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Victor Davis Hanson on classical parallels to current civilizational troubles. Read More

It is the constant struggle between founders and those who prefer managing problems rather than solving them through bold action that has... Read More

The Dissident Right is furious with Neil Gorsuch for saying America is a creedal nation. That just goes to show how out of touch its... Read More

The greatest threat to American self-government is that freedom will die not with a bang but with a whimper. Read More

This may be the biggest – or at least the most infuriating – news story of the year. Read More

Yes, really. It tells you everything you need to know about our trust fund socialist caste. Read More

California’s dysfunction isn’t a mystery. It’s a habit. Read More

Barbara Jordan: ‘We must remind ourselves, as we illustrate for newcomers, what makes us America.’ Read More

Arguments made before the Supreme Court for birthright citizenship have been much like modern philosophy: a self-conscious intellectual... Read More

The evening of April 21 there were a lot of smiles to be seen on the faces of Virginia Democrats. The voters of the Old Dominion had gone to... Read More

Below is my column in The Hill on the statement of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that true billionaires do not exist because “you just... Read More

Among all the crazy ways that humanity is supposed to “save the planet” by reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, offshore wind... Read More

The Republican Senator plans to use his last months in office to continue showing Washington how to wield power in the Trump era and get... Read More

AI and the Future of Independent Journalism: The promise and peril of privately controlled data marketplaces for media content. Read More

The Jewish State has been demonized by many on the world stage. A new book challenges the myths behind that characterization. Read More

The legacy work of how we face death.  Read More

Zeldin was himself almost the victim of a stabbing at a campaign event in 2022. He reflected on our current moment and the big news stories... Read More

The New York Times interviews Tucker Carlson. Read More

Changes in foreign migration caused US population growth to slow last year and potentially turn negative in 2026.  Read More

Earlier today, I appeared on Sky News Australia’s Outsiders to discuss last Wednesday’s stabbing attacks on Jews in... 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

California’s tech elites have virtue-signalled their way to economic collapse. Read More

Last month, the California Voter Identification, Citizenship Verification, and Registered Voter List Administration Initiative.... Read More

Last week, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced it had gathered more than 1.5 million signatures —... Read More

Before students can engage in civic action, they must first learn to read and write. Read More

In the end, the Court will enter the political thicket through a side door that never should have been left open in the first place. Read More

When your life and limb are at risk, you are justified in using force that would normally be unjustified. Read More

The likely outcome of the Iran War is a draw at best. Yet, President Trump could achieve much more. In high irony, the conflict has revealed... Read More

The party is ceding the issue to Trump’s critics on the right, inviting disaster in the 2028 presidential election. Read More

Once you see how the former president thinks, you can't unsee it. Read More

The disastrous climate scenarios that have been peddled by politicians and the media are overheated. Read More

That the U.S. railway system is an interconnected national network is obvious (see, e.g., here), the natural infrastructure outcome of... Read More

AI is already improving health, learning, work, and discovery. A federal permission regime would slow those gains, protect incumbents, and... Read More

The new global trading system demands a new type of governing. Read More

Baseball is more than a sport—it ties together generations of Americans. 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