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Politics / Douglas Andrews

Sleazy Swalwell Sticks It Out

The imperiled Democrat congressman is a scumbag at best, and a rapist at worst, but his political fate is no longer in his hands.

Headlines / The Editors

Monday Executive News Summary

Our astronauts are back home, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is defeated, Pope Leo and President Trump trade barbs, Canada’s new LGBT acronym, and more.

Foreign Policy / Nate Jackson

Talks Stall, and the U.S. Imposes Its Own Blockade

Iran thought it held all the cards in the negotiations, but JD Vance and the American team walked away from the table, and Donald Trump responded with power.

Judiciary / Thomas Gallatin

WaPo Bemoans Conservative SCOTUS

The Washington Post grossly mischaracterizes the Supreme Court’s rulings under Donald Trump, decrying the loss of “rights” by redefining them.

Culture / Emmy Griffin

Disney, Take Note of ‘Super Mario’

If the Mouse House wants to make its company magical again, it should produce films that parents actually want to take their kids to see.

Science / Geoffrey Douglas

Has AI Made God Unnecessary?

Technology doesn’t just change what we do. It changes what we trust. Artificial intelligence is making that harder to ignore.

Immigration / Gregory Lyakhov

Why the United States Cannot Afford to Restrict All Legal Immigration

Examining the growing view on the Right that legal immigration should be paused or significantly reduced in response to uncontrolled excess.

Faith / Gary Bauer

The War on Christianity

To the leftists at the Washington Post, a government official sharing the Gospel is just beyond the pale.

Faith / Roger Helle

The Art of (Not) Quitting

As a nation, we have not done a very good job of training our children to do the hard things. I hope that is changing.

Crime / Rich Lowry

San Francisco’s Latest Radical Experiment

Unlike some of the city’s other adventures, this one is actually working out.

World / David Harsanyi

Argentina Is Booming — Capitalism Remains Undefeated

Yet no matter how often free-market reforms work to better the lives of millions, they will never be credited.

Humor / The Babylon Bee

Kamala Harris ‘Thinking About’ Losing Again in 2028

Veterans of Harris’s 2024 campaign expressed interest in losing once more, but in a different way.

Quotes / The Editors

Monday Short Cuts

Notable quotables from Michelle Obama, Kamala Harris, John Fetterman, Adm. Brad Cooper, Robby Starbuck, Christopher Rufo, and more.

Foreign Policy / Michael Barone

39 Days: Too Much or Not Enough?

“No negotiation is ever final,” a real estate developer once told me, and that seems to hold for Trump.

Top Videos

Swalwell Drops Out of California Governor’s Race

Eric Swalwell, a Democrat congressman, said that he is suspending his campaign for California governor in the wake of sex allegations.

What Happens if the U.S. Destroys Iran’s Oil?

Ron Simmons gives his insight into the conflict with Iran and whether it’s hiding enriched uranium to create a nuclear weapon.

Massive $267M California Hospice Fraud Bust

First, Gavin Newsom mocked it. Then, he took credit for it.

California Sent Us to the Moon. Now, It Can’t Even Build a Train.

Golden State innovation sent us to the moon in 1969. Today, it spends $126 billion on a high-speed railway to nowhere and loses $180 billion in welfare fraud.

Is Christianity Socialist at Its Core?

A guest on Tucker Carlson’s show said, “Christianity is socialist at its core.” That’s a lie.

The Image Is Fake but the Sentiment Is Real

A viral image of a rescued American airman turned out to be AI-generated. However, the expressions on the faces of the men were true.

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