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The West has sleepwalked into mass migration for more than a decade. Will a glaring breach of its borders jar it awake? Douglas Murray weighs the case.
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Christopher Nolan’s creation is a big movie in every technical sense. But inside, it is diminished and faded: heroes who aren’t allowed to be heroes and gods who aren’t allowed to be gods.
The common good is a byproduct of liberty and virtue, not something governments can impose.
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…
A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding campaign to investigate leaks of secrets.
The law firm Paul Weiss led the legal resistance against President Trump. Then it led a sudden retreat across the legal industry. A Times investigation examined how it caved to White House pressure.
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, blamed shoddy construction, contradicting President Trump’s pet theory. Mr. Trump said he disagreed “100%” with her.
In the 30th instalment of ‘Nations of Canada,’ Greg Koabel describes the expanding Jesuit presence of the late 1630s—and the increasingly bitter opposition it provoked among France’s local Indigenous allies.
By framing terrorism and armed struggle as legitimate resistance, the pro-Palestine movement has unwittingly strengthened Israel’s case that withdrawal and concessions carry unacceptable risks.
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.
Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.
Tom Suozzi compares the Democratic Socialists of America to the House Freedom Caucus and urges Democrats to confront the growing socialist wing head-on.
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.
The president misleadingly blamed the Biden administration’s weapons transfers to Ukraine for current concerns over munitions stockpiles, among other claims about the Iran war.
Men are quietly leaving the workforce—not for lack of jobs, but for lack of purpose.
Rep. Marcy Kaptur was hospitalized after a car crash near Toledo, Ohio, while traveling to church Sunday morning. Her office said she suffered injuries that are not life-threatening.
It's not a recession, at least for now. But the president has delivered the Meh Economy.
Democrats will soon have a verdict on just how much their precious enthusiasm is worth outside of the confines of deep blue cities and low-turnout primary contests.
A shortage of Navy destroyers, used to defend against Iranian ballistic missile attacks, will force the head of U.S. European Command to prioritize the U.S. homeland instead, officials said.
At a national summit of the Democratic Socialists of America, nervous energy and a sprawling tableau of sometimes-competing interests were on display.
Trump's budget proposal cuts Smithsonian funding below $1 billion for the first time since 2020 as a 162-page White House report targets woke ideology.
There is real value in Noah Rothman's century-spanning chronicle of left-wing terror, but it falls short in analysis.
Every Squad member has endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate primary, even as he distances himself from the Democratic Socialists of America.
The president vowed to push for the payout fund if Senate Republicans fail to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, reigniting a dispute over the settlement.
My full speech at the @OxfordUnion debating whether the west is right to be suspicious of Islam.I needed a security team to attend and we were spat at, bullied and heckled by a baying mob.But I will not give up on free speech.I will not submit.
Ohio Rep. Max Miller went live on X Sunday morning to address and deny allegations made by his ex-wife that he previously abused her and their daughter.
John Cornyn and Thom Tillis' jihad against Todd Blanche's AG nomination epitomizes the GOP's rank hatred for its voters.
The vice president was right about what America is, and we need to reengage both the idea and the people who made it.
Artists increasingly insist that their work and their politics are indivisible. They should not be surprised when the institutions that fund them agree.
Barely a third of Americans approve of Mr. Trump’s handling of the job, putting him at historic depths for a second-term president at this stage of his tenure.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
The amount is still far below what the U.S. spent previously on humanitarian and health aid, but resumes the flow of money for key efforts to fight malnutrition and disease.
I’m much less interested in litigating the term ‘common good,’ and much more interested in what its adherents what to do with government power.
Divisions over Israel and high-profile endorsements have shaped the closely-watched race between a progressive former public health official and a more moderate member of Congress.
The Grift Industrial Complex targeted Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey—and got buried.
Remembering the legacy of J. J. Hanson.
Yossi Sheffi is the author of this intensely disturbing book about the experience of American and Israeli Jews on campus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre. Sheffi holds an endowed chair in engi…
American democrats need a Hungarian-style landslide to overwhelm Trump's attempts to rig November's midterm elections, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
For generations, this Ohio factory was a way of life. Then came the final shift.
Our culture needs renewal. Some of our institutions need revival, others retirement — or at least some reinvention.
Homer’s epic provides a window on to a strange, paradoxical, fascinating, beautiful, and terrifying world that is at once familiar and unfamiliar.
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Years of weak and dishonest leadership have given Islamism a foothold in the heart of Europe.
The Democratic Socialists of America summit was abuzz about whether to endorse a presidential candidate, potentially Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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…
Apparently, a lesbian editor-in-chief hiring a conservative while also promoting a leftist means CBS is becoming right wing propaganda now.
Fusionism was, is, and will be the best framework for holding the tension between the moral order we need and individual liberty.
Former Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino accused Markwayne Mullin of undermining mass deportations after the DHS secretary called for immigration reform.
Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transformation.
I often think the divide about common good conservatism is mostly about families.
The Democratic Socialists of America want to fight for working-class Americans by offering free healthcare and childcare. It has some other ideas too.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says Anthony Fauci lied under deposition and announces Louisiana will join Alabama and Florida in investigating potential state crimes.
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to Debra Soh, author of ‘Sextinction: The Decline of Sex and the Future of Intimacy,’ about neuroscience, hypergamy, elephant seals, politicised sex research, the perils of polyamory, and the sex-repellent…
Sen. Bernie Moreno called for Rep. Max Miller's resignation and said his former son-in-law needs psychological help amid domestic abuse allegations.
Sen. Bernie Moreno accused Rep. Max Miller of dangerous behavior and called on the fellow Ohio Republican to resign amid a bitter custody battle.
Sometimes freedom is the freedom to destroy.
Ceuta’s population today is ethnically and religiously mixed but has a clear preference to stick with Spain.
Brian Romero's GoFundMe seeking $2,000 for rent and groceries raised eyebrows given his expected $142,000 annual Assembly salary once sworn in.
The evidence for innate sex differences has been accumulating for decades. Steve Stewart-Williams's new book is a welcome inventory.
This is exactly what right-wingers warned would happen under lenient immigration laws.
The shooting occurred at a busy shopping center in Twin Falls, as people were getting food, shopping and going to the movies on a Saturday afternoon. The police said the shooter was dead.
To refer to these cities as ‘Spanish-administered’ is as bizarre and disturbing as referring to, say, Tucson or Albuquerque as ‘American-administered.’
Sen. Thom Tillis warns that canceling August recess is "tone-deaf" as GOP incumbents need to campaign ahead of midterms with tight races looming.
Our individual liberties thrive precisely when they stand on a rich surfeit of common goods.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
The Smithsonian Institution spans nearly 700 facilities, houses over 157 million artifacts and specimens, and shapes education for millions of students.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Because Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly cited the Fifth Amendment to avoid answering any questions, last week's Senate hearing was reduced to a grudge match that produced no new information on the ori...