Commentary: Why we’re mired in an ‘affordability crisis’
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell famously described the high inflation that had just started dragging down U.S. consumers in July 2021 as “transitory.”... Read more.
Commentary: How could Marjorie Taylor Greene make a comeback?
Ryan W. Powers In a video posted to X late Friday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., announced she’d be resigning from Congress in early January, only halfway... Read more.
Commentary: U.S. rejection of climate science is a call to action for the rest of the world
Eugene Linden If there was any doubt that the current U.S. administration is the world’s greatest threat to action on climate change, President Donald Trump removed... Read more.
Commentary: ICE is grabbing US citizens, defying its own rules and the Constitution
Raul A. Reyes Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to work in Chicago last month when she drove onto a street where an immigration enforcement action was in progress.... Read more.
Commentary: Facing the past and confronting generations of racism in Alabama
Beau Breslin I come from a long line of racists. Tracing my ancestry back to the early 19th century, I discovered that my great-great-great-grandfather emigrated... Read more.
Commentary: 50-year mortgages won’t fix the affordability crisis
E.J. Antoni Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, recently floated the idea of offering people a 50-year mortgage instead of the more conventional... Read more.
Commentary: Trump cut Nigeria’s aid back in March. Now he wonders why it’s so violent
Daniel Morris On Truth Social earlier this month, President Donald Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “prepare for possible action” to protect Christians... Read more.
Commentary: Don’t be a working class hero — Just imagine!
Ahmed Bouzid Everyone knows John Lennon’s “Imagine.” It floats through Times Square on New Year’s Eve, plays during Olympic ceremonies, and fills the air... Read more.
Commentary: The right laughs off its own offenders and takes umbrage at the left’s
Marcus Bell The phrase “kids will be kids” has long been used to excuse bad behavior. It grew out of a centuries-old idea that youth itself should confer some... Read more.
Commentary: The death of a mayor brings Mexico’s cartel violence to the fore
Daniel DePetris If there is one thing you can say about Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, it’s that she’s handled President Donald Trump quite well so far.... Read more.