In April 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani revived one of the most controversial ideas in modern urban tax Continue Reading
Domestic Policy
Citizenship Shouldn’t Need a Ouija Board
There’s a special little circus tent in American politics where adults in tailored jackets pretend that asking whether a voter is legally eligible to Continue Reading
TRICARE Stops Short in Puerto Rico
By Charles Crespo, USAF Retired When I retired from the United States Air Force and returned to Puerto Rico, I believed my family’s healthcare Continue Reading
The Nice People Setting the House on Fire
The most dangerous people in public life are not the obvious crooks. At least a crook has the decency to enjoy the money. No, the real menace is the Continue Reading
The Northeast Is Losing Its Gunmakers
From Lexington to Exit Signs: How the Northeast’s Gun Laws Are Driving Firearms Manufacturers Away For generations, New England was synonymous with Continue Reading
The Subdued Flag Belongs on the ACU
By Staff Sgt. Taylor AmbosThe views presented in this paper are those of the author and do not reflect the position of the Department of the Army or Continue Reading
Failure Got Promoted and You Got the Bill
Failure used to leave a bruise. Now it gets a staff retreat, a revised title, and a lanyard printed by people who think “impact” is a substitute Continue Reading
The Bribe Faucet Is Drowning the Republic
America doesn’t have a polarization problem. America has a cash-register problem. The screaming, the tribal jerseys, the cable-news arsonists, the Continue Reading
California’s Compassion Slot Machine Keeps Paying the House
California has achieved something almost spiritual in its public policy: it can spend historic sums of money, produce visible collapse, and still Continue Reading
A “Livable Wage” Where?
A man in California allegedly set fire to a warehouse and recorded a video explaining why. His justification wasn’t geopolitical, ideological, or even Continue Reading
Compassion, Now in Luxury Trim
Nothing in America is more profitable than a sacred category with a billing code. Give a scheme the right moral costume and half the country will Continue Reading
Once You Strike the Match, You Don’t Get to Lecture the Fire on Its Manners
There is a comforting lie we tell ourselves about violence: that it can be summoned, directed, and restrained according to our intentions. That we can Continue Reading