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As you may have noticed, the U.S. and Iran are still skirmishing in the Strait of Hormuz. And Donald Trump is still issuing bombastic threats. If the Iranians don’t bend to his will, Trump said last ...

James Wilson’s vision of a Constitution rooted in the people anticipated Lincoln, Reconstruction, and modern constitutional ...

The Heritage Foundation blames “feminism” for falling fertility rates. Not surprisingly, its “pro-natalist” agenda is hostile ...

Students cheer on the football team at Fresno State, one of the 500+ regional public universities that form the backbone of American higher education. Credit: Associated Press Ivy League universities ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, celebrates with Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier during an election night watch party Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New York. Credit: ...

Even this Supreme Court is unlikely to embrace Trump’s efforts to undo birthright citizenship, but if it did, it would be ...

British politics are roiling as Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation, to be replaced by his fellow ...

Custer’s last stand was 150 years ago. As America wrestles with its 250th birthday, this commemoration also cuts to the heart ...

Trump wants quick diplomatic wins. But peace agreements that dodge the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are built to collapse.