Headlines / The Editors

Wednesday Executive News Summary

Trump designates Venezuela a terrorist org, cops botched Bondi Beach response, EU dumps ban on gas vehicles, CDC changes vax schedule, and more.

Immigration / Michael Swartz

The Sordid Tale of Ilhan Omar Continues

You can take the Minneapolis representative out of Somalia, but you can’t take the Somalia out of the Minneapolis representative.

Health / Sophie Starkova

The GOP’s ObamaCare Opportunity

The party isn’t responsible for the law’s myriad flaws or exorbitant cost overruns, but it can do a lot to fix the system with market-oriented reform.

Faith / Thomas Gallatin

That SBC Abuse Report Was Pretty Flawed, After All

Serious issues and questions have been raised regarding the independence and reliability of the Guidepost report that the SBC commissioned to investigate sexual abuse allegations.

National Security / Emmy Griffin

U.S. Surrogacy Exploited by ChiCom Billionaires

Designer Chinese babies put a big spotlight on a major blind spot in the already fraught and loosely regulated surrogacy industry.

Education / Stephen Moore

Why Johnny Can’t Read

Subjecting our children to the tyranny of low expectations is sadly symbolic of all that is wrong with government-run schools.

World / Rich Lowry

Australia’s Dangerous Naïveté

The atrocity at Bondi Beach was heartrending and all too predictable.

Quotes / The Editors

Wednesday Short Cuts

Notable quotables from Gavin Newsom, Graham Platner, Tim Walz, Markwayne Mullin, Gad Saad, J.K. Rowling, Erika Kirk, John Kennedy, and more.

Immigration / Emmy Griffin

The ‘Jesus Is a Refugee’ Heresy

Leftists are attempting to hijack the miracle of Christ’s birth for the purposes of creating distractions and spiritually manipulating the ignorant.

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