The question of whether President Donald Trump has turned the United States toward a new "state capitalism" -- one in which the government is not just economic referee but active player -- has been answered. His second term brings policies that go well beyond traditional Republican pro-market ...

When I was a kid, childhood meant playing on the street, riding my bike, hanging out with friends. Most kids now experience a different childhood. Jonathan Haidt's bestselling book, "The Anxious Generation," talks about that. He calls it "a tragedy in two acts." "Act One, we lose ...

It has been a week since young conservative activist Charlie Kirk was gunned down at a rally on the campus of Utah Valley University in front of his wife and hundreds of attendees. In the days since, a suspect -- 22-year-old Tyler Robinson -- allegedly confessed to his father that he committed ...

Superman is able to see through walls. Spider-Man can detect things with his Spidey-sense. Me? I can smell something in the next county. Yes, it's true. I am Super Smell Woman (not to be confused with the significantly less appealing Super Smelly Woman). I can detect unseen mold under a ...

This week, most Americans were shocked by the images of Decarlos Brown Jr., a violent schizophrenic with a 14-count rap sheet, stabbing a young Ukrainian refugee, Iryna Zarutska, to death on a Charlotte light rail commuter train. The video of the incident is absolutely horrifying: Brown, clad ...

What a difference half a decade makes. This summer's prevailing ethos, zeitgeist, vibe — call it any fancy name you want — was sharply different from the summer, just five years ago, of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter. Such sudden changes in the moral atmosphere seem to occur every so ...