Category: Opinion

By Michael Dorstewitz June 19, 2026 Today the Obama Presidential Center opened to the general public as a stark illustration of his administration’s legacy: it is ugly, divisive, overly expensive, and built on broken promises. Standing 220 feet above Chicago’s Jackson Park, the structure has been described by critics as…

The end of slavery is an important part of the American story. It illustrates how the promise of liberty and opportunity for prosperity enshrined in our Founding documents has gradually been expanded to every person on our soil. Juneteenth offers us a moment to reflect on that story. On June…

By John Jordan | Thursday, 18 June 2026 05:32 PM EDT All of the “smart set” in the mainstream/legacy media are as confident as a six-year-old in a “Batman” costume. The wholeheartedly believe that the GOP majorities in Congress will be swept away by an inevitable blue wave in November….

President Trump attended a morning meeting at the G7 summit on Wednesday. The three-day gathering of leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain and the United States has focused on the U.S. efforts to conclude its deal with Iran and pressure Russia into brokering peace in Ukraine. In an…

On June 12, 2026, Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, became the world’s first trillionaire following SpaceX’s record-breaking initial public offering (IPO) that raised a historic $75 billion. The IPO propelled Musk’s net worth past the $1.1 trillion mark as the company sold more than half a billion shares,…

By Daniel McCarthy Tuesday, 16 June 2026 05:10 AM EDT Does academic freedom have a greater enemy than the American Association of University Professors? With millions of dollars in backing from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the AAUP recently established a Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom (CDAF) that’s…

Washington has a remarkable ability to make old things sound new whenever politicians demand it. The latest example is the recent uproar surrounding President Trump’s so-called “Weaponization Fund.” Opponents portray it as an unprecedented mechanism designed to reward political allies and settle ideological scores. Constitutionalists have sounded alarms. Commentators have…

By Stephen Moore | Tuesday, 16 June 2026 05:13 PM EDT What cruel irony that we learned last week that Social Security is going broke even sooner than we thought. The Social Security trust fund will be exhausted in 2032, according to the latest Trustees Report. How odd that it…

President Trump was right to call reports of a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran “fake news.” He should keep calling them that until the idea is dead, buried and impossible to revive under another name. Vice President JD Vance has sought to reassure skeptics about the plan. “The Iranians…

Within hours of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the White House’s widespread “emergency” tariffs were illegal, President Donald Trump moved to implement 10% across-the-board tariffs under a different alleged authority. He later announced plans to raise this rate to 15% and delivered a combative response during his State of…