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The $64 Question, Again

Anna D. Shapiro’s recent revival of Eric Bentley’s 1972 play about the HUAC hearings offered entertainment along with the pleasures of moral certainty and ideological reinforcement.

The one line from JD Vance’s GOP keynote that reveals his vision for America

JD Vance framed the midterm elections as a fight over every American child's birthright in a Dallas keynote that previewed his post-Trump GOP vision.

Claire's Weekly Letter: Naked in America

Thinking 9/11 Through

9/11 was a powerful demonstration that notions of happy universalism were bunkum.

Claire's Weekly Letter: A Bright September Day

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democr…

A San Francisco Squatter Story for the Ages

The Retro Fashion of the Wealth Tax

Every few decades, the ideas with the worst track records come back into style.

Fetterman's GOP Convention Video Was a Trap for Dems

The senator adopted the mantle of bipartisanship - but the premise of the event betrayed his framing.

Will Stark Warnings About AI Shape the Midterm Elections?

Stark warnings from A.I. researchers have reverberated across the country.

How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech

President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.

September 11 Showed Us Evil. September 12 Showed Us America

Every September 11, America remembers the worst terrorist attack in our history.

Dems Got Themselves a Case of the Cray Crays and They Just Can't Seem to Shake the Loons Off

What the Clancy Trial's Chatty Jurors Get Wrong

Jurors serving on high-profile trials might think better of speaking publicly about their deliberations, no matter how enticing a minute of fleeting fame might seem. From what I've seen from chatty jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial, the lone hold…

The Cavalry Arrives: Senate GOP Drops $32 Million Into Texas for Paxton

Uninvited woman enters Kamala Harris' Malibu property prompting sheriff response: reports

A woman twice showed up uninvited at Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff's $8 million Malibu home, prompting security to call the sheriff late Friday evening.

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts.

Fact-Checking Trump’s Attacks on Democratic Senate Candidates

The president attacked three Democrats running for Senate this week with inaccurate claims to portray them as too extreme.

Republican Groups Rush to Paxton’s Aid in Texas After Staying on Sidelines

An organization allied with Senate G.O.P. leaders has booked more than $51 million in ads. Now, Ken Paxton has a financial edge after months of being outspent by his Democratic rival.

Trump says he would 'love' to see Ireland unified as one nation

Speaking to reporters, President Donald Trump said he hopes to see Ireland become one country in the future, predicting reunification will happen over time.

Dem handlers lash out when cameraman confronts their boss about debate: ‘No pictures’

Video shows Amy Acton's campaign staff confronting a cameraman who asked why she refuses to debate Vivek Ramaswamy in the Ohio governor race.

What does ‘Never Forget’ mean for a generation with no memory of 9/11?

Pentagon 9/11 Memorial leader says new education center aims to connect generations with no memory of 9/11 to the facts and gravity of the attacks.

Trump Says Irish Unification Would Be ‘Fantastic,’ Breaking With Precedent

The United States has been officially neutral on an issue that was a source of decades of violence in Northern Ireland until a 1998 peace deal.

'Trump Power Plant' Coming to Fayette County, the Largest Investment in Its History

Federal Judge Poised to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Library

The judge, in halting the pretrial fact-finding process, said President Trump’s claim of immunity could “dispose of the entire case” involving the library to be built in Miami.

Trump Heads to Ireland for the Irish Open at His Golf Course

President Trump’s trip comes after a two-day Republican rally in Dallas, where he tried to energize voters amid fears that the party could face losses in the midterms.

Clinton, Bush received multiple warnings on bin Laden hijack plots before 9/11, declassified files show

Bill Clinton and George W. Bush received repeated CIA warnings that Usama bin Laden's network planned to hijack jets and attack U.S. cities.

Unions Once Again Using Political Power to Keep Workers Ignorant of Their Rights

As is so often the case in the left’s lawfare operations, the process is the punishment.

A Better Labor Day

Antizionist City

A community that embraces a set of shared beliefs is not necessarily a bad thing, but the value of solidarity depends entirely on the merits of the cause in question.

Lindsay Clancy Should Not Be Tried Twice

David Oscar Markus is the author of the Southern District of Florida Blog, which discusses trials and appeals in federal court in South Florida.

White House unloads on violent ‘criminal alien’ nabbed after investigators uncover election offense

Anthony Tyrone Higgs, a Bahamian green card holder with a violent rap sheet, was arrested after officials say he illegally voted in the 2020 election.

Blue state governor's pardon of convicted felon torpedos a major Supreme Court immigration fight

Kathy Hochul pardoned a convicted noncitizen, effectively mooting a Supreme Court case on bond hearing rights for detained immigrants facing deportation.

El-Sayed ignites firestorm after sharing 9/11 message on social media: 'Piece of s---'

Abdul El-Sayed's 9/11 video message drew fierce online backlash over his association with Hasan Piker, who notoriously claimed America deserved 9/11.

Friday's Final Word

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.

Pennsylvania lawmaker suggests Trump should rename Lake Erie to 'Lake Pennsylvania'

Pennsylvania state Rep. David Maloney wants President Donald Trump to rename Lake Erie to "Lake Pennsylvania," following recent name changes to other bodies of water.

Politics of the Day

Politics of the Day

Is Democrats' Image Problem Getting Worse?

A better way to think about DSA isn't as a hostile takeover, but as the vanguard of a radicalized professional class. It's a continuation of a trend already reshaping the Democratic Party.

Inflation Complicates Trump’s Midterms Pitch to Voters

Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president’s midterm appeal.

The Learning Crisis Begins Before the Classroom

Differences in height between men and women—a biomarker of stressor exposure in childhood—suggest that poor early health and nutrition constrain what children are achieving at school.

A Bright September Day

Reflections on a morning that changed the world as we knew it.

The Extraordinary Courage of Ordinary People on 9/11

The enduring legacy of heroes.

NY Times: A Partisan Reminder on How Inflation Works

The Fantasy-Fed Denialism of Bush's Freedom Agenda

The fantasy-fed denialism of George Bush's Freedom Agenda has metastasized into a dangerous suppression of our most basic survival instincts in the face of a foe we can no longer name, but who is sure to attack us again

Vance's Big Night in Dallas

Friday, September 11th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP White House Correspondent, Carolina Lumetta

Thank You for Supporting the Anti-Communist Film Festival

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.

Republican Campaign Aide Is Fired Over Nazi Photo

Senator Jon Husted, running in a high-stakes race in Ohio, dismissed his political director because of social media activity displaying a “complete lack” of judgment, a spokeswoman said.

How to Waste $9 Trillion to NOT 'Save the Planet'

Measuring the Economic Cost of Affirmative Action in Academia

A new report on the Canada Research Chairs program analyses the reduced standards applied to scholars belonging to ‘equity groups.’

Stubborn Inflation and the Midterm Elections

On Friday, the Commerce Department released inflation figures for August, and what they show is ... more of the same.

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.

Literary Studies Without the Literature

English departments are increasingly ignoring the great works of the past, in favour of popular literary works that reflect activist themes and nonliterary works of political and social theory.

Gayle King's Woke Mind Is Societal Poison

Very rarely do you see someone's worldview burst in real time - never mind on live television.

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Hands Republicans a Decisive Midterm Loss

At 10:03 am ET, according to the Supreme Court's docket, a group of Republican plaintiffs filed a brief asking the Court to bless a GOP gerrymander in Missouri.

Abdul El-Sayed touts ‘whole a--’ medical credentials while defending sex changes for children

Abdul El-Sayed, a Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, argues 'whole a--' doctors should decide trans treatment without government interference.

Refuse 9/11 Revisionism

‘I’m proud of Ted Cruz for speaking honestly and openly about the nature of this threat, because we will not confront it unless we define it.’

The Uprising Keeps Its Hands Too Clean

Films don’t owe us the accuracy of a documentary, but greater fidelity to the historical record would have made for a better story.

Should Scientists Decide Policies About Wealth Inequality?

Every situation calls for a U.N. panel of experts!

Last Man Standing

Francis Fukuyama’s new memoir assesses an intellectual life devoted to the health of the liberal-democratic idea.

America and the Great Gift She Is

A book celebrating American stories.

The World 9/11 Didn't Make

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the US. For many Americans, 9/11 is a distant memory, or not a memory at all-approximately 40% of the US population was either born after the attacks or is too young t…

Trump Appears to Defend Iran War During 9/11 Anniversary Speech

The president appeared to embrace the idea that after 9/11, no risk can be tolerated, an echo of reasoning used by previous American officials in the “forever wars” that he has long denounced.

Saturday's Final Word

This Is the Way the World Ends

Sex is declining because the options seem endless. This is counter-intuitive, but biologically it makes sense.

Enraging: AOC and Mamdani Laugh It Up at 9/11 Memorial As Names of the Victims Read

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out.

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marria…

The Case for Elites with Richard Hanania | Quillette Cetera Episode 71

Political scientist Richard Hanania discusses why populism usually fails, why Western elites matter, immigration, MAGA, H-1B visas, housing and declining fertility.

Women Special Operations Veterans Remember Their Battles

The only fraternal organization for women special operations veterans held a gala to mark the wars that began 25 years ago. It came as the Pentagon questions women’s roles in the military.

Restoring Truth and Sanity to the Smithsonian

No one following the White House's efforts to restore truth and sanity to American history will be surprised by Lonnie Bunch's departure

San Francisco Mayor Declares a 'Rent Emergency'

Mail-in Ballot Case and Trump’s Statutory Authority

The Constitution makes states and Congress supreme in regulating elections. The president cannot usurp that power on the pretext of overseeing the Postal Service.

Pro-Natalist Policies Can Work

The mixed record of such programs in other countries suggests that the design of particular policies matters a lot.

Republicans, Facing Midterm Peril, Try to Brand Democrats as Communists

Communism, in the president’s hyperbolic telling, is a graver threat to the country than the Pearl Harbor or 9/11 attacks were. Whether this midterm strategy works is an open question.

The Houthis Finally Open a Second Front in the Iran War

The stakes in this already high-stakes game of chicken keep rising.

Navigating 9/11’s Anniversary with Young Kids

How can my children #NeverForget something impossible for them to remember? 

EXCLUSIVE: Pence group knocks Vance plan to pay stay-at-home parents up to $9K per child

Advancing American Freedom warns JD Vance's childcare subsidy for stay-at-home parents could invite government intrusion and create work disincentives.

Ceuta: Up to 10,000?

There is a suspicion that Morocco is not too unhappy with this state of affairs.