Category: Opinion

By Josh Hammer Friday, 13 February 2026 07:45 AM EST Recently, I attended the third annual RealClearMedia Samizdat Prize Gala in Palm Beach, Florida. RealClear, whose brands include its flagship RealClearPolitics.com website, is best known as a content and polling aggregator, and as an advocate of political and ideological diversity….

In just 12 months, President Trump has expelled nearly as many illegals as Biden managed in four years, while illegal crossings on the southern border have dropped to one-tenth of their prior levels. A critical risk of Trump’s immigration policy is that it could be exploited by foreign governments to…

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has proposed raising the city income tax rate for earners exceeding $1 million annually by two percentage points, increasing it to 5.86% from 3.86%. This adjustment represents a 52% increase in the tax rate for million-dollar earners. The change would bring the combined city-state…

After the Grammy Awards aired live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles before 12,000 attendees and millions of viewers globally, the one speech resonating most centered on faith and redemption, delivered by Jason DeFord, better known as Jelly Roll. As DeFord stepped up to accept his Best Contemporary Country Album…

By Michael Dorstewitz Monday, February 9, 2026 The SAVE Act, which the House approved with only four Democratic votes, is now stalled in the Senate, where it’s described by Democrats as “Jim Crow 2.0.” But that description insults not just today’s American voters but also the memory of post-Civil War…

Social Security is not going “broke,” but a troubling threat of benefit reductions looms in the 2032-33 timeframe due to predictions that the main Trust Fund will run out of money during that period. The program was designed as a “pay-as-you-go” system, meaning today’s workers fund today’s retirees. For many…

By Tony Perkins Thursday, 05 February 2026 10:33 AM EST As cities descend into repeated cycles of chaos and lives are lost in Minnesota, Americans are asking a simple question: “How did we get here?” Many Americans, understandably shocked, look at the protests, the violence, and the loss of life…

By Jim Renacci Wednesday, 04 February 2026 04:32 PM EST From the beginning, I was skeptical that tariffs — especially blunt, across-the-board tariffs— would deliver the strategic leverage their strongest advocates promised. That skepticism has only grown as we watch events unfold on our northern border. What was once a…

New Yorkers are discovering that the bright new shiny object isn’t always the best. More often than not, the worn, the tried-and-true, weathered one works out best — especially when it comes to selecting political leaders. Liberal actress and activist Debra Messing found this truth last Saturday while attempting to…