As a red-blooded conservative, I grew up learning that feminism is evil. I was taught to support traditional marriage and oppose abortion, and feminists — especially lesbian feminists — always seemed like my enemies. I was in for a rude awakening. Some of the very feminists I once mistrusted have become my heroes, showing the

A pedestrian walks past segments of the East Side Gallery, the largest remaining part of the former Berlin Wall, in Berlin, Germany, September 19, 2019. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters) The ‘Democratic Republic’ was an authoritarian state whose history holds lessons for today’s America. The modern German state — the vibrant liberal democracy at the heart of a

MAKE IT GO AWAY While I certainly don’t count myself among those who worry about the fate of the planet — the old girl is just fine — the Cult of Greta Thunberg is beginning to make me hope they might be right. In fact, I’m kind of hoping that their predictions are too conservative

Demonstrators hold signs outside the U.S. Supreme Court as justices were scheduled to hear oral arguments regarding the Trump administration’s bid to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in Washington, U.S., November 12, 2019. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the DACA case today, with a ruling expected next

Pennsylvania is not a slam-dunk for Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. That’s one takeaway from Tuesday’s elections, which turned the Philadelphia suburbs even bluer, as Republicans suffered additional congressional losses following last year’s midterms. The Democrats have gone from a 13-5 minority in the House to a 9-9 split. These results in the eastern part of

While President Trump is sticking with the “no quid pro quo” defense of his “perfect” phone call with Ukraine’s president, Republicans in Congress continue to be all over the map. Louisiana Republican senator John Kennedy argued on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday that assessing President Trump’s motive will be the decisive factor in any

House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill, May 8, 2019. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters) Representative Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.) called on the State Department Monday to ban the bodyguards of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan who assaulted protesters in a 2017 incident in Washington, D.C. from reentering the U.S.

Biden His Time Much has been made recently of triumvirate of Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Pete Buttigieg being serious threats to Joe Biden and his electability argument. Nate Silver — one of the few election analysts who ever gets anything right — keeps reminding people that, despite various narratives, Biden is still the front-runner,

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks during a news conference about impeachment proceedings on Capitol Hill, September 25, 2019. (Al Drago/Reuters) President Trump criticized “Shifty” Adam Schiff (D., Calif) on Twitter Monday for releasing “doctored transcripts” of testimonies from the impeachment inquiry, and called for the House Intelligence chairman to testify “as to

While running for president, Donald Trump assured the country that he’d only hire “the best people.” His private sector success stood as the perfect backdrop for making such a bold promise as he ran for the top job in a government with a reputation for cronyism and incompetence at all levels. Trump’s status as a