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The Great Audacity of American Ambition

The boldness of American zeal is something to be championed at home and missed abroad, no matter what Europeans say about it.

Dissecting the Supreme Court's Scary 'Birthright' Betrayal

Justice Samuel Alito warned the birthright citizenship ruling is

F.B.I. Assigns Scores of Analysts to Examine Election Records in Georgia

The expansion of an investigation into Fulton County’s election office reflects President Trump’s desire to prove his baseless claims that the 2020 election in Georgia was rigged.

America in Trouble If Dems Fail To Defend Their Party

New York and other cities will decay further. More productive citizens will vote with their feet, vagrants and criminals will overtake more public spaces, social-service costs will explode, and the schools will deteriorate further.

MAGA Base Stays Quiet After Trump Reports Billions in Personal Gains

A new mandatory disclosure revealed that the president has earned $2.2 billion during the first year back in the White House.

The Truth Does Not Belong to Eight Billion People

Total disclosure, as Spielberg imagines it, is a beautiful thing to watch. It is also a fantasy.

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…

Why Australia's New Capital Gains Tax Is the Best Tax Policy for Crushing the Economy

Fund manager Derek Francis tells Claire Lehmann that Treasury's modelling of Australia's new capital gains tax contains a basic error — one that could push tax rates on shares as high as 70 percent.

Has the MAHA Movement Given Up?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies promised public-health libertarianism. The idea couldn’t survive once they took power.

The Handful of Democrats Fighting Back Against the DSA Takeover

They may be waging a losing fight against the DSA’s ascension, but theirs is a venerable mission nevertheless.

The NGO Industrial Complex: Gerald Steinberg on How Human Rights Became a Racket | Quillette Cetera Episode 67

NGO Monitor founder Gerald Steinberg on how Amnesty, Human Rights Watch, and the UN's "civil society" experiment were hijacked — and why journalists still buy it.

Army Capt. Jailed for Killing Unborn Child w/Abortion Pills

An Army captain will serve 12 years in prison after admitting to slipping his pregnant girlfriend an abortion drug that killed their baby.

Shapiro Clueless If He Thinks White People Are Propelling Left

The Daily Wire podcaster supported policies that boosted the hard left in New York.

Promises Made and (Eventually) Kept

The Declaration of Independence at 250.

National Parks Can Continue to Remove Signs That Trump Calls ‘Negative’

The decision was a win for the Trump administration as it pushes to remove material that the president has called inappropriate or “woke.”

Will Jefferson and Smith Reach the Tricentennial Intact?

The ideas animating the Declaration and Wealth of Nations have profoundly shaped America and the modern world.

As Trump commands 250th stage, Democrats offer their vision of patriotism

Partisanship around the country’s big anniversary has put Democrats in a bind: They want to criticize the president without appearing unpatriotic.

Timing: America 250, the Return of Marx, and the Anti-Communist Film Festival

New York Times Story Features ‘Tree Rights’

This resolution is another case of “rights” being granted to non-human entities without its framers understanding the consequences.

CNN Political Briefing

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

Louisiana attorney general accused of threatening local officials in criminal indictment

A New Orleans grand jury indicted Liz Murrill on 16 counts including intimidation, while Gov. Jeff Landry vowed to pardon her "as fast as the law allows."

In Bad Faith

The US vice president’s new memoir leaves an unflattering impression of its author.

Yes, The DSA Is a Communist Organization

JD Vance and Melania Trump Also Had Sharp Earnings Increases in 2025

But the revenue brought in by the vice president and the first lady paled in comparison to that of President Trump.

Politics of the Day

Politics of the Day

A Big Gamble for the Left: Can Socialism Appeal in a Swing State?

Francesca Hong, a state legislator running for governor of Wisconsin, wants to prove that a democratic socialist can win in a battleground. Some say she would hand the race to Republicans.

As Ukraine War Escalates, Witkoff and Kushner Are Focused on Iran

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are pivotal players at a moment when the posts of U.S. ambassador to Moscow and Kyiv are both vacant.

The Greatest Tradition of All

Apart from the Declaration and Constitution, there is perhaps no more essentially American document than Thomas Paine’s revolutionary pamphlet ‘Common Sense.’

We asked Americans to grade the economy. Then we asked if it would change their vote.

Americans at the Great American State Fair gave the economy a grade B but said values, faith, family and party affiliation matter more at the ballot box.

Democratic senate candidate called for mass release of criminals during prison abolition webinar

Abdul El-Sayed called for decarceration and abolishing prisons in an unearthed 2020 webinar, raising concerns about his Michigan Senate race bid.

The Roe v. Wade of Birthright Citizenship

The Supreme Court’s ruling means that changing the law will take longer and be more wrenching than it would otherwise have to.

Hot Child in the City: Commie Mamdani Expects Mommies and Families to Fry

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.

Trump calls out NATO ahead of summit, calling it 'ridiculous' for US to persist on 'one sided path'

U.S. President Donald Trump blasted NATO on Truth Social over defense spending disparities ahead of the alliance's upcoming summit in Ankara, Turkey.

Dana Milbank Doesn’t Understand the Constitution

No, a ‘unitary executive’ doesn’t mean that the next Democratic president will be a dictator.

Judge Demands Answers About Plans for Trump’s East Potomac Golf Course

In a fiery hearing, Judge Ana C. Reyes hammered the government over denials that the president was forging ahead with plans to renovate the course without approval.

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.

The Indivisible America

The time to worry isn't when you see the American flag flying at parks and DMVs and hospitals. The time to worry is when you don't see any American flags at all.

NY Times Columnist Attacks SCOTUS' Trans Sports Decision

Supreme Court Saved Lisa Cook's Job--for Now

Ray Brescia: The Supreme Court gave Trump a narrow loss in the case of Lisa Cook - but essentially authorized future harassment of Federal Reserve officials.

A Larger Socialist Coalition Is Bound to Form in Congress, Whether We Like It or Not

Melat Kiros is the most recent Democratic Socialists of America-endorsed candidate to win her primary election.

Trump kicks off Fourth of July weekend with symbolic salute to America’s legacy

Donald Trump returns to Mount Rushmore for Fourth of July fireworks before heading to the Salute to America event on the National Mall Saturday.

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.

Politico Party Pooper: Trump's America 250 Celebration Will Pollute DC, You Know

E Pluribus Algae: Why Green Pond Scum Is as American as Red, White and Blue

And why the most patriotic approach to the Reflecting Pool may be to let the algae take over.

Why Public Policy Schools Aren’t Working

Students with a right-of-center inclination aren’t interested in learning from climate alarmists or school-choice opponents.

Thursday's Final Word

Spain’s Opened Door

Needless to say, it is a mistake.

Trump Intercedes to Push Robert Smullen Out of N.Y. House Race

Assemblyman Robert Smullen, who lost a Republican primary, will not run on the Conservative Party line in his bid to replace Representative Elise Stefanik.

FIRST ON FOX: James Talarico slammed for calling American flag ‘complicated symbol’ ahead of Independence Day

A new ad calls James Talarico an "America-laster" for calling the American flag a "complicated symbol" ahead of the Independence Day holiday.

Decline of Impeachment Voters, and Other Midterm Lessons

The first half of the 2026 primary season has seen progressives - and Trump - win big.

Man Charged with Felony for Damaging Reflecting Pool

Trad Schism, Again

The Society of Saint Pius X ordained four bishops without a papal mandate. The Vatican responded with excommunication.

Socialist Surge: Far-left Democrats test national playbook after blue-city primary shocks

Democratic Socialists of America candidates are winning primaries nationwide, with races in Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin and Florida up next.

Abolish Everything, Replace It With What?

Zohran Mamdani's allies want to abolish the police, prisons, borders, and capitalism. None of them have said what comes next.

HotAir Celebrates America 250

Republican unveils Declaration of Independence bill ahead of America's 250th birthday

Rep. Matt Van Epps said his bill reaffirming the Declaration of Independence directly responds to socialist candidates gaining ground in primaries.

What 'Created Equal' Really Means

Creedal nation, English offshoot, Christian country-28 thinkers debate America's origin.

Gloomy Optimist

Jefferson emerges as a man who doubted democracy's permanence yet placed his faith in future generations. Onuf and Cogliano rescue him from caricature—even if one dimension of his thought remains in shadow.

James Carville breaks with famous ‘It’s the economy, stupid’ slogan because of Trump

James Carville says his famous 1992 catchphrase "It's the economy, stupid" now haunts him because of what he calls Trump's corruption today.

Claire's Weekly Letter: Managed Decline, Unmanaged Heat

Supreme Court Allows Former Fox News Reporter Catherine Herridge to Be Fined for Failing to Disclose Source

Catherine Herridge, a former Fox News reporter, was held in civil contempt by a lower court after she refused to reveal her sources for articles she wrote about a scientist who was investigated by the F.B.I.

Massachusetts woman steps in after 'shameful' Dem governor boycotts Great American State Fair

Massachusetts women pays her own way to the Great American State Fair after Gov. Maura Healey and other Democratic governors boycott Freedom 250 event.

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.

How Canada Jumped the Rails on ’Gender-Affirming Care’: A Quillette Investigation

The career arc of Canadian Paediatric Society president Natasha Johnson helps explain why her country has become such an outlier in the treatment of trans-identified children.

Anti-Trump States Wouldn't Fix Up Booths for the Fair - PA AMERICANs Took Matters Into Their Own Hands

Letters to the Editor

Replies to Jonathan Kay and Maarten Boudry.

Who Is Going to Be Next to Donate $1,776 to Our July 4 Fundraiser?

If you can chip in, it makes a big difference.

Fetterman: The One Thing That Would Force Me Out Of My Party Is ...

Vulnerable House Dem's bipartisanship push clashes with fantasy to ‘beat the s--- out of’ Hegseth

Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., who is up for re-election in a crucial swing-district, said she wanted to “beat the s--- out of" Pete Hegseth after touting bipartisanship during an address to Nevadans.

Cruz pushes bill to hold tax-exempt sponsors accountable as DOJ probes Singham network

Ted Cruz pushes the SPONSOR Act to strip tax-exempt status from nonprofits funding political violence as the DOJ launches a grand jury probe.

Jefferson and the Source of Human Rights

To understand the intent of the US Declaration of Independence, recall that its primary author was a deist rather than a Christian.

Democrats Are Now Debating Who Is 'Too Jewish'

UPS Did Not Tell Inspectors to Check Failed Part in Louisville Crash

Inspectors were not instructed to check a bearing that they had been told was faulty, but the shipping company says Boeing, the plane’s manufacturer, is to blame.

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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

Trump and Crypto, Again . . .

After Trump’s astonishing $2.2B financial disclosure, revisiting his crypto venture with the UAE, including the pardon of Changpeng Zhao in the middle of it all.

SoCal HOA Bans Display of the U.S. Flag

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…