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A Republican governor in California?

Here’s a scenario from California that would be hard for even a Hollywood screenwriter to come up with. This is a state generally seen to lean heavily to the political left. Its congressional delegation — the largest in the country — stands at 52 House members, of whom 46 are Democrats, and two senators, both Democrats. The state Legislature is decisively controlled by Democrats. Yet there seems a reasonable likelihood that in November’s election for governor of California, we’ll see two Republicans running against each other. How so? California is an open primary ...

Radical Islamists mean what they say

In the Western world, there’s a weird naivety festering throughout our society, rooted in the notion that evil simply doesn’t exist. Thanks to multiculturalism, intersectionality, equity and any other combination of leftist buzzwords, we have the bizarre impression that the world is full of people just like us, who think just like us, who respect the same values we do. For anyone who lives in reality, of course, it’s clear that’s not true. It’s important to acknowledge that the West made massive progress in the realm of equality when it comes to immutable characteristics. ...

Africa proved resilient after foreign dollars were slashed

The Trump administration’s sharp reduction in aid to Africa last year seemed likely to cause a continentwide crisis of apocalyptic proportions. While there has been pain, particularly in health care, many African nations displayed remarkable resilience. U.S. aid fell to $7.86 billion in 2025 from $12.1 billion in the last year of the Biden administration. That’s a decadelong low for America, and rich European countries like Germany and France also scaled back donations. Total overseas development assistance was projected to fall by $42 billion in 2025, according to Donor ...

Jesus of Nazareth visits the Pentagon

PENTAGON FRONT DESK: Hello. Can I help you? JESUS OF NAZARETH: Hello, my child. I am Jesus of Nazareth, here for my 10:30 appointment with Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of defense. FRONT DESK: OK, sure. Hold on a second. He’s just finishing up with someone right now. (Out walks Mother Teresa. The door slams behind her.) COLBY, FROM INSIDE THE OFFICE: And stay out! FRONT DESK: Sounds like he’s ready. Go on in. (Jesus enters.) JESUS: Greetings, my child. Peace be upon you. COLBY: Peace? That’s exactly what we need to talk about. JESUS: You want to discuss ...

EPA announces that Ohio’s air is now cleaner

There are still environmental worries to be addressed, and policymakers must not lose momentum on that front. But there was good news this week as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Ohio is no longer on the list of states that do not meet clean air standards. “The air is cleaner. What that means for families in Ohio: Your children are healthier. What it means for businesses in Ohio is that they are more competitive,” said U.S. EPA Region 5 Administrator Anne Vogel. This is not only a success to celebrate, it could also mean a change for Ohio drivers one day. ...

Pete Hegseth’s Holy War becomes major disaster

Watching Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth lead us to war against Iran reminds me, as war stories often do, of a scene in one of my favorite war movies. I’m talking about the unforgettable Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore, brilliantly played by Robert Duvall, in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 Vietnam War classic, “Apocalypse Now.” The strutting, bare-chested Kilgore delivers one of the most memorable lines in cinematic history, as artillery explodes around him and others take cover in foxholes: “I love the smell of napalm in the morning. ... Smells like ... victory.” Having just ...