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Sixty-seven minutes elapsed between the time Henry Nowak was stabbed by Vickrum Digwa and his death, on December 3 last year, in Southampton,... Read More

To reclaim an upward trajectory, the U.K. must relearn the habit of national agency. Read More

In Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court appeared to sever one of the civil rights regime’s largest appendages: race-conscious... Read More

For the Iranian regime, the purpose of negotiations is to force America to surrender. Read More

I have often expressed puzzlement over the Trump administration’s cease fire in Iran and its strategy going forward.  Read More

Genghis Khan and Elon Musk inherited similar instincts but different systems. Read More

An America indifferent to the universal principles of the Declaration would no longer be the America we have all been blessed to inherit. Read More

We are often told by progressives that unfettered free speech is somehow irreconcilable with genuine equality and social justice. Whereas the... Read More

Because the appearance of fraud is just as bad as its actual existence. Read More

Democratic Governor Mikie Sherrill has repeatedly claimed that conditions in the Delaney Hall ICE facility are abhorrent, inhuman, and... Read More

The political class hopes in vain for a miracle. Read More

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s call last year to develop advanced nuclear power facilities in upstate New York triggered protests from the usual... Read More

My letter to the editor at The Wall Street Journal on why the Fed—not banks—is driving higher borrowing costs. Read More

Remember when pro-lockdown public health experts said protesting was OK if it was against racism? Read More

Andrew Walworth hosts RCP president and co-founder Tom Bevan and Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon to break down what the president... Read More

This episode examines the claim that billionaires pay little or nothing in federal taxes while ordinary workers carry the burden. Read More

Is America trading excellence for ideology? In this episode, Rafael Mangual sits down with Heather Mac Donald—author of When Race... Read More

We discuss tackling fraud, including visa fraudsters, why Marty Makary stepped down as FDA chief, and how he is working to upend the prior... Read More

A comprehensive resource that ranks the economic competitiveness of states using fifteen equally weighted policy variables Read More

Following Tax Day, Open the Books is releasing a set of deep dives into data released by the Internal Revenue Service, synthesized with... Read More

Unleash Prosperity is a non-profit, so this is an admission against our own interests, but non-profit tax status is one of the largest and... Read More

On Tax Day, Americans should consider not just how much they pay in federal income taxes, but where that money is going. Read More

Last summer, after George Floyd died under Derek Chauvin’s knee, protesters in Pensacola, Florida, held a week’s worth of rallies... Read More

In a statement issued last week, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman once again called for an end to Governor Sisolak’s indefinite... Read More

While New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered the closing of certain grocery stores over COVID-19 concerns, she spent $16,248 in... Read More

Officials from Petaluma, California have decided their city has enough places to fill up gas-powered cars. Last week, the local city council... Read More

The recent California gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral elections—where, remarkably, Steve Hilton and Spencer Pratt both appear to... Read More

California is losing people from suburbs year after year, revealing a deeper demographic shift reshaping America's most populous state. Read More

Premier Smith is trying to navigate a camel through the eye of a needle. Read More

Canada’s single-payer healthcare is a dead end, literally. Read More

The two main components of Jewish American identity—its liberalism and its Zionism—are now in conflict with each other. Read More

As of last week, Israeli products are no more at Brooklyn’s Park Slope Food Co-Op. Organic asparagus, Gruyère, and exotic fruits might... Read More

Let’s stop pretending their demands are merely “policy changes.” The logical conclusion is far more sweeping. Read More

In classrooms across America today, too many young people are being taught to view their country not as a force for good, but as a source of... Read More

Ultra wealthy New Yorkers have yet to flex their muscle this election cycle as Mayor Zohran Mamdani plays kingmaker in key races. Read More

This week offered fresh proof that our political and media elites think most Americans possess the memories of goldfish. How else to explain... Read More

Jason Richwine recently noted an encouraging sign in the labor market: Among native-born men ages 25 to 54 without a college degree, the... Read More

Keith Whittington’s new book is an occasion to wonder whether impeachment is a legal or political power. Read More

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) recently released a study by David Primo measuring faculty viewpoint diversity... Read More

It is no secret that Americans continue to be squeezed by high housing costs. President Trump and Congress recognize the need to solve this... Read More

Donald Trump wants to give it a little more control. Bernie Sanders wants to give it a lot. Read More

President Trump extends Iran ceasefire amid fractured regime and ongoing US blockade. Read More

Senior officials knew election systems had meaningful vulnerabilities... Read More

Donald Trump’s labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, is leaving the administration under a cloud of misconduct allegations. These... Read More

Real medical freedom will require something greater than replacing the public health establishment: ending the FDA's monopoly. Read More

Revisiting Tax Changes in New York and Massachusetts. Read More

The SNAP program has suffered from a lack of national oversight for decades. Read More