The July 9 deadline has come and gone with few tangible results to resolve disputes with America’s trade partners in place. The only deals that had been completed a week before the deadline were with the United Kingdom and Vietnam, and the U.S. had negotiated a tentative truce with China in May. As of July 9, no new […]
As the trade deadline passes, the only certainty is more uncertainty Read More »
While most headlines fixate on border walls and migrant surges, the Trump administration has quietly redrawn the front lines of America’s war on fentanyl. This time, there are no boots, no barbed wire, and no rallies in El Paso. The fight has moved into spreadsheets and settlement systems. It now begins with bank wires. On
Trump’s new front in the war on drugs: the banks Read More »
A major campaign is underway to overturn administration cuts to global HIV/AIDS funding, with claims that such cuts are killing millions of people, causing global turmoil, and advancing China’s global agenda. That sounds grave. Fortunately, it’s completely untrue. On Inauguration Day, the White House ordered a 90-day pause to review all U.S. foreign aid. U.S.
The PEPFAR industry has launched a hysterical campaign against accountability Read More »
On June 22, 2025, a suicide bomber entered Saint Elias Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus during a packed evening worship service and unleashed unimaginable carnage. After opening fire on the congregation, the attacker detonated an explosive vest, killing nearly 30 people and injuring more than 60. It was the deadliest attack on Syria’s Christian community since
The vanishing Christians of Syria: A crisis the world cannot ignore Read More »
I was quite a lucky child growing up. We lived at the end of a cul-de-sac, on which were four other houses with driveways. I could see each one through my bedroom window, meaning I had five cars to choose from in the fantasy world where I owned all of them – and had a
Is there a better hot hatch than the Honda Civic Type R? Read More »
Zohran Mamdani’s surprise victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary is more than a political upset — it’s a statement. His grassroots campaign, fueled by democratic socialist ideals and a rejection of establishment politics, managed to topple a former governor and long-standing figure in Democratic circles. That alone says something powerful about the mood
Two decades ago, I was told I should not fly anymore because of an inner-ear issue. Over the years, I have come to view that pronouncement as a blessing for multiple reasons. Since then, I have crisscrossed the U.S. via train countless times — trains that often carry an economically challenged and diverse cross-section of
A trip through the America destroyed by ‘inevitable progress’ Read More »
Roscoe Filburn owned a wheat farm in rural Montgomery County, Ohio. When he used his own farm to feed his own family, he fell under the hammer of the federal government. It was 1938, and America was in the throes of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Agricultural commodity prices—and specifically, wheat prices—fluctuated wildly,
We have filed the case that could overturn Wickard and limit Commerce Clause powers Read More »
A U.S.-brokered peace deal, signed on June 27 between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, will link economic integration and respect for territorial integrity with the promise of Western investment. It is a mineral deal first, an opportunity for peace second. Making the deal work will depend on continued monitoring by the U.S.
Minerals for peace? How to make the Rwanda-DRC deal stick. Read More »
Although the seven B-2 bombers launched from Missouri’s Whiteman Air Force Base that hit Iranian nuclear facilities received the most media attention, they were accompanied by an additional 120 aircraft. These included F-35 and F-22 stealth fighters, as well as refueling tankers and various intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft. Submarines also launched Tomahawk cruise missiles
US aircraft carriers should now leave the Middle East Read More »