Category: Opinion

Tiger Stadium of Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Typhoonski/Dreamstime.com) By Michael Reagan with Michael R. Shannon Saturday, 01 November 2025 07:10 AM EDT There’s been a run on banker’s boxes in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as newly fired Louisiana State University officials start packing their offices as they…

In just a few days, a Karl Marx-quoting communist who has struggled to disavow Hamas is likely to be elected the next mayor of the nation’s financial and cultural epicenter. Thirty-three-year-old New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has surged to the front of the race. He leads by double digits…

By Larry Provost Friday, 31 October 2025 02:13 PM EDT The Institute of World Politics (IWP) marks its 35th anniversary as a pioneering institution dedicated to training national security and intelligence professionals. Founded by John Lenczowski, a former Reagan National Security Council Director of Eastern European and Soviet Affairs, the…

By Stephen Moore Politicians in Washington have the shortest memories. Maybe that’s why they so seldom learn from their sometimes catastrophic mistakes. It was less than 20 years ago that the U.S. economy was flattened by the mortgage and banking crisis. The experts said that the odds were tiny that…

By Michael Flanagan The Canons of Ethics have long governed the way lawyers advertise for clients, evolving as necessary to best serve the needs of the profession and its clients. In fact, legal advertising was largely prohibited until Bates v. State Bar of Arizona, 433 U.S. 350 (1977), when the…

The documentary “The Last 600 Meters: The Battles of Najaf and Fallujah” offers a harrowing glimpse into the brutal realities faced by U.S. troops during the Iraq War, blending war correspondent photos, bodycam footage, and veteran interviews to create a stark portrayal of conflict. Directed by Michael Pack, the film…

By Michael Dorstewitz A video of former President Barack Obama celebrating “new forms of journalism” has resurfaced, drawing sharp criticism for his advocacy of government regulation to control media narratives. In remarks made to historian Heather Cox Richardson at the Connecticut Forum, Obama emphasized the need to distinguish facts from…

Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion’s (LCAC) on the beach as U.S. Marine Corps V-22 Ospreys and CH-53 Super Stallions fly overhead during the America’s Marines 250 event at Camp Pendleton’s Red Beach – Oct.18, 2025 – Oceanside, Calif. The U.S. Marines marked their 250th anniversary, inclusive of visits from U.S….

Seniors shopping for prescription drug plans during this year’s Medicare open enrollment face a bleak reality: fewer choices and reduced assistance. The program’s costs to taxpayers have skyrocketed, fueled by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Three years after its passage, the law has disrupted the Part D market, driving…

By Eric Golub Thursday, 30 October 2025 01:28 PM EDT If a government shuts down in the forest and nobody useful is affected, should anyone care? A government shutdown mirrors the French approach to strikes. Republicans and Democrats are locked in blame over the 2025 closure of government. Bolder and…