News of the Week for May 31st, 2026
- 2026 Election
- Abortion
- Gun Rights
- Hide the Decline
- Socialized Medicine
- War & Terror
- National News
- Economy & Taxes
- International News
- Opinion
2026 Election
The MAGA Civil War Comes for Lauren Boebert
“Even though I long ago endorsed Boebert, if the right person came along, it would be my Honor to withdraw that Endorsement, and endorse a good and proper alternative.”
Arizona AG and conservative rival file lawsuits to oust new recorder in Navajo County
Navajo County Recorder David Marshall, a former state legislator, faces allegations that he isn’t eligible to hold his new post under a long-disputed section of the Arizona Constitution.
Oregon Voters Have Zero Choice in DA Races
Each of the state’s 15 district attorney elections is uncontested this year, shutting the door for public debate around prosecutors’ policies and power over people’s lives.
Will Trump’s Reverse Midas Touch Cost the GOP Texas?
The president’s emphasis on loyalty in primary endorsements has a habit of turning winnable races into losses.
Kean says he expects full recovery, confirms re-election bid
New Jersey congressman battling a health issue since March will return to Washington in the next few weeks, vows to fully disclose details of his illness soon
Tulsi Gabbard Resigns as Director of National Intelligence
Ms. Gabbard had a difficult tenure in the Trump administration and was seldom seen in the room when the president made important national-security moves.
Court Rejects Alabama House Map, Calling It Unfair to Black Voters
Alabama is likely to appeal the ruling, which stops an effort to use a new congressional map that would likely cost Democrats a majority-Black district.
For Alaska’s gubernatorial candidates, a sprint to find running mates
The clock is ticking before a June 1 filing deadline.
Ignoring the Voters Will End Badly
Let’s consider a list of some of the things Donald Trump and his administration have been in the news for recently
Judge says New Hampshire must loosen proof-of-citizenship rules for voter registration
A federal judge has said that New Hampshire must make voter registration easier by allowing applicants to attest to their U.S. citizenship if they don’t have the documents to prove it.
Abortion
Court Cases & Legislation
Lawsuit challenges South Dakota’s new ban on abortion-pill advertising
South Dakota’s new law criminalizing the providing and advertising of abortion pills and other abortion-related items faces a lawsuit alleging the advertising prohibition is unconstitutional.
NC bill to ban abortion in legislature. Could it be on 2026 ballots?
A North Carolina bill filed May 13 could bring stricter anti-abortion laws into place statewide based on the results of the 2026 midterm election.
Gun Rights
New Virginia law banning ‘assault firearms’ prompts quick lawsuits from gun-rights groups
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed legislation banning the sale and manufacture of certain semi-automatic firearms, prompting immediate lawsuits from gun-rights groups.
Hide the Decline
Environment &“Green Energy”
‘Watershed Bill of Rights’ Initiative Fails in Oregon
In Lane County, Ore., an attempt to grant rights to nature — specifically, to grant “watersheds” the right to “exist, flourish, regenerate and naturally evolve, free from contamination and degradation,” was rejected by voters, 63–37.
Climate Change Apocalypticism Was a Fashion, Not a Cause
Did they ever really mean it?
‘Glaciers Are More Than Human Beings’
Environmentalism is growing increasingly radical and irrational, epitomized by the “nature rights” movement that seeks to declare geological features, flora, and fauna to be rights-bearing beings.
More Lighting, Less Crime. But . . .
Writing in The Atlantic, Elizabeth Glazer, a former federal prosecutor and adviser on public safety, notes how a piece of common sense — that improved street lighting decreases crime — still holds good and can still be used to good effect.
Socialized Medicine
Government in Healthcare
Would New Jersey Bill Authorize Slow-Motion Euthanasia of Dementia Patients?
Serious moves are afoot to allow ending the lives of dementia patients, either by allowing them to be killed by lethal jab euthanasia if requested in a written advance directive (where legal), or to allow a document to be signed requiring caregivers to withhold sufficient food and water to sustain life.
Bioethicists: ‘Terminally Sedate’ People Committing Suicide by Self-Starvation
In a newly released paper in the prestigious journal Bioethics, three prominent bioethicists argue that when someone decides to commit suicide via self-starvation and dehydration — known in euthanasia movement parlance as “voluntary stop eating and drinking” (VSED) — doctors should be allowed to “terminally sedate” the person trying to die when necessary to prevent intractable suffering.
MAID Gone Mad in Canada
Encouraging doctors to get involved in people killing themselves in a society with socialized medicine and declining religiosity has ghastly consequences. Who knew? Canadians can’t say that nobody warned them.
Prostate cancer screening to be rationed
Lord Cameron attacks plan to deny checks to the vast majority of men
Do We Have the Will (or Desire) to Prevent Biotechnological Anarchy?
AI gets most of the attention, but biotechnology may be even more impactful on the human future. Indeed, I think it is the most powerful technology since the splitting of the atom — perhaps even in history, as it has the potential to literally alter the human race or any cell/organism — which could cure diseases or unleash an unstoppable pandemic. Attention must be paid.
Startup Testing Drugs on Freshly Extracted Human Brains That Are Kept On Life Support
Not creepy at all.
War & Terror
The Large-Scale Near-Miss Cyberattack You Never Heard About
Late last year, hackers nearly took down a significant chunk of Poland’s power grid — and my guess is you heard nothing about it. Meanwhile, the Pentagon makes a last-minute cancellation of a rotation of 4,000 U.S. troops into Poland. A few words on why I gallivant to these far-flung places and report from them. And a couple of wealthy guys think the U.S. won’t need to worry about a Chinese invasion of Taiwan soon.
Poland Is About to Upgrade to the F-35 Fighter Jet
Do you feel the need for speed? Alas, the fighter jet I was allowed to see at one of NATO’s major air bases in central Poland was stationary, in the hangar. But my tour and briefing from the base commander came at a fortuitous time, as the Poles are about to make a major upgrade in their fighter jets
The Trump Ballroom and Unmanned Aerial System Launch Site
The president maintains that what was once the East Wing of the White House will be dedicated not just to entertaining but also to defending the nation’s capital from hostile threats.
Manifesto, Weapons Recovered From Suspects in San Diego Islamic Center Shooting
You know what we didn’t get? Names of the dead suspects. Weird…
Leaked: The secret Chinese surveillance programme tracking people like me
Behind the curtain of Xi’s vast police state, Big Brother is watching ‘enemies of the people’ – including The Telegraph’s Sophia Yan
Unexpected Words from Ukraine: We Have an Overproduction of Drones
A chat with the Ukrainian ambassador to Poland reveals that the government in Kyiv now finds itself with more drones than it needs in certain areas. The Ukrainian government also enthusiastically approves of the Trump administration’s moves regarding Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba. Elsewhere in Europe, the Germans are setting the goal of building the most powerful conventional army in Europe, which raises the question of just who the Trump administration wants to see running Germany in the future.
Jan. 6 cops sue to block $1.776B ‘slush fund’ created in wake of Trump settlement with IRS
Two police officers who defended the US Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot filed a lawsuit Wednesday to thwart a $1.776 billion compensation fund set aside for victims of federal government weaponization, arguing it encourages violence by “rioters, paramilitaries and their supporters.”
The Supreme Court Tightens the Screws on the Cuban Regime
It may not be the largest of steps, but the Supreme Court’s decision this morning in Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. draws the sanctions regime on the Cuban communist government a little tighter. At issue is the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996, also known as the LIBERTAD Act — part of the blizzard of new legislation passed by the Republican Congress and Bill Clinton in 1995-96. The theory of the LIBERTAD Act was that Cuba had never adequately compensated Americans and American companies whose property was confiscated after the 1959 communist revolution, and that — as a sanction to deter foreign investment in Cuba — businesses who “trafficked” in confiscated property could be sued by the original victims of confiscation.
Is This Really the Best Time for Belarusian and Russian Nuclear Exercises?
Belarus doesn’t get as much attention, or blame, as it deserves in the ongoing “gray zone” warfare against NATO’s Eastern flank.* Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko is always playing Jaws to Vladimir Putin’s Blofeld. The fact that Putin deployed nuclear weapons to Belarusian soil and that this week’s large-scale military drills are aimed at testing Russian readiness to deploy nuclear weapons should have gotten more people to sit up and take notice.
Poland’s steely response to Russia’s hybrid warfare
Eastern European countries are keeping out Russia’s “weaponized migrants.” Reporters got a look.
American journalist charged with serving as unregistered agent for China
Thomas Pauken II allegedly told the FBI he was “80 percent sure” an associate now working for the Trump administration would give classified information to China.
China: We’d Be Happy to Facilitate Transfer of Iran’s Uranium, Thanks For Asking
That’s actually the question. Who’s asking? It might be Donald Trump. It could be Ahmad Vahidi. Or perhaps Xi Jinping has decided to flex his muscles in this standoff after all.
America surrendered in the information war
The U.S. no longer seems to think information warfare is worthwhile. Its adversaries disagree.
Federal charge filed against Las Vegas bio lab suspect dismissed
A federal charge against the man accused of running a bio laboratory inside a Las Vegas home was dismissed earlier this month.
Europe Is Starting to Think Putin Will Expand the War Beyond Ukraine
Russia has threatened the Baltics while carrying out massive strikes on Kyiv
Lithuania to buy 936 Finnish-made Patria armoured vehicles
Lithuania will purchase 936 Patria armoured vehicles from Finland under a decision approved by the State Defence Council on Wednesday.
America surrendered in the information war
The U.S. no longer seems to think information warfare is worthwhile. Its adversaries disagree.
Russian Drone Hits Romanian Apartment Building, Officials Say
Romania is a NATO country, and the security alliance condemned “Russia’s recklessness” for an episode that sharply escalated tensions with Moscow.
The B-21 Raider Is the Stealth Bomber Designed to Slip Past China’s Defenses
Northrop Grumman is increasing production capacity for the B-21 Raider, hoping that the Air Force ultimately decides to buy more than the original projection of 100 aircraft. For years, 100 B-21s have been treated as the procurement benchmark, but now everyone from the Pentagon to Congress to Northrop Grumman is openly discussing larger procurement numbers. The prospective increase in B-21s reflects growing anxiety over the strategic picture in the Indo-Pacific, which may require a larger number of nuclear-capable stealth bombers.
National
Trump administration creates $1.776 billion fund for allies of the president after he drops lawsuit against IRS
The Justice Department on Monday announced the creation of a $1.776 billion fund to compensate President Donald Trump’s allies who claim they were unfairly targeted by the previous administration.
Trumpworld’s presidential gold rush
Democrats erupted Monday over President Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for MAGA allies who claim political persecution, vowing to investigate what they called textbook corruption.
‘Decolonial orientations’ psychologist sought at University of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island wants to hire a psychologist who will offer counseling and provide training “informed by multicultural, systemic, decolonial, and/or other orientations.”
Top Treasury Lawyer Resigns After Creation of ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
Brian Morrissey, the department’s general counsel, stepped down hours after the Trump administration announced the $1.8 billion fund.
Nazi stickers found at scene of San Diego mosque shooting
SS logo seen on gun and petrol can after three people killed in attack
The Eyes of Texas Are on Senior-Eligible Judges
Well, President Trump endorsed Ken Paxton for Senate in Texas. It sure seems as if Paxton’s rock-ribbed commitment to abolishing the filibuster so that Congress can pass a House messaging bill designed to favor the high-propensity, suburban GOP of 15 years ago might have done the trick.
The I.R.S. Thought It Could Fight Trump’s Lawsuit, but It Struck a Deal Anyway
Officials wrote a memo outlining ways to challenge President Trump’s suit against the Internal Revenue Service. The administration is instead creating a compensation fund.
A State Assault Case Against an ICE Agent Could Illustrate the Limits of Supremacy Clause Immunity
That defense applies only when an officer “reasonably” believed he was acting within his federal authority.
A Tennessee Man Jailed for 37 Days Because of an Anti-Trump Meme Will Get $835,000 for His Trouble
Perry County Sheriff Nick Weems preposterously claimed that Larry Bushart had threatened “mass violence” at a school.
Republicans punt on reconciliation amid furious disagreement over ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Senate Republicans have canceled plans to begin voting this week on a budget reconciliation package that would provide approximately $70 billion to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029 amid a furious disagreement within their conference over the Trump administration’s proposal to establish a $1.8 billion compensation fund for MAGA allies.
Racial Slurs as Actionable Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
UPDATE: Link to transcript in the earlier criminal case, and quotes from the transcript, added
U. New Mexico asks court to dismiss case alleging race-based admissions
UNM medical school is ‘using soft factors and personality scores’ to achieve ‘preferred demographics,’ Liberty Justice Center attorney alleges
ESG in the Data Center
Climatists tend to either actively oppose (or worse) economic growth or be extremely suspicious of it. Unsurprisingly they would like to be another obstacle in the path of data centers.
‘Goes to Show You How Stupid They Are’: Tillis Lets Loose on Trump Advisers
The retiring Republican senator opens up about his YOLO approach and why he’s occasionally taken on Trump.
Shots Fired at 17th and Pennsylvania Ave – Secret Service Take Gunman Down
This is not the way a reporter normally handles their updates from the White House grounds. It’s been a rainy, crappy day in D.C., and some of the press had little shelters while others were out on the lawn under the trees, doing what they do with all the news about the Iran deal or no deal in the air.
Trump Policy Could Send Legal Residents Abroad To Apply for Green Cards
A new memo from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services would require green card applicants to apply for permanent residency abroad—but the law it cites may say the opposite.
Woman fired by Indiana university over Charlie Kirk post to receive $225,000 legal settlement
A woman fired by an Indiana university over her Facebook post criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk after he was killed will receive $225,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused her former employer of violating her free-speech rights, the woman’s attorneys said Tuesday.
UC faculty demand return of standardized test requirement amid math deficiency surge
Over 360 UC mathematics faculty advocate for reinstating standardized testing in admissions due to rising math deficiencies among students, with reports showing a thirtyfold increase in students with math skills below high school level. Faculty argue that current admissions practices fail to ensure adequate mathematical readiness for STEM majors, resulting in faculty having to reteach middle school math despite covering higher-level material. The letter emphasizes that standardized tests are essential for equity and academic readiness, countering claims that they hinder diversity, and calls for faculty oversight of admissions policies. The UC system removed standardized testing requirements in 2020, but several prestigious universities have recently reinstated them, citing improvements in predicting students’ academic success.
Comey Trial Postponed to October
I don’t believe former FBI Director James Comey will ever be tried on the Trump Justice Department’s inane charges that he threatened to kill the president. For now, in any event, the trial initially scheduled to begin in July has been postponed for three months, to October 21.
Disagree with a Professor
Would you like to have a spirited conversation with a faculty member about a provocative topic?
F.B.I. Arrests C.I.A. Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars in His Home
The only charge lodged against David Rush is that he inflated his academic credentials and obtained military leave pay worth tens of thousands of dollars.
Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Trump Lawsuits
Ms. Carroll, who prevailed in a civil trial after accusing President Trump of sexual abuse, is the latest target in a Justice Department campaign going after his perceived enemies.
The Trump Administration Is Spending $5 Million to Coat Horse Statues in Gold
The Interior Department quickly gave nearly $100 million in contracts in a rush to beautify D.C.
DHS Directs ICE To Crack Down on Allegedly Fraudulent Asylum Claims
It’s President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to restrict a form of humanitarian relief sought by millions.
DOJ sues Oregon over undercover plates; experts say case could affect sanctuary law
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against Oregon over refusing to issue confidential license plates to federal vehicles while continuing to provide them to state and local police.
Rejected Search Warrant Applications Raise Further Questions About the Federal Case Against Don Lemon
After a magistrate judge said a DHS investigator had failed to establish probable cause, the government decided it did not need the YouTube and iPhone records after all.
A federal judge pauses, for now, an effort to compensate the president’s allies and supporters.
A federal judge barred the government on Friday from taking steps to launch President Trump’s $1.8 billion fund, for now prohibiting the establishment of the fund, which is intended to pay people the administration finds were harmed by the federal government.
Mullin plan to punish sanctuary jurisdictions by targeting their airports faces fierce headwinds
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has become preoccupied with an idea to punish cities and states that do not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement — cutting customs staffing at their airports and possibly stopping the processing of international travelers all together.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
A federal court in Alexandria, Va., has issued an injunction against the Trump administration’s establishment of the so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund. The two-page order from Judge Leonie Brinkema, a Clinton appointee in the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVa), was released yesterday.
California’s New Age-Verification Bill Frees Linux But Expands Age Tracking to the Open Web
California fixed the most obvious problem with its age-tracking law but replaced it with a version that follows you across the entire internet.
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
SWAT damage, sloppy briefs, and forced confessions.
JD Vance plans bold 2028 option after ‘loyal’ Tulsi Gabbard’s exit… as insiders deliver shocking verdict on VP’s future: ‘He’s loud, he’s active’
JD Vance, now the lone dove in Donald Trump’s cabinet after Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation, has been left more isolated than ever and is even considering abandoning a run for the presidency in 2028, multiple sources tell the Daily Mail.
‘They were p*****’: Republican lawmakers were ‘screaming’ at Todd Blanche during anti-weaponization fund briefing
Ted Cruz said Trump could face a “full-on revolt in the Senate” over the controversial fund
South Carolina’s New Social Media Law Puts Every User Under Age Surveillance
A bill sold as child protection builds the legal framework for surveilling every user in the state.
Police Respond to ‘Swatting’ Attempt at Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Home
Police in Fairfax County, Va., responded to a “swatting” attempt at the home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday evening, authorities have confirmed to National Review.
Michigan State launches ‘Inclusive Systems’ series as DEI ideology remains embedded on campus
Program comes as MSU keeps identity-based resource pages online.
Is JD Vance the 2028 Front Runner? Trump Has Questions.
President Trump appears to see the matter of his heir as unsettled, adding a layer of tension to his relationship with Vice President JD Vance.
Judge Bars Trustees from Adding Trump’s Name to Kennedy Center
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ruled that President Trump and the board of trustees he installed may not rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the “Trump Kennedy Center,” reasoning that Congress named the center in President Kennedy’s honor shortly after his 1963 assassination, expressly directing that the center be dedicated to the late president’s memory.
Lead federal prosecutor in James Comey seashells photo case steps aside
Matthew Petracca, a former Republican county committeeman, was the rookie federal prosecutor who brought the highly criticized case to a federal grand jury.
Inside illegal ‘razor-blade’ cockfighting ring found close to legendary brothel
Cops busted an illegal ‘razor-blade’ cockfighting ring in the Nevada desert, rescuing 478 roosters and making three arrests near to a famous brothel
Economy & Taxes
Groceries just had the biggest price hike in years. It’s about to get even worse, experts warn
Federal inflation data confirms what you may have been feeling already: Groceries are getting more expensive. Unfortunately, things may be about to get a whole lot worse, economists are warning.
Walmart issues worse-than-expected outlook as high gas prices hit shoppers, shares drop 7%
Walmart issued a worse-than-expected financial outlook amid soaring gas prices. Finance chief John David Rainey said high tax returns may have muted some of the impact high gas prices had on shoppers in the first quarter, indicating consumer pressures could rise in the current quarter. The big-box retailer issued fiscal first-quarter results that beat Wall Street’s expectations on the top line but were only in line on the bottom.
Inside Mamdani’s Plan to Seize ‘Neglected’ Properties, Redistribute to ‘Responsible Stewards’
“And for buildings that have suffered chronic neglect, we will work to transfer ownership to responsible stewards – stewards that include community land trusts, nonprofits or even the tenants themselves.”
Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait
The printing director who resisted the effort said she was reassigned last month. “The buck stopped here,” she wrote in her goodbye.
Newsom vows to levy 100% tax on California recipients of Trump’s $1.8-billion slush fund
100% Tax Threat: Gov. Gavin Newsom vows to tax all California recipients of Trump’s $1.776-billion “anti-weaponization” fund, pending legislative approval. Election Protection Bill: Signed Senate Bill 73 to prevent federal interference in state elections, including ballot or voter roll seizures without a warrant. Election Concerns: Newsom warns of Trump’s potential interference in upcoming elections, citing past actions and threats to intimidate voters and officials.
California’s Tax-Weary Billionaires Seek Refuge on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada Shore
The proposed wealth tax has the superwealthy paying a premium for homes across the state line
Trump Is Laser-Focused on Anything but the Cost of Living
The GOP heads into the midterms with a president thoroughly disinterested in the cost of living and much more focused on his ballroom and exempting himself and his family from tax audits for the rest of their lives. It turns out Graham Platner lied about how he paid for his house. And the Wall Street Journal affirms what I spent the past two weeks showcasing.
Trump’s Proposed $250 Bill Is Everything the Founders Despised
George Washington actively opposed the U.S. Mint putting his face on coinage, as it would’ve resembled the reverence reserved for monarchs.
Price caps always make things worse
Politicians should respond to misinformation by telling the sometimes difficult truths. I invited Lord Livermore, the supercilious treasury minister, to do so. Instead, as always, he sneered.
International
A warning from New Zealand
Measuring public services by counting jobs creates a bureaucracy that grows for its own sake.
Canadians are folding on Vegas. Democrats see a royal flush.
President Donald Trump’s trade war has driven Canadians from Las Vegas. Democrats think it will help them protect their Nevada battleground seats in November.
At least 19 people rushed to hospital amid ‘strong smell’ in shopping centre after man ‘sprayed substance’
Terrified shoppers were overcome by a burning, suffocating stench that tore through Tokyo’s glitzy Ginza 6 mall.
France Is Banning Zyn and Threatening To Jail People for 5 Years
The French government has criminalized the use of nicotine pouches. Users can be punished with up to 5 years in prison and a fine of almost half a million dollars.
Farage is facing his own menace on the right
The rise of Restore Britain may force Reform’s leader to switch strategies
Opinion
The Arizona Two-Step May Save Your University
Most people have heard of the Texas two-step, but did you know that there’s an Arizona two-step too? The dances are cousins, yet decidedly different. Well, there’s another two-step spreading across the red and purple states, variations on a two-part theme. You might call this one the “professor-proof step,” or maybe the “stop-being-a-campus-dupe step.” Let me show you how it’s done.
The Lasting Legacy of ‘Peace Through Strength’
Reagan’s defense buildup helped end the Cold War and laid the foundation of contemporary American military power.
Bill Cassidy Unchained
Bill Cassidy is free now. That’s the downside of targeting sitting members of a narrow caucus in primaries over relatively rare deviations from the party line. Cassidy has spent his entire last term in the Senate under threat that any departure from Donald Trump’s wishes could end his career. Now that he’s been defeated, there’s nothing left with which to threaten him. You can only cut a man’s head off once.
The Great Forgetting
How motivated reasoning frames economic debates
Stop Trump’s Slush-Fund Boondoggle
Donald Trump has dropped his $10 billion damages lawsuit against the IRS. What he’s doing instead may be even worse.
Trump’s Collusive ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ Takes a Page from the Left’s Playbook
Once again, Trump is doing the quiet part loudly.
These secret government investigations fly in the face of the Constitution
Forget the knock at the door. These searches don’t need one.
Jesus: Ancient Revolutionary, but Not the Father of the Enlightenment
Review of Tom Holland’s Dominion
Corruption in Broad Daylight, &c.
On public responsibility, FBI directors, the idea of America, and more
Imposing Imposter Syndrome
DEI creates, and exacerbates, the very problem DEI is designed to eradicate.
How the American Right Went European
An unprecedented shift on both sides of the Atlantic
Memory versus anti-history
Yesterday I posted the full video of Aaron MacLean interviewing Niall Ferguson for Aaron’s School of War podcast in “The rise of anti-history.” As I always do, I watched the video its entirety before recommending it here. You had to watch it to the end to hear Aaron rejecting the “anti-history” in which we are suffocating. He did so with an anecdote that powerfully recalled his father. In case you missed it…
The Republican Party Is Nothing More Than a Cult of Trump
The GOP has shifted from endorsing conservative ideas to embodying the whims of one man.
The Next Generation of Conservative Leaders Must Embrace Civility
In his forthcoming book, the former vice president explains why public figures have a responsibility to engage in the art of compromise.
Education as an Afterthought
Online education has enabled students to lose sight of their educational priorities.
The Carroll–Hoffman Lawfare Mess
The Trump DOJ clarified that E. Jean Carroll is not under investigation, though Dem donor Reid Hoffman might be.
Fusionism: Frank Meyer’s Big Idea
Will today’s conservatives look to the fusionist founding father for how to fill the theory vacuum?
For America’s 250th Birthday, Give Us the Gift of Renewed Federalism
The country should rediscover its decentralized roots to revive freedom and national pride.
The Art of the Deal
The Trump/DOJ Settlement Agreement:—”Utterly stupid, morally wrong.”
A word from Edmund Burke
Reading Edmund Burke as a college freshman was a transformative experience for me. I am thinking specifically of his Reflections on the Revolution in France, but other of his works also had a deep impact on me. In this passage of his Letter to a Member of the National Assembly (1791), he restates the wisdom of the ancients for modern man:
Grand Rapids Journal, Part I
On the capital of West Michigan
