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The Supreme Court has now invited racial gerrymandering, as merely political and thus beyond judicial challenge. Read More

Below is my column in Hill on the decision in Louisiana v. Callais and the false narrative that the Supreme Court majority was motivated by... Read More

The Court moves to curb race-based districts — and the political fallout could be enormous. Read More

In the week-plus since the latest attempt on President Trump’s life, many on the Right and in the political Center are, at long last,... Read More

On April 9, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Roman Amatitla would be charged with arson and eight counts of second-degree... Read More

Public trust in the news plummeted as journalists became political activists.  Read More

While man was sentenced to labor and toil for his bread, he was also commanded a day of rest from that work. Read More

New polling suggests the recent “converts” care more about gender than Jesus. Read More

It has been 75 years since a young Yale graduate, William F. Buckley, indicted his alma mater in his masterful God and Man at Yale, arguing... Read More

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has been indicted for a variety of crimes. To laymen, the allegation is that the organization has been... Read More

Shrinking schools weaken the everyday ties that hold communities together. Read More

Seattle's socialist Mayor Katie Wilson has a message for prosperous people leaving Washington over the state's soaring tax burden: "Bye!" Read More

Despite the “vibe shift” since 2024, ESG policies still undermine the American financial system. Read More

American Compass’s “Cost of Thriving Index” emphasizes that even as particular products and services get cheaper, making... 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

A timely new essay collection, The American Revolution at 250, offers rich subjects for reflection. Read More

On the media’s anti-American animus. Read More

A recent Gallup poll, conducted in August 2025, found that 66 percent of Democrats view socialism favorably — while only 42 percent of... Read More

Seattle's new socialist policies raise concerns about who will fund city services. Explore the implications for residents and taxpayers. Read More

In a plot twist in California nobody saw coming (except everyone), Democrats are now campaigning against the results of Democratic governance. Read More

DNC chair Ken Martin has turned himself into the shifty bad guy from Fargo. Read More

Back in 2020, the Democrats rejected the sensible centrist position and chose Peak Woke instead, which will drag them down into the abyss. Read More

Leftist streamer becomes litmus test for Democrats — and Fox News’ favorite boogeyman. Read More

You can make a compelling argument that antisemitism was actually Platner’s biggest strength in the short-lived Democratic Senate primary. Read More

Two-thirds of all new drugs are developed in the United States. Why? Because there's money in it. As if that were a bad thing. Most people... Read More

Last week the figure “68,000” was being promoted online as the estimated number of excess deaths in the United States caused by... Read More

The CDC's stance on vaccination has drastically changed, which may be behind people's dipping trust in vaccines, according to new research. Read More

Off the front pages, and in the real world, American small businesses are quietly thriving.  US Census Bureau data shows new... 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