Whether you like it or not, summer’s not quite over yet. There are still many days of sunshine and miserably hot temps ahead. To round out the rest of your summer reading list, our staffers share their favorite books they read this summer, for you to enjoy on a sandy beach, at a neighborhood cafe, or maybe just anywhere […]

Donald Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, DC’s police force — which looks like something between an authoritarian power grab and an empty stunt — doesn’t look like a political winner at first glance.  A poll from YouGov last week showed little support for Trump’s move; 34 percent of respondents approved of the idea, and 47 […]

Polling is “90 percent bullshit.” In fact, all political data is “garbage.” The Democratic consultants who traffic in such numbers are perpetrating a “scam” against their own party and are largely responsible for President Donald Trump’s victories. Instead of trying to gauge public opinion through pseudo-scientific surveys, Democrats should mostly just read history and the […]

President Donald Trump’s administration is scrutinizing higher education. Last week, the White House issued a memorandum requiring all universities receiving federal funds to submit admissions data on all applicants to the Department of Education. The goal is to enforce the 2023 Supreme Court decision that ended race-based affirmative action.  Days before the memo was released, […]

Today, around 8,200 or so Americans will turn 21. Which means, of course, they will become eligible to engage in that time-honored habit of adulthood: drinking alcohol. (I’m sure absolutely none of them did so before they turned 21. I certainly did not, or at least, would not admit to doing so in this piece, […]