Linda McMahon hits the road: Promoting patriotism and dismantling the Education Department

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — Linda McMahon is having fun. The education secretary, the 13th since the Cabinet department was founded during...

yesterday 8

Salena Zito

Democratic anti-ICE rhetoric is getting people killed

The shooting death of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, could have been easily avoided. Instead of telling his constituents that the state...

yesterday 5

Zachary Faria

A Real bust

The U.S. government saw a problem. The U.S. government spent 20 years creating a solution to that problem at a significant burden to the people. The...

yesterday 4

Zachary Faria

Mayor Mamdani’s false choice

“We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism,” socialist New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged in his...

yesterday 4

Zachary Faria

Taxpayer stadiums, paywalled games, and the loss of common culture

If you were hoping to watch the NFL Wild Card Weekend playoff game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears, and you were not already a...

yesterday 4

Conn Carroll

My part in the ayatollahs’ downfall

Iran’s clerical tyrants are as different from Mark Twain as it’s possible to imagine. But since they toppled the shah in 1979, they might often...

yesterday 4

Hugo Gurdon

Trump administration strikes another hammer blow at Afghan allies

Following the Trump administration’s clampdown on Afghan immigrant visa processing, new developments may have left U.S. allies with no further hope...

yesterday 4

Hugo Gurdon

Venezuela raid is about the oil — keeping it from Russia and China

While you were sleeping off your residual New Year’s hangovers the first wee Saturday hours of 2026, President Donald Trump started his military...

yesterday 4

Hugo Gurdon

Seattle rings in the new year with more failed progressive policies

Seattle has a new socialist mayor and new progressive leadership, which means there will be a lot of well-meaning disasters and misplaced...

yesterday 3

Zachary Faria

Trump’s Caligulan grab for Greenland

Twenty years ago, I spent a couple of weeks in Afghanistan with Britain’s Royal Marines. Operating largely under British command in Helmand was a...

yesterday 3

Zachary Faria

Renee Good is a cautionary tale on the dangers of the Left’s cult of ideology

Renee Good should be alive today. It’s because of radical, far-left political ideology that she is not. The mother of three was killed during a...

yesterday 2

Christopher Tremoglie

On This Day: Common Sense

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a new series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George...

yesterday 2

Salena Zito

Washington’s echo: America and Europe at a crossroads once more

In the turbulent spring of 1793, the young United States confronted its first profound foreign policy crisis. Revolutionary France, having declared...

yesterday 30

Daniel Ross Goodman

Exit Tim Walz, stage Biden: Another Democrat has clung to power past his expiration date

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) abandoned his ludicrous quest for a third term on Jan. 5. He has angrily refused to resign from office. Whenever he departs,...

yesterday 5

Scott W. Johnson

Walz withdrawal doesn’t solve Minnesota’s scandals

Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) announcement that he will no longer seek reelection this fall was characteristically unimpressive. Yes, he recited a...

yesterday 5

Guy Benson

Grifters and grafters

On Dec. 18, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said as much as half of the roughly $18 billion allocated to 14 Minnesota-run aid programs...

yesterday 4

Dominic Green

The dream of Song Sung Blue

The year is young, but you are not likely to encounter in 2026 at the cinema two people who love life more than Mike Sardina and Claire Stingl in...

yesterday 4

Peter Tonguette

The first draft of cultural history: Review of ‘Blank Space’ by W. David Marx

Cheekily titled after one of Taylor Swift’s biggest hits, Blank Space is an attempt by culture writer W. David Marx to do something extremely...

yesterday 4

Derek Robertson

Demanding truth in the new year

I understand that a man who sits at the bar opens himself to conversation with those sitting on nearby stools. So I wasn’t offended when this guy...

yesterday 4

Trent Reedy

A decade without David Bowie

David Bowie personally appears on the cover of 24 of his solo albums, depicting himself as a bowl-cut heartthrob, an androgynous blond, a space...

yesterday 4

Armin Rosen

A Nuke Hope: Review of ‘The Nuclear Age’ by Serhii Plokhy

“Nuclear… We can’t let people throw around that word. I call it the N-Word. There are two N-words, and you can’t use either of them. And,...

yesterday 4

Andrew Fagal

A resolution for 2026: Energy that actually works

The start of a new year is when people take stock of what’s working and what isn’t. Families reassess budgets. Businesses review strategy....

yesterday 2

Kevin D. Dayaratna

Can Mike Johnson thwart Trump on abortion?

Much of President Donald Trump‘s success is due to the fact that he is the least ideological man to occupy the Oval Office in generations. Aside...

yesterday 2

Kevin D. Dayaratna

California is eliminating life without parole, even for serial rapists

Gov. Gavin Newsom likes to pretend he is willing to be tough on crime, but California under his leadership is effectively eliminating life without...

yesterday 2

Kevin D. Dayaratna

Democrats and their media comrades want violence

Before Minneapolis became the epicenter of seemingly countless Somali scams, it was the epicenter of perhaps the most shameless and irresponsible...

yesterday 2

Kevin D. Dayaratna

Seizing sanctioned ship, Trump shows how to break Russian brinkmanship

Alerted in late December to U.S. plans to seize the sanctioned Marinera/Bella 1 cargo ship as it transited the Atlantic Ocean, Moscow allowed that...

yesterday 2

Kevin D. Dayaratna

Empowering growth and exceptionalism through limited government

In just 11 months, our nation has gone from stagnation and atrophy to experiencing over 4% growth in gross domestic product, with trillions of...

yesterday 2

Rep. Beth Van Duyne

It’s time for NFL to retire the racist ‘Rooney Rule’

Antonio Pierce is a former Pro Bowl NFL linebacker and defensive captain for the New York Giants and Super Bowl champion from the 2011 team that...

yesterday 5

Peter Laffin

In reelection launch, Josh Shapiro admits violent attack almost drove him from race

yesterday 10

Salena Zito

California billionaire tax won’t stop union spending greed

The lynchpin of the Democratic Party’s control over California is not elected officials but the million-plus members of government unions who...

previous day 10

Washington Examiner

Here is how not to be shot by ICE officers

After a woman was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Democrats and liberal media are in...

previous day 10

Tom Rogan

Trump’s missed opportunity on housing affordability

It’s the first rule of economics. If you want lower prices, increase supply. After years of restrictive land-use regulations, exclusionary zoning,...

previous day 10

Tom Rogan

On This Day: Washington orders Lee to defend New York

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a new series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George...

previous day 4

Salena Zito

This ‘trans rights’ horror story is going to haunt the Democrats

Remember when prominent Democrats insisted that we should “believe women” when they complain about sexual harassment? Well, apparently, that goes...

previous day 4

Brad Polumbo

Hamnet is not your average Shakespeare biopic

If there is anything that years of experiments in the genre have taught us, it’s that it’s difficult to make a good film about a great man. The...

previous day 4

Brad Polumbo

When Democrats scream ‘cuts,’ immediately think ‘fraud’

New York isn’t the only major American city that just elected a far-left mayor. Seattle’s new chief executive is a hardcore radical named Katie...

previous day 4

Brad Polumbo

Maduro and Mamdani: two collectivists check into public housing

Welcome to 2026, the year we fight collectivism. And we’re already seeing early signs that we’ll have to wage this fight not just overseas but also...

previous day 5

Mike Gonzalez

Maduro gone, Congress missing.

The removal of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro from power is a watershed moment for the United States, the Western Hemisphere, and a...

previous day 5

Mike Gonzalez

Investing in Venezuela? Caveat emptor

President Donald Trump is irrationally exuberant about rebuilding Venezuela’s economy and its oil industry. The reality on the ground is far less...

previous day 4

Mike Gonzalez

What will Trump do if Iran massacres protesters?

President Donald Trump is likely about to face a difficult choice: how to enforce his redline warning to Iran not to kill protesters who have taken...

previous day 9

Tom Rogan

Mamdani’s incendiary socialist sparkler

Appalling scenes from the fatal New Year’s Eve bar fire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, were captured on camera phones by people there for the...

wednesday 10

Hugo Gurdon

What will the US and Israel do about the Iran protests?

Protests have long been a defining feature of Iranian political life. Iranians take to the streets regularly, demanding a better quality of life,...

wednesday 6

Peter Laffin

Trump should bolster support for Iranian protesters

President Donald Trump should bolster American support for courageous Iranians who are protesting against the corrupt Islamist theocrats who...

wednesday 10

Washington Examiner

California’s fire solution: hyperregulating yard plants

California fostered the conditions for the Los Angeles wildfires through poor forest management, lackluster water storage, and incompetent...

wednesday 40

Zachary Faria

Intelligence, power, and moral clarity: Trump’s Venezuela masterstroke

Much could still go wrong for the United States following last week’s stunningly successful removal of illegitimate Venezuelan dictator Nicolas...

wednesday 3

Peter Laffin

On This Day: Washington asks Connecticut to help defend New York

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a new series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George...

wednesday 2

Henry Miller

Trump and RFK Jr. just blew up the childhood vaccine schedule

By unilaterally gutting the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule, President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...

wednesday 4

Henry Miller

The five most hypocritical reactions to Trump’s masterstroke Maduro ouster

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and...

wednesday 1

Henry Miller

A Warner Bros.-Netflix deal could test regulators’ focus

Before the new year, Netflix announced it would acquire significant portions of Warner Bros. Perhaps unsurprisingly, some policymakers and...

wednesday 4

Henry Miller

The key to preserving marriage: Rejecting sameness

The following is an edited excerpt from Something Wicked: Why Feminism Can’t Be Fused with Christianity, set for publication on Jan. 20. The idea...

wednesday 5

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Linda McMahon hits the road: Promoting patriotism and dismantling the Education Department

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Democratic anti-ICE rhetoric is getting people killed

Zachary Faria

A Real bust

Zachary Faria

Mayor Mamdani’s false choice

Zachary Faria

Taxpayer stadiums, paywalled games, and the loss of common culture

Conn Carroll

My part in the ayatollahs’ downfall

Hugo Gurdon

Trump administration strikes another hammer blow at Afghan allies

Hugo Gurdon

Venezuela raid is about the oil — keeping it from Russia and China

Hugo Gurdon

Seattle rings in the new year with more failed progressive policies

Zachary Faria

Trump’s Caligulan grab for Greenland

Zachary Faria

Renee Good is a cautionary tale on the dangers of the Left’s cult of ideology

Christopher Tremoglie

On This Day: Common Sense

Salena Zito

Washington’s echo: America and Europe at a crossroads once more

Daniel Ross Goodman

Exit Tim Walz, stage Biden: Another Democrat has clung to power past his expiration date

Scott W. Johnson

Walz withdrawal doesn’t solve Minnesota’s scandals

Guy Benson

Grifters and grafters

Dominic Green

The dream of Song Sung Blue

Peter Tonguette

The first draft of cultural history: Review of ‘Blank Space’ by W. David Marx

Derek Robertson

Demanding truth in the new year

Trent Reedy

A decade without David Bowie

Armin Rosen

A Nuke Hope: Review of ‘The Nuclear Age’ by Serhii Plokhy

Andrew Fagal

A resolution for 2026: Energy that actually works

Kevin D. Dayaratna

Can Mike Johnson thwart Trump on abortion?

Kevin D. Dayaratna

California is eliminating life without parole, even for serial rapists

Kevin D. Dayaratna

Democrats and their media comrades want violence

Kevin D. Dayaratna

Seizing sanctioned ship, Trump shows how to break Russian brinkmanship

Kevin D. Dayaratna

Empowering growth and exceptionalism through limited government

Rep. Beth Van Duyne

It’s time for NFL to retire the racist ‘Rooney Rule’

Peter Laffin

In reelection launch, Josh Shapiro admits violent attack almost drove him from race

Salena Zito

California billionaire tax won’t stop union spending greed

Washington Examiner

Here is how not to be shot by ICE officers

Tom Rogan

Trump’s missed opportunity on housing affordability

Tom Rogan

On This Day: Washington orders Lee to defend New York

Salena Zito

This ‘trans rights’ horror story is going to haunt the Democrats

Brad Polumbo

Hamnet is not your average Shakespeare biopic

Brad Polumbo

When Democrats scream ‘cuts,’ immediately think ‘fraud’

Brad Polumbo

Maduro and Mamdani: two collectivists check into public housing

Mike Gonzalez

Maduro gone, Congress missing.

Mike Gonzalez

Investing in Venezuela? Caveat emptor