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An Iran war that was supposed to be brief, and then was supposed to be over, is imposing an increasing price on Donald Trump's presidency.

We've seen a second term of a Republican administration go this way before. There are distinct echoes of George W. Bush's Iraq War -- the conflict that Trump has long excoriated -- in the president's ...Read more

For the second time in the Trump presidency, the Right is debating the concept of the common good and how that concept fits within the American political tradition.

During Donald Trump's first term, the "common good" debate raged because the unorthodox president's nationalist instincts and policy prescriptions on issues such as trade and ...Read more

There are a couple of stories that seem unrelated but are very related. They show the story of a country that used to build things and has decided, without ever quite admitting it, that building is too hard.

Start with the missiles. Rep. Mike Turner was on television last week talking about letting Ukraine license our Patriot technology and ...Read more

Future Football Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers is preparing for his last season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, so he was flippant in a recent interview with his pal Pat McAfee at ESPN. When asked about his mindset during his final year, Rodgers wisecracked: "I'm going to plead the Fifth. Like that absolute coward Tony Fauci."

Rodgers, along with ...Read more

Can I claim to have predicted, way back in 1988, the result of Michigan's fiercely contested Democratic primary for U.S. senator this week?

The developments that have made Abdul El-Sayed -- who lost the 2018 gubernatorial primary to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.) by 20 percentage points -- a winner over Rep. Haley Stevens were visible in the ...Read more

An Iran war that was supposed to be brief, and then was supposed to be over, is imposing an increasing price on Donald Trump's presidency.

We've seen a second term of a Republican administration go this way before. There are distinct echoes of George W. Bush's Iraq War -- the conflict that Trump has long excoriated -- in the president's ...Read more

The war in Iran is unlawful and unconstitutional, but in post-World War II America, it is normal. Here is the backstory.

When President Donald Trump decided to begin bombing Iran last June, he did not state a coherent or lawful reason for doing so. His director of national intelligence and his own CIA had publicly told him that Iran did not ...Read more

Politics is often described as the art of winning. History suggests otherwise. The greatest political leaders understood that success is not measured merely by defeating opponents but by preserving relationships. Elections are won through competition. Governments are sustained through coalition.

That is why the first rule of politics is ...Read more

The Democratic Socialists of America released their platform last month, and let's give them credit for candor. They want public ownership of large corporations, the abolition of police and prisons, a defunded Pentagon and open borders. Conservatives read that document and saw the future they have been warning American voters about: the ...Read more

An Iran war that was supposed to be brief, and then was supposed to be over, is imposing an increasing price on Donald Trump's presidency.

We've seen a second term of a Republican administration go this way before. There are distinct echoes of George W. Bush's Iraq War -- the conflict that Trump has long excoriated -- in the president's ...Read more

"Money is ammo."

In Baghdad 2004, that military maxim reminded troops on patrol that spending $3 to buy Fanta sodas for Iraqi kids could produce more than photo smiles. GI largesse can encourage life-saving tips. The rattle-trap car around that corner there? Little man left it an hour ago. No. He's not from our neighborhood!

It isn't news ...Read more

Muslim Americans are increasingly getting involved in American politics.

Most prominent are members of Congress Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Andre Carson (D-Ind.), and Lateefah Simon (D-Calif.).

Most prominent among several mayors is Democrat Zohran Mamdani in New York City.

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, now running for the ...Read more

New Yorkers, hold onto your wallets, and brace yourselves for financial chaos.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's minions, also known as the Democratic Socialists of America, are preparing to radicalize the state Legislature when they take their newly won seats in Albany at the end of the year.

How crazy will it get? One warning sign ...Read more

Just two years ago, the United Nations secretary general announced, "Global warming has ended ... The era of global boiling has arrived!"

"(We were) warned about this," said a "Daily Show" host, "by every scientist for the last 50 years!"

His audience applauded.

Wow. Every scientist agreed!

But here's the thing. They didn't.

My new ...Read more

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) took to the podium at a Capitol Hill press conference on July 23, where she was joined by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).

They announced they were reintroducing the Right to IVF Act. This is a bill that promotes and subsidizes in vitro fertilization. It is sponsored ...Read more

The Left's perennial scolds of CBS News churned out barrels of umbrage over hiring conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat as part of the new team of correspondents at "60 Minutes." They suggested this was some sort of "desperate" lurch to the right, an obstreperous overthrow of Pelleyesque arrogance on 57th Street.

But that created ...Read more

Congress has been known to slip indefensible special-interest provisions into large must-pass bills when no one is looking.

What it has never done before is use such sleight of hand to hand over control of the U.S. military to a foreign country. But that's what we're told is on the verge of happening on Capitol Hill.

The House just passed ...Read more

PITTSBURGH -- The rise of the Democratic left in Pittsburgh did not happen overnight. It was built over years through patient organizing, disciplined recruiting and a clear-eyed focus on the races that mattered most: low-turnout primaries where entrenched power was vulnerable.

Mik Pappas' 2017 race for Pennsylvania's 31st Magisterial District...Read more