Analysis · Economy
Ditching Onerous CAFE Standards Is a Deregulation Win
The Trump administration just reduced Joe Biden’s fuel-mileage standards, which should save consumers money.
Nate JacksonManaging Editor
09 / 29 / 26 · 3 min read
Features— 9 stories
Second AmendmentThomas Gallatin
Hawaii’s Anti-Gun Law Comes Back to Life
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a lower court’s 2021 injunction against Hawaii’s severely restrictive handgun permit law.
PoliticsMichael Swartz
What Happens if Democrats Win?
Well, for one thing, Impeachment 3.0. For another, an election win will validate Democrats’ push to the radical socialist Left.
FaithEmmy Griffin
Episcopal Priest Claims Jesus Is Trans
Does your pastor claim to have extra-scriptural revelations? If so, that pastor is blindly leading you off a cliff.
SportsHudson Baldwin
Can Congress Protect College Sports?
As with seemingly everything these days, when a problem arises, everyone looks to Washington for solutions.
CultureSamantha Koch
Sunny Hostin’s Disturbing Jury Story Is Bigger Than One Murder
In this trial and others in the news lately, the victims are lost in the public debate over perpetrators and jurors.
GovernmentGregory Lyakhov
Government Fraud Is Bad. Government Waste Is Worse.
The bigger problem is the money Washington wastes through programs, grants, subsidies, and other spending that may be legal but still awful.
National SecurityDouglas Andrews
Why Bail for UK Terrorism Suspects?
Could it really be that there’s nothing to see here about the weekend arrest of five men who were behaving very suspiciously near a British air base from which we conduct air strikes on…
Re: The Left Rich Lowry
James Talarico’s Unconvincing Christian Progressivism
Supposedly, through happy coincidence, Jesus agrees with the Senate candidate about important planks of the Democratic platform circa 2026.
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The Executive News Summary— from the editors
- Middle East oil exports return to pre-blockade levelsOil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have rebounded to their highest levels since the U.S. action against Iran began. Roughly 13 million barrels…
- U.S. and China make major tariff cutsNegotiation details are starting to trickle out after a summit between President Trump and Chinese dictator Xi Jinping in Washington, DC, last week.…
- Networks resume White House coverage as CNN blockage still up in the airDespite President Trump’s ongoing efforts to block CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House press room, major media networks have returned to…
- Woman featured on NY Mag’s first men’s issueOn Monday, New York Magazine released its first-ever men’s fashion issue. It prominently featured a topless trans-identifying actress, Elliot Page.…
Short Cuts— in their own words
- From the Loony Left“One of the challenges we face globally is old men clinging to power.” —Barack Obama, who backed the non compos mentis Joe Biden“[Impeachment 3.0 is]…
- Obliviousness Award“The Media Begins to Turn Against Trump.” —Heather Cox Richardson
- From the Reasonable Right“$4 gas and $6 diesel is unacceptable. ... But it’s not enough to vote for a communist.” —House Majority Whip Tom Emmer“The only way to a better…
- Belly Laugh of the Day“The Iran War will soon be over, said President Donald Trump, as he announced a plan to gift Iran with a giant wooden horse. ... Pentagon officials…
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