The federal government is now paying interest on the national debt at an annualized rate of more than $1 trillion per year, expanding to $1.5 trillion in 2025, according to thelatest figures from the Treasury and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Annual interest expenses have more than doubled since the third quarter of 2020, shortly...
When Democrats and their allies in the media broachthe topic of Project 2025,the theme music for the Imperial March (Darth Vader’s theme song) might as well start rising up in the background.But that’s where the desperation of the Dems has landed in this critical moment for the party and its likely presidential nominee, Joe Biden....
There is a very important press conference Thursday as the NATO summit in Washington, D.C. wraps up. It is an important moment for President Joe Biden, but he will be graded on a pass-fail basis. If he does not abjectly fail—as he did in his debate with former President Donald Trump two weeks ago, or...
Compassion and empathy are key parts of any doctor’s armamentarium. This is because all people facing illness do so with a combination of trepidation, courage, denial, even absolute terror. It is my job to navigate among the various responses and provide not just treatment, but also succor. When it comes to this role, no patient...
National Education Association president Becky Pringle wants to win “all the things.” She wants the nation’s largest teachers union to win all the power, all the elections, and all the progressive demands that radical union activists desire. Unfortunately, Pringle’s union does not seek to “win” a better education system for our nation’s struggling students. Before...
NATO leaders in Washington this week are pledging support for Ukraine, but they are also deeply worried about their own long-term security. If Putin ever attacks a NATO country, he’s going to send tanks. And pop a missile barrage over Europe’s cities, just as he did to five cities in Ukraine on Monday. Fortunately, NATO...
PresidentTrump’stax-free tip plan is a stroke of genius that cuts straight to the heart of thetaxissue, making it clear that Republicans are the party of lowtaxesfor everyone. Trump’s proposal would make workers’ tips non-taxable. “I will eliminatetaxesontips for restaurant workers and hospitality workers, and anyone else relyingontips, no moretaxesontips,”Trumpsaid. A restaurant worker holds up a...
So, the last couple of weeks have been a joy watching a hoax implode before our country’s eyes. It’s hilarious, but hardly unbelievable. And some might say our response has been mean, but that’s like a victim of a crime being called cruel for expressing satisfaction over justice being served. The really cruel ones are...
In Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale, “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” we find two men in one character: one, a kindly and sociable man, the other a vice-ridden miscreant, and neither knows much of what the other gets up to. Democrats are staring into a similar situation regarding the president, for...
The public immolation of President Joe Biden’s personal credibility shoves the media apparatus that propelled him to power into a tough jam. In the past two weeks, everything that was obvious to close observers for the past three years is now in the open: he’s infirm, he’s unfit, he’s unwell. It comes as a surprise...
