policy
Grand Central tourist stabbing shows urgent need for mental-health action
About two weeks prior, the man accused of the stabbing, Steven Hutcherson, was released at a court hearing for a previous charge.
NYC residents are the victims of legislators' shoplifting policy
A problem caused by bad public policy is driving them away. Shoppers and residents are the losers.
Surging oil prices: Blame Biden's 'put America last' energy policies
Due to OPEC production cutbacks, global oil prices surged to $87 a barrel this week.
Airline slammed for flight attendant weight restrictions
"This shameful move by Hainan Airlines both saddens & disgusts," one person commented.
Trump's potential arrest distracts from legislative priorities at House GOP retreat
Former President Donald Trump's looming indictment stole focus during press conferences at the House Republican retreat Monday in Florida as reporters peppered GOP lawmakers with questions about the news.
King of debt Joe Biden absurdly labels himself a 'deficit hawk'
A new report quotes Biden and his advisers unveiling their top economic priority for 2023: deficit reduction.
Bureaucrats, Democrats are needlessly killing a powerful anti-smoking tool
The Food and Drug Administration’s inaction to approve any marketing of vaping products and taxing them is hurting American smokers from making a lifesaving switch away from tobacco.
NYC's new vaccine policy erases kids from public life
Hey, remember the children? We used to say things about them like, “They’re the future,” or “They should be exposed to culture,” or even “They should definitely go to school.” But...
Trump meets Republican Study Committee leaders to discuss policy agenda, path to majority
Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks and members of the conservative caucus’ leadership team huddled with former President Trump to discuss their policy agenda and path to the majority in...
This is the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender
President Nayib Bukele announced on Twitter just after 2 a.m. ET that the Central American country’s legislative body voted in favor of the so-called Bitcoin Law.
BlackRock’s Larry Fink urges companies to plan for climate change
Larry Fink is telling companies he invests in to show him how they will combat climate change -- or else. In his annual letter to shareholders, the billionaire chief executive...
Wall Street ready for Janet Yellen's return to economic power
Despite some tough talk from Janet Yellen during her first confirmation hearing to take over the Treasury Department, Wall Street appears eager to have her back. During more than three...
Joe Biden is set to pull America's schools far to the left
Education reformers breathed a sigh of relief when it became clear that President-elect Joe Biden wouldn’t tap a teachers union leader as his secretary of education, contrary to the post-election...
What Joe Biden could do to truly make a difference on homelessness
President Trump’s approach to homelessness was mostly unsuccessful. He had decent instincts but no clear vision, and anyway, most of the crucial policy levers on homelessness are state and local....
To heal America's wounds, we need to recall that we belong to one another
Mother Teresa said that “if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” That’s all too true of America today. A global...
The biggest barrier to New York's recovery is its pathetic political class
So New York stopped prosecuting turnstile jumpers, and now folks are smashing windows in the subways. Has there ever been a more delicious vindication of a venerable policing policy than...
California's 'woke' revolution is driving out blacks and Hispanics
No state wears its multicultural veneer more ostentatiously than California. The Golden State’s leaders believe that they lead a progressive paradise. Others see California as deserving of nationhood; it reflects,...
The anti-Barr show and other commentary
Congressional circus: The Anti-Barr Show At Tuesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing, Democrats asked questions that “heaped scorn” on Attorney General William Barr — and then, The Federalist’s David Marcus eyerolls,...
It's just nuts to praise New York's 'success' against coronavirus
If only the rest of the country could handle COVID as well as New York: That’s the lament of progressive commentators as COVID cases spike in the Sun Belt and...
CNN commentator secretly helped craft Trump's police reform order
Jones, who commended President Trump for his recent executive order on police reform, had joined his new pal Jared Kushner in the White House to discuss ways to frame it.