The old guard has fallen. The political machine that defined New York politics for a generation has been decisively broken. In a stunning and historic election with the highest voter turnout in decades, the “capital of capitalism” has been handed over to a new, radical, and profoundly different kind of leader. Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old … Read more
The Will That Broke My Heart When my mother passed away, I expected sadness — not betrayal. She had always been the steady light in my life, especially during her final years when illness took its toll. I cared for her every day — through long nights, countless appointments, and quiet mornings when she no … Read more
My 47th birthday came quietly—just three plates on the table, a small cake, and one empty chair. That chair had been empty for two years, ever since my daughter, Karen, and I stopped speaking. Still, every year I set her place, as if the simple ritual might somehow bridge the silence between us. That night, … Read more
The Supreme Court issued one of its shortest decisions Monday morning. No explanation. No noted dissents. Just a single sentence declining to hear an appeal that asked them to overturn the constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Kim Davis – the Kentucky county clerk who went to jail in 2015 rather than issue marriage licenses to … Read more
A president’s power to grant mercy is one of the most sacred trusts in our constitutional system. In a series of breathtakingly brazen moves, President Trump is now wielding that power not as a tool of justice, but as a political weapon to reward his friends, pardon his allies, and place himself and his inner … Read more
What Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Pivot Reveals About Her 2028 Ambition A few years ago, she was stripped of her committee assignments for liking social media posts that called for the assassination of the Speaker of the House. This week, she appeared on national television to praise that very same Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, for having an … Read more
David Bookbinder used to be the lawyer representing Boulder, Colorado, in its climate lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy. He’s no longer actively involved in the case. Which apparently freed him up to say what the lawsuit is actually trying to accomplish. “Essentially, the tort liability is an indirect carbon tax,” Bookbinder told a Federalist … Read more
Senator Ted Cruz called Tucker Carlson “bat-crap crazy” and “a coward” in recent weeks. He accused him of antisemitism for platforming Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes. At the Republican Jewish Coalition in October, Cruz called Carlson “complicit in evil.” Carlson’s response to Axios when asked about Cruz’s attacks: “Hilarious. Good luck. That’s my comment and heartfelt … Read more
When the President recently declared that America needs to “bring in talent” because the current workforce lacks “certain talents,” he wasn’t just speaking rhetorically. The administration has now operationalized that view, releasing a strict, government-approved definition of what constitutes a “professional degree.” This list is more than a bureaucratic classification. It is a statement of … Read more
The White House often boasts that Donald Trump is the “most transparent president in history.” Yet, a growing list of sensitive records — from tax returns to the Jeffrey Epstein files — remains locked away. Now, a new and significant item has been added to that secret list: the final report of former Special Counsel … Read more