The US Military’s Newest Low-Cost Weapon: Reverse-Engineered Iranian Drones

Israeli military adviser Amir Avivi told the Free Beacon that the United States learned from the war in Ukraine, where Russia has employed its own modified Iranian drones WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 08: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (L) (R-LA) is greeted by Mark Wallace, CEO of the non-profit United Against Nuclear Iran,

NYC Congestion Pricing Scheme Prioritizes ‘Environmental Justice Communities,’ Pumps Money Into Minority Neighborhoods in What Could Be Illegal Discrimination

New York City’s controversial congestion pricing program, which charges drivers a toll to enter midtown and lower Manhattan, contains several “mitigation efforts” and carveouts designed to limit the punitive impact of the new tax on ethnic minorities—without offering the city’s non-minorities comparable treatment, a Washington Free Beacon review found. Critics warn such allowances could potentially

Riding in Style: North Carolina Rep. Don Davis Billed Taxpayers $2,300 in Ride Shares on Day He Toured Southern Border

Davis also spent nearly $7,000 on airfare around the time of the trip Border Patrol officers talk to Rep. Don Davis (@RepDonDavis X) In January 2024, Rep. Don Davis (D., N.C.) traveled to Eagle Pass, Texas, for a one-day tour of the southern border. He appears to have spent over $2,300 on taxis or ride

Wake-Up Call for a Sleeping Giant

China is engaged in the largest military buildup in modern history. It has both Washington and world domination in its sights. To prevent the cataclysm of great power war, the United States must revamp its industrial base and once again prioritize manufacturing. So argue Shyam Sankar and Madeline Hart in their new book Mobilize: How

Profiles in Terror

For those who need reminding, the late 1970s were a truly awful stretch for the United States of America: from stagflation at home to the Soviet Union and friends on the march in Afghanistan, Africa, and Central America, to the Khomeini revolution in Iran. David Frum’s account of the period, How We Got Here, should

Naughty by Nature?

It is hard to read any article or book about what ails children today without encountering a discussion of “ACEs,” or “adverse childhood experiences.” Doctors, teachers, therapists, and pundits now regularly talk about ACEs—which include parental divorce, alcoholism, poverty, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, death of a parent, etc.—with what sounds like the same kind of

Chosen to Make America’s Toys

The People of the Book, it turns out, are also the people of the Teddy Bear, Barbie, and Batman. As Michael Kimmel, SUNY distinguished professor emeritus of sociology, traces in his captivating Playmakers: The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America, it all started with a presidential pardon for a bruin. Teddy Roosevelt,