Political Commentary & Opinion

Last week, The Atlantic rendered a great service to those of us who contend that America is in the midst of a civil war between the right and the left. It provided a smoking gun—actually, the gunshot itself—to those of us who contend that the left (never to be confused with liberals) is intent on…

Most Americans believe able-bodied adults receiving welfare should be required to at least seriously look for work. A new piece of legislation in the House promises to advance that majority view in federal law. Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., recently introduced the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 2996), which would provide a much-needed…

The Department of Homeland Security announced on March 21 that all personal electronic devices larger than a cellphone—such as a laptop—were banned from the cabin of direct flights to the U.S. from 10 Middle Eastern and African airports. Over three months later, it created an alternative to both expand and replace the ban: Large electronics…

Under the banner of student loan borrower protection, the Obama administration placed significant regulations on institutions of higher education. The most egregious of which is called “borrower defense to repayment,” which opens the door for students to claim that their university was fraudulent for virtually any reason. If the school is found guilty of defrauding…

Editor’s note: Readers had strong feelings about Rachel del Guidice’s coverage of the decision by GuideStar—an aggregator of tax data on charities and other nonprofits—to use the label “hate group” for some well-known conservative organizations, attributing the designation to the controversial Southern Poverty Law Center. This week's roundup begins by sampling those comments.—Ken McIntyre Dear…

One year ago, the American law enforcement community suffered through what was arguably it’s most trying and emotionally difficult event since 9/11. July 7, 2016, marked the day that a deranged man, seemingly motivated by nothing more than an intense hatred of law enforcement, assassinated five Dallas-area police officers. The rawness of that tragedy was only…

Last month, drone industry executives told President Donald Trump they needed more regulation, not less, before they could expand further—a man-bites-dog story if ever there was one. But the answer isn’t to keep waiting on Washington. It’s to make use of one of our nation’s founding principles: federalism. For now, the drone industry is grounded…

The recent electoral race between Republican Karen Handel and Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District was the most expensive ever for a seat in the House of Representatives. In all, $57 million were spent, approximately $27 million more than the next most expensive race. The sheer cost of the race has brought a…

On May 16, 1985, President Ronald Reagan met with CIA Director William J. Casey in the Oval Office. What did Reagan and Casey talk about? The official record doesn’t tell us. I dug into all available materials at the Reagan Library and filed Freedom of Information Act requests for the release of records for April and May…

“War Machine,” a newly released film produced by Netflix, is a satirical skewering of the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan. It stars Brad Pitt as a very thinly veiled version of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the senior commander of U.S./allied military operations in Afghanistan for a year, from June 2009 until June 2010. As a “dark…