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Bondi Did What Trump Wanted—Not What He Needed
The Epstein files are only one example of how heeding Trump’s instincts backfired on the attorney general and the administration.
Eli Lake
America’s Public Disorder Is a Choice
America’s hands-off approach to mental illness and addiction is failing everyone.
Chris Arnade
I Was a Climate Activist. Here’s Why Net-Zero Leads to Disaster.
Blackouts, stagnation, and even hunger—all of that could await if we shift to 100 percent renewable energy before the technology is ready.
Lucy Biggers
Victor Davis Hanson: The War—and the War on the War
Militarily, the war is going as well as could be envisioned, yet Democrats seek to turn it into another Vietnam or Afghanistan—hoping to win control of…
Victor Davis Hanson
Trump’s Speech: No TACO This Time
The pundits thought the president would declare that he was winding down the war. Instead, he said it was still full speed ahead.
Eli Lake
Trump Will Lose on Birthright Citizenship—but an Immigration Win Is Coming
Critics say the justices are either lackeys or haters of the president. But the Court’s approach to two big immigration cases suggests they’re guided by…
Jed Rubenfeld
Who Needs a Presidential Library?
Free Press editors Nick Clairmont and Mene Ukueberuwa debate whether we really need libraries honoring Donald Trump and Barack Obama.
Nicholas Clairmont and Mene Ukueberuwa
Conversion Therapy Is Controversial. It’s Also Free Speech.
Colorado banned therapists from counseling against gender transitions. In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court said that violates the First Amendment.
Jed Rubenfeld
Could a Republican Win the California Governor’s Race?
Two GOP candidates lead the open primary for the governorship. That reflects voters’ anger with progressive governance.
Peter Savodnik
Democrats Can’t Turn Texas Blue—but Republicans Can
Nominating Ken Paxton, a crass and corrupt politician, would risk a longtime GOP Senate seat. It’s happened before in other solid red states.
Mene Ukueberuwa
I Served in the Senate. John Cornyn Is the Man for the Job.
The point of public office is to govern and actually make things better. He’s the candidate who’s done it.
Phil Gramm
Anthropic Wins the First Round Against Trump
The administration shot its chances in court by being way too explicit about its aim to retaliate.
Jed Rubenfeld
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