Trump Responds to Iran Attack, Says ‘Would Not Have Happened’ If He Were in Office

Israel was targeted by over 300 aerial threats on Saturday, including drones and missiles. Former President Donald Trump attributed Iran’s recent decision to attack Israel to weakness shown by the Biden administration, and vowed to revive American strength abroad once he is reelected to the White House. “I wanted to say God bless the people

Trump Blasts ‘Communist’ NY Case at Rally Ahead of Criminal Trial

Thousands of people chanted ‘We love Trump’ at a Pennsylvania rally two days before the first-ever criminal trial against a former president is to begin. SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa.—When former President Donald Trump denounced the New York criminal case against him as a “communist show trial,” thousands of people at his April 13 rally here responded with

Lucky Joe

I have known Joseph Epstein for almost 40 years, but until I read his autobiography, I was unaware that he is not only one of the great essayists in English literature but also an amateur juggler. That makes sense, because no one juggles words better than he: They fall in surprising ways and make you

The Marriage Bonus

When I was 16, on the recommendation of Oprah Winfrey, I read Eat, Pray, Love (2006). The bestselling memoir tells of “one woman’s search for everything across Italy, India, and Indonesia,” as the subtitle puts it, documenting author Elizabeth Gilbert’s abandonment of her marriage in pursuit of pasta, yoga, and romance. The book was a

WFB Editor in Chief: Sotomayor Retirement Calls Are ‘Unseemly’

Washington Free Beacon editor in chief Eliana Johnson said calls from progressives for Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire are “unseemly,” citing Sotomayor’s age in comparison with President Joe Biden’s. Sotomayor is 12 years younger than the octogenarian commander in chief. “I do find it rich that the same people who tell us that

WFB Editor in Chief Previews Trump’s Manhattan Trial

Washington Free Beacon editor in chief Eliana Johnson appeared Saturday on CNN, where she previewed former president Donald Trump’s impending Manhattan trial. Johnson said that any “sleaze” stemming from the case—Trump is accused of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels—will not impact the former president. “We