I grew up reading National Review in the 1980s. As I described in The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right, my father got me a subscription when I was 13 years old, and it shaped my worldview. Its founder, William F. Buckley Jr., was a childhood he…
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Opinion | Don’t like Trump’s new ‘public charge’ rule? Blame Congress for shirking its duty.
People of all political stripes are debating President Trumps new proposed public charge rule, which would make it more difficult for immigrants living in the United States legally to obtain a green card if they use public benefits. None talk about the bigges…
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Opinion | It’s been 5 years since a police officer killed my son, Michael Brown. Nothing has changed.
Lesley McSpadden, author of Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil, is chief executive and founder of the Michael O.D. Brown Foundation.
I gave a lot of thought to how I wanted to acknowledge the anniversary of the day a police officer killed my son, Michael Brown.…
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Opinion | The Jeffrey Epstein saga is far from over. Investigators must keep squeezing.
Attorney General William P. Barr has shown admirable energy in the days following the jailhouse death of accused sex trafficker and child molester Jeffrey Epstein. According to news reports, Barr has demanded updates every three hours on progress in the inves…
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Hong Kong riot police, armed with pepper spray and batons, clash with protesters at airport
HONG KONG Riot police armed with pepper spray and batons clashed with protesters late Tuesday at Hong Kongs airport, bringing violence to the key international hub while passengers remained stranded inside after many departing flights were canceled.
The pol…
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Opinion | We hold these truths to be self-evident. Terms and conditions apply.
Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge.
Acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli, on NPR
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are cre…
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‘So I think I was fine’: Trump defends promoting baseless conspiracy theory about Epstein’s death
President Trump on Tuesday defended his promotion of a baseless conspiracy theory about the death of Jeffrey Epstein over the weekend, saying he had retweeted a very highly respected conservative pundit who is a big Trump fan.
On Saturday, Trump retweeted a …
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Citizens line up for Mississippi jobs but fear the impact of ICE raids
FOREST, Miss. More than 100 workers attended a job fair Monday morning in this rural Mississippi town to apply for positions made available, in part, by the largest workplace immigration raid to hit a single state in U.S. history.
In a state where the poultr…
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Hammond demands ‘genuine’ Brexit negotiations
The government must commit to a "genuine negotiation with the EU", former Chancellor Philip Hammond has said.
In his first comments since stepping down last month, Mr Hammond said a no-deal Brexit would "break up the UK".
"The reality would be a diminishe…
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Is the bystander effect a myth?
Is the bystander effect a myth?
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