All parents ask their children what they want to be when they grow up. Astronaut, firefighter and doctor have long been favorites. But California has now added a dubious new profession to the list: shoplifting entrepreneur. Shoplifting in California has become so rampant that it’s no longer just a petty crime. It’s an $8 billion...
“How could you vote for Donald Trump?” If you’re a woman that doesn’t vote straight-ticket Democrat, I am sure you have been asked this question more than once. For years, Democrats like Vice President Kamala Harris have built their campaigns on empty promises in exchange for women’s votes – but after Election Day, these candidates...
American families have faced painful financial difficulties the last few years, and a continuous concern of many families is a struggle to access high-quality, affordable child care. We represent Virginia and Alabama in the U.S. Senate, and parents across both our states have repeatedly expressed frustration with the impediments to finding the care they need...
A summer breeze has swept across Capitol Hill over the past two weeks. Not the “Summer Breeze” Seals and Crofts sing about, but a political summer breeze which made lawmakers “Run Like the Wind” for the exits. To quote Gino Vannelli, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle declared “I Just Wanna Stop” – and...
One of the most formative experiences of my career was teaching fifth grade. I loved teaching biographies because they brought history to life, taught timeless lessons and inspired my students. I remember teaching aboutKathrine Switzer, the 1967 marathon runner who shattered a glass ceiling for women in sports. Kathtine was an excellent athlete, but women...
Vice President Kamala Harris’s first major decision as the Democratic nominee for president obliged her to choose either to go left or to try and keep the Democrats as a mainstream, traditionally liberal party both with regards to Israel and vis-à-vis American politics generally. Harris chose “left” when she picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as...
“I want my life back.” It’s a broadly held sentiment that poses the greatest threat to the Democrats’ election hopes this November. Here’s why. For working- and middle-class Americans, it means returning to a time when you could go to the grocery store or fill your gas tank without being shocked by the costs. A...
As the crisis in the Middle East continues to escalate amid concerns of an anticipated Iranian attack on Israel in retaliation for the killing of Ismail Haniyeh last week in Tehran, Russian President Vladimir Putin advised Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to avoid Israeli civilian casualties. This message was delivered by Russia’s Security Council...
Will Iran carry through its threat to inflict “harsh punishment” on Israel for the deaths of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr? The fact that we even have to ask the question can be blamed on what has led to so much of the current instability in the Middle East: the Biden-Harris administration’s...
What the world is witnessing in women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics should be a chilling reality check on the trans insanity happening in female sports in the United States under the Biden-Harris administration, including its new Title IX rewrite that took effect Aug. 1. The controversy in Olympic competition involving two boxers competing for...
