Leaving Socialism Behind: A Lesson From Germany
The images of East Germans eagerly pouring into West Berlin on the night of November 9, 1989, have become symbols of the beginning of the end of the Cold War…
The ‘Don’t Do As I Do’ Democrats
Reporters love to play “Gotcha” with politicians. It’s in their DNA. A story about a politician caught doing something that conflicts with his or her platform is editorial gold. Sometimes.…
What’s Really at Stake in 2020
The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has clarified what is at stake in the 2020 election. It is not, as some believe, democracy itself. Nor is it, as others assume,…
America Needs a Plan to Bring Key Manufacturing Home
For years U.S. lawmakers and special interest groups have promoted policies that drove U.S. manufacturing offshore without people really being aware of it. Higher taxes, workplace regulations, environmental rules with…
Ex-GOP Leaders Commit to $10 Million Ad Campaign Against Trump
A group led by former New Jersey GOP Gov. Christine Todd Whitman said Friday it would be spending “at least” $10 million on a digital, television, and direct mail campaign…
Democrats Cross the Line on Judges
Leave it to Michael Barone to point out to us all what should be obvious: It’s the Democrats, not the Republicans, who are being hypocrites when it comes to filling…
Faux Rage, Imagined Hypocrisy and Absurd Virtue Signaling
Some politicians and their followers are raging about the idea of filling the Supreme Court vacancy. They wax indignant about imagined hypocrisy. They virtue signal about multiple wrongs, not making a…
A Caucasus Power Vacuum at Stake
This week a record number of world leaders delivered speeches to the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). As expected, the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic featured…
New Pentagon report confirms China’s plan to rule the waves
China has a plan to overtake the USA with a fused effort that combines trade with military expansion, as described in a new Pentagon report. It shows how China’s vaunted “One…
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t—A Magician’s Guide to Drug Pricing
You cannot have your cake and eat it, too. It is a tale as old as time. But apparently, with its latest “Most Favored Nation” executive order on drug pricing, the…
How Trump Changed the World
On Sept. 16 the editorial board of the New York Times did the impossible. It said something nice about President Trump. “The normalization of relations between Israel and two Arab states, the…
Minnesota Sued Over Mail-In Ballot Ruling
Republicans are challenging a move by Minnesota election officials to allow ballots to be counted past Election Day even if they are not postmarked. State representative Eric Lucero (R.) and…
The Case for Urban Charter Schooling
A decade ago, the charter-school movement was moving from strength to strength. As student enrollment surged and new schools opened in cities across the country, America’s first black president provided…
To Never-Trumpers: Now is the time!
The 45th President of the United States is opposed by several identifiable groups of people. True believers There are those who believe unquestionably the portrait of an evil man whose character…
Twitter Suspends True the Vote’s Account, Claims Military Ballot Deadline Tweet Violates Rules
Twitter, the social media giant that dominates online chatter, suspended Friday the account of the pro-ballot integrity group “True the Vote,” after alleging the group’s tweets about military ballots and…