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A local corrections officer tells me prison breaks are not like in the movies. If it happens on your watch, "there's no slap on the wrist." You will be held accountable. The investigation will also seek ways to prevent future breakouts. I suggest a ban on…

Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson are going to make a lot of money from their new book, Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again. Some people find this aggravating, and for good reason. The vast majority of…

We have now reached the cusp of the 250th anniversary of American independence, and speaking as a veteran of the 1976 Bicentennial, the word that comes most readily to mind for the celebrations 50 years later is flaccid. The excuse which usually follows is…

Mark Twain (real name Samuel Clemens) continues to make news, whether in unabashed reverence by comedian Conan O’Brien as he accepted this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, or in defamation by countless school boards who have banned The…

Morally adrift: The terror attack outside Washington’s Jewish museum isn’t just another senseless act of violence—it’s a symptom of a society that has lost its moral bearings, writes the Hudson Institute’s Mike Watson.…

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One of the greatest dangers to the crew of a ship that has lost its bearings is also one of the most tempting: the water all around them. As the stores of freshwater run out, and the thirst sets in, the ocean and its contents look ever more inviting. But that…

A 20-year-old charged with hate crimes for allegedly assaulting three Jewish students had a stash of weapons, $750,000 in cash, and a phone filled with violent, anti-Semitic messages and pro-Hamas and pro-Hezbollah images, according to prosecutors.…

The Harvard Law Review has removed all references to race and gender from the essay prompt used to evaluate prospective editors, the latest sign that the journal is on the back foot following a wave of investigations and funding cuts by the Trump…

George Washington University (GW) was sued in federal court by Jewish students on Thursday, alleging it allowed "pervasive and severe antisemitic harassment" on campus for years without any action from the school’s leaders. Students Sabrina Soffer, Ari…

The Department of Energy is invoking emergency powers to keep a decades-old coal-fired power plant in Michigan online, an effort designed to avoid power outages and grid reliability issues as summer, a peak power demand season, fast approaches, the Washington…

A rabbi whom pro-Hamas activists assaulted last year urged the Department of Justice on Thursday to investigate Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), alleging that officers have been ordered "not to enforce D.C. law against anti-Israel…

Recent books about the 2024 election, including the just-published Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, have made clear what was obvious to most Americans with eyes and…

The terrorist who gunned down a young couple in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday previously promoted a radical anti-Zionist group that claims to represent "peaceful" American Jews.…

Michael Mann, a climate professor and senior administrator at the University of Pennsylvania, appeared to threaten President Donald Trump on Thursday evening, writing on social media that "we're in second amendment territory" if the president doesn't comply…

A radical left-wing group, described as a "conduit" between the Chinese Communist Party and domestic anti-Israel groups, raised money for Elias Rodriguez, the 30-year-old Chicago native who allegedly murdered two Israeli diplomats in Washington, D.C., to…

Unheeded warnings: The shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Jewish museum in Washington, D.C., is not an isolated act—it’s the latest incident of left-wing, frequently anti-Israel radicalism that academic administrators and law enforcement…

Joe Biden has prostate cancer. He revealed the diagnosis this week, almost six years after promising to cure cancer if elected. (Yes, he actually said that.) The announcement came just days before the release of a new book by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson…

Been there, spun that. CNN’s Jake Tapper hired a former spin doctor on the 2020 Biden-Harris and 2024 Harris-Walz campaigns to try to soften the critical coverage he has received around the launch of his new book. The anchor—who played an integral role in…

The Washington Free Beacon published exclusive video footage in late October 2023 of two Harvard graduate students accosting an Israeli classmate during an anti-Israel protest. As the Israeli student, Yoav Segev, tried to walk to his dorm, he was surrounded by…