter-protesters surged—was more than a brief flash of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The chaotic confrontation in Dearborn, Michigan, on Tuesday—when a demonstrator attempted to burn a Quran and Muslim counter-protesters surged—was more than a brief flash of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association. A fractured court, led by a conservative majority, held that the Professional… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
In just a few days, a Karl Marx-quoting communist who has struggled to disavow Hamas is likely to be elected the next mayor of the… Read More
InternationalSocietyCommentary
I write from a quiet, mountainous part of Central Europe. The scenery is idyllic, and the fall air is crisp. But much as the case… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
On Thursday, Senate Democrats voted for the 10th time to prolong the federal government shutdown. They also voted against funding the military, thereby necessitating that… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Four of America’s nominally closest allies—Britain, Australia, France, and Canada—disgraced themselves this week by recognizing a so-called Palestinian state. In so doing, these nations didn’t… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Is it really too much to ask that a murdered young man be given the dignity of a proper burial before bad-faith opportunists attempt to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
It is difficult enough to write about the most high-profile political assassination in this country since the Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Donald Trump’s recent floated proposal to deploy the National Guard to crime-overrun blue cities like Chicago and Baltimore has been met with howls of outrage… Read More
EconomyCommentary
On Monday, President Donald Trump moved to fire Lisa Cook, a Joe Biden-nominated member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. He moved to fire… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Two months after the breathtaking Operation Midnight Hammer strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities and the ceasefire with Israel that soon followed, President Donald Trump has… Read More
SecurityCommentary
On Tuesday, New York City radio host Sid Rosenberg asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio about whether the State Department intends to designate the Muslim… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Every recreational golfer of my generation shares at least two things in common: We grew up revering Tiger Woods, and we know “Happy Gilmore,” the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Over the course of four years’ banishment to America’s political wilderness while subjected to both a would-be assassin’s bullets and the humiliating and unprecedented spectacle… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
It has been painfully obvious, ever since the presidential election last November, that the Democratic Party’s brand is in tatters. This week, a Quinnipiac University… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
A lot of people online have been very, very upset over President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice’s twofold conclusion, announced last Sunday, that Jeffrey Epstein’s… Read More
International Commentary
My young family and I were in Israel when the Israel Defense Forces and Mossad began their offensive operations against Iran on June 13, commencing… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Last November, Donald Trump soundly defeated Kamala Harris among young men 18 to 29 years old, racking up about 56% of their votes according to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
On Wednesday evening, the world’s wealthiest man announced that his sojourn in the nation’s capital is almost over. “As my scheduled time as a Special… Read More
LawCommentary
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Trump v. CASA, Inc. Though the case arises out of President Donald… Read More
LawCommentary
Earlier this week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided at least nine restaurants in the nation’s capital, requesting proof that the establishments are not… Read More
International Commentary
President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, which he celebrated this week with a characteristically electric campaign-style rally in Michigan, were the fastest and most frenzied… Read More
Education Commentary
One of the most important insights of public policy is the understanding that most laws are predicated upon a (stated or unstated) quid pro quo. … Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on most of his planned country-specific “reciprocal” tariffs—with the notable exception of China. In so… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Whenever the subject of trade comes up, many right-leaning free traders and left-leaning neoliberals alike trot out the same talking point: “The economists all agree… Read More
LawCommentary
At his 2005 Senate confirmation hearing to be chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Roberts famously invoked America’s national pastime in describing… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The stock market of late has been on a veritable roller coaster, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency continues to ruffle feathers, Iran marches ever… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Yogi Berra, the mid-century New York Yankees Hall of Fame catcher known for his pithy and often humorous life observations, once famously quipped: “When you… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Days after shocking the world with his upset victory in the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump espoused his hope of negotiating the “ultimate deal” between… Read More
LawCommentary
Less than two weeks into this second Trump presidency, the fearmongering has already reached fever pitch. “He can’t do it!” the critics have invariably howled… Read More