- How American Capitalism Can Be Great AgainListen to Ayn Rand. ... read more
 - Zohran Mamdani and the Tax-Hike Death SpiralBurden the wealthy too much and they flee. That’s how socialists run out of other people’s money. ... read more
 - Artificial Intelligence, Armageddon and the AntichristAs technology advances, Peter Thiel asks the same big questions people were asking 2,000 years ago. ... read more
 - Walmart Still Beats Mamdani-MartNew Yorkers may want to start a new recycling program of Soviet-era jokes. ... read more
 - St. Jack’s Gospel of LawfareA former special counsel deplores Trump’s lawfare and extols his own. ... read more
 - The Crisis in Paris Is That No One Recognizes the Real CrisisFrance’s welfare state is in desperate need of reform, but Macron is obsessing over Marine Le Pen. ... read more
 - Which Politicians Want You to Thrive?A new survey from dissident Democrats asks some interesting questions. ... read more
 - That Strange NFL-Disney DealThe quiet may precede a Trumpian storm in a battle for the media’s most popular live programming. ... read more
 - Trump’s Iran Strike Looks Judicious and PragmaticBy attacking key nuclear sites, the U.S. enters a fight in our national interest in which an ally has done most of the heavy lifting. ... read more
 - Justice Jackson’s Strange LamentIn a dissent she feeds a ‘perception’ about the Supreme Court she admits is wrong. ... read more
 - My 2001 Hit Song, ‘Superman,’ Is for the Hostages in GazaIt became an anthem for the heroes of 9/11. Sadly, America lost that unity after Oct. 7. ... read more
 - Trump Stages a Trade-War RetreatMarkets cheer as the U.S. strikes a deal with the United Kingdom. ... read more
 - A New Administration’s Signal FailureThe national-security communications snafu shows a government in the hands of immature bros. ... read more
 - Iran Is Weak. Will Trump Be Strong?Tehran will try to delay and humor Trump as it has other Presidents. ... read more
 - A Government Shutdown Test for RepublicansFailing to unite behind House Speaker Mike Johnson’s funding bill will empower Democrats. ... read more
 - The Fool’s Gold of a Crypto ReserveGovernment bitcoin and crypto reserves serve no useful purpose and will invite political mischief. ... read more
 - Undoing Michael Barr’s DamageWhy hasn’t Trump named a new vice chair for bank supervision? ... read more
 - How’s Trump Doing?He’s transactional and trolling but so far only aspires to be transformational. ... read more
 - This Is No Way to Run a Trade WarTrump is misusing a statute to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico that hurt American interests. ... read more
 - Trump Boosts the Mexican LeftPresident Sheinbaum reaches 85% job approval in response to U.S. threats. ... read more
 - What Trump Meant by ‘Illegal Protests’‘NO MASKS!’ is a reference to the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871. ... read more
 - ‘Hearts and Prayers’ and Perfunctory CondolencesThe thoughtful eulogy is one of the most challenging art forms, and sometimes less is more. ... read more
 - How Trump Channels Reagan in the MideastMr. Gerecht forgets that America won the Cold War in the Middle East precisely in the manner that Mr. Trump proposes. ... read more
 - Who Cares About ‘Diversity’ in Math Class?Jason Riley’s assertion that market-oriented reforms would improve ‘intellectual diversity’ misses the mark. ... read more
 - Do Not Give Up on the Media Yet, Mr. BakerThere will always be a need for experienced human beings who can deliver reasoned, rational analysis of complex issues. ... read more
 - Trump’s Choice in Ukraine: Chamberlain or Eisenhower?To avoid another Munich, follow the example of the 1953 armistice that resolved the Korean War. ... read more
 - What’s Behind the Rise in Autism DiagnosesPerverse incentives for education funding are a much stronger explanation than exposure to ‘toxins.’ ... read more
 - Ceding Our National Parks to California Is Too CostlyThey are American treasures, not simply playthings for various governments to oversee as their budgets allow. ... read more
 - A Question for Kevin RobertsWhy will abandoning Ukraine increase deterrence in the Indo-Pacific? ... read more
 - Stirrings of Life Amid the Oct. 7 Wreckage of Nir OzIn the kibbutz where the Bibas family lived, a former hostage says she’ll never move back unless the Hamas threat is eliminated. ... read more
 - ‘Never Ugly’ Is a Top ShopA mishmash of English and Portuguese—and a fondness for superlatives—creates fun names for Brazilian businesses. ... read more
 - Hunter Biden’s Blue PeriodArt buyers can be fickle. ... read more
 - The Two Trumps on TaxesBonus depreciation is a good idea, an auto interest deduction isn’t. ... read more
 - Impeach Judges, Say the Right’s AOCsArticles of impeachment against judges who rule against Trump are a corrosive stunt. ... read more
 - Bernie Sanders’s Exhausted Tax TaleThe Vermont socialist pushes tax hikes in states that successfully voted to cut taxes. ... read more
 - Pennsylvania Did DOGE Before Elon Musk Made It CoolWe learned the hard way that a little redundancy in procurement isn’t necessarily a bad thing. ... read more
 - Virginia Isn’t for DEI Lovers AnymoreUVA’s board of visitors strikes the college ‘equity’ bureaucracy, while Trump cancels $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University. ... read more
 - Trump’s Tariffs Stir a New Patriotism—in CanadaHis trade war sets off a burst of nationalism in the country Justin Trudeau once called ‘postnational.’ ... read more
 - How to Read Trump’s Ukraine ‘Hardball’He brings his own style, but we might notice how previous presidents dealt with inconvenient allies. ... read more
 - Has Vance Said Thank You to Ukraine Once?If they had folded, we would have Russia on the doorstep of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally. ... read more
 - Sports Should Embrace Tradition Over TrendsTeams worried about declining interest or attracting talent shouldn’t drop their standards. ... read more
 - An Inefficient Federal Employee Speaks OutA message to Elon Musk: Efficiency alone isn’t the highest good. ... read more
 - Snap Out of It, DemocratsOn Tuesday they looked as if they aren’t going to win for a long time. That’s dangerous for America. ... read more
 - Trump’s Tariffs Are No ‘Emergency’The President invokes a law that doesn’t give him power to impose sweeping tariffs. Someone should sue. ... read more
 - The Kremlin Keeps EscalatingRussia responds to Trump by raising its ‘peace’ demands. ... read more
 - The Houthis Are Foreign Terrorists AgainRubio and Trump undo Biden’s unforced error that didn’t appease Iran. ... read more
 - Democrats’ Sanctuary City ChoiceMayors say they won’t change despite worries about migrant crime. ... read more
 - Trump’s School ChoiceThe Department of Education needs to be abolished to get kids learning again. ... read more
 - The Disabled Are a Gift to JudaismMy friend Rich had a deeper understanding of our tradition than those with high IQs. ... read more
 - The Economics of DEI and MeritA hiring approach that maximizes talent and rewards performance is the antidote to bias. ... read more
 - Russia’s Malicious ActivitiesAmericans’ attitudes toward Moscow are softening, but the regime remains a dangerous enemy. ... read more
 - A Newspaperman’s Elevated HonorMontana’s Mount Dean Stone is a higher award than anything you’ll find in the Hollywood Hills. ... read more
 - It’s High Time We Treat Cartels as TerroristsSuch a designation would provide sufficient benefit to law enforcement. ... read more
 - Government Mortgage Relief Is No ‘Cash Cow’The Mortgage Bankers Association replies to Allysia Finley. ... read more
 - Two ‘Equality’ Campaigns That Aren’t Equal‘Take what Ms. Noonan writes about identity, replace the word ‘gender’ with ‘race’ and you’ll be transported back nearly 75 years.” ... read more
 - Take James Carville’s Good Counsel‘Roll over and play dead’ is smarter than you think. ... read more
 - Robert Frost Wasn’t So FrighteningA fond memory of the poet. ... read more
 - Trump and the Art of the Poker DealSupporters imagine he’s playing chess when he’s skillfully playing cards. ... read more
 - Europe Awakens From Its Defense SlumbersThe U.K., Germany and Europe take credible steps to break the welfare-state block on the military. ... read more
 - Hiring Plans Declining at Small FirmsThe latest NFIB survey also shows an even tighter job market. ... read more
 - Watching Trump From UkraineZelensky on the U.S. president: ‘The problem is, above all, that I don’t know why he is doing this. Doesn’t he understand that Putin is unreliable?’ ... read more
 - Climate Skepticism, Even in SwedenSwedish public radio asks inconvenient questions about UN reports. ... read more
 - The Trump Tariff Roller CoasterHe gives a month reprieve to car makers but everyone else loses. ... read more
 - Trump Launches 1,000 Ships. MaybeHis ship-building revival is welcome, but it will need money and allies. ... read more
 - A Pair of Supreme Court SurprisesThe Justices hand Trump a defeat, but deliver a win for San Francisco. ... read more
 - The Most Important Election of 2025The April 1 race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court could tilt the U.S. House to Democrats. ... read more
 - Can New York Survive a Cuomo Comeback?During the pandemic, he made one terrible decision after another. Now he wants to be mayor. ... read more
 - Israel Can’t Substitute for the U.S. in the Middle EastThe Jewish state can protect its neighborhood, but the Persian Gulf needs a superpower’s attention. ... read more
 - Forget Delaware—‘Y’all Street’ Is Open for BusinessCompanies are moving to Texas as the Chancery Court makes the First State a hostile climate. ... read more
 - Germany’s Welcome New Defense PlanBerlin may have found a way to rearm despite balanced-budget restraints. ... read more
 - Trump’s Speech Is a Deft Victory DanceFull of grand notions and vitriol, his address to Congress caught Democrats flatfooted Tuesday. ... read more
 - A Trump Condominium for GreenlandNo, not a tower but a joint sovereignty pact with Denmark. ... read more
 - Means-Testing Medicare Would Do No HarmIn what other industries do we think customers are better off being forced to pay for a poorly run monopoly? ... read more
 - Research Universities Can Handle a HaircutSo many financial levers—endowment, tuition, excess costs—yet the institutions cry poor? ... read more
 - An Average Canadian Cuts His American Ties‘President Trump has made it clear that he doesn’t need or want my business.’ ... read more
 - Trump, Putin and a Perilous Rerun of Molotov-RibbentropThe echoes of 1939 in 2025. ... read more
 - Why I Soured on ConfessionEither my stealing was a sin—or it wasn’t. ... read more
 - Wanted: Accurate ReportingA reply to FIRE’s Greg Lukianoff. ... read more
 - What Stood Out in Trump’s Speech to Congress?Journal writers size up the president’s address. ... read more
 - Maybe Trump Will Listen to MileiA sorely needed message of free trade arrives from a MAGA favorite. ... read more
 - Trump’s Tariffs Whack Trump VotersWhatever happened to GOP concern for the working class? ... read more
 - Zelensky Issues a Tacit ApologyWill Trump now take yes for an answer and lift his arms embargo on Kyiv? ... read more
 - JD Vance’s Forgotten WarsMaybe next time don’t insult stalwart allies during a TV interview. ... read more
 - The Supreme Court’s Bias Nonresponse TeamThe Justices decline to resolve a circuit split on campus ‘bias’ inquiries. ... read more
 - On Patrol in the Baltic for Russian SaboteursAdherence to international law makes it harder for the Estonian navy to protect critical undersea cables. ... read more
 - Ukraine, Trump and an End to the WarStudents discuss the president managing a deal between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky. ... read more
 - Trump Plans to Shake Up Higher EducationCapping ‘indirect funds’ for researchers at 15% is a good start at curtailing the administrative bloat. ... read more
 - Trump’s Unused Trump CardAs with Joe Biden, having a hand on Ukraine isn’t the same as playing it. ... read more
 - A Fragile Peace for Turkey and the KurdsAnkara wants a success story without Western oversight. ... read more
 - The Oval Office Spectacle Wasn’t Great TV‘The lunar landing was great TV and the Friday press-conference blowup, a win for Vladimir Putin’s Russia.’ ... read more
 - The Morning That Gene Hackman Said HelloWe saw the actor on the set of ‘The Conversation’ in 1973. ... read more
 - What Andrew Jackson Thought About TariffsKarl Rove contends that the president ‘presided over the Tariff of Abominations.’ This requires some clarification. ... read more
 - The Zelensky Spat Shows Us How Trump Sees the WorldIt reveals the U.S. president’s amoral, might-makes-right view of global affairs. ... read more
 - ‘Nonprofits’ Circle the Wagons to Fend Off Taxes‘Business leagues’ from the PGA Tour to Pharma collectively earn billions in untaxed revenue. ... read more
 - The Debate Over Elbridge ColbyMeet the Trump Defense nominee who says Americans don’t want a defense buildup. ... read more
 - Trump Takes the Dumbest Tariff PlungeHe says the 25% levies on Mexico and Canada will begin Tuesday. Stocks fall. ... read more
 - A Half-Victory for Small BusinessTreasury says it won’t enforce the Corporate Transparency Act. ... read more
 - Israel Throws Off the Biden ShacklesHamas dares Netanyahu to resume the war, as it still holds 59 hostages. ... read more
 - Ukraine Holds a Weak HandIf Zelensky rejects the Trump framework for peace, he’s unlikely to force a better deal. ... read more
 - Britain’s Coming Kowtow to BeijingWill Keir Starmer get anything in return for approving a huge new embassy for China? ... read more