The mullahcracy had the swell idea of avoiding accountability for attacks on Israel. They would surround Israel with well-armed proxies to do their dirty work. Hezb’allah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, Houthis in the Red Sea, militias in Iraq and Syria, and allied forces in…
The United States appears to be entering a consequential period of nuclear reassessment. Washington is confronting a widening gap between its predominantly strategic nuclear posture and adversaries developing more diverse capabilities for regional and potentially limited nuclear conflict. Russia and China are expanding and modernizing…
“We’re not going to ban speech,” George Clooney declared at the Venice Film Festival, casually swatting away questions about Mark Ruffalo. “I believe in free speech even when I completely disagree with it … I will always support Mark Ruffalo’s ability to speak freely. I…
For generations, getting a job required convincing another person that you could do it. A résumé might get you through the door, but eventually a manager had to make a judgment about your experience, ability, and character.Advertisement That process was never perfect. Human beings bring…
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent gave an interview during the G20 gathering in Asheville, North Carolina, in which he calmly diagnosed Canada’s self-inflicted problems: “We’ve had a ‘free rider’ problem with Canada,” he observed. Advertisement “Canada had a great military. They were right there at the forefront on the beaches…
It has become increasingly difficult to be a conservative in a nation that has forgotten the worth of an inheritance purchased over 250 years ago in blood, effort, and sacrifice. We live in a country whose achievements are unmatched in human history: a people who…
Greek philosophy was defined by goals of life as communicated by Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and, following them, by the Stoics such as Zeno, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus, and others. With the acceptance and spread of Christianity, we see many erudite lights of wisdom, such…
I’m the last person who would ever make excuses for a mother who hurts, let alone murders her children. But after 3.5 years and weeks of trial testimony, one thing that hasn’t been broached is Lindsay’s metabolic health and whether what she was suffering from…
We are not the same. After years of welcoming cracked-up communards of the demonic DSA, the Democrats have finally figured out that sociopathic insanity doesn't work too well with most voters. So suddenly they're trying to slam on the brakes of the crazy train before it's too late and it costs…
I have worked in information technology since the 1980s along Boston’s Route 128, the old “Golden Semicircle” that helped invent the American computer industry. I have watched machines shrink, networks explode, and server rooms become windowless campuses that draw as much power as a small…
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Regular readers of this column know that I have become a big fan of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.For many months I have been saying that Treasury's efforts, under his direction, to undermine the Iranian regime's ability to access international financial markets are a critical complement…
From the moment a child is conceived, Democrats and their leftist allies have declared open season. They abort the unborn by the hundreds of thousands. They sexualize toddlers in kindergarten classrooms. They hide secret “gender transitions” from parents while pushing puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and…
What do coffee, beef, bananas, oranges, tomatoes, cocoa, tea, spices, tropical fruit, fertilizer, potash, automobiles, auto parts, smartphones, computers, and Chinese manufactured goods have in common? Quite a lot, as it turns out.Advertisement Over the past year and a half, the Trump administration imposed or…
The debate over introducing a wealth register is heating up once again. Under the guise of scientific research into wealth inequality, the German government plans to survey citizens on their assets as early as next year.Advertisement Will 2027 be the year the wealth register is…
Advertisement In June 1788, when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution, America was born. In 1789, its entire payroll reportedly fit on a single ledger page, consisting mainly of customs officers, marshals, postmasters, and clerks. By 1800, the federal civilian workforce had grown…
Democracy invites despotism. When understood as majority rule, democracy means that fifty-one of every hundred citizens can have their way with the other forty-nine.Advertisement “But I want to keep my possessions, weapons, and children.” Too bad, the majority have decided to redistribute your property to…
What President Donald Trump called “the biggest oil deal in world history” when it was announced last week is not the only highly favorable deal his administration has made with the “interim authorities” in Venezuela. Last May, it was announced that the global commodities firm…
In their August 2026 Foreign Affairs article, “Leave Europe to the Europeans: The Case for a U.S. Military Drawdown,” Jennifer Kavanagh and Justin Logan argue that Europe should take greater responsibility for its own defense, particularly as the United States faces growing strategic demands in the Indo-Pacific. Advertisement While Europe should…
Milo Yiannopoulos did not fall from grace. He spent it, wasted it, and then demanded America treat his astounding wreckage as political persecution. Advertisement His removal from the United States was well-earned. A British subject who entered legally on May 14, 2019, he overstayed his “extraordinary ability” visa, skipped…
