Hur Tapes: Biden Plays a 'Get Out of Democracy Free' Card

The Biden White House is proclaiming a new prerogative for presidents: They may suppress any evidence of their unfitness for office.

NFL Denounces Butker for Advocating Traditional Values

The War on Election Integrity

Could 2024 Election Be a Repeat of 1824?

Republicans Rush To Be Trump's Next Cohen

Blinded by ambition, several Republicans in Congress rushed to Trump's Manhattan trial this week to support him

Biden's Poll Denial: Why He Doesn't Believe He's Behind

The Trial Still in Search of a Crime

Why Abortion Is On the Ballot Everywhere

GOP Chances of Winning the Senate Just Skyrocketed

Cynical WaPo Tells Biden: Beating Trump All That Matters

The Economy Will Undo Biden

Biden's Weakness With Young Voters Isn't About Gaza

To Change the World, Protest Less, Study More

Congratulations class of 2024! Today we celebrate your high school graduation. High school graduation is America's national

Republicans Need to Strategic Retreat From Abortion

Opinion: Arizona Republicans fought for years to put a blanket ban on abortion, but that's not what most voters want. It's time for a new strategy.

"Antisemitism Awareness Act" Is Bad for American Jews

The 400-Year History New York City Takes for Granted

Gotham's 400th birthday calls for a celebration worthy of the great metropolis it is.

The Week Alvin Bragg's Case Against Trump Falls Apart

The calculus of Alvin Bragg is now obvious. He is counting on the jury convicting Trump regardless of the evidence.

How Motherhood Liberated Me

'My daughter doesn't care if I'm exceptional. She just cares that I am hers.'

Democrats Take Lead in Generic Congressional Ballot

Make Happiness Cool Again

What is needed is a new, invigorating use of our happiness muscles. It's not hard to do. We live in the greatest and freest country in the world.

Campus Chaos

2024 Election: A Certain Fatalism Sets In

Stormy Daniels Takes the Stand

The trial isn't about Trump's bad behavior but committing business crimes to win an election. It's a shame that Daniels's story is being ruled largely irrelevant in the courtroom.

Doug Burgum Is Having a Moment. Seriously

Israel Choosing Life as It Fights Against a ‘Death Cult'

I've never seen as much of the best and the worst of humankind as I have in the past six months in Israel and Gaza.

Wisconsin Is a Must-Win State for Biden in 2024

President Biden Just Made His Biggest Blunder

In announcing that the United States will pause delivery of 3,500 bombs to Israel, President Biden has the laudable motive

The Ruthlessness of Biden's Censorship Regime

Trump Judges Trying To Blackmail Columbia University

It's entirely fair for federal judges to exercise their discretion in determining which judicial clerk applicants to hire. But a guilt-by-association hiring ban is wrong.

US Pays Little Attention to Latin America. China Moves In

To fight China's growing influence, the U.S. must increase economic engagement in Latin America Opinion

Happiness Gap Between Left and Right Isn't Closing

Why is it that a substantial body of social science research finds that conservatives are happier than liberals? A partial

A Tale of Two Pictures

They tell an infinite number of words

America's Founders Would Say We're Getting Patriotism Wrong

New Laws Are Turning Police Into 'Supercitizens'

A series of legislative and judicial efforts have removed police oversight from oversight boards and communities.

Universities Surrender to Pro-Hamas Demonstrators

By now, the pro-Hamas demonstrations that have swept American universities have become disruptive and even violent.

Poll Finds Most College Students Aren't Focused on Gaza War

How Not To Be A Toxic And Terrible Trump Running Mate

The coming election is going to be turmoil that Trump's potential VP picks aren't ready for. Here's how they can prepare and excel.

Back to Basics in the Middle East

4 fundamentals to build a pathway for peace in the region and bridge divides at home.

Trump's Mar-a-Lago Veepstakes

Donald Trump had a fun weekend, soaking in rich people's money and the adoration of would-be running mates

Biden Must Now Back up His Promises and Destroy Hamas

In one of the most important speeches of his presidency, Joe Biden hit a home run.

Autocracies Are Winning the Information War

Federalist v. Biden Admin: The 1st Amendment is First for a Reason

Petrostates Love American Environmentalism

Who benefits if the United States limits oil and gas exploration? Arab petrostates.

The Threat to the Economy Isn't Election Integrity, It's Biden

The real threat to the economy is Joe Biden, his buffoonish treasury secretary, and the rest of the cast of capitalism-crushing useful idiots.

Hope Hicks' Testimony Confirms a Depressing Reality

Though it was clear that Hicks is still intensely loyal to her former boss, her testimony was able to thread the needle for the prosecution.

Bragg's Case Against Trump Is Imploding Fast

Progressive Left the Real Threat to US Jews

Why Aren't More Anti-Trump Republicans Endorsing Biden?

Why the Pro-Palestinian Protests Have Been a Success

Even extreme repression worked to their advantage as they have applied pressure to the political class and liberal institutions.

The Columbia Protests Are Nothing Like 1968

Today's anti-Israel activists are a sad parody of the 1960s anti-war, anti-racist radicals.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Not as Powerful as She Thinks She Is

The uproars that don't seem to touch Trump at all can still bring down other Republicans.

The Absurdity of Trump and RFK Jr. Running as ‘Outsiders'

Biden Takes Aim at Trump-Era Tax Cuts

We Chose Yale and It Chose Us, But One Party Was Betrayed

We chose Yale and it chose us, but one party was betrayed

How We Kept College Radicals in Check in Florida

America's academic leaders seem powerless only because they've spent decades promoting the ideologies now on such brutal and ugly display.

November Will Hinge on the Youth Vote

Coming Soon to Your State: Californication

By David Bittinger May 1, 2024 California has become a bad movie. It's a big-budget turkey produced by the state's Democrat rulers for the two audiences they care about: the prosperous and fabulous in elite enclaves, the benefit-dependent most everywhere else. Once upon a time, California's large numbers of middle-class citizens were largely contented. But their ability to live comfortably ... Read More

Will Campus Protesters Turn to Terrorism?

The chants and signs in support of Hamas are becoming increasingly dangerous and go well beyond supporting the people in Gaza, or even opposing Israel's right to exist.

How To Watch the Trump Veepstakes

New names are popping up constantly, but don't put too much stock in rumors.

Biden Needs To Get Real With Ukraine and Israel

What Progressivism Wrought

When Silicon Valley Stopped Trying To Save the World

Four years ago, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong was treated as a heretic when he insisted on leaving politics out of work. Now he looks prophetic.

Anti-Israel Students Want To Spew Hate With ‘Amnesty'

Hundreds of pro-Hamas college demonstrators are about to learn a valuable life lesson: Sometimes there are consequences for your actions.

The State of the American Teenager

From the dislocating effects of the pandemic that impacted teens' academic and social development to the effects of widespread smartphone use, there are plenty of reasons to be concerned.

Viral Moments May Signal Mood Swing in Trump-Biden Rematch

A string of potentially defining exchanges have gone viral in recent weeks, potentially capturing a major shift in mood as the nation appears headed for a Trump-Biden rematch in November.

A Great Week for American Workers

Thanks to autoworkers, baristas, and some Biden administration agencies

Academic Freedom Under Fire

Politicians despise it. Administrators aren't defending it. But it made our universities great-and we'll miss it when it's gone.

The Storm Brewing for Democrats in Michigan

Michigan has the power to unravel a second Biden presidency. It just might.

Trump Attorney's Embarrassing Courtroom Apology

Will the Supreme Court Crown King Donald?

The Most Infamous Public Toilet in America

We think of adding regulation as something liberals do and removing regulation as something conservatives do. But that is only part of the story.

The 'Deep State' Is Far Deeper Than Anyone Imagined

Another week and another first for Donald J. Trump.

GOP Establishment's Days Are Numbered

The recent House vote on foreign aid while the southern border remains wide open reveals a divide within the GOP.

Giving Up on Elite Colleges--and Heading South

'Even if I could've gotten into Harvard, I wouldn't have gone.'

Trump Has a Path to Victory

The upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election is shaping up to be tightly contested between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Amidst economic struggles and concerns over border security and global conflict, the polls show a narrowing gap, with Trump gaining a lead in key swing states.

Trump Can't Be in Two Places at Once in Courtroom Drama

Jewish Students Fear for Their Safety. Where's Biden?

The recent explosion of antisemitic demonstrations on Ivy League campuses is a tipping point for President Joe Biden's America.

Democrats Have a Trump Trial, Now Just Need a Crime

We've never seen a case like this one where a dead misdemeanor from 2016 could be revived as a felony just before the 2024 election

It's a Tough Time for Those Awaiting the End of History

Why Elites Are Rarely Held Accountable for Terrible Mistakes

Lionel Shriver on why elites are rarely held accountable for their most damaging mistakes.

Abolish DEI Statements

We're at Peak Sports Right Now for a Reason

Americans are tuning out a presidential election in favor of distractions.

Will Israel Be a Game-Changer In The 2024 Election?

Republicans now the only major party that remains solid in its support for long-time ally Israel.

Columbia Left-Wing Radicalism as Dangerous as It Was in 1968

More than 50 years after anti-Vietnam War demonstrators roiled the Columbia campus in 1968, anti-Israel agitators are disrupting the school's operations.

How Ohio Became the Center of the Republican World

Florida gets all the attention. The GOP power center of the future is closer to D.C.

Colleges Must Revive Free Press on Their Campuses

Elite universities can work toward greater free speech, but things won't improve until legacy campus publications are challenged.

Iran vs. Israel: Outline of a Different Future Is Visible

Both seem keen to limit hostilities, and key Arab states are ready to resist Tehran. But real change will require new Israeli leadership, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

University Safe Spaces Only for Terrorist Supporters

Biden and the Blame America First Democrats

Why Anti-Israel Protesters Won't Stop Harassing Jews

Obamas, Media Feed Children's Climate Anxiety

This type of children's content on climate change may seem ridiculous, but it's widespread.

Earth Day: It Doesn't Have To Be 'Mother Nature Versus Man'

The Death of the GOP Is Not a Tragedy To Be Celebrated

Richard Nixon infected the modern Republican party with a sickness that would kill it - Donald Trump has finished the job

The New Litmus Test for GOP Candidates

The U.S. needs political leaders who will get serious about fentanyl.

U.S.-Israel Relations Are at a Crossroads

Hush Money Trial Has Begun--Not a Good Look for Trump

Trump Prosecutions a Weaponization of Justice System

Now or Never Time for Israel?

If Israel allows itself to be cowed now, will it ever regain the optimism and sense of security it enjoyed on 10/6?

Dems Bail Out 'Death to America' Road-Blockers

Privileged Youth in West Celebrate Terror Thugs for Kicks

Since Oct. 7, myself and others in the Iranian community have been unsettled by an anxious awareness of how radicalized Westerners are inching dangerously close to support for the Islamic Republic.

Trump Begins the High-Wire Act

The former president's fight extends beyond the courtroom.

Biden's Inflation Matters to Swing-State Voters

It seems the so-called experts on the economy cannot understand or even accept the financial despondency of the American people.

Can There Be Impartial Jurors When It Comes to Trump?

Ukraine's Border Is Now Johnson's 'Hill To Die On'

The battle this 'wartime speaker' is ready to fight isn't at home for his voters but nearly 5,000 miles and an ocean away.

Mike Johnson's Gambit Could Blow the GOP's Chances

Right-wing backlash in the House threatens Speaker Johnson's job - but blowback in the Senate could risk GOP seats

As a Palestinian-American, I Can't Vote for Biden Any More

The president's moral failure in Gaza has taken on historic proportions, like Lyndon Johnson's in Vietnam before him

Speaker Johnson Is Already Running a Coalition Government

The sooner the speaker admits he needs to choose between the GOP's MAGA wing and working with Democrats, the better.

Hit the Mullahs and Hit'em Hard, Israel

Joe Biden's timid advice for restraint notwithstanding, there's zero doubt that Israel will retaliate against Iran.

UN Resolution on the Balkans Would Be a Mistake

A draft U.N. resolution, proposed by Germany, Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and supported by a group of countries including the U.S., France and Turkiye, that declares July 11 the Internatio

Israel Must End the Gaza War

Dennis Ross thinks the only strategic objective that matters is close - or close enough - to being met.

This Week's Other Trump Legal Story

The Sinister Censorship of NatCon Brussels

The technocratic elites are the true menace to liberty.

'Civil War' Isn't Really About a Second American Civil War

Alex Garland's new anti-war film isn't just about the possibility of a second American civil war. It's about much more than that.

To Voters, Trump Trials Are Just Reality TV

Donald Trump's Abortion Conundrum

Trump is walking a tricky tightrope trying to appeal to his evangelical base and moderate voters. His solution? A bunch of contradictory nonsense