First US commercial plane crash fatalities in 16 years due to military Black Hawk

January 30, 2025

First US commercial plane crash fatalities in 16 years due to military Black Hawk

The last time a passenger died in a commercial plane crash in the United States was nearly 16 years ago. That is, until the shock collision between a commercial Bombardier CRJ700 and a military Black Hawk created an explosion over the Potomac River, bringing Washington, D.C., to a standstill. While we still have much to […]

Trump’s birthright citizenship order raises important questions

Among the executive orders President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office was one that established an end to the practice of birthright citizenship. “The Fourteenth Amendment has never been interpreted to extend citizenship universally to everyone born within the United States,” the order said. “The Fourteenth Amendment has always excluded from birthright […]

Republican senators normalize RFK Jr.’s nuttery

It was odd watching Senate Republicans trying their best to put an unhinged leftist like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. into a position of power. Perhaps the only thing odder was watching Democrats doing their best to stop them. But nowadays, our principles hinge on the whims of one man. Kennedy, of course, would have garnered […]

Trump’s Pentagon portrait removals miss the target

Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley undermined his position and the U.S. military by his partisan engagement with the media. Milley should have resigned. The performance of former U.S. Central Command commanding officer Gen. Kenneth McKenzie was similarly poor. Responsible for supervising the disastrous August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, McKenzie then […]

The United States should restore neutrality to the Panama Canal

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing regarding the Panama Canal on Tuesday. In his opening statement, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) brought up the issue of foreign influence in the canal. “The United States paid for and built the Panama Canal, but Panama is treating America unfairly and ceding control of […]

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Senate Democrats defend the ICC’s antisemitism by blocking sanctions

Senate Democrats are unwilling to sanction the International Criminal Court because they are more worried about vague support for global institutions than American interests. Senate Democrats united to block the GOP’s bill to sanction the ICC, with only Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) crossing the aisle to lend his support. This is after the House overwhelmingly […]

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