President Joe Biden delivers remarks on lowering healthcare costs, Tuesday, September 27, 2022, in the Rose Garden of the White House. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on lowering healthcare costs, Tuesday, September 27, 2022, in the Rose Garden of the White House.

Leaders Vacationing in Warm Spots When It’s Cold!

A perennial outrage.

Richard Shelby and the Old Senate

“You can’t be against everything.”

Wednesday’s Forum

China Trade Wars the New Normal

The elite consensus that free trade would bring them around is gone.

12 Days of Photos: Day 8

“The Dragon has Landed”

Tuesday’s Forum

Texas Bussed Migrants to Vice President’s House

It’s the spirit of the season.

12 Days of Photos: Day 7

“In the Tree”

Boxing Day Forum

It’s the day for returns, right?

Merry Christmas Forum

Merry Christmas from the staff at OTB to the readers!

Higher Ed and the Pandemic

Enrollments are down.

Tabs of Christmas Eve

Republican Leaders Are Killing Their Voters

Republicans are dying at a much higher rate than Democrats.

The NFL is Taking Over

The biggest entertainment product in America is getting bigger.

12 Days of Photos: Day 5

“Sunset in Black and White”

Christmas Eve Forum

George Will on UATX (Part II)

Wherein I examine UATX specifically.

George Will on UATX (Part I)

Will discusses a nascent university and in doing so produced a cliched column about higher education.

NY Congressman-Elect George Santos (AP Photo/John Locher) NY Congressman-Elect George Santos (AP Photo/John Locher)

Follow Up On Yesterday’s Santos Column

Why a paper got the story right and no one paid attention and polls over opposition research

Banning Trump From Office

The January 6 Committee recommends invoking the Insurrection Clause.

A Photo for Friday

“Just, Wow”

12 Days of Photos: Day 4

Goslings!

The Festivus Forum

Time to get the pole out from the crawl space.

Poor, Poor, Pitiful Pence

The past just won’t let him be.

NY Congressman-Elect George Santos (AP Photo/John Locher) NY Congressman-Elect George Santos (AP Photo/John Locher)

A consequence of shrinking newsrooms

How an apparent serial fabulist got elected to Congress

Thursday Morning Tabs

Enjoy.

What Trump Taxes Show: Not Much

His businesses make and lose a lot of money.

12 Days of Photos: Day 3

“One World Trade Center”

Thursday’s Forum

Some Pretzel Logic from American Greatness

I went down the rabbit hole a tad…

Elon Musk “African American of the Year”

So proclaims American Greatness.

The Horrors of Trying to be Kind

The WSJ doesn’t like Stanford’s attempt to make its website more inclusive.

Election Reform Through the Back Door

Electoral Count Act reforms are “hidden” in the bipartisan budget bill.

Omnibus Bill Has Everything But the Kitchen Sink

A 4155-page, $1.65 trillion dollar budget deal has been reached.

Congress to Make Trump’s Taxes Public

House Democrats are releasing them because they can.

Ban All the Lawyers?

Facial recognition technology and its uses.

12 Days of Photos: Day 2

A photo from February: Alan Parsons Live Project.

Winter Solstice Forum

Trump Committed Four Crimes, Say January 6 Committee

The ball is now in Merrick Garland’s court.

12 Days of Photos: Day 1

A photo from January: “23 Flames in the Dark”

Tuesday’s Forum

The Wrong Way to Stop Tax Fraud

Making it harder for the little guy.

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Farm Veterinarian Shortage

We can’t find enough people to treat cows, pigs, and horses.

Brits Deporting Migrants to Rwanda

A legal but unsavory solution to a problem.

Monday’s Forum

From the “You Can’t Make this Stuff Up” File

That time the Nazis made a movie about the Titanic.