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Opinion

Tax cuts benefit middle class

National Columnists

The goal of the Trump tax cut was simple: Strengthen the economy with lower tax rates, and let working and retired Americans keep more of what they earn. The early evidence confirms this is exactly what has happened. Initial IRS data show that almost half of filers have already taken ...

There’s no Amazon Prime overnight delivery for war

National Columnists

There's something deeply and spectacularly unserious about the way modern commentators talk about war. Anyone who has scrolled through online platforms following the outbreak of war with Iran will find the same childish questions of why the war isn't over yet, as if military conflict is ...

New extreme in gerrymandering

National Columnists

This year's midterm elections aren't just about who wins in November; they're about who wins fights over gerrymandering taking place right now. Nowhere is the battle fiercer than in Virginia, a state where voters just six years ago approved a constitutional amendment to take ...

Mamdani’s proposal would strip dying of their assets

National Columnists

If New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani gets his way, half of everything New Yorkers work a lifetime for — including their homes, their businesses or farms and their savings — could be stripped away on their deathbeds. No more Empire State; he'd make it the Expropriation ...