Bill Cassidy lost his Senate seat Saturday. Every outlet says it was Trump’s revenge. They’re missing three other reasons — and the most important story of what comes next. When Senator Bill Cassidy finished third in Louisiana’s Republican primary on Saturday, every major news outlet reached for the same explanation.
I’ve never seen such a barrage of outright falsehoods against a political candidate. Rep. Thomas Massie is nearly alone among members of Congress in opposing — actually opposing, not just giving lip service to opposing — all the same things that voters do, such as: — Gigantic “omnibus” bills…
I recently stumbled across an unlikely source of shrew wisdom: The Devil Wears Prada 2. Yes, the sequel to that glossy, champagne-soaked fashion satire centered on the cutthroat world of Runway magazine. In the middle of all the stilettos and backstabbing, a character named Benji—played with oily smugness by…
“A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury,” goes the famous apocryphal warning. “From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits….” The result of this…
The year is 2028. Trump is now 6’4″, according to his doctor. He has survived more assassination attempts than the other presidents combined. He’s managed to avoid impeachment by way of a backroom deal with the Democrats that granted citizenship to a million Dreamers. Trump says he’s days away…
If all of us are magnanimous enough, we might infer that Xi and Trump agreed on a three-year stability framework. SHANGHAI – The headline on the front page of China Daily this past Thursday was a thunder and lightning “Red-carpet welcome for Trump in Beijing”. Well, complete with electric…
Trump just disclosed $750 MILLION in a single quarter — while running the country that regulates every stock he bought/publicly endorsed. You ready? Sit down. Make a coffee. This is the one. The U.S. Office of Government Ethics dropped Donald Trump’s Q1 2026 financial disclosures last week, and what…
What Gavin de Becker taught us about predators, and how we should have used it. In 1997 a security specialist named Gavin de Becker published a book called The Gift of Fear. It is a book about predicting interpersonal violence, and it has trained a generation of readers, mostly women,…
Practical Advice for Those Who No Longer Feel ‘At Home.’ “It used to be a lovely area, but with immigrants pouring in my family and I just don’t feel safe anymore. The place is going to the dogs, but we can’t afford to move to a nice area with…
Conflicts Forum’s compilation of strategic perspectives from leading Israeli security commentators (predominantly translated from Hebrew), 18 May 2026 Alon Ben David: Trump’s 5-week window of opportunity for renewed military action begins now / Amos Harel: As Trump Hesitates, Israel Acts as if Return to War Inevitable / Major (res.)…
