Politics
<i>Solid Gold</i> Proves All That Glitters Isn’t Necessarily Good, or Coherent
Brooklyn Museum’s 500-object show is a gilded albatross. Source link
JD Vance’s Strong Debut in Paris
The vice president outlined the reality that America is the current leader in AI and intends to remain so. Source link
Moving like Musk, &c.
On conservatism, Eric Adams, the price of eggs, American identity, LeBron James, and more. Source link
Mike Madigan Is Finally Gone. Illinois Remains, Suffering from His Legacy
His ridiculous longevity was the product of equally ridiculous entrepreneurial sleaze. Source link
Note to the White House: The U.S. Trade Deficit Is Homegrown
If President Trump were truly interested in eliminating the trade deficit, he could easily do so by balancing the federal government’s budget. Source link
Trump's 'wild proposal' to acquire Greenland gets some traction on Capitol Hill
President Donald Trump's repeated talk about acquiring Greenland from Denmark has prompted some eye-rolling and diplomatic blowback, but it got a respectful airing Wednesday in the first Capitol Hill...
Trump makes it easier to fire government workers who don't implement administration policy
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday making it easier to terminate or punish government workers who are not executing his foreign policies. Source link
Judge refuses to block Trump's plan to offer buyouts to federal workers
In a major victory for President Trump's plan to shrink the size and cost of government, a federal judge in Boston denied a workers union request to block a...
Trump's agenda finally moving in Congress but House, Senate not on same page
House Republicans unveiled a long-awaited budget blueprint on Wednesday to tee up President Trump's entire legislative agenda, while Senate Republicans began consideration of an alternative plan that begins with...
Trump to meet Putin for talks on ending war in Ukraine
President Trump said Wednesday that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia as part of a series of talks aimed at ending the long-running war...