By: Brian Riedl – wsj.com – January 22, 2024 America already has the most progressive tax system in the developed world. As budget deficits surge toward the stratosphere, Congress will soon have to get serious about savings proposals. Yet reforming Social Security and Medicare—the leading drivers of long-term deficits—remains a political nonstarter. Neither party is willing to raise middle-class taxes....

By: Noah Rothman – nationalreview.com – January 22, 2024 It seems like everyone is gearing up for yet another ‘Flight 93 election.’ They say politics is the art of persuasion, but that assumes the existence of an audience open to being persuaded. With Republicans and Democrats alike preparing to embark on a presidential-election cycle fronted by two of the most...

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – January 19, 2023 After winning the Iowa caucuses Monday, Mr. Trump replayed a golden oldie of a campaign pledge: “We’re also going to pay off the national debt. It’s about time.” He said the same thing in 2016, before he added about $8 trillion to the tab. Roughly half of that was Covid...

You can’t defeat an opponent if you refuse to understand what makes him formidable.

Democrat Sen. John Fetterman voiced his concerns about the ongoing migration crisis and demanded a ‘secure border’ as he spoke to CNN ‘s The Lead anchor Jake Tapper on Friday.

US House of Representatives Judiciary subcommittee is seeking to question a former official in the US Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement office over revelations the agency urged financial institutions to flag customer transactions linked to phrases like “MAGA” and “Trump” as well as purchases of religious texts.

The logically inconsistent message of sometimes you can kill a baby and sometimes you can’t, just isn’t good enough Here are four ways Republicans can chart a different course in 2024.

America is experiencing the worst shortage of prescription medicines in nearly a decade. Patients and their physicians are struggling to obtain more than 300 drugs, mostly generics.

Last month, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia experienced a measles outbreak when several unvaccinated children contracted the disease. The city’s public health department issued an alert on Jan. 4:

You probably heard that 2023 was the warmest year on record. For example: “NASA Analysis Confirms 2023 as Warmest Year on Record.” And here’s CNN, “2023 will officially be the hottest year on record, scientists report.”