REVIEW: ‘The Thinkers: The Rise of Partisan Think Tanks and the Polarization of American Politics’ by E.J. Fagan (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) August 11, 2024 Over the past century, think tanks have become a driving force on the American political landscape. These nonprofit 501(c)(3) research bodies gather experts and political activists, shape political agendas, sketch
“The devil hath power to assume a pleasing shape.” So Hamlet decided in the second act of the eponymous play, meditating upon the reappearance of his father’s tormented spirit. Yet whether or not the diabolical lies at the heart of Hamlet, it is certainly present in Christopher Marlowe’s earlier play, Doctor Faustus, in which its
This week, Vice President Kamala Harris carried on her streak of having no press conferences and taking no questions from journalists, not that they’d ask her hard-hitting questions anyway. She did, however, tell her supporters at a Detroit rally how much she and her team love hard work. “The thing that we like about hard
LONDON—I have seen rock ‘n’ roll’s past, and its name is still Bruce Springsteen. I have seen Springsteen half a dozen times over five decades, indoors and outdoors, with and without the E Street Band, from the rafters and from the side of the stage. His albums have bored me for decades. I cannot stand
Police arrested 27 at an illegal University of Virginia encampment (Aaron Josephson; via Wikimedia Commons) The Virginia secretary of education told the state’s universities they must ensure student safety in the fall amid reports that upcoming anti-Israel protests on campus “will be even more chaotic.” Secretary Aimee R. Guidera urged Virginia public universities on Thursday
The Defense Priorities think tank receives funding from the isolationist Koch family and is known for its ties to Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.), a fierce opponent of U.S. foreign aid. Yet a poll released by the group on Friday found Americans broadly support U.S. involvement on the international stage and want to arm Ukraine
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D., Minn.) Republican challenger slammed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for supporting and aligning with the far-left “Squad” member. “He’s behind her 100 percent,” Minnesota’s fifth district GOP congressional candidate Dalia Al-Aqidi told Fox News in reference to Walz’s support of Omar. “Look at the ‘Squad,’ the first people, the first politicians who