The documentarians and the murderer

Because documentary films contend with real people and real events, it is to be expected that…

The tributaries of Lou Reed

Once, all albums were collections of covers. Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley didn’t just record songs…

A new Koch? RFK Jr’s running mate is a key campaign funder

LOS ANGELES, California — California is often referred to as an ATM of politics for the…

Are noncompete agreements over? The Biden adminsitration’s Federal Trade Commission wants to make it so

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce met the Federal Trade Commission’s late April announcement that it would…

Is abortion the key to winning Arizona for Biden-Harris ticket?

One hour after news began circulating that an abortion law written in 1864 would take effect…

House GOP vote counter herds cats with little legislative cushion

PITTSBURGH — House Republicans aren’t the most unified political family, to put it mildly. This has…

Howie Schwab, 1960-2024

Do you know who hit the most home runs in 1962? Or who won the NBA…

Challengers double-faults

A good tennis movie is hard to find. Match Point (2005), Woody Allen’s smoldering drama of…

Former GOP Gov. Larry Hogan tries to nab Senate seat from Democrats in deep-blue Maryland

BALTIMORE — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s entrance into the Maryland Senate race for retiring Sen.…

Soaring interest rates punish consumers and taxpayers

After six months of internalizing a soft landing for the economy, investors have stomached the reality…

Amash attempts Michigan comeback: Can a libertarian still win in Trump’s GOP?

Former Rep. Justin Amash served in Congress for exactly one decade, with his final years in…

Disorder at the courts: Left-wing district attorneys, selective prosecution, and the 2024 campaign combine to damage the rule of law

The Prussian general and strategist Carl von Clausewitz famously said that “war is the continuation of…

McConnell’s ‘force of will’ shaped the federal judiciary

The most glowing admirers and fiercest detractors of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) agree on…

Lynne Reid Banks, 1929-2024

For those of us who grew up in the 1980s and ’90s, Lynne Reid Banks’s Indian…

An over-the-counter birth control pill provides a pro-life, pro-capitalist alternative to the contraception mandate

More than six decades after Norgestrel was patented, the progestin-only birth control pill has debuted on…

North Carolina on Team Biden’s mind: Does the president have a realistic chance at nabbing the usually red state from Trump?

President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign efforts at expanding the 2024 election playing field begin with the…

Fixing a broken Congress: A pair of Capitol Hill veterans offer unconventional recommendations on how to improve

The 118th Congress is drawing bipartisan jeers for its lack of legislative accomplishments. House Democrats, in…

Afghan allies endangered: Congress grapples with the Special Immigrant Visa program’s shortcomings

Congress is on track to authorize an additional 12,000 Special Immigrant Visas to keep the Afghan…

Does the US need another new branch of the armed forces for cyber warriors?

America is falling behind in its ability to carry out and defend against cyberattacks. And one…

Comeback Ron? DeSantis refuses to cede the spotlight after primary loss

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Most defeated presidential candidates skulk away and stay silent, at least for a while…