In case you haven’t noticed, Democrats tend to be bad at running cities. The bluer the city government, the more rampant crime and crumbling infrastructure you get. The good news? There is a way to fight back. (RELATED: Federalism Is…
American federalism is struggling. Federal rules are an overwhelming presence in every state government, and some states, due to their size or other leverage, can impose their own policies on much or all of the country. The problem has been…
States matter again because Democrats’ radicalism has invigorated federalism. States have long been incubators of government innovation, and COVID was a watershed when state responses — especially lockdowns and school closures — accentuated differing governing approaches: Democrats responded to their…
The Left is pushing a narrative that violent crime is not increasing. Of course, this contradicts what we see happening on the nightly news with our own eyes. So, who are we to believe? In the words of Chico Marx,…
As we look back on the events of the early 21st century, we can recall with amusement the oft-expressed concerns about “polarization.” That is, the then-popular worry that the deep divisions within the United States were harmful to the American…
American Refugees: The Untold Story of the Mass Exodus from Blue States to Red States By Roger L. Simon (Encounter Books, 224 pages, $30) Among the holdings in the collection of New York’s Museum of Modern Art are two paintings…
Beleaguered mayors of blue cities might get some relief from the homelessness problems that nettle their cities. If they do, it will come from conservatives. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a court decision from Oregon that…
Of all the low-hanging senatorial fruit in 2024 — see red states with blue senators in West Virginia, Montana, and Ohio, to name three — if not the ripest for conservative pickup, then at least the juiciest might be the…
Joe Biden’s presidency and the narrow Democratic majorities in Congress have done great damage to the American economy. Republicans have been unable to stop the tax-and-spend tsunami because the Democrats can use the reconciliation process to govern alone with their…
