Columnists
Why Ireland backs Palestinians
I have one of those surnames that might be Arabic or might be Jewish. Whenever I travel through Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, I trigger the ethnic profiling…
October 24, 2023
Magazine - Features
Amid GOP leadership drama, swing district Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer focuses on home
Republican wins in deep blue states like California and New York are often credited with giving the party its slim House majority. But a string of 2022…
Business
Retirement age rise a tough political sell despite Social Security funding scare
Amid a rising national debt and fears about the fiscal stability of Social Security, the idea of raising the retirement age to balance the program’s books is…
Magazine - Features
Why the Republicans can’t just get along
House Republicans’ inability to agree on a speaker has been blamed on the convergence of several factors: a narrow majority, the presence of some members who might…
Defense
China aims for Middle East influence amid Israel’s defensive war against Hamas
Earlier this month, a top U.S. military leader warned that a prolonged conflict with Iran would be “catastrophic” to America’s long-term efforts at countering China. If only…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene set to headline New Hampshire GOP fundraising event
It’s never too early to visit New Hampshire. That’s a longtime mantra among political professionals about future presidential candidates. And Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) seems to…
Magazine
Hopeless, hapless House Republicans
Some political parties experience a sort of spasm that looks like an effort to alienate voters. Their members detest each other and squabble, shattering the carapace of…
Magazine - Features
The changing George F. Will
“Change is life’s only constant,” veteran Washington Post columnist George Will quipped in the introduction of his bestselling volume on baseball, Men At Work. And how true…
Columnists
How to start a world war
We are approaching a pivotal moment in history. The local war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is one front in a regional war between Israel and…
Magazine - Features
Biden builds on predecessors’ efforts in grabbing power for the executive branch
Gene Healy is the author of The Cult of the Presidency: America’s Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power, and he is a Cato Institute vice president and a…