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The immigration politics of a felon’s pardon

How far will New York Gov. Kathy Hochul go to keep immigrant criminals in this country? So far, she'll even pardon a man convicted of an aggravated felony, if that's what it takes to prevent the United States Supreme Court from setting a restrictionist precedent. Keisy Guerrero Mariano is a Dominican who spent two years in prison for committing a violent crime: second-degree assault. Mariano, known as "G.M." in court documents, is exactly the sort of lawbreaker Americans overwhelmingly want to see deported. But not Hochul -- she granted him clemency on Aug. 28. His case stood ...

Will AI destroy humanity?

In the "Terminator" movie series, the artificial-intelligence system known as Skynet is given control of the nation's nuclear weapons and uses it to try to destroy humanity. One reason that apocalyptic scenarios involving AI are implausible is that, having seen how that particular movie ...

Don’t let the war on woke lull us all to sleep

History is written to be argued about, I have often said. Recent efforts by the Trump administration's culture war have offered numerous examples. In recent days, we have seen Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a break from the administration's war against Iran, announce the re-installation ...

What do we know after 9/11? Little, if anything

Like most Americans who were adults on Sept. 11, 2001, my life is divided into "before" and "after" 9/11. I awoke to a phone call from a friend at the airport, where her flight had been canceled, and turned on the TV just a few minutes before the second plane hit the World Trade Center ...

Zoom has become a must use, despite downsides

In the tool box that political reporters drag to work each day, the most important one is the chance to ask politicians questions, on behalf of you, especially at election time. So what's the worst thing that has happened to block scribes from using that tool? Is it: 1. Zoom. 2. Zoom or 3. ...

America has not learned the right lessons from Charlie Kirk’s murder

It feels like just yesterday that America lost Charlie Kirk. I remember every detail vividly. Charlie and I were in daily contact that week, as he prepared for his next national campus speaking tour. I was part of an intimate Zoom meeting he had organized the night prior to its first stop, at Utah Valley University. Less than 24 hours later, it was the site of his murder. Everything about the assassination was astonishing: the unconscionable security failure from the campus police and Charlie's detail, the fact he was killed while modeling robust and respectful debate, the ...