The end of the Maduro regime could significantly reduce the outflow of desperate Venezuelans fleeing their country.

T hose New Yorkers who didn’t cast a ballot for Zohran Mamdani in the city’s mayoral primary race -- which is hardly a modest constituency -- might have taken some solace from the new mayor’s ...

There are 47 district-court vacancies (current plus future declared) going into 2026. President Trump has made nominations for only 8 of those seats. Of the 39 vacancies without nominees, 21 have been ...

I recently provided the answers to my four big questions on judicial appointments in 2025. Let’s now look at the four big questions for 2026. (Yes, there are some repeats.) 1. Will Republicans retain ...

Brian T. Allen, art critic E Is for Edward, a centennial celebration of the work of Edward Gorey, reminds us that savants still wander the Earth. “I’ve been murdering children in my books for years,” ...

One Man’s ‘Warmth of Collectivism’ Is Another’s Inferno Jim Jarmusch Deconstructs Himself California, and the Worst Wealth Tax in the World The organization’s co-founder and her associates may have ...

There are many angles to the U.S. capture and removal of Nicolas Maduro from power in Venezuela. Assuming this is curtains for his regime — not yet a done deal, but one that the Venezuelan opposition ...

A Year in Reading What Is Somaliland, and Do We Have to Care About It? The wars that someone’s ancestors fought in are beside the point. Responding to internet-driven debates of late over American ...

Eephus mourns America’s last baseball game.

The article by Daniel Hess was about the cratering birthrates in formerly Catholic countries. This is notable because Catholics were the holdout among Christian churches, maintaining the church’s ...

J ust before Christmas, Ben Sasse, who served as a United States senator from Nebraska between 2015 and 2023, announced that he has an advanced case of cancer and he's going to di ...

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