Columnists
Putinite Republicans are disgracing America
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was a victim of Russian propaganda. Not directly, of course. The Kremlin has more immediate things to worry about than who…
October 10, 2023
Magazine
Democrats’ magical (or cynical) thinking on prices
California is raising the minimum wage for fast-food workers from $15 an hour to $20. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all get 33% raises? But…
Beltway Confidential
Nikki Haley bets 2024 GOP voters want to hear the hard truths about the economy
If there’s anybody who can plausibly claim to be a main challenger to former President Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primary fight, it’s Nikki Haley. And…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Pennsylvania 2024 Senate race tests incumbent’s name recognition vs. rival’s deep pockets
To win a statewide election, candidates usually must have one of two things — high name recognition or deep pockets. In Pennsylvania’s pivotal 2024 Senate race, the…
Justice
A Constitution, if you can keep it
The Constitution is the oldest written instrument of government still in effect in the world today. As with so much else in our country, it is polarizing.…
Magazine - Features
Will GOP attacks on Kamala Harris stick as 2024 campaign ramps up?
In her 2024 Republican presidential bid, Nikki Haley verbally jabs Vice President Kamala Harris nearly as much as President Joe Biden. Haley, the former South Carolina governor…
Columnists
Freedom of passions, freedom from speech
Everyone likes free speech until they’re the one being spoken about. No doubt the Swiss journalist Catherine Macherel was insulted when the French-Swiss racist agitator Alain Soral…
Defense
Heritage’s Project 2025 a socially conservative plan for US national security
The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 is an ambitious plan to dismantle, downsize, and radically reshape the federal government so that it more closely tracks with the moral,…
Business
Consumer spending surprisingly robust despite inflation and interest rate hikes
People are still going out and spending money at high levels, a strange dynamic given the country’s inflation and rising interest rates, and it might take the…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Democratic majority on the FCC aims to reinstate Obama-era net neutrality rules
“Net neutrality” regulations are likely coming back. With Anna Gomez as the newly confirmed fifth member of the Federal Communications Commission, Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has a Democratic…