Scott Bessent stood at the G20 in Asheville and said the quiet part with the manners of a man who …
One Side Wants a Holiday. The Other Wants a Seminar.
Do you remember where you were on September 11, 2001? I do. I was in the White House on a …
Obama Changed Names. Trump Does It, and Suddenly It’s Tyranny.
We’re in another psychodrama, melodrama controversy, and that is that [President] Donald Trump has just renamed Lake Ontario, one of the five …
Bill Gates Has a Spotty Vision About the Future
Bill Gates is the latest tech titan to weigh-in with a mini-manifesto on AI. History shows, when it comes to technology, those …
The Pot, the Kettle, and John Harwood
John Harwood spent decades building a reputation as a sober-minded political chronicler. So when he declared on X that J.D. …
The WNBA Became a DEI Circus—Now Caitlin Clark Could Pull the Plug
They said, That’s not fair. We’re a black league, we’re a gay league, and we have a certain code, and …
Our Neighbor Is Picking the Wrong Fight With Trump
We’re in another spat with our northern neighbor, Canada, kind of a psychodrama again. We were at the penultimate stage of a …
Canada’s New Ask: Please Stop Being Funny
Mark Carney walked to the microphones Tuesday and issued the latest Canadian war aim. Not dairy access. Not steel rates. …
Bessent torchs Warren, mocks Canada’s mall submarines, and tells Iran: we know where you hid the money – he’s a rockstar!
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spent late August 2026 doing what hedge-fund veterans do when they smell weakness: he went for …
They’ll Slap Your Hand for Opening a Door.
But They’ll Cover Their Hair for the Muslim Room. Kathy Hochul put on a black hijab Friday at an Islamic …
She Posted a Cartoon. They Booked Her a Mosque Tour.
Maggie Litz Domanowski sits on the Baltimore County school board. Over the weekend she shared a Peanuts panel—Linus with a …
Ottawa Wanted a Fight. Bessent Brought a Meter.
Scott Bessent does not do the sympathy tour. On Canada he has been plain: the new 50 percent tariffs are …
They Handed the Wolf a Phone Book and Called It Healing
A Milwaukee judge looked at a man charged with killing three people and asked the only adult question in the …
Trump’s Ninety-Six Percent Is Not “Mixed.” It’s a Beatdown.
Kristen Welker told a Washington local hit that Donald Trump has had “some mixed results” with primary endorsements this cycle, …
They Call It a Stalemate. The Rats Are Already Packing.
For six months the same chorus has been on loop: America is losing to Iran. The strait is a mess. …
He Didn’t Buy a Brochure. He Bought the Field.
Friday night Trump announced what he called the biggest oil deal in world history: majority U.S. control of more than …
Free Means You Wait. Someone Else Pays.
Zohran Mamdani sold New York a simple product: child care from six weeks to five years, no fee, no income …
She Took the List. Brussels Took Its Time. Trump still waits.
Last July at Turnberry, Donald Trump sat Ursula von der Leyen down and traded a threatened 30 percent tariff wall …
Where Is Everybody? The universe has a public-relations problem!
If you watch a lot of cosmos videos on YouTube like I do, you undoubtedly know that the universe has …
Let’s Stop Paying People Who Cut the Line
Rand Paul dropped a short bill with a long fuse. The End Welfare for Noncitizens Act, S. 3670, says federal …
They Intercepted Talk of a Heist. They Have Not Shown the Cash.
In March, a declassified intelligence summary surfaced describing intercepted Ukrainian government communications from late 2022. The summary said officials in …
They Hosted the Underground. Washington Just Cut the Power.
On Wednesday the State Department and Treasury labeled Autistici/Inventati—the A/I Collective—a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. It is an Italy-based tech …
Twenty-Five Years Later, THIS Mastermind STILL Hasn’t Faced a Jury
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has been in American custody since March 2003. He has had lawyers for most of that time. …
Their Phone Book Changed. The Crime Report Did Too. Don’t Let it Happen Here.
Germany still looks German on a tourist map. The census does not. Official figures for 2025 put the country at …
Robert Ringer on The Democracy Paradox & Freedom Without Responsibility.
In The Republic, Plato warned that excessive political freedom can eventually produce disorder and tyranny. More precisely, he argued that an …
California Epitomized the American Dream. What Happened?
Sami Winc: We know that in California, Xavier, I think his name is Becerra, is going to win, but he is …
They Keep Kicking the Can. The Country Pays the Interest.
The Supreme Court is not a help desk. It is a court of limited jurisdiction that decides the dispute in …
The Big Tent and Karma
“We’re a big-tent party” is the latest talking point of frantic Democrats. It sounds impressive, but what, exactly, does it …
She Paid the Dues. Now the Platform Owns Her.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spent recent weeks sounding like someone who had discovered swing voters. Then she renewed her membership in the …
The Richest Hall Monitor in America Wants a Time-Out
Bill Gates spent six thousand words this week telling the country to slow down artificial intelligence. He would “likely support” …