A Lying Quartet
Rarely has an intelligence apparatus engaged in systematic lying—and chronic deceit about its lying—both during and even after its tenure. Yet the Obama Administration’s four […]
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Kaepernick and Curry Pop the Sports Bubble
Who would have thought that Colin Kaepernick would actually do the nation a great service? He’s been a change agent alright, but not in the […]
More Unsettled Science on Climate Change
Call it another dispute about the “settled science” of climate change. According to a report published in Nature Geosciences last week, we have more time […]
Trump’s Syria Policy is About Containing Iran
The United States has taken the fight to ISIS and other jihadists who have wrought chaos in Syria and Iraq since 2013. In the nine […]
To Secure the Blessings of Liberty, Rein in the ‘Permanent State’
The following are remarks delivered by Dr. Sebastian Gorka at Hillsdale College’s eighth annual Constitution Day celebration in Washington, D.C. on September 19, 2017. Good […]
Make Title IX Fair Again
If further evidence were needed that campus courts are the wrong place to adjudicate criminal cases and, especially, sexual assault cases, look no further than […]
Why Trump’s U.N. Speech Was a Triumph
Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed yet again why he is the most robust president since Ronald Reagan. Following up on his brilliant speeches before a […]
Trumping “Emmy-nence”
No aristocratic titles Are attached to presidents… But after that awards show? Well, call Trump “His Emmy-nence”. He’s their unifying figure, And the sum of […]
Amnesty Deal Would Be a Huge Win for Trump Foes
If President Trump reverses his campaign promises and supports a DACA amnesty then within the span of a few days he would do to himself […]
America is Losing the Education Race Against China—Bigly
We are no longer living in the unipolar world of the immediate post-Cold War period. This is especially clear when it comes to observing the […]
Call It On—Or Call It Off?
Will America, nine months into Donald Trump’s unexpected presidency, continue to chase its tail while a nuclear Korea looms, tax and immigration reform are pending, […]
Jonah Goldberg and the Republican “Land that Time Forgot”
The deal President Trump struck this week with Democratic Party leadership has sent the conservative commentariat into a rage spiral. Trump, snubbing the Republican “leadership” […]
Weathering the Punches
As the nation continues to debate the critical, constitutional question of who can be punched and who cannot be punched (I vote for permitting the […]
‘Party of Lincoln’ No More
One of the most prominent clichés that passes for wisdom among the GOP Establishment and conservative intellectual elite is that the Republican Party is the party […]
Ending DACA is a Win for American Workers
The battle over illegal immigration just kicked into high gear, as President Trump has decided to scrap Barack Obama’s ill-conceived and unconstitutional Deferred Action for […]
The 2016 Election is Not Reversible
Today, the bipartisan ruling class, which the electorate was trying to shed by supporting anti-establishment candidates of both parties in 2016, feels as if it […]
Trump Pumps are the Envy of Frumps
Standing at almost 5’10” in my stocking feet, I’ve never been much for wearing high heels. I feel freakishly tall in them, but that’s never […]
Picking Up the Pieces of the Trump Agenda
Donald J. Trump campaigned on a necessarily radical approach to governing: he would listen to the vast majority of the American people and enact policies […]
Trump’s Coming Victory Over Identity Politics
Amid the turbulence of the past few weeks, it has been President Trump who has kept his head while others have lost theirs. Trump may […]
Trump—Compared to What?
Tu quoque is a classical Latin term for “you too.” It is sometimes considered a logical fallacy: you do not defend your position, but instead […]