It pains me to use the great United States of America and banana republic in the same sentence. But we have to evaluate the evidence and draw our own individual conclusions. Is the U.S. on the brink of becoming a banana republic? Before I depress you with the evidence to answer this question ...

At the heart of the budget standoff that has the government shut down is Democrats' insistence on extracting a laundry list of policy changes, including locking in the supposedly temporary, COVID-19-era expansion of Obamacare premium tax credits (or "Biden COVID-19 credits"). In essence, ...

BY: ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2025 The Myth of Falling Crime: Why Americans Don't Trust the Numbers Every election season, mayors and governors step before cameras to boast that crime is down. Charts are waved, statistics cited, and carefully crafted talking ...

Erma Bombeck famously said, "It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else." This quote really resonates with me. Last fall, I quit my job as a newspaper editor to put my effort into writing stories that lift up the good in this world. I wrote in my column announcement that "I ...

Erma Bombeck famously said, "It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else." This quote really resonates with me. Last fall, I quit my job as a newspaper editor to put my effort into writing stories that lift up the good in this world. I wrote in my column announcement that "I ...

In the course of three days, six U.S.-based scientists have won Nobel Prizes. Every one of them studied or now works at America's public universities. Five were affiliated with or educated by California's system for higher education. President Donald Trump's assault on universities, both ...