Opinion

Commentary Much of the world lives with the outdated stereotype of a China that is a rising economic power, with the military might to attack not only neighboring Taiwan but the United States and other countries. The reality, which is ...

For 40 years, China could rely on hundreds of millions of workers willing to grind out factory work for minimal pay—but no longer.

New book argues that woke ideology is weakening academic standards, reshaping curriculum, and pushing traditional education aside.

Thomas Fitzpatrick helped shape the American West but history forgot him.

Climate mandates collide with economic reality in Britain.

Commentary Every three years, the committees that write America’s model building codes sit down and rewrite them. Every three years, the codes get longer. I have yet to find the cycle in which they took out more than they put ...

Commentary When Stephen Miller first appeared on my radio show as a high school teenager, did I see his potential? I’ve been asked this many times. Stephen, then a student at California’s Santa Monica High School, contacted my radio show ...

Commentary A few weeks ago, in anticipation of Veterans Day, I had the privilege of visiting the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir. The museum, which is free of charge, has put together a special exhibition ...

Commentary Some businesses fail, and people lose jobs. So politicians say, “We must protect workers!” Some states expanded the WARN Act, making it harder to lay off workers. But there’s a downside to protection, says economist Allison Schrager. “There is ...

Commentary Paris is burning and facing economic turmoil as young protesters and criminals have taken to the streets in violent temper tantrums. The leaders of Paris sit back in a state of petrified paralysis and have forfeited control as civil ...

Commentary Midterm Realities In the 126 years since 1900, nearly 90 percent of the midterm elections have led to the party in the Oval Office losing House seats, and two-thirds of those same elections have led to it losing Senate ...

Commentary ERIE, Pennsylvania—In the last week of October, fall foliage in Pennsylvania’s Appalachian Mountains reached its peak, with native hardwoods and understory trees ablaze in red, orange, yellow, and purple. A Democratic governor cruising to reelection had no obvious reason ...

Commentary It's college application season. Across the country, high school seniors are hitting "submit," and the parents, grandparents, and other adults who love them are quietly wondering how it will all get paid for. I have taught at an expensive ...

Commentary An astonishing collapse is happening right now, one that was easily foreseen five years ago but which still defies belief. The world’s longest-running industrial resource cartel has fallen apart due to technological innovation. The resource is diamonds, the company ...