Ed Morrissey: Ending Iran's 47-Year War is America First

For 47 years, the radical Islamist terrorists running Iran have conducted multiple acts of war against the United States. The regime abducted our diplomats in 1979 and kept them hostage for 444 days. Their proxy terror network Hezbollah killed more than 240 Marines in Beirut, and kidnapped American…

Carol Platt Liebau: Mamdani’s Revealing Early Days as Mayor

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani recently attended prayers at an Islamic Center with documented ties to the Alavi Foundation, which the Justice Department has identified as an Iranian front organization. While the mayor was there, an imam prayed for the Mahdi—a Messianic figure in Islamic eschat…

Seth Leibsohn: Iran Has Been at War With Us for Decades

There is contemplation of war with Iran.  The truth is, Iran has been at war with us for decades. In 1979, Iran seized our embassy in Tehran and took 52 Americans hostage, holding them for over a year. Then—in 1983—Iran’s terrorist arm, Hezbollah, killed 17 American in Beirut. Later that year they …

Ed Morrissey: How Do You Not Stand

Donald Trump's State of the Union address checked all of the usual boxes. As theater however, Trump reminded Democrats of his mastery. Trump knew Democrats wanted to make the event into a circus and became the ringmaster. He anticipated their heckling and out shouted it from the dais. He offered …

Carol Platt Liebau: The Left's Threat

Americans just got a revealing glimpse of what Democrats have in mind if they reclaim power. On a recent podcast, Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice warned Big Tech, law firms, media outlets, companies, and universities that Democrats won’t “forgive and forget” those who cooperate with Pres…

Hugh Hewitt: Watching Iran

A major battle with Iran appears imminent. Ought it to be called a war, a battle or a strike? That depends on what the United States and Israel decide to do and what President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu call it. It also depends on whether Ayatollah Khamenei orders the Islamic Rev…

Carol Platt Liebau: Getting Back to Smaller Government

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the federal workforce is smaller than it’s been in half a century. That’s good news. Taxpayers will shoulder fewer obligations for the generous salaries, health benefits and pensions federal workers receive. But there’s a deeper point. America was nev…

Seth Liebsohn: The State of Our Union

Next week, President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address.  The rest of the legislative agenda will be set for the year, and, of course, we’ll be off to the mid-term elections in November.  A great many Democrats plan to boycott the State of the Union.  One, Democratic Senator C…

Carol Platt Liebau: On Behalf of the Children

Now that Minnesota prisons have begun to notify ICE when illegal immigrants with federal warrants are being released, the ICE surge there is winding down. During the operation, agents found more than three thousand missing unaccompanied alien children. Over half a million children were smuggled in…

Hugh Hewitt: Trump's Choice

As we watch President Trump and all that’s happening with Iran and Khomeini, I think the situation can be summed up succinctly: One door is marked "Truman/Reagan" and the other door is marked "Carter/Obama/Biden." On three different occasions, Trump has walked through the first door: He ordered t…