Politics

“Are Republicans losing the culture wars?” left-wing Politico asked recently. A better question is, though: Are we, as Americans, losing the war for our civilization? Moreover, how do we define “winning”? If a party triumphs politically by promising to rain down toxins upon us that most people mistake for manna from Heaven, who, if anyone, has won anything?

At the former Soviet base-turned-CIA black site and U.S. military base in Uzbekistan, researchers knew early on danger lingered not just from the enemy but from the ground itself. Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, known as K2, was a launchpad for U.S. operations into Afghanistan after 9/11. But for thousands of American troops who served there, it may have been a death sentence.Matthew "Nick"...

There is something deeply fascinating about Hill Republicans (sometimes stammering) and media conservatives (sometimes shouting) ripping President Trump for accepting a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar.But he’s not the only president in trouble. More on that in a moment.Daily Wire founder Ben Shapiro called the deal "skeezy," saying the gift isn’t coming "out of the goodness of their sweet...

Foreign Affairs The Inspiring Legacy of Anti-War Conservatism America Firsters have long challenged U.S. interventionism in the Middle East and questioned the alliance with Israel. Amid continued American entanglements in the Middle East, neoconservative commentators seek to shore up the tired status quo by delegitimizing foreign policy dissent. Nowhere is this more evident than on the ever-radioactive issue of the...

As President Donald Trump celebrated his 100th day in office this week, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said it has cut at least $160 billion in waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government. When Trump signed an executive order establishing the agency on his Inauguration Day, DOGE set an ambitious goal of cutting $2 trillion from the federal...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith criticized state Senate Democrats for equating a GOP legislative proposal intended to root out diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher education to the Three-Fifths Compromise. "They were saying this is a bad bill because it actually encourages discrimination, just like the Three-Fifths Compromise going all the way back to the foundations of our nation....

Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit Monday against Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, alleging the popular platform has been "openly defying" state law aimed at protecting young minors from addictive social media features and obscene and dangerous content. Attorney General Uthmeier, who was recently appointed by Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleged in a circuit court complaint...

Harris returns to politics, Dems eye AOC for 2028 ‘America’s Newsroom’ co-anchor Dana Perino joins ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to weigh in on Kamala Harris headlining a major DNC fundraiser and growing speculation over who might lead the Democratic Party in 2028. Jim Clyburn is ripping the media.The Democratic congressman, who essentially handed Joe Biden the nomination in 2020, says...

President Trump is fighting a war with many battlefields.It’s a nine-front crusade, although I could easily double that number.If there’s a common thread here, it’s the president taking on elite institutions that he has long resented or reviled.That’s why his first three months seem stuck on hyperspeed – critics would say chaos – because he’s broken with the traditional model...

Tariffs, also called imposts, as well as custom duties, are taxes on products being imported from foreign countries.This was the U.S. government’s main source of income for the nation’s first century and a half.It is mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, which authorizes the Federal government to collect “duties” and “imposts” to help “pay the debts and...