Political Commentary & Opinion

Two thousand years ago, St. Paul found himself blinded by a bright light on the road to Damascus. The dramatic experience led him to stop persecuting his opponents and to take up new beliefs. Today, many former leftists are taking their first steps on their own road to Damascus, and the right is not doing nearly…

America enjoys levels of wealth and prosperity never before experienced in world history. For that, we can thank capitalism. But capitalism is not doing so hot among the young. According to the latest Gallup survey on views about capitalism and socialism, more Americans aged 18 to 29 are positive about socialism (51 percent) than about capitalism…

Nations who are party to the Arms Trade Treaty are holding their fourth annual meeting this week in Tokyo, Japan. I’m attending the meeting as a representative of The Heritage Foundation. Supposedly, the purpose of the treaty is to apply humanitarian standards to the international arms trade. Actually, the treaty is a pointless talking shop…

The Environmental Protection Agency has a new rule out—and unlike a rule from the Obama era, this one is friendly to coal producers. But The New York Times is reporting it could lead to more premature deaths per year. We sit down with Heritage Foundation expert Nick Loris to get the straight scoop. Plus: Facebook…

With the continuing hysteria about Donald Trump’s presidency, a few questions come to mind. The first: Can a bad man become a good president? The second: Does one’s being a good man guarantee he’ll be a good president? Third: Does having a good president require a good man? Is there any evidence of Lord Acton’s…

All New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had to do was stick to the script of his prepared speech on economic development in Lake Saranac, New York. Instead, Cuomo shared a story Aug. 7 of how he once found a bald eagle’s feather on Lake Saranac and took it home, where it has remained to this…

Tuesday marked 50 years since the Soviet Union—along with troops from the Warsaw Pact nations—on Aug. 21, 1968, invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the period of political liberalization that became known as the Prague Spring. Reflecting on this sullen anniversary, we remember the bravery of the people of Czechoslovakia—now, the nations of the Czech Republic and…

The governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, did Americans a favor last week. He provided that which is most indispensable to understanding anything: clarity. “America … was never that great,” he announced. In one sentence, the governor revealed the left’s true view of America. This is rare—because leftists are masters at hiding what they really…

Repealing the 17th Amendment, which would end the direct election of U.S. senators and return the power of appointing senators to state legislatures, is a popular idea among many conservatives. They argue that giving state governments a more formal and direct representation in Congress would resuscitate constitutional federalism, which has been adversely affected by the Progressive…

Pretty much everyone says they believe in human dignity, yet in 2018, some of our most contentious debates center on the basic question: Who really possesses that dignity? Dan Darling has a new book out on this very subject and we interview him. Plus: The polarizing comedian Michelle Wolf loses her Netflix show. We also…

Students across America are already back in school or heading there soon. Let’s once again put the focus on school safety—an issue that dominated the headlines last year in the wake of the tragic shootings in Parkland, Florida, and Santa Fe, Texas. On today’s show, we feature an interview with Andrew Pollack, who lost his…