A critical view on socialism and its impact on society, focusing on NYC’s mayoral race.

‘Could the old Soviet Union-type store with its bare shelves be coming soon to New York City?’

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – August 5, 2025 Few do partisan gerrymanders better than Springfield liberals. Texas Democrats have fled to Illinois to escape having to vote in Austin on the Republican plan to gerrymander the Lone Star State’s Congressional district map. The destination is amusing since no one knows more about partisan gerrymanders than Illinois Democrats. Thanks...

Donald Trump’s far-ranging counter-revolution, to quote the old Star Trek mission statement, seeks “To boldly go where no one has gone before.” Because no conservative president has dared to question…

I think the scenario of a triple-term Republican presidency is perfectly plausible, and I do think it would be highly consequential culturally this time.

The U.S. is quietly ramping up defense spending to nearly $1 trillion, despite claims to the contrary.

By: Dylan Tokar – wsj.com – August 5, 2025 The president recounted his experiences when asked about an executive order the White House is preparing. The White House is preparing an executive order that threatens fines for banks that deny services on political grounds, citing the experiences of conservative groups and crypto companies, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. In...

Democrats have excelled at gerrymandering in states such as Illinois and California — they have no cause to complain when the GOP does it, too.

By: Noah Rothman – nationalreview.com – August 4, 2025 The fact that the Court is prepared to review what the left regards as a foundational element of anti-discrimination law may come as a shock to some. It shouldn’t. The Supreme Court dropped a tantalizing tease last Friday when it indicated that it would take up the constitutionality of majority-minority congressional...

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – August 4, 2025 Congress could limit the mutual assured political destruction as partisans move to redistrict more than once a decade. Dozens of Texas Democrats skedaddled on Sunday, fleeing the state to prevent Republicans from passing a new U.S. House map that’s intended to net the GOP as many as five seats in...