The hidden cost of holiday gifts: How forced labor ends up on our shelves

December 08, 2025

The hidden cost of holiday gifts: How forced labor ends up on our shelves

While out holiday shopping in Washington, D.C., recently, we picked up a small toy for our nephew: a miniature Washington, D.C., city bus, officially licensed by the city government. It was charming, well-made, and the perfect gift. Yet, when we turned the box over, we saw the toy was manufactured in Guangdong Province in China, […]

Modern romance could use a little Jane Austen

This month marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, and across the country and the world, Austen fans are promenading forth to mark the occasion with balls, tours, and fetes. There is no denying that Austen’s influence, even all these years later, is immense. But, on the surface, it’s hard to fathom why. Austen’s novels present a […]

Democrats are choosing cartels over Americans

I recently came across an amusing meme: President Donald Trump, dressed as a magician, lifts his wand and declares, “For my next trick, I’ll make Democrats support the drug cartels.” And indeed, he has. Over the past 10 months, Trump has forced Democrats into defending some of the most indefensible, anti-American positions imaginable: fierce opposition […]

The popularity of ‘buy now, pay later’ is a product of consumer profligacy, not poverty

If the economy is truly as abysmal as the pundit class claims it is, consumers evidently have not yet gotten the memo. Half of all holiday shoppers told PayPal that they would finance their purchases with “buy now, pay later” schemes, spending over $10 billion in November. According to Adobe, total holiday spending financed by […]

How non-governmental organizations perpetuate the conflict in Gaza

Gaza-focused nonprofit organizations and the United Nations are infested with terrorist collaborators and sympathizers, perpetuating the conflict in Gaza that necessitates more aid to be funneled through those organizations. Internal Hamas security documents acquired by Israel detail how the terrorist group planted operatives inside U.N.-affiliated nonprofit organizations. Hamas requires that aid groups put loyalists in […]

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Why Georgian Dream isn’t Trump’s ally

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze reacted with anger to my latest article in the Washington Examiner this week. That article considered the Georgian government’s possible use of a World War I-era chemical agent during last year’s protest crackdowns. Why did this strike such a sensitive nerve in Tbilisi? The primary answer is that it appeared in a conservative U.S. media outlet. […]

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