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Lessons from the death of Jim Bakker
Jim Bakker, who died Monday at age 86, was among the most successful televangelists, if your standard for success is money and fame.
Democrats' empty 'affordability' rhetoric
Monday was the deadline for motorists in Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William and Loudoun counties and the city of Alexandria to pay the much-hated annual "personal property" car tax.
The alarming emergence of the downballot democratic socialists
This year, at least 82 candidates in state legislative races have been identified as dues-paying Democratic Socialists of America members, endorsees or self-identified members.
We need wastewater monitoring to protect all Americans
Ask most Americans what is in the National Defense Authorization Act, and they will likely picture fighter jets, aircraft carriers and paychecks for the troops.
Prosecutor's dilemma with the Cornell 7
The hardest decision a government prosecutor may ever face is also one of the most important tests of the rule of law.
America's new favorite pastime: Hating everybody
There is a peculiar kind of freedom in despising everyone equally.
French riots about Islamism, not education
The riots consuming France have caused considerable confusion. We are told the violence is a protest over poor conditions in the nation's schools, but you do not burn down a school to get a better education.
Letter to the editor: Let married couples filing jointly combine individual earning allowances
The Senior Citizens League projects a 3.5% cost-of-living adjustment.
Letter to the editor: No one worse for the Cornell job than Letitia James
The Cornell University community has risen in wrath against the men said to be involved in an alleged 2024 fraternity house rape.
Letter to the editor: Paris is burning
If it is true that the French are engaging in destructive rioting because they want "more education funding," then the depth of France's educational failure is astonishing.
The U.S. must call out South Korea's duplicity
South Korea's policy toward the U.S. combines friendly and unfriendly moves.
On Oct. 7's anniversary, how far have the Jews come?
Wednesday marks three years since the day that Hamas murdered more than 1,200 people in Israel and took another 251 hostage.
The 5% Treasury panic ignores financial history
In September, the rate on the bellwether 10-year Treasury pierced 5% and rose to levels not seen since before the global financial crisis of 2007 to 2009.
Before you destroy 2024 election records, keep the evidence
Nearly two years after the 2024 election, election officials nationwide have reached an important milestone.
U.S. can best pay respects on Oct. 7 by letting Israel loose on Hamas
Today marks three years since Hamas launched a brutal attack on its neighbor, killing approximately 1,200 innocents. More than 8,700 were injured, and more than 251 were taken into the bowels of the Gaza Strip as hostages.
Mexico: Distant neighbor, false friend
In his Sept. 22 speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump delivered his most direct threat against Mexican drug cartels and the government that shields them.
Fairfax County gave plum school job to a scandal-embroiled employee
On Sept. 30, Darin Thompson, a former Fairfax County, Virginia, principal turned district administrator, surrendered at the Fairfax County Jail on a felony embezzlement charge.
Who still fights the war on terror?
Addressing Congress nine days after Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush declared: "Our war on terror begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end there."
Hey, Congress, price controls don't work
One thing that keeps economists such as me in business is that even the simplest inviolable economic rules are routinely violated by politicians -- and sometimes by confused economists.
U.S. must rebuild aluminum production capacity
With President Trump saying he faces a choice of whether to "annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly," the Pentagon is deploying a third aircraft carrier strike group and up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East.
