For all his radicalism, Zohran Mamdani’s program is often as vaporous as steam wafting from a Midtown manhole. It’s a lot more about vibes than about delivering real change. His city-owned grocery store scheme, for starters, is almost entirely symbolic — not any real answer to the price-gouging he and his fans pretends is common Read More…
If you think a Mayor Mamdani couldn’t bring us worse horrors than those already inflicted upon us by the “progressive” brigade of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, former Mayor Bill de Blasio, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez, state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, at least a dozen woke Read More…
Love or hate him, there is no denying that President Trump is on a roll, at home and abroad. The president secured passage of his signature “Big Beautiful” tax reform legislation that includes his “no taxes” on tips and overtime. Most market watchers expect the economy to surge. President Trump holds a gavel after signing Read More…
The first six months of the Trump administration have not been kind to the experts and the degree-holding classes. Almost daily during the tariff hysterias of March, we were told by university economists and most of the PhDs employed in investment and finance that the United States was headed toward a downward, if not recessionary, Read More…
You wouldn’t have known it from the Democratic mayoral primary — dominated by promises of free stuff and anti-ICE grandstanding — but New York keeps driving residents away. Only Andrew Cuomo, in passing at a Queens rally, mentioned that from 2023 to 2024 Gotham lost 327,000 residents, per a May 15 Census report. That 3.7% drop Read More…
“To the whole world, I have a message from Iran . . . This war is not our choice. We are not supporting it. But we feel that Israel is supporting us, caring about us . . . We are hostages here.” The face of the Iranian woman in the viral video from late June is masked Read More…
Mr. President, we know you understand that the primary obstacle to peace in Ukraine is Russia’s aggression. You said you were “disappointed” in the conversation with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, and that you “don’t think he’s looking to stop.” Putin again insisted he was unwilling to commit to a ceasefire until the “root causes” of Read More…
The Issue: Sean “Diddy” Combs being acquitted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Sean Combs may have been acquitted of the most serious charges, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t a degenerate (“Making of a hip-hop martyr,” Kirsten Fleming, July 3). Instead of using his fame and money to make a difference and enrich the Read More…
Imagine a new parent, soothing her baby at home, grateful for a moment of peace while her infant reclines in a cozy, contoured lounger beside her: It’s soft and portable, designed specifically for a baby’s supervised awake time — a helping hand amid the chaos of early parenthood. Now imagine the federal government declaring this Read More…
Hamas is murdering aid workers distributing food in Gaza, so naturally most of the media swallow the terrorists’ propaganda and blame Israel. And of course the left-leaning aid-industrial complex chimes in. Per a report from the Israeli-American-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, Hamas has placed bounties on the heads of GHF security workers — including Americans — Read More…
We may not agree with their reasoning, but we’re happy to join Bill Ackman and the Rev. Al Sharpton in calling out the absurdity of thinking Andrew Cuomo can rally a counter-insurgency to defeat Zohran Mamdani in the November mayoral race. The ex-gov is still trying to play an insiders’ game, brandishing done-to-his-order polling to Read More…
Across the United States and Europe, the media is warning of dangerously high temperatures. “Extreme Heat Is Breaking America,” warns The New York Times. “Lethal heat is Europe’s new climate reality,” adds Politico. It’s an annual routine: Expect to be inundated with alarming stories about heat domes, heat deaths and heat waves, pointing to the urgency of climate Read More…
OPINION: One year from today, America will observe its semiquincentennial. That’s a milestone worth celebrating, as few forms of government have lasted 250 years. Our republic’s longevity is a testament to the truth of the propositions set forth in 1776. Donald Trump will rise to the occasion. When the Army knocked on his door, saying Read More…
What do you do if something doesn’t work? Why, surely you should double down even harder on the things that make it not work. Right? That seems to be the attitude of voters who decided that Zohran Mamdani was the candidate for them in the New York City mayoral race. There are plenty of excuses Read More…
Republicans are proud to be American, no matter which party is in charge — but Democrats are sunshine patriots who only take pride in this country when their party and policies are leading the way. That’s what the Gallup Poll found this week in its annual survey on patriotism. Only 36% of Democrats say they Read More…
What a victory for sanity — and for truth and fairness. This week, the University of Pennsylvania apologized to female swimmers on their 2021-2022 roster who had to endure a season of changing next to a biological male in the locker room and competing with the strapping 6 foot 1 athlete Lia, formerly Will, Thomas. Read More…
As you may be able to tell from the Democrats’ caterwauling, Thursday’s House passage of the Big, Beautiful Bill culminates an epic run of wins for President Donald Trump. First, he took the bold, historic step of ordering a massive bombing raid on Iran’s nuclear-enrichment facilities. The Obama-Biden crowd long insisted that the only way Read More…
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OPINION: The judicial resistance sustained a major setback last week. Thanks to a long-overdue Supreme Court intervention, lone judges can no longer hold the nation hostage to their whims. In the 5½ months since President Trump’s second term began, Justice Amy Coney Barrett sat on the sidelines with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. Their Read More…
OPINION: Sometimes the desert can turn into a swamp. It happened last week in Phoenix, when Arizona politicians gathered for the end of the legislative session to tell their constituents one thing before proceeding to do the opposite. There’s no better example of legislative legerdemain than the state House’s decision, by a 34-22 vote, to Read More…
OPINION: President Trump is on a roll. By Friday, the stock market had recaptured the value lost after traders sustained a severe case of tariff jitters. A successful strike against Iran’s nuclear development sites ended with a ceasefire. And the One Big Beautiful Bill Act cleared Senate procedural hurdles Sunday. These victories are precarious, as Read More…
OPINION: The Big Apple is one step closer to electing a radical leftist mayor. In the Democratic primary Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani won the byzantine ranked choice contest where an algorithm says he defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. That means the 33-year-old newcomer will face Mayor Eric Adams in November’s general election. “As mayor, I will Read More…
OPINION: Europe’s decline into authoritarianism was on display in Belgium last week as an appeals court condemned a former member of the Federal Parliament to a year in jail over internet memes. The politician, Dries Van Langenhove, wasn’t even the one who shared the offending content. As the appellate panel stated, “It is not the Read More…
OPINION: Following the law shouldn’t be a one-way street. Liberal pundits and politicians brand President Trump an “authoritarian” for his supposed disobedience to judicial rulings. Except, the president’s men have thus far scrupulously complied with the text of every federal court command, no matter how daft. A lower-level judge has devised a strategy to put Read More…
OPINION: An unelected functionary wields enormous influence over the fate of major legislation. Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate parliamentarian, is using her clout to veto key elements of the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act. That needs to stop. Ms. MacDonough has advised the Senate on procedural matters since Majority Leader Harry Reid appointed her in Read More…
OPINION: President Trump is at his best when he is making peace, but he opted for war on Saturday. Operation Midnight Hammer slipped seven B-2 stealth bombers into Iranian airspace, where they dropped 400,000 pounds of bunker-busting munitions that leveled the Islamic republic’s most advanced military research facilities. “Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s Read More…
OPINION: President Trump’s brief quarrel with former ally Elon Musk was an unfortunate distraction. Disagreements are inevitable between strong-willed leaders with unique visions of who they are and what they want to accomplish. Democrats wish they had a clear idea of who they are. Party officials recently spent $20 million to run a focus group Read More…
OPINION: Senate squishes are watering down the president’s plan for America’s fiscal future. The Senate Finance Committee recently released its revision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed the House last month, and it’s not an improvement. Conservatives already underwhelmed by the net savings in the lower chamber’s reconciliation measure aren’t happy about Read More…
OPINION: Donald Trump’s election prompted a competition among liberal jurists. Each seeks to one-up the other in devising more outlandish proclamations that signal resistance to the 47th president’s authority. The latest such edict forces executive acceptance of “X” as a valid identifier of someone’s sex. If Tuesday’s ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Julia E. Read More…
OPINION: Donald Trump took the fateful escalator ride that changed the course of the world 10 years ago. As he descended with his wife, Melania, a supportive crowd lined the Trump Tower lobby and offered encouragement as he announced his presidential ambition. “Well, you need somebody, because politicians are all talk, no action. Nothing’s going Read More…
Lately, you may have come across articles from some members of the Legislature promoting the new property tax bills (now laws) that were passed this year. It appears they have been on a publicity tour highlighting the benefits of these new laws while criticizing those who opposed them. There were legislators, including myself, who opposed Read More…
OPINION: Democrats held a “No Kings” party Saturday, and no kings showed up. The highly organized, dark-money-funded protest movement made little impression because the general public realized we had discarded the remnants of Britain’s monarchy 250 years ago. The nationwide stunt was set up as a mean-spirited distraction from the grand parade President Trump arranged Read More…
OPINION: Israel leveled Iranian nuclear ambitions Thursday evening. Waves of airstrikes apparently left the Natanz Nuclear Facility a smoldering ruin while taking out the regime’s top scientists and military leaders. President Trump had warned the Islamic republic’s commanders to take a deal to avoid this fate. “I told them it would be much worse than Read More…
In a political landscape often mired in hyperbole, President Donald J. Trump’s decisive actions to secure the southern border stand out as a rare and resounding success. Since taking office, Trump has delivered on his campaign promise to restore order and protect American sovereignty, transforming a chaotic border situation into one of unprecedented control. The Read More…
OPINION: President Trump and Elon Musk are mending fences. It wasn’t much of a surprise when the two strong-willed billionaires clashed a week ago, but the source of the split was a bit puzzling. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed the House and is now being considered in the Senate, triggered the Tesla Read More…
OPINION: California Gov. Gavin Newsom sprinted to the federal courthouse in San Francisco, demanding immediate removal of the troops President Trump called out to protect besieged Department of Homeland Security agents. Even the mayor acknowledged the unrest was bad enough to place downtown Los Angeles under a curfew. Democrats see no need to blame the Read More…
OPINION: After sipping margaritas with members of Congress during a comfortable stay in Central America, Democrats’ favorite illegal alien is back on U.S. soil. Left-wing federal judges compelled the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and the administration obliged. It may not be the victory progressives expected. This “Maryland Man” will stand before a federal judge Read More…