In the United States, democratic socialists and Hamas sympathizers often march arm in arm. Abroad, news that China is exporting surface-to-air missiles to Iran reveals […]
The Speaker’s Peril: How Kevin McCarthy’s Struggle with the House Freedom Caucus Almost Broke Congress
If the parties fight each other to a draw in the gerrymandering wars, who wins? Democrats can probably carve about as many safe congressional seats […]
George Washington: The Unseen Architect of American Independence
H.W. Brands, professor of history at the University of Texas and author of biographies on Benjamin Franklin, Andrew Jackson, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, presents a […]
When the Founders’ Geopolitics Clash with Today’s World
Americans will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Founding tomorrow with an extravaganza of concerts, parties, fireworks, and parades. Service members from over 100 countries […]
The Doughnut Moment That Changed TV Comedy Forever
On my third day in show business, I walked into Stage 25 at Paramount Studios to grab a coffee and doughnut. It was January 1990—I […]
Therapy Nation: How America’s Mental Health Obsession Is Deepening Division
Depressed? Anxious? Maybe you should see someone. If so, good luck. According to the American Psychological Association, most mental health professionals are consistently and fully […]
Trump’s Political Revolution and AI: America’s Founding Spirit in Action
America is known as a land of entrepreneurship and a country that continually reinvents itself while retaining a commitment to its Founding ideals. Are the […]
World Cup Visitors Discover America’s Unmatched Prosperity
The Great American State Fair opened on the National Mall this week, but the heartland has already drawn international attention. As the United States, Canada, […]
Harold Bloom’s Literary Legacy: A Study in Intellectual Brilliance and Unrelenting Melancholy
The Man Who Read Everything: The Literary Letters of Harold Bloom, edited by Heather Cass White, presents a collection of correspondence between the influential critic […]