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There's a Strategic Case for Tariffs

When the Supreme Court dealt President Trump's tariff strategy a blow in late February, he was undeterred. Now he is back at his old ways, imposing new duties on the importation of brand-name pharmaceuticals and certain metals. Those who wish that he would abandon his tariff agenda are understandably upset. At first glance, they appear to have the stronger argument. But there's a rationale for tariffs as well.

A Journey to the Dark Side of the Moon

The familiar features of the permanently Earth-facing side made way for the more heavily cratered far side. This is not the Moon we know

Gore and the Politicization of Science With Roger Pielke

On this week's episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior Reporter James Varney speak with Roger Pielke Jr., a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, about his article detailing how Al Gore's seminal 2006 book and film on climate change, "An Inconvenient Truth," helped politicize science.

Democrats in Political Denial on Immigration?

As the Democrats attempt to supplant and replace Donald Trump and the Republicans in the 2026 and 2028 elections, lesson number one should be: Don't counter Trump's maximalist policies with maximalism of your own on the issues that got the party into trouble in the 2016 and 2024 elections-especially immigration. Unfortunately, California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer, the frontrunner after Eric Swalwell's ignominious withdrawal from the race, has not learned this lesson.

Span­ber­ger Ran as a Moderate, Governs as a Hack

Abi­gail Span­ber­ger's shtick has long been mod­er­a­tion. When she ran for gov­ernor of Vir­ginia last year, she emphas­ized her law enforce­ment back­ground, her com­mit­ment to work­ing across the aisle ("prag­mat­ism over par­tis­an­ship") and her laser­like focus on the issue of "afford­ab­il­ity." She ducked ques­tions about con­tro­ver­sial issues, from trans­gender school policy to endors­ing Demo­cratic attor­ney gen­eral can­did­ate Jay Jones, and...

Defying Decline

James Piereson on What Really Matters: Restoring a Legacy of Faith, Freedom, and Family, by Timothy S. Goeglein.

The Well-Educated Child: A New Path Toward Real Learning

I've been following the remarkable progress of Deborah Kenny's Harlem Village Academies-a network of charter schools-for about 20 years now. And I've watched her develop a theory of K-12 education that transcends Harlem, that is nothing less than a major rethinking of how children-your children (I wish mine had had the opportunity)-can grow into thoughtful, ethical and, best of all, passionate citizens.

Can U.S., Iran Agree on a Lasting Deal To End the War?

As the clock runs down on a two-week ceasefire agreed to by the US and Iran, the key question is whether they can reach a deal to end a war that has killed thousands of people and sparked a global energy crunch.

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