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Since October 7, we have been lectured nonstop about the supposedly singular sins of Israel. The campuses, the left-wing media, and the new... Read More

The road to real peace ... Read More

The outcome in Iran is emerging as a two-staged agreement where, in the second stage, Iran agrees to as-yet undefined limits on its nuclear... Read More

When the Peoples Republic of China was admitted into the WTO in 2001, the world (wishfully) stopped reminding itself of a social science... Read More

Kentucky Congressman Tom Massie and Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy are politicians whom President Trump targeted in primary races last... Read More

Conservative young people are becoming increasingly disillusioned with Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. Read More

I notice that when I talk about sports in this space, some of our grouchier commenters invariably take the opportunity to pronounce... Read More

Listen now | No point in cutting open a body if no one can talk about what's inside. Read More

Democrats have big plans for Trump if they take back the House — and regain subpoena power. Read More

After failing to gut a bill that legalized collective bargaining for state and local government workers, she opted to veto it. Read More

Today’s prices are lower than they were when a peanut farmer was president. Read More

Shining a bright light on the Fairfax Commonwealth’s attorney’s dim record on public safety Read More

The Department of Justice announced last month that the nonprofit Southern Poverty Law Center, organization designed to confront “hate”... Read More

When a pastor I know told me about “an issue ruining marriages” in his congregation, I assumed he was going to describe a spate... Read More

Zoning laws began as a means for progressives to plan society—but they turned into something even darker. Read More

The coming IPO for SpaceX matters less for its gargantuan size than because it marks a dramatic change in the tech sphere. The IPO has the... 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

On Memorial Day, let us pray for peace — not only for ourselves, but for all those who seek freedom and justice. Read More

Memorial Day was first instituted in the aftermath of the Civil War, to appease the suffering caused by the terrible bloodshed of that... Read More

Matthew Mehan takes readers on a road trip through history like none other. Read More

Remembering the great civil rights leader. Read More

It would be nice if political journalists read more. It would be nicer still if we didn’t constantly have to wonder whether they... Read More

What is an indictable “threat of violence”? Read More

Ten years into Donald Trump’s takeover of the Republican party, his opponents continue to misunderstand and underestimate him. Read More

Rep. Thomas Massie’s defeat at the hands of a Republican primary challenger backed by President Trump marked the merciful end of the... Read More

Why so many people believe the racist lie that Israelis are using dogs to rape Palestinians. Read More

Anthony L. Fisher: The former president’s son and the antisemitic right-wing podcaster bonded over hating “the elites.” Read More

Coding was supposed to be a pathway to a high-paying job, but AI is pulling the rug out from young programmers. Read More

Opposition to the technology is growing in the US. Can the first American Pope make a difference in his first encyclical? Read More

The outcome in Iran is emerging as a two-staged agreement where, in the second stage, Iran agrees to as-yet undefined limits on its nuclear... Read More

"It's basically a no dust, no dollars concept," the official concluded, citing President Trump's habit of referring to Iran's enriched... 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