Israel tends to scramble categories of international-relations theory, which is one reason why academia always appears least capable, out of all sectors of Western society, of understanding events in the Middle East. And although the fantasy of Israeli military omnipotence reaches absurd levels, it is true that Israeli capability has presented us with a legitimate […]

The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) was passed in 1994 after a string of abortion clinic attacks and pleas from clinics to get rid of the pesky pro-life protesters who were blocking the entrances and were bad for business. The law was supposed to protect […]

(Background) Karoline Leavitt calls on reporters during a news conference on June 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) / (R-Top) President Donald Trump speaks to the press (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) / (L-Bottom) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Soroka Hospital on June 19, 2025. (Photo by […]

Last month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio instructed United States diplomatic posts to pause all student visa appointments “until further guidance is issued.” This week, the State Department instructed those posts to resume visa appointments, but with new, stricter rules for vetting. It wants officials to take a closer look at each applicant’s social […]

Nothing provokes the left like invocations of the Bible as the holy word of God and the truth. During a hearing held Wednesday by the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Department of Defense budget request for the upcoming fiscal year, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth produced a viral moment with Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa […]