Political Commentary & Opinion

Ben & Jerry’s launched a new ice cream Tuesday called Pecan Resist. “This flavor supports groups creating a more just and equitable nation for us all, and who are fighting President Trump’s regressive agenda,” the company said in a statement. So how is Ben & Jerry’s going about this effort? By partnering with an organization…

The Supreme Court has never actually ruled on whether the children of illegal immigrants born here are citizens or not. Amy Swearer, a legal analyst at The Heritage Foundation, joins us on the podcast to share that fact and more about the history of birthright citizenship in the U.S., and whether it’s appropriate for President…

Nancy Pelosi made headlines last week stating that if Democrats reclaim the House of Representatives, a top agenda item will be to pass laws banning disagreement on LGBT issues. Of course those aren’t the exact words she used, but when “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” are elevated to protected classes in antidiscrimination law, that’s the…

All my life I have reminded fellow Jews in America that we are the luckiest Jews to have ever lived in a non-Jewish country. I know what I’m talking about. I wrote a book on anti-Semitism, taught Jewish history at Brooklyn College, and fought anti-Semitism since I was 21, when Israel sent me into the…

What’s the citizenship status of the children of illegal aliens? That question has spurred quite a debate over the 14th Amendment lately, with the news that several states—including Pennsylvania, Arizona, Oklahoma, Georgia, and South Carolina—may launch efforts to deny automatic citizenship to such children. Critics claim that anyone born in the United States is automatically…

Almost immediately following the horrific shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue, media figures began claiming there is widespread anti-Semitism among conservatives. This ignoried the pervasive anti-Semitism within the BDS movement and other mainstream liberal groups on college campuses nationwide. Joel Griffith, chair of the Washington, D.C. chapter of Young Jewish Conservatives and research fellow…

A wicked man shot and killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue and wounded six others on Saturday. It was a horrific act of targeted violence against Jews that rightly drew a response from the White House and the nation. “This evil anti-Semitic attack is an assault on all of us. It’s an assault on…

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has been one of the strongest and boldest reforms of President Donald Trump’s first term in office. According to analysis from The Heritage Foundation, the tax law will give hardworking Americans tax breaks in every congressional district and in every state. Across the nation at large, the average American…

On today’s show we feature an interview with Kathryn Jean Lopez, a senior fellow at National Review Institute and an editor-at-large of National Review. We discuss how the National Review Institute is carrying on the legacy of the late William F. Buckley, founder of National Review and host of “Firing Line.” Lopez spoke at The Heritage Foundation’s…

Many in the media pointed fingers and jumped to conclusions after a series of suspicious packages were sent to prominent Democrats this week. On more than one occasion, the news media was quick to put the blame on President Donald Trump. MSNBC’s Katy Tur exploded when a guest suggested that both sides should tone down…

It wasn’t long ago that both sides of the aisle believed America’s border laws should be enforced. As President Donald Trump pointed out on Twitter, even former President Barack Obama, at least rhetorically, said that illegal immigrants couldn’t be let into the country en masse and without restrictions. (He said that as a senator.) I…