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There are plenty of things an NBA player can do and still keep his job.

League history is littered with examples: players involved in off-court scandals, arrests, even allegations of serious violence. Time and again, teams and the league have found ways to look past behavior that, in most professions, would be career-ending.

But there ...Read more

Politicians tax what we earn, regulate what we build and often decide what we can do with our bodies and our money.

I like to think I own myself. But politicians increasingly act as if they do.

"People should not have power over other people's lives," says Timothy Sandefur, author of the book "You Don't Own Me."

In my latest video, Sandefur ...Read more

Former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia visited Princeton University in 1995 and gave a lecture in which he discussed his approach to interpreting the Constitution.

He argued that what mattered most was the original meaning of the text when it was ratified.

"I will consult the writings of some men who happened to be Framers -- Hamilton's...Read more

The newspapers routinely play Hide the Ideology when liberal judges are resisting President Donald Trump. They'll write "a federal judge" ruled against Trump and not tell consumers that the judge is a liberal. Liberals are always painted as nonpartisans when they act like partisans.

That's the case with Obama-appointed judge (and former Clinton...Read more

There are few things in life more terrifying than a cancer diagnosis, as any victim of this horrible disease will tell you.

So let's kill cancer before it kills us.

This crusade could be similar in size and scope to our national commitments to developing a polio vaccine in the 1950s and the COVID-19 vaccine in 2020-21, both of which saved ...Read more

It's not just Israel.

One of the least convincing arguments of opponents of the Iran war is that it is a conflict initiated by the Jewish state for its own benefit -- the U.S. is just along for the ride.

This view not only discounts the U.S. interest in defanging Iran, but neglects that there are other countries in the region besides Israel ...Read more

Christians describe the day an innocent man was violently executed as "Good." Unless you know the whole story, it doesn't make much sense.

This is Holy Week on the Christian calendar. It began with Palm Sunday, which commemorates the Triumphal Entry. As Jesus rode a young donkey into Jerusalem, the people shouted, "Hosanna!" and "Blessed is ...Read more

For a brief window this coming week, Passover and Holy Week, the sacred observances of Jews and Christians, respectively, will overlap. Jews around the world will gather this Wednesday and Thursday evenings for the Seder, which recounts the Exodus from Egypt and God's redemptive hand in history. And after Good Friday and Holy Saturday on ...Read more

President Donald Trump recently announced that he's postponing strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days to negotiate a ceasefire. "I think it could very well end up being a very good deal for everybody," he told journalists.

It's unclear who exactly the White House is bargaining with or whether those officials will have the power ...Read more

"Hezbollah hit 19 IDF tanks today. That's $95M lost in 1 day. The IDF is a paper tiger," declared Ethan Levins on Twitter with a picture of a burned-out tank. He describes himself as an "independent journalist," "American Christian," and "truth seeker." The picture he posted was from 2006. His claim is fiction.

Mario Nawfal tweeted footage ...Read more

One of the most preposterous claims from liberals is that somehow, conservatives uniquely try to win elections by using "fear," "hate" and "division," especially on race and religion. Democrats never use any divisive, negative tactics when trying to motivate voters. It's like they've never heard Chuck Schumer saying a Republican voter-ID bill is...Read more

Former President Barack Obama liked to quote the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s line that "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Of course, what was an expression of optimism for the moral reformer King was more in the nature of a victory spike of the football for a competitor in a zero-sum electoral contest like ...Read more

War is the most horrific series of events upon which any government can engage. It is systematic, industrialized, indiscriminate killing. It kills innocent adults and little girls. It often ruins the post-war lives of the killers. It is young men violently fighting old men's power games. It is the health of the state.

The war President Donald...Read more

History does not whisper. It warns.

Empires do not collapse because of a single moment of weakness. They erode from within, slowly hollowed out by overreach, moral ambiguity and the false belief that their power exempts them from consequence. The question before us is not whether America is strong. It is whether we are wise enough to endure ...Read more

Whatever you think of the war in Iran, there's a separate question -- independent of the military merits -- that Congress must answer: How will it be paid for?

The Pentagon has requested $200 billion to fund the campaign. While circumstances could change the price tag, interest payments on that much debt would add $87 billion over 10 years. ...Read more

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller died on March 20. This is what former President Barack Obama said in a post on X:

"Bob Mueller was one of the finest directors in the history of the FBI, transforming the bureau after 9/11 and saving countless lives. But it was his relentless commitment to the rule of law and his unwavering belief in our ...Read more

As I began an essay reviewing Ayatollah Iran's nuclear weapons quest, President Donald Trump appeared on real-time TV and announced, "They are going to make a deal ... And they're talking sense."

OK. In our digitally connected world, ubiquitous videos of Trump's Iran military operation (from gun, drone and targeting cameras) have partially ...Read more