The Speaker was dealt a winning hand and played it with the skill of a seasoned pro. But the outcome was all but inevitable.

Wearing Donald Trump’s famous campaign symbol creates a presumption of ill intent. Is that fair?

In both cases, appeals to emotion are not diminished by disregard for accuracy.

Does trash become treasure with time?

Your treasures are your kids’ junk.

The longer video and deeper investigation of the incident reveals a very different story.

A leading conservative makes a truly bizarre defense of the President.

A new report raises an old question that’s now irrelevant.

The efforts by Speaker Pelosi and President Trump to leverage their institutional powers raise interesting questions.

The Speaker is well within her rights to make Trump’s invitation conditional on ending the shutdown. But let’s not pretend we can’t keep him safe.

Federal employees deemed “essential” missed a paycheck yesterday in violation of US labor law.

My mother has passed, aged 75 years.

The damage done for Mickey Mouse in the name of Sony Bono is finally coming to an end.

One of the strongest climate regulations in the country is almost certainly unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor contends that a recent change in tax law unravels the basis for the Supreme Court’s upholding of Obamacare.

While most Hollywood blockbusters have male leads, films starring women actually do better on the aggregate.

While often portrayed as left-leaning, the public broadcaster is ruthlessly capitalistic in its labor practices.

Moscow continues using information warfare to sow division in Western society.

Protests that have killed four and injured hundreds have been rewarded and show no sign of ending.

Honoring the 41st President cast a poor light on the 45th.

Glenn Reynolds announced via his USA Today column that he has deleted his Twitter account.

A decade after being bailed out by the Federal government, the giant automaker is slashing jobs.

Apparently, this is a thing.

A bad look for all concerned.

The morning show co-hosts tied the knot at a secret ceremony at the National Archives.

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.

Now it all started fifty-three Thanksgivings ago . . .

A federal judge has found the practice outside the scope of Congress’ authority.

Nor is it Armed Forces Day.

A slight variant of the uniform from World War II and Korea is coming to a soldier near you.

My latest for War on the Rocks.

My latest for The National Interest.

The emergence of a silly talking point.

The 2018 midterms were mostly about Donald Trump. The results were idiosyncratic.

The Party of Donald Trump has left no sane choice but to vote straight Democrat.

Partisan officials should not be in charge of state election processes, much less their own.

The future Supreme Court Justices had a lifelong relationship.

America’s tradition of unlimited free expression increases the danger of violence.

Science can’t precisely locate gender but it’s neither fully biological nor fully genetic.

She’s quite likely the youngest 4-star general in the U.S. Army, if not the U.S. military.

The Saudis have been awful for generations. Why this?

Rather than cauterizing an open wound, she’s fanned the fuels of a fire.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints wants to be referred to by its given name. Shouldn’t we respect that wish?

At this point, corruption, dishonesty, and insanity are just baked in.

BREAKING NEWS from multiple major news outlets.

Should celebrities use their influence in partisan politics?

Just when I thought political humor was dead.

Is political satire even possible in the age of Trump?

The Merrick Garland precedent is power politics, nothing more.

A glance at Memeorandum demonstrates a problem that we’ve mentioned numerous times over the years.