During the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump demeaned institutions of higher education as boondoggle bastions of Marxism and scary “DEI” policies while touting the value of vocational education to help Americans get good-paying jobs. Now back in the Oval Office, he has the opportunity to turn his impulses on education into policies. But we’ve seen far […]
The Ephemeral Presidency
Except for the damage, nothing Trump is doing will last.
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As Trump’s Greenland Threat Grows, Europe Begins to Find Its Voice
Trump appeasers are being challenged by reformers who take a tougher stand with the rogue American president.
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If the Supreme Court Nixes Trump’s Tariffs, Could a Carbon Duty Save Him?
Despite the president’s claim that climate change is a hoax, a carbon tax could help him restore many of the tariffs he imposed last year should the justices strike them down.
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On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, A Moment to Reflect on the Constitution
The Constitution is occasionally amended and continually interpreted, and it still offers hope for the future.
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Trump’s Concepts of a Non-plan on Health Care
The so-called Great Health Care Plan would do next to nothing to lower overall costs or premiums paid by individuals, families, and employers.
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Another Way Republicans Are Overplaying Their Hand on Immigration
Now they’re going after Americans who are also citizens of another country—like me, and Melania and Barron Trump.
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The Republican Party Faces a Bigger Crisis Than the Democratic Party
Presidential campaign strategist David Plouffe calls for a Democratic overhaul to survive 2030 Census changes to the Electoral College map, but demographic shifts really threaten the GOP.
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