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What’s at the end of the road?

What’s that one chore you put off and put off? It’s on your to-do list all the time, but never gets scratched off, so you just move it to your next list knowing it most likely will get put off again. For me, it’s dusting, a fairly simple chore but one I do get around to when the dust is ...

A tale of our own — and yours

WASHINGTON -- The city takes a deep breath after the president's IndyCar auto races came and went without crashing a precious Smithsonian artwork, and before Congress returns. Cicadas and tennis balls make background music. Thank god we didn't lose a Cezanne or Renoir as IndyCar drivers ...

The vindication of Tom Homan

Where does Tom Homan go to get his apology? When Trump put his border czar in charge of unwinding the controversial DHS operation in Minneapolis earlier this year, critics on the right believed that Homan would be the instrument of a broad Trump climb-down on his signature issue. Gregory ...

Americans should be concerned about the fine print on Trump’s new oil deal

So, it was a war for oil after all. On social media Friday, President Trump announced that the United States and Venezuela have struck an agreement for "THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY." The whole thing is appalling, starting with the all-caps. I have no love for the Venezuelan ...

Rent Control … Still Doesn’t Work

In 2022, politicians in Minneapolis and St. Paul voted for rent control. I said that would lead to bigger problems. Was I right? My update video reveals what happened. St. Paul politicians pushed rent control, saying rent caps would stop "unfair profiteering." But what the heck is ...