President Trump seems to be moving toward a new realism about Ukraine and Russia, and the mineral deal he signed Wednesday with Kyiv is a welcome step. The deal appears to serve the national interests…

Elon Musk may be stepping back from running the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, but his legacy there is already secured. DOGE is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system for the Trump administration — the…

“An advanced civilization must not limit its efforts to science and technology alone.” Let’s hear it for humanities! In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the National Foundation on the Arts and the…

Sam Brownback wanted to be president once. That didn’t work out so well.  So he became the governor of Kansas instead. And let’s be honest here: That didn’t really work out great either.  He cut…

The White House appears to have scant patience with peace talks that don’t produce quick results and an instant photo op. As President Donald Trump threatens to “walk away” from his efforts to force Ukraine…

When residents of Wichita’s 29th and Grove neighborhood were told their groundwater was contaminated by carcinogens, it wasn’t just an environmental disaster — it was a breach of trust. It shook the foundation that communities…

Let me tell you the story of the sex raft. Back in 1973, anthropologist Santiago Genovés conducted an astonishing social experiment. He picked a crew of men and women to pilot a custom-built raft through…

Most tomatoes from Mexico will face a 21% tariff effective July 14, the U.S. Department of Commerce said recently. Ironically, the “love apple” may be the perfect illustration of how trade contributes to economic prosperity…

No doubt the Beltway press would love to knock Pete Hegseth out as Defense secretary, but that doesn’t come close to explaining the mess at the Pentagon. The staff infighting, dismissals, and leaks over Signal…

The hyperactive first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term have been the most consequential of any president this century, and perhaps since the time of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Before the inauguration Americans wondered what…