News of the Week for May 4th, 2025
- Abortion
- Gun Rights
- Hide the Decline
- Obamacare
- War & Terror
- National News
- Economy & Taxes
- International News
- Opinion
Abortion
Dobbs Decision
MPs set to vote on decriminalizing abortion in England
Two U.K. Labour MPs are drawing up amendments on the divisive issue that will likely be considered by the House of Commons this summer.
Gun Rights
Second Amendment Roundup: National Firearms Act Constitutional Issues
Wyoming Law Review publishes special issue on the NFA.
Second Amendment Roundup: Solicitor General Seeks Guidance from Supreme Court
“Where arms may be carried” and “what types of arms people may possess” should be resolved.
Hide the Decline
Environment &“Green Energy”
Energy: Darkness at Noon
Sometimes, coincidences are just coincidences, but the timing of these two events is not helpful for those advancing the case for renewables, or, come to think of it, the electrification of everything.
Obamacare
Government in Healthcare
Vaccines Not Linked to Autism
We’re all used to watching presidential candidates torture facts in unspeakable ways.
As Measles Cases Surge, Mexico Issues a US Travel Alert
The border state of Chihuahua has recorded 713 confirmed cases, with its outbreak linked to the ongoing cluster of cases north of the border in Texas.
War & Terror
Is Russia Running Out Of Tanks?
When Russia launched its illegal war of territorial aggression against Ukraine in February of 2022, Russia was thought to have as many as 10,000 tanks in it’s inventory, including vast numbers of older Soviet-era armor.
Waiting for a Tougher Line on Russia Is Like Waiting for Godot
Just under one month ago, on March 30, President Trump said in an interview with NBC News that he was “very angry” and “pissed” at Vladimir Putin and that he was contemplating “secondary tariffs on oil, on all oil coming out of Russia.” This was supposedly a sign that “the talk of Trump ‘switching sides’ in the war was premature and exaggerated, even if his approach is a marked break with what came before and has obvious pitfalls.”
In the “national interest”: Serbia hands out citizenships to Russian intelligence officers and oligarchs
More than 200 Russian women and men received Serbian citizenship outside of the standard procedure, by a decision of the Government stating that it was “in the national interest” of Serbia
The Houthis Just Turned a U.S. Super Hornet Fighter Jet into a Submarine
Houthis: 1, Super Hornet: 0
Trump’s China Attacks Are Unleashing Wave of Nationalist Support for Xi
Even critics of the Chinese leader want him to stand firm in the face of an unprecedented economic attack.
Hurrah! A Tiny Bit of New U.S. Defense Assistance for Ukraine
A few days ago, I said here in the Corner that “waiting for a tougher Line on Russia from the Trump administration is like waiting for Godot. Well, unlike in the play — spoiler alert for a work that came out in 1953 — a tiny glimpse of Godot is now finally visible! And it only took 100 days into Trump’s second term.
The Fall of Saigon at 50
Today, April 30, marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon to the North Vietnamese Army. It’s a moment that signaled the end of America’s 20-year involvement in the war to keep South Vietnam from falling to communism.
Steve Witkoff shouldn’t be leading Iran, Russia negotiations, allies and insiders say
President Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, former real estate attorney and investor Steve Witkoff, has left administration insiders distressed by his approach to negotiating with two of America’s greatest adversaries.
‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison
The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final months
She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead
The body bag was delivered to Kyiv on a flatbed truck. There was an alphanumeric code stamped across the white shroud, followed by four Cyrillic letters: ???? — a Russian abbreviation denoting “extensive damage to the coronary arteries.”
Putin’s Arctic Shadow Fleet Suddenly Awakens, Sparking Speculation
Russian vessels that are part of the the country’s so called “shadow fleet” have been renamed and reregistered in what is seen a sanctions-busting move to transport liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a facility in the Arctic, it has been reported.
Army answers Hegseth with plan to revamp air and ground forces, merge commands
The Army will cut 1,000 jobs from its main headquarters, shrink attack helicopter formations and lighten the load for infantry brigades, the service’s top leaders said in a message to the force this week.
Former FBI assistant director makes wild claim about Kash Patel’s party animal persona
Former assistant director of the FBI, Frank Figliuzzi, levied a wild accusation about Kash Patel, claiming that the current FBI boss spends more time out clubbing than he does at work.
National
Marjorie Taylor Greene says Catholic bishops are ‘controlled by Satan’
Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene fired back on Wednesday after a religious and civil rights group called for her censure over an online post that followed the death of Pope Francis.
Exit the Dragon
From Magistrate Judge Ray Kent’s Order Striking Complaint today in Doe No. 2 v. Clinton County (W.D. Mich.): “Each page of plaintiff’s complaint appears on an e-filing which is dominated by a large multi-colored cartoon dragon dressed in a suit, presumably because she is represented by the law firm of “Dragon Lawyers PC © Award Winning Lawyers”. See Compl. (ECF No. 1). Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(f)(1) allows a court to “strike from a pleading an insufficient defense or any redundant, immaterial, impertinent, or scandalous matter.” Use of this dragon cartoon logo is not only distracting, it is juvenile and impertinent. The Court is not a cartoon.”
You wouldn’t steal a font: Famous anti-piracy campaign may have used pirated typeface
The dramatic adverts, which compared pirating films to stealing cars, handbags and televisions, became a piece of pop culture history, with spoofs spawned for years afterwards.
Minneapolis Prosecutors Openly Endorse Race Discrimination
If you are a person of modest good sense, you might think that Hennepin County, Minn. — home to Minneapolis — would have some humility about making public demonstrations of race discrimination in law enforcement. The George Floyd riots that burned sections of the city in 2020 graphically illustrated the danger of public perceptions that some lives matter more than others to the enforcers of the law. The proposed responses to those riots proved disastrously self-destructive. Prosecutors let some of the rioters off entirely — some of them bailed out of jail with the help of funds raised by Kamala Harris on Twitter — and gave others scandalously light sentences for crimes such as like fatal arson. Voters in even the most progressive enclaves reacted by firing city council members who proposed defunding the police. The city’s police department still faced critical shortages of personnel four years later, and only began to recover in January 2025.
A Hot Accessory, at the Intersection of Faith and Culture
Seen on influencers, pop stars and White House staff, cross necklaces are popping up everywhere.
Speaker Johnson Plans Vote to Curb Congressional Oversight of Trump, Musk
Congress will vote on new rules to shut down its own investigative powers of the executive branch.
Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota announces U.S. Senate run
Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota announced on Tuesday she will run for the U.S. Senate. Craig said in February she was considering a Senate campaign after Sen. Tina Smith announced she would not run for reelection in 2026. In her campaign announcement, Craig accused President Trump and billionaire Elon Musk of “burning our government down.”
Argument about adequate education for a disabled child gets heated
Another day in our modern Supreme Court on Tuesday, as the argument in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools was consumed less by discussion of substantive legal questions and more by debate about whether and to what extent the parties may have sandbagged the justices by changing their positions during the course of briefing.
The decline in cancer mortality is about much more than smoking
I respond to the claim that the decline in cancer mortality is mostly, or almost entirely, just because of the decline in smoking.
Wisconsin high court suspends Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities
The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, saying Tuesday that it is in the public interest to relieve her of her duties as she faces two federal charges.
Departure on FEC hobbles the election enforcement agency
The agency responsible for enforcing federal election law has also lost its ability to proactively make policies.
Original POSSESSED Guitarist BRIAN MONTANA Killed In Police Shootout In San Francisco
Brian Montana, original guitarist for death metal pioneers Possessed, was killed by police in San Francisco. Authorities report the shooting occurred after a dispute with a neighbor led to Montana firing weapons. He was 60. His contributions include the band’s influential 1984 Death Metal demo.
In hearing, Texas lawmaker pushing ‘furries’ ban in schools can’t produce evidence they exist
A lawmaker pushing to ban non-human behavior in schools says he based his bill on a conversation with a school administrator, who has since denied so-called furries are a problem in her district.
I tricked Maga supporters into paying for my degree
Q Preston garnered tens of thousands of dollars from Trump voters with a deceptive tweet. She does not regret her ‘ethical scam’
Trump-Appointed Judge in Texas Voids Invocation of Alien Enemies Act
A federal judge in Texas, appointed by President Trump, has invalidated the president’s invocation of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (now codified in Section 21 of Title 50, U.S. Code) to direct the summary deportation of Venezuelans alleged to be members of Tren de Aragua (TdA).
Charles Koch Says Many in the Country Are ‘Abandoning’ Its Principles
In a rare appearance on Thursday to receive an award from the Cato Institute, Mr. Koch made oblique references to President Trump and his tariffs, without mentioning his name.
Senate Republicans raise red flags about Trump’s private dinner with his meme coin holders
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., a strong Trump backer and a major voice on cryptocurrency regulation in the Senate, said the dinner “gives me pause.”
Trump’s latest name change: Veterans Day to “Victory Day for World War I”
Trump has made name changes a recurring theme of his second presidency. He said rebranding the holiday is an effort to boost recognition of American military wins.
Ruth Buzzi, comedy sketch player on groundbreaking series ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88
Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year career, died Thursday. She was 88.
New Oklahoma curriculum includes pro-Trump conspiracy theories
Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, thousands of high school students in Oklahoma will be required to learn about President Trump’s debunked claims that the 2020 election was tainted by fraud. The lesson will not be part of a course on conspiracy theories, but an official component of the new social studies curriculum created by Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters (R).
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Group chats, monopolies, and corporate espionage.
Judge rules Trump executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie is unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie is unconstitutional and permanently blocked the administration from enforcing it.
It Was Just a Rumor on Facebook. Then a Militia Showed Up.
Residents of Oakdale, Calif., have abandoned traditional media outlets for a mishmash of online sources. These days, they’re often not sure what information to trust.
Former Miami mayor Francis Suarez not ruling out bid to replace DeSantis
Former Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (R) is considering throwing his hat into the ring in Florida’s 2026 gubernatorial race.
Why did Tommy Tuberville vote in Florida if he lived in Alabama?
Last week, I challenged Sen. Tommy Tuberville to clear his residency questions once and for all by doing something that most Alabamians would be able to do without any problem — by showing whether he paid state income taxes for each of the last seven years.
A Fifth of American Adults Can’t Read. Here’s How to Teach Them.
48 million adults in the U.S. read at or below the third-grade level. Some educators think it’s not possible to teach them. They’re wrong.
Judge Invalidates Trump’s Executive Order Against Perkins Coie Law Firm
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has issued an injunction barring the Trump administration from enforcing the executive order President Trump issued against Perkins Coie, a brazenly unconstitutional attempt to put the law firm out of business — or, just as likely, to extort tens of millions of dollars in legal services from it, as the president has succeeded in doing with several similarly targeted law firms, which decided to settle rather than continue to fight while hemorrhaging clients and employees.
Economy & Taxes
Why Making an All-American Product Is So Hard
Manufacturers say key components are too expensive, too scarce or simply unavailable from U.S. sources
Trump complained to Bezos before Amazon said it scrapped idea to display tariff cost
The White House slammed Amazon for reportedly planning to display the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs next to the total price of products on its site. “This is a hostile and political act by Amazon,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a press briefing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Amazon later clarified that the plan to show tariff surcharges was “never approved” and is “not going to happen.” Trump personally called Bezos on Tuesday morning to express his displeasure about the initial report that spurred the heated response from the White House.
Big Marketers Like Mastercard, PepsiCo and Nissan Are Rethinking Pride Marketing
Brands are shaking up their Pride spending, with some citing political pressure and economic uncertainty
House Transportation proposes to include $20 per vehicle fee in GOP megabill
The proposed annual levy is seen as a precursor to doing away with the federal gas tax.
Beware, consumers, tariffs are already damaging the supply chain
Trump’s tariff war with China invites the same dire economic effects that derailed Biden’s presidency.
UPS announces sweeping layoffs, facility closures
United Parcel Service (UPS) announced Tuesday that it plans to slash 20,000 jobs this year due to economic uncertainty and a potential pullback from Amazon, its largest customer.
UPS to slash 20,000 jobs on weak Amazon deliveries over Trump tariff turmoil
United Parcel Service on Tuesday revealed plans to slash 20,000 jobs after deciding earlier this year to slash the number of packages it delivers for its top customer, Amazon.
The U.S. ran trade surpluses for 25 years after WWII because the rest of the world was rubble populated by women and children.
Likewise, the *only* times since WWII that our current account deficit has narrowed at all have been recessions / financial crises.
Not feeling tariff pains yet? Just wait.
Americans will soon see shortages and price increases unless the White House changes course.
Trump’s Economic Blameshifting onto Biden Is Not Going to Work
Yesterday, in Corner post about Trump’s 100 Days, I wrote, “If some combination of the normal economic headwinds at the present stage of the business cycle and the Trump tariffs contribute to bringing on a recession, inflation, or — worse — stagflation, I don’t see any way that Trump or his party can escape the political blame for it”
U.S. Economy Contracts at 0.3% Rate in First Quarter
The reading fell short of the 0.4% growth that economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expected
Musk Pledged to Cut $1 Trillion at DOGE. Republicans Say It Was Always a Pipe Dream.
The target was far-fetched, say Musk defenders, though they vow to keep cutting.
Busting ‘Manufacturing Jobs’ Myths
A nostalgia-soaked return to the 1950s industrial workforce is neither preferable nor possible.
Trump on China Trade War: “Maybe The Children Will Have Two Dolls Instead Of Thirty”
President Trump fielded a question about possible shortages of Chinese-made goods because of his trade/tariff war speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting Wednesday.
Weekly jobless claims surge to 241,000, more than expected, in latest sign of economic trouble
First-time filings for unemployment insurance totaled a seasonally adjusted 241,000 for the week ended April 26, up 18,000 from the prior period and higher than the estimate for 225,000. Continuing claims, which run a week behind and provide a broader view of layoff trends, rose to 1.92 million, up 83,000 to the highest level since Nov. 13, 2021.
McDonald’s U.S. Sales Decline in Shaky Economy
Customers being ‘more judicious’ with visits across fast-food sector, CEO says
Donald Trump Can’t Win by Giving the Malaise Speech
Trump got elected in 2024, for a couple of reasons, but maybe the biggest one can be summed up as abundance. People had it under Trump in 2019, they suffered through shortages and inflation under Joe Biden, and they wanted the Trump economy back. Democrats have been struggling to match that message, given how much of their economic thinking is about asking people to accept less in exchange for a sense of doing something for the environment, and how much of their economic practice is about making it harder and more expensive to make and build things.
Lawmakers Are Growing More Skeptical Trump’s Tariffs Will Spark an Industrial Renaissance in the U.S.
“Even the machines that are going to make something in the United States, the machine itself is from another country,” said Sen. Rand Paul.
Trump Echoes Bernie Sanders in Opposing Consumer Choices
On the menu today: We always knew that the populist Donald Trump was not a free-market libertarian when it came to most economic issues, particularly trade. But few expected that 100 days into his first term, he would be echoing Vermont senator and socialist Bernie Sanders in hand-waving away limitations on consumer choices and suggesting that it’s better for Americans to have fewer options on the store shelves when they go shopping. Nor is it often you see an American president shrugging off the prospect of consumers seeing higher prices when they pick among those more limited options. In other news, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledges to finally unravel the mystery of “chemtrails.”
The trouble with MAGA’s manufacturing dream
Donald Trump underestimates the difficulty of producing in America—and how his own policies will make it harder
The Doll Tyrants and the iPhone Fantasists
The first degrowth president of the United States, President Trump, recently defended his tariffs with this gem: “They have ships that are loaded with stuff we do not need” and “Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, and maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally.” Meanwhile, his commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, former CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, lamented: “We invent the iPhone, which is awesome. Why do we let everyone else build it? Why can’t we build it here? . . . We need hundreds of thousands of Americans who work in those factories.”
How the Trump Tariffs Are Hitting China
How does the suddenly much higher cost of Chinese exports to the U.S. alter the decision-making by Xi Jinping and the regime in Beijing? What’s happening in the Chinese economy, and how much pressure is increasing on Xi and the rest to cut a deal with Trump? For answers, read on. In other news, now New York Magazine worries that something’s wrong with Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman’s health.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce says the ‘new model’ is factory jobs for life—for you, your kids, and your grandkids
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick says factory gigs are the “great jobs of the future” that Gen Z could work in for the “rest” of their life—and so could their grandkids. But the workforce’s youngest cohort probably won’t be running to fill the roles.
USTR Cites Anti-Tariff Group to Support Trump’s Tariffs
The official account of the U.S. Trade Representative posted today on X
International
‘Rare atmospheric phenomenon’ behind huge outages in Portugal and Spain
Huge power outages have hit large parts of Spain and Portugal. Airports have lost power, traffic lights and phone lines are down, the Madrid underground has been evacuated and trains have been stopped. Follow the latest here.
Up north and down here, &c.
On the Canadian election today and U.S. elections past; a Georgian violinist; Central Park in bloom; and more
Mark Carney’s Liberals Win Canadian Election Upended by Donald Trump
Mark Carney will be the prime minister of Canada after the Liberal Party won a slight majority in parliament when Canadians voted Monday on whether the Liberals would remain in power following a decade of rule.
Canada Is Un-American
Canada failed its statehood exam. Maybe that’s too flip a way to describe what our northern neighbors did in doubling down on the disastrous tenure of the Liberal Party just to spite Donald Trump, his trade war, his disregard for his own prior trade agreement with Canada, and in particular his protracted insistence on calling Canada our “51st state.” There’s blame to go around among Canadian voters, Trump, and Pierre Poilievre (who proved unable to adjust a previously winning strategy to a new reality and seems to have ended up losing even his own seat in Parliament). The fundamental reality of the election is that the reaction to Trump drove voters who usually pick one of Canada’s left-wing third parties to lock arms with the Liberals as an anti-American gesture.
Carney wins Canadian election, while Conservative leader loses his seat in Parliament
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has won the federal election, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war.
What, or Who, Cut the Power to Spain and Portugal?
On the menu today: Spain and Portugal lose power for nearly a full day; that arrested judge in Milwaukee gets suspended but assembles an all-star team of lawyers to prepare for her defense; and in a long overdue move, there’s a sign that the New England Patriots are finally getting shipped off to Gitmo.
Female traveler found smelly man under bed in Tokyo hotel
A young Ukrainian woman Natalisi Taksisi had a nightmarish experience at a Japanese hotel, after discovering an unknown man under her bed.
After Canada, Trump could drag down conservatives in another election in Australia
The opposition Liberals were poised to return to power before Trump’s inauguration, but have lost support among voters worried about how their government will handle him.
Alberta MP stepping aside to let Pierre Poilievre run for seat
Damien Kurek has held Battle River-Crowfoot since 2019
New study shows handwriting boosts early reading skills more than typing
New research published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology suggests that handwriting helps children learn to read more effectively than typing. In an experiment with 5-year-old prereaders, those who practiced writing by hand—either by copying or tracing—outperformed children who typed the same material on a keyboard across a variety of tasks. The findings provide strong support for the idea that the physical act of writing strengthens children’s ability to learn letters and words.
Tory councils swept away by Reform surge
Conservative councils were swept away across the country by Reform UK in a historic local election triumph.
First Canada, Now Australia: The Trump Factor Boosts Another World Leader in an Election
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese returned to power as voters sought stability
Australia opposition leader Dutton loses seat in shock vote defeat
Australia’s opposition leader Peter Dutton said on Saturday he had lost his own parliamentary seat as he conceded his conservative Liberals had been defeated in national elections by the incumbent Labor Party.
Opinion
What, to a Conservative, Is Academic Freedom?
“Don’t tread on our academic freedom!” shouts Harvard while suing Trump to prove the point. “Frankly my dears, I don’t give a damn,” replies Trump, while slashing ever more federal dollars to force reform. Should conservatives wholeheartedly side with Trump? Or is it possible, on grounds of academic freedom, to summon up some sympathy for the academy’s resistance to the president? Is academic freedom a fundamental liberty to which conservatives owe deference and respect? Or, after decades of futile conservative pleas for reform at America’s colleges and universities, is it finally time to play hardball — to use federal money as leverage, even on curriculum and hiring?
In Argentina, a Lighthouse for the Hemisphere
Javier Milei and other regional leaders are set on de-woking and rebuilding Latin America
As a Trump DOJ Should Know, Judge Dugan Has a Defense
Her team will argue that, when intervening in the case of an illegal immigrant, she was acting within the scope of her official duties.
The Cost of Trump’s Bullying Comes Due
Like a latent deviancy that emerges too late in life to be quirky or sympathetic, Donald Trump’s post-election fixation with American expansionism is just selfish.
The Death of Expertise
The New Yorker has a fascinating essay on the relevance of Israel’s war against Hamas to U.S. military planners who have the unfortunate task of preparing for a possible hot war with China. Seen through the eyes of a former judge advocate general—a U.S. military figure who knows the realities of war and the laws that govern it, amounting to a unique level of expertise—Israel’s counteroffensive in Gaza looks very different from the picture painted by NGOs and the media.
The roots of Trump’s ‘I alone can fix it’ presidency
Presidents like to declare themselves the ultimate decider. Blame Woodrow Wilson.
The House Transportation Committee Embraces An Actual Communist Idea
It is a sad, sad day my friends. The House Transportation Committee, led by Republican Congressman Sam Graves of Missouri, has embraced a policy from Soviet Russia and Communist China.
The Truth about Huey Long
Louisiana’s populist 1930s dictator was shot by his own security guards, not a political opponent
Victims of Communism Day – 2025
May Day should be a day to honor victims of an ideology that took tens of millions of lives. But we should also be open to alternative dates if they can attract broad enough support.
Germany’s staid-seeming new chancellor has a mercurial streak
Friedrich Merz’s career is one of unforced errors and puzzling missteps. But he is serious about Europe
Trump is going full Latin American
How can anyone, after April 9’s U-turn on tariffs, argue that President Donald Trump is following some brilliant strategy? The readiness of conservative commentators and politicians, almost all of them free traders before Trump altered their career incentives, to pretend to see genius in the president’s repeated contradictions is starting to scare me.
Need a Friend? AI Will Make You a Dozen
At your computer? Feeling lonely? Scrolling through the bleak oblivion of X? Hoping your work buddy will invite you to the game next weekend, while you watch the same TikTok on loop?
Why the Major Questions Doctrine Applies to the President, Not Just Executive Agencies
This is a key issue in cases seeking to limit executive branch power grabs, including Trump’s tariffs. Judge Ryan Nelson (a conservative Trump appointee) explains why the president is not exempt from the doctrine.
Leave ‘Affluenza’ to the Left
And stop sugarcoating economic malaise as the cure America needs.
‘Joshua Glover’s Freedom’
On episode 86 of The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast, I talked to Michael Jahr about his upcoming documentary movie, Liberty at Stake, which is about the escape from slavery of Joshua Glover in 1854, as well the abolitionist activism of the people of Wisconsin and the subsequent founding of the Republican Party. After that, I talked to Dan McLaughlin about the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, and the context in which it was passed.
In Australia and Canada, Trump destroyed the Right: in Britain, it must unite to avoid that fate
A backlash against US policy across the Anglosphere should serve as a warning to the Tories and Reform
How Populism Enables Gerontocracy
The Right will eventually have to get serious about entitlements
Immigrants and Radicals Have the Same Free Speech Rights as Everyone Else
Campus protests against Israel have revived debates over the limits of First Amendment protections.
