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The Supreme Court has committed a grievous moral and legal error in Trump v. Barbara, the landmark case on birthright citizenship. In holding that the 14th Amendment confers automatic citizenship on virtually all children born on American soil, the court has severely vitiated the sanctity of American citizenship -- in this "America 250" ...Read more

One of the most popular complaints of the younger Americans is that the United States has been bogged down in endless war and interventionism virtually their entire lifetimes.

Welcome to history. As much as we may not like it, the United States has engaged in conflict and meddling more or less since its inception. The U.S. was born in war. It...Read more

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Consistent Inconsistencies

The Second Amendment to the Constitution is a relic of a bygone era of revolution. The Founders could not have contemplated that it would apply to semiautomatic handguns. The ...Read more

Journalists love to boast that they are "Facts First" people, that they are the brave souls seeking out "truth." But when it comes to transgenderism, facts go out the window, and truth is triggering.

When the Supreme Court upheld state bans on boys in girls' sports, NBC anchor Craig Melvin sounded apologetic in live coverage. "The terms that we...Read more

The welcoming reception that so many European soccer fans have received as they have crossed the nation in pursuit of World Cup games has struck many as a happy surprise of the summer of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

"The World Cup is at our shores, and all these people are doing us a great service," comedian Bill ...Read more

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels weren't right about much, but they made some astute observations about America while trying to explain its resistance to socialism.

According to Marx's theory, as the world's most advanced capitalist country, and one that was industrializing at a rapid clip, the United States was supposed to be closest to the ...Read more

"Which is better -- to be ruled by one tyrant 3,000 miles away or by 3,000 tyrants one mile away?" -- Rev. Mather Byles (1706-1788)

Does it really matter if the instrument curtailing liberty is a monarch or a popularly elected legislature? This conundrum, along with the witty version of it put to a Boston crowd in 1775 by the little-known ...Read more

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, we will rightly remember the familiar names and places. We will speak of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, Valley Forge and the birth of a republic unlike any the world had ever seen.

Those stories deserve their place.

But a ...Read more

Congress loves to wrap legislation in the language of the public interest. This year's surface transportation reauthorization bill is no exception. Supporters describe the House Transportation Committee-passed package as a major safety bill designed to make America's transportation system more secure and efficient.

Beneath their rhetoric lies...Read more

This week has brought more news that contains powerful warnings about the trajectory of the country.

First, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Watson v. Republican National Committee. In Watson, the court upheld a Mississippi law that counts ballots received up to five days after Election Day as long as they were postmarked on or before that day....Read more

The Supreme Court has now settled, at least for the foreseeable future, one of the most contentious questions in American immigration law: A child born in the United States is a U.S. citizen, regardless of whether the child's parents entered the country legally or came solely to give birth. That remains the law after the court's 6-3 decision ...Read more

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has chalked up more notable victories.

His candidates won three crucial Democratic primaries -- candidates who are supporters of the Democratic Socialists of America, as is Mamdani -- defeating three Democratic Party establishment candidates, two of whom are sitting members of Congress.

Discussing with ABC'...Read more

The 250th anniversary of America's Declaration of Independence coinciding with North America hosting the World Cup competition takes me back to a column I wrote in June 2002 featuring my soccer-loving landlord -- 24 years ago, the day after the U.S. team defeated Mexico's powerful World Cup squad.

Now my first sentence contains an ...Read more

Tenants' groups and leftwing activists are cheering New York City's newly announced multiyear rent freeze. But Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rent scheme is headed for a judicial smackdown at the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 2023 and twice in 2024, a hesitant Supreme Court declined to hear challenges by building owners to New York state's rent regulations....Read more

Car accidents kill 100 Americans every day.

But now an amazing solution is available: self-driving cars.

Robotaxis like Google-owned Waymo, for example.

Passengers who try them, like them.

Wherever robotaxis are allowed, ridership increases fast.

Two years ago, there were 50,000 trips per week -- today 500,000.

"The car did a better job ...Read more

This year Americans are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which declared the "self-evident" truth that "all men are created equal" and "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights," including the rights to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

The leaders of the Democratic Party, ...Read more

There's no longer much foreign reporting on television with the exception of natural disasters, or countries where Americans are engaged in military action. That's certainly true of Europe -- except for Britain. The networks, surely focused on ratings, display a fascination with the Royal Family.

On Monday, NBC's "Today" featured a four-minute ...Read more