Column: Seized Russian assets may provide relief for the beleaguered democracy Volodymyr Zelensky (Alex Wong/Getty Images) These are bleak days for Americans who support Ukraine’s resistance to Russian aggression. Last year’s Ukrainian counteroffensive did not achieve its aims. While Ukraine has decimated the Russian Black Sea fleet and shown that Russian territory is not immune
If the Biden administration has articulated one goal since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel, it is to prevent the outbreak of a broader regional war. Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarked on a multi-country Middle East tour in early January to make what the Wall Street Journal characterized as a “full-court press” to stop
Saving democracy one softball question at a time The liberal journalists at CNN love to congratulate themselves for “speaking truth to power.” In their view, journalists help “safeguard democracy” by challenging our elected leaders to answer tough questions. In the view of most normal Americans, journalists (especially the ones at CNN) are very annoying. The
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) on Wednesday slammed the climate agenda of President Joe Biden’s administration as “bad for America” after it delayed approval for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. His speech on the Senate floor came after the administration directed the Department of Energy to withhold approval of the proposed Calcasieu
New York City mayor Eric Adams (D.) on Wednesday told the federal government to “deal with” the migrant crisis impacting his city. “We are proud. We have done our part, but we need others to do their part. The federal government must step up and step in,” he said in his State of the City
A Biden judicial nominee under fire for his work with an anti-Israel think tank has another radical left-wing group on his resume. Adeel Mangi, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, served on the board of the Legal Aid Society of New York from 2017 to 2021. The organization is
‘Feminist’ film would not have succeeded without strong male presence and masculine wit Some people are very upset that Hollywood superstar Ryan Gosling earned a best supporting actor nomination for his role as Ken in the Barbie film. The massively successful blockbuster was supposed to be a celebration of corporate-sponsored feminism or whatever, so these