January 22, 2025 Archives

It’s time to boost the child tax credit

In the midst of a baby bust, the last thing Congress should do is make life harder for families. Yet every year, parents see their taxes, in…

Timothy P. Carney January 17, 2025 4:47 am

Magazine

Go big or go home: Why Trump eyes ambitious second-term agenda

“MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!” During an especially invigorating stretch earlier this month, Donald Trump flooded his Truth Social page with posts referencing his proposed acquisition of the…

Peter Tonguette January 17, 2025 4:45 am

Magazine - Your Land

Carrie under fire

After Beyoncé agreed to perform during festivities for former President George W. Bush’s first inauguration in 2001, she rode out the backlash. Years later, the pop star…

Madeline Fry Schultz January 17, 2025 4:42 am

Magazine

Trump has a golden opportunity to juice America’s innovation economy

“Genius,” Thomas Edison famously proclaimed, “is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” America’s most decorated inventor may not have appreciated just how correct he was in a broader…

Michael M. Rosen January 17, 2025 4:40 am

Foreign Policy

In the zone: Anti-Trump diatribes masquerade as Panama Canal history

Though seemingly unintentional, President Donald Trump’s comments on the Panama Canal just happened to coincide almost perfectly with the 25th anniversary of the final turnover of the…

W. James Antle III January 17, 2025 4:31 am

Columnists

How California policy exacerbates the costs and consequences of wildfires

The epic Southern California wildfires have led to 25 deaths. While more than 12,000 structures across Los Angeles are destroyed or badly damaged. And the catastrophic financial…

Tiana Lowe Doescher January 17, 2025 4:24 am