Opinion
906: The damning figure that tells the tragic story of NYC’s public school failure
The Success Academy’s just-released report on New York City public-school failure is so shocking and troubling that even anti-charter-school teachers unions should be shaking in horror.
The government is pulling student loan money from worthless college degree programs — and it’s about time
Students will no longer be able to take out federal loans to pay for degree programs that fail to provide them a return on investment, thanks to a new federal policy that went into effect on July 1. And it’s about time.
Karl Marx knew what the DSA doesn’t. America hates socialism
If the Democratic Socialists’ movement succeeds, it will do it by running against the grain of American tradition and mores.
We must stop radicals from making governance impossible in the House and beyond
One of our most important institutions has been changing in ways that should concern anyone who cares about how our republic functions. The House of Representatives — the People’s House — is increasingly shifting away from a body that rewards coalition-building and towards one held hostage by radicals bent on making governance impossible.
Reaching a new ‘milestone’ in Mamdani’s close-Rikers plan is no reason to cheer
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is bragging that efforts to shut down the Rikers Island jail complex just reached another “milestone.”
Scared Hakeem Jeffries rolls out the red carpet for DSA extremists — while they prep to feast on his carcass
Hakeem Jeffries is rolling out the welcome mat for the people who want his head mounted on their trophy wall.
America learned long ago that air-conditioning saves lives. Why does Europe remain so stubborn about it?
Decades of climate policy, energy restrictions and cultural hostility toward air conditioning have left millions of Europeans sweltering without one of the greatest public health innovations of the modern age.
Nithya Raman can’t, or won’t, explain socialism
Raman’s dodge is typical. Socialists always want to hide what they truly believe, because the American people would reject it — or laugh at it.
Happy birthday, America — from the daughter of Iranians who know your value
The Iranian regime hates July 4 becuse It is proof that a free country can tolerate argument, changes of power, and social upheaval — and still endure.
The Declaration of Independence was a call for freedom — and national unity
When the signers of the Declaration of Independence pledged to each other their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor on the morning of July 4, 1776, they were making a fundamental compact uniting Americans for all time.