Economist Milton Friedman is often credited with noting, “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there’d be a shortage of sand.” State governments haven’t done much better…

Need some new wheels? You can buy a new 2026 Jaecoo J5 compact SUV for the equivalent of just $18,400, out the door, all fees and taxes included and with a list of features that…

PRESIDENT DONALD Trump charged into this destructive crusade without a word to Congress, without a clear rationale for why he was doing it and, now, with a spiraling price tag for the American taxpayers. No,…

With its recent dismantling of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court evoked the spirit of 1898. That year, Louisiana adopted a new constitution with the explicit design to keep Black men…

When Joe Biden left the Oval Office in January 2025, he apparently let his favorite sheet of music fall from the Resolute Desk and flutter to the floor. It’s the same music that now is…

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is pleasing President Donald Trump by supporting a ridiculous indictment of former FBI Director James Comey over a benign photo. Maybe Blanche thinks this foolishness will prevent him from being…

Most Americans think of the Bill of Rights as a bespoke 1789 creation for a nation that was, in the signature “Hamilton” lyric of Lin-Manuel Miranda, “young, scrappy and hungry.” Not so fast, said the…

Less than 48 hours after an attempt on President Donald Trump’s life, some Republicans in Congress asked that the president’s proposed ballroom, now with a price tag of $400 million, be paid for with tax…

Who could have imagined that the U.S. government would deem a budget airline too big to fail? Yet here we are, as President Trump is flying to the rescue of the beleaguered Spirit Airlines.  This…

The Trump administration last week made it easier to deport illegal immigrants who were brought to the United States when they were children. That’s part of a broader effort that could send roughly 500,000 “dreamers”…