About 2,000 years ago, the Roman philosopher Seneca warned of a crisis of attention. The problem wasn’t caused by smartphones or TikTok; it was because papyrus had become more widely available. As a result, scrolls became plentiful and wealthy readers had access to more texts than ever before…
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The lies are the same, but this new Hunter Biden sounds nothing like the whiny, malicious Hunter who revealed himself in seven years of frantic, crack-inspired musings on his infamous laptop…
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Igrew up substantially on the internet, and while my school made a halfhearted effort to block the bad websites, it was comically easy to evade. This was good for me. I read a lot of blogs and webcomics and fanfiction, formed a lot of half-baked but earnest political opinions…
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Trump’s immigration architect calls the supreme court’s decision ‘outrageous’ as he pushes for policy rooted in genetics, not law…
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In Trump v. Barbara, the Supreme Court invalidated Donald Trump’s executive order which sought to end automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to illegal immigrants and temporary foreign visitors…
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A New York school suspended a 15-year-old boy for an allegation of sexual assault without letting him defend himself or even calling his parents. Hours later, he died by suicide…
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In April 1967, a 20-year-old farm boy from South Dakota did something that would change the Vietnam War-he fell off his ship…
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Friday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Carl Cannon, Tom Bevan, and Andrew Walworth break down the media’s coverage of socialism as an ideology, as Democrats embrace the idea of government taking over the economy. Stephen B. Young joins the show to talk about his new book, “America vs the Overclass.” Tom and Carl discuss Secretary of State Marco Rubio deporting a sex offender that Gov…
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Maine Democrats are embarking on a two-week sprint to pick a new nominee for one of the year’s most important races in the wake of Graham Platner’s decision this week to end his Senate campaign after allegations of sexual assault, which he denies…
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A little neoliberalism can go a long way in enhancing the success of our government, whether it be in California, Pennsylvania, or our nation as a whole…
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The 2026 midterms are well underway, and a familiar pattern is emerging: Turnout remains doggedly low. Most recently, just 21% of eligible voters participated in North Dakota’s primary election, while West Virginia reported similarly low turnout despite increased early voting participation. New York City is another somber case study…
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The steam engine reminds an anxious nation that the sweat, ambition, and community that originally built America never truly went away…
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The documentary prank show was dangerous, rude, ridiculous, and disgusting. We didn’t know how good we had it, writes Suzy Weiss…
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On July 2, 1976, the United States Supreme Court decided Gregg v. Georgia, ruling that capital punishment does not violate the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. For 36 of the 50 summers since, a group of death penalty abolitionists has gathered to protest that decision…
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