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
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
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
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
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,
As the Iranian regime bottles up the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump pulls out all the stops to protect energy shipments and mitigate the damage to the global economy, doubts and fears about the latest stage of the war with Iran are growing. One increasingly common argument is that further operations against Iran weaken
Chicago also under pressure as Fitch cautions about ‘management ineffectiveness’ Zohran Mamdani speaks to members of the media at a Brooklyn library on December 17, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) March 13, 2026 image/svg+xml A mostly obscure and widely derided sector of the financial industry—bond rating agencies—may be one of