The Freedom Caucus delayed the nomination of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy 14 times before conceding to allow him through on the 15th vote. While doing this they forced various agreements including a new ability for representatives to attempt to remove a House Speaker from their position. The votes were more than just a political spectacle. […]
The polling firm YouGov actually polled Americans on questions Elon Musk had raised. His polls are not the vox of the populi, after all.
For two years, the constant shouting of childish epithets at anyone who would dare question Joe Biden’s legitimacy has suppressed a necessary reckoning with an […] Source
I am a libertarian—which is to say I believe the government should stay out of my life as much as possible. But until recently I […] Source
Below is a slightly expanded version of my Hill column on the widespread claims that democracy is in peril if…
The survival of affirmative action in higher education appeared to be in serious trouble Monday at a conservative-dominated Supreme Court after hours of debate over vexing questions of race.
Supreme Court could avoid debating whether affirmative action is constitutional
Commentary A new post-centrist style of politics is emerging worldwide as the political centre weakens and voters shift both right and left. The same has been happening in Australia as ever-more voters lose faith in the legacy two-party system—destabilising the old way of doing politics. The current Australian federal election illustrates how disruptive the shift […]
Banning abortion nationwide and narrowing the scope of women’s and gay rights are popular among Republicans, but they don’t have the votes or legal ammunition.
5:30 AM — May 5th 2022
The leak heard ‘round the world over the Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson is about to set the country on fire — both figuratively and literally. While some may be rejoicing with hope, the Left is preparing an outbreak of something else. Some activists are calling for a “revolution” and to “burn this place down.” The Mississippi governor at the center of the Supreme Court controversy, Tate Reeves, said his legislation to stop abortion at 15 weeks was strategic — he wanted this to go all the way to the Supreme Court. “Nowhere in the Constitution does it preclude states from putting restric [...]
Victor Davis Hanson: Tearing Down The Silicon Valley Wall Authored by Victor Davis Hanson, Elon Musk has finally managed to buy Twitter. And the moment he did, the enraged Left flipped out. Abruptly leftists began trashing their favorite electronic communications platform as the domain of the nation's elite, professional classes. Had they just discovered that they had been racists and privileged users all this time? And what happened to the Left's former worship of Musk as the man who revolutionized the clean, green automobile industry with his Tesla electric car company? Or [...]
4:40 PM — Apr 28th 2022
On Wednesday, FNC's Tucker Carlson reacted to leaked audio of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) heat-of-the-moment conversation with Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) during the January 6, 2021 riot on Capitol Hill. 
Elon Musk has finally managed to buy Twitter. And the moment he did, the enraged Left flipped out.  Abruptly leftists began trashing their favorite electronic […] Source
Monday’s news that Twitter’s board of directors accepted Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion offer to buy the social media platform sent shockwaves through leftist […] Source
Space X and Tesla founder Elon Musk has received a lot of flack for his offer to buy Twitter for $43 billion.
Finland is expected to apply to join in June, followed by neighbouring Sweden, despite warnings from Russia that membership would lead to 'the destruction of their country'.
Desperate to change the subject from how Joe Biden’s weak leadership and incoherent foreign policy set the stage for Vladimir Putin’s brutal war against Ukraine, […] Source