Spoiled Socialists By John Stossel
More young people vote for socialists.
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July 7, 2026
JD Vance Takes on Milton Friedman By Stephen Moore
JD Vance has served admirably as Donald Trump's vice president and has been a true asset to the administration. Right now, he's favored to be the next Republican nominee for president when 2028 rolls around. But there are many other viable contenders.
July 7, 2026
The Smithsonian's Patriotism Problem By Daniel McCarthy
"Warning: The exhibits in this museum were prepared by people who don't want you to love your country."
July 3, 2026
America's Multicultural Miracle By Michael Barone
The welcoming reception that so many European soccer fans have received as they have crossed the nation in pursuit of World Cup games has struck many as a happy surprise of the summer of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
July 2, 2026
Presidential Approval on the Path to the Midterm: The Pattern is That There is No Pattern By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— One wouldn’t expect the president to get much of an approval boost from the nation’s 250th anniversary, particularly as he handles it in a highly partisan way.
— The president’s approval numbers, much like gas prices, are a little better lately, but still worse than they were before the attack on Iran.
— There is not a consistent pattern for postwar presidential approval from July 1 to the midterm, and in recent years a president’s approval hasn’t changed much over the last four months of the campaign.
July 1, 2026
The Greatest Casualty of COVID Was Trust By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
During the Watergate hearings, Senator Howard Baker asked the question that came to define a generation: “What did the President know, and when did he know it?”
June 30, 2026
Bill Maher, Liberalism's Apostate By Daniel McCarthy
Bill Maher is the perfect liberal, at least on paper -- yet despite his talk shows being nominated for Emmy awards more than 40 times, it's only in Donald Trump's Washington that Maher finally gets the recognition he craves.
June 30, 2026
What England Can Teach Us About 'Democratic Socialism' By Stephen Moore
If you want to see modern-day socialism in action, look no further than to the other side of the pond at not-so-jolly old England. The story of Britain's decline is a warning signal to those here in the States who are thrilled by the warm embrace of socialism.
June 26, 2026
The Background That Made the Revolution Possible By Michael Barone
As we inch toward the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, let me share a couple of reflections on the background of how this extraordinary, unprecedented and daring event succeeded.
June 24, 2026
Minimum Wage Fail By John Stossel
Not long ago, new kinds of jobs appeared: app-based gig work.
June 23, 2026
Democrats Declare War on School Choice By Stephen Moore
Why are Democrats and their teachers union masters trying to shoot down parental choice in education even when we now have so many examples of these programs working?
June 23, 2026
Can Anyone Govern Britain -- or America? By Daniel McCarthy
As Britain gets ready for its seventh prime minister in just 10 years, it's time to ask whether the parliamentary system itself is broken.
June 19, 2026
Not Following the Example of President James K. Polk By Michael Barone
A president orders the onset of hostilities -- war -- without authorization of Congress and without much in the way of making a case with the public. His troops win important victories and decapitate large parts of the government of the enemy. But in the enemy capital, no one surrenders or will even negotiate seriously.
June 19, 2026
America’s 250th Birthday and the Crisis of American Confidence By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday next month, a surprising number of Americans are looking elsewhere. A new Elon University poll found that while most Americans would still choose the United States over any other country, a majority of Democrats say they would rather live somewhere else.
June 18, 2026
If Democrats Get a 2006-Style Senate Result, It May be Because Trump Has a 2006-Style Approval Rating By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— While the 2018 midterm was generally a “blue wave,” Republicans still held the Senate. If Democrats want to flip the Senate, they’ll need a year that’s more like 2006.
— The Senate map was in some ways completely different heading into the 2006 election as opposed to the Senate map we have now, and it was less tied to presidential partisanship.
— However, there are some commonalities between the top Democratic Senate targets in 2006 and in 2026, although the comparisons require some stretching.
— But more important is President Trump’s approval rating, which probably needs to be more like George W. Bush’s in 2006 than Trump’s own approval in 2018 in order for Democrats to flip the Senate.
June 16, 2026
The Great Escape -- Let Young Workers Out of Social Security By Stephen Moore
What cruel irony that we learned last week that Social Security is going broke even sooner than we thought. The Social Security trust fund will be exhausted in 2032, according to the latest Trustees Report. How odd that it is even referred to as a "trust fund," because there is no trust, and there is no fund.
June 16, 2026
University Professors Against Academic Freedom By Daniel McCarthy
Does academic freedom have a greater enemy than the American Association of University Professors?
June 12, 2026
Gordon Wood and the Historians Who Told the Real Story of the Founders By Michael Barone
The sudden death of the historian Gordon Wood, just weeks before the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, is one more mark of the closure of a golden age of the historiography of the Revolutionary era. It's an occasion to reflect on the uniqueness, indeed the idiosyncrasy, of the emergence of the primacy of this United States among the nations of the world.
