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The President’s Military Options Are Dangerously Limited
It is irresponsible to compel one individual to serve as the only source of professional military advice.
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The DNC Discovers the Perils of ‘Election Reform’
The party should take a stand against ranked-choice voting.
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Cambridge Has Itself to Blame for the Jason Arday Debacle
The institution was willing to look the other way when it came to the now-former professor’s manifest inadequacies and deceptions for DEI reasons.
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Race Rage, Climate Craziness, and Sex-Change Silliness at the Smithsonian
At its American History Museum, anger’s in, real history’s out, and heads need to roll.
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Blow for Burnham as poll shows three in four voters say flagship VAT cut won’t help them pay the bills
A new poll suggests most Britons are sceptical that Andy Burnham’s flagship decision to scrap VAT on household electricity bills will meaningfully ease living costs, dealing a blow to the prime minister’s first major policy. The measure, announced with fanfare on his second day in office, is intended to signal that his government is prioritising…
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Michigan Gov Whitmer congratulates El-Sayed, expressing support after backing his opponent in Dem primary
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer congratulated Abdul El-Sayed after he won the state’s Democratic US Senate primary, publicly backing him despite having supported his rival, Representative Haley Stevens, during the contest. The move signals an effort by senior Michigan Democrats to unify the party behind El-Sayed ahead of the general election, even though his progressive platform…
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Billie Joe Armstrong on the power of the World Cup and why Green Day are “not a political band”
Billie Joe Armstrong has reflected on Green Day’s shifting relationship with politics in a new interview with the LA Times, insisting the band has never seen itself as overtly political despite emerging from an outspoken punk scene and later releasing albums such as “American Idiot” and “Revolution Radio” that tackled events including 9/11, the Iraq…
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Primary showdown: Conservative firebrand Marsha Blackburn eyes governor’s office in Tennessee
US Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee is seeking to move from Washington to the Tennessee governor’s office, entering the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary. The move marks a shift for Blackburn, a prominent conservative voice known for her frequent television appearances, as she looks to leave the Senate for statewide executive office in Nashville. Blackburn, a…
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Senate moves to unshackle America’s drivers from California’s ‘climate zealots’
Senate Republicans have launched a multi-pronged effort to strip back the legal mechanisms that let California set vehicle and equipment emissions standards which effectively apply across the whole United States. The push targets waivers granted under the Clean Air Act that allow California to impose stricter environmental rules than federal standards, which Republicans argue has…
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Dwindling Colorado River creates water and power challenges for the Western US
As the Colorado River dwindles, it threatens to reduce the availability of both water and electricity in the Western U.S. Last week, the federal government came up with a plan that aims to manage the river water, but critics on both sides of the aisle warn that deep cuts to water use could be harmful…