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James Piereson on the consequences of the “Louisiana v. Callais” decision. Read More

The Gates of Hell Are Temporarily Closed for Maintenance. Read More

Trump said the war with Iran will be over “quickly.” But it’s unclear if Iran will accept the reported deal’s terms,... Read More

The fate of England is much in the news as popular resistance to mass immigration grows, limits on free speech tighten, the “special... Read More

The devastating fire that leveled the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles was started by an alleged arsonist who was inspired by the murder... Read More

Trump and the GOP kicked the antisemites out, so they migrated to the side that wants them. Read More

For the past century, the agendas of the Democratic Party were predictable. They professed concern for working Americans and supported... Read More

This years marks the 30th anniversary of the Clinton administration’s Citizenship USA scandal. CUSA is a cautionary tale, a case... Read More

The Court’s most steadfast originalist reaches a historic milestone. Read More

From immigration and guns to transgender athletes and mail-in ballots, these are the Supreme Court cases to watch out for in May and June. Read More

The Montana Supreme Court should serve as a cautionary tale about judicial oligarchy. Read More

Cutting costs through outsourcing is one thing. Outsourcing policy is another – and when Congress and federal agencies do it, American... Read More

Lately everyone – including voters on the left and right – hates data centers. The consensus seems to be “not in my... Read More

Two articles from the New York Times in the past couple of days describe the widening divergence between the approaches taken by the U.S. and... Read More

Climate research has a serious governance gap. Read More

At a time when leading politicians in both parties have so strongly embraced pessimism and cynicism, Rubio’s recent remarks were a... Read More

Roosevelt left a mark not only on the American presidency but also on the American imagination, continuing to affirm the necessity of the... Read More

These individual newsletters are a whole new genre. At their best, they have breathed new life into journalism and public discourse. Read More

The United States Senate Judiciary Committee recently convened a full committee hearing as part of its bipartisan investigation into Credit... Read More

Zeldin was himself almost the victim of a stabbing at a campaign event in 2022. He reflected on our current moment and the big news stories... Read More

The New York Times interviews Tucker Carlson. Read More

Changes in foreign migration caused US population growth to slow last year and potentially turn negative in 2026.  Read More

Earlier today, I appeared on Sky News Australia’s Outsiders to discuss last Wednesday’s stabbing attacks on Jews in... Read More

A comprehensive resource that ranks the economic competitiveness of states using fifteen equally weighted policy variables Read More

Following Tax Day, Open the Books is releasing a set of deep dives into data released by the Internal Revenue Service, synthesized with... Read More

Unleash Prosperity is a non-profit, so this is an admission against our own interests, but non-profit tax status is one of the largest and... Read More

On Tax Day, Americans should consider not just how much they pay in federal income taxes, but where that money is going. Read More

Last summer, after George Floyd died under Derek Chauvin’s knee, protesters in Pensacola, Florida, held a week’s worth of rallies... Read More

In a statement issued last week, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman once again called for an end to Governor Sisolak’s indefinite... Read More

While New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered the closing of certain grocery stores over COVID-19 concerns, she spent $16,248 in... Read More

Officials from Petaluma, California have decided their city has enough places to fill up gas-powered cars. Last week, the local city council... Read More

Since 2012, the percentage of young adults who talk to their neighbors at least a few times per week dropped from 51 percent to 25... Read More

The Democratic Party spent sixty years selling political segregation as civil rights until the Supreme Court stopped it. Read More

It’s not a short-term plan, but that’s because the goal is so totalizing: reassert global dominance for the singular goal of protecting... Read More

Any re-election campaign in 2028 is doomed. Will he spend the remainder of his term completing the betrayal of his own constituents? Read More

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) — the administrative DOJ tribunal that considers challenges to immigration decisions —... Read More

While school choice has gained momentum around the country, zoning and land-use rules needlessly constrict supply. Read More

The head of the EPA has had it with the lying climate cabal. Read More

What would it mean for Bezos to pay his fair share? Is his fair share more than $2.7 billion? Because that's how much he likely paid in taxes... Read More

John Adams’s evolution from mere toleration of Roman Catholicism to open support for religious liberty personifies a revolution in the... Read More

As the U.S. Department of the Interior is making big plans for wildfire fighting, American companies are scrambling to provide... Read More

The U.S. and Iran are nearing an agreement on a one-page memorandum to end the two-month conflict in the Middle East, a source... Read More

In Louisiana’s attempt to restrict the telehealth prescription of mifepristone, the lawsuit redefines reproductive freedom as... Read More

President Trump extends Iran ceasefire amid fractured regime and ongoing US blockade. Read More

Senior officials knew election systems had meaningful vulnerabilities... Read More

Donald Trump’s labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, is leaving the administration under a cloud of misconduct allegations. These... Read More

Real medical freedom will require something greater than replacing the public health establishment: ending the FDA's monopoly. Read More

Revisiting Tax Changes in New York and Massachusetts. Read More

The SNAP program has suffered from a lack of national oversight for decades. Read More