America is on the upswing. You can feel it in the air as if an invisible mist were bringing forth good vibes and hope.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), during Pam Bondi’s attorney general confirmation hearing, highlighted an often overlooked aspect of the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to prosecute political opponents.

The most striking thing about the gusher of lies told over the past four years by the Biden administration and other ruling elites is the disdain the liars have shown for the American people.

By: Noah Rothman – nationalreview.com – January 14, 2025 In the case of the L.A. fires, ‘equity’ would require consigning even more homes to the blaze and spreading around the torment more broadly. Occasionally, proponents of the concept of “equity” forget that they are supposed to emphasize the benefits of the discrimination they advocate on behalf of America’s allegedly marginalized minorities. Instead...

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – January 14, 2025 The Justices consider a Texas law telling websites to screen for minors. Texas passed a law in 2023 saying that porn purveyors—technically, websites whose content is more than one-third “sexual material harmful to minors”—must start using “reasonable age verification methods.” The roll call on this idea, in the state House...

n a surprising shift, a liberal outlet’s editorial board issued a mass endorsement of 19 of President-elect Donald Trump’s judicial nominees— a move that has so many Democrat bureaucrats resistant to his picks.

By resisting attacks, putting Democrats on the defensive, and confirming Trump’s nominees, Republicans will show they know what time it is.

By: Charles C. W. Cooke – nationalreview.com – January 13, 2025 Even in a state as beautiful as this one, residents can only bear destructive misgovernance for so long. I love California. I’m not just saying that because I’m about to be rude about its government; I really, truly love California. A few years ago, when Scotland was considering leaving...

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – January 13, 2024 Gov. Newsom tilts at carbon emissions, not fire mitigation. The theory is that climate change caused two especially wet winters in California in 2023 and 2024. This led to lush vegetation growth. Perhaps you recall the ebullient stories about the blooming desert and wildflower explosion. But in recent months, the...

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – January 8, 2025 A Greenland deal has potential if he’s artful. Panama would be a mess, and his Canada trolling could hurt the Conservatives. Donald Trump has always enjoyed talking real estate, but these days instead of hotels or condos his acquisition targets are sovereign nations and territories. At a press conference Tuesday,...