U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs issued a temporary restraining order on Friday preventing the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University’s certification to enroll international students. The decision offers immediate relief to over 7,000 foreign students at Harvard and halts the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) directive that was set to take effect in the 2025–2026 […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – President Trump offered new details about his ambitious Golden Dome missile shield, which he expects to have a price tag of around $175 billion and be completed before the end of his term. This amount is a far cry from the one trillion figure thrown around by its critics. “I’m pleased […]
It is often said that nations rise or fall not merely by the strength of their arms, but by the power coursing through their grids. As the United States stands at the crossroads of the artificial intelligence revolution, President Trump’s audacious new nuclear energy initiative is not merely prudent, it is essential. In what may […]
Harvard University filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday morning, challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s decision — reportedly made at the direction of Kristi Noem — to revoke the university’s certification to enroll international students under the F-1 visa program. The Ivy League institution denounced the move as unconstitutional retaliation for its […]
Via Militarnyi by Taras Safronov U.S. intelligence has obtained information about Israel preparing for a potential strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. CNN reports this, citing American officials familiar with the intelligence data. The strikes are being prepared despite the Trump administration’s efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement with Tehran. According to the officials, it is currently unknown […]
There is something quietly revolutionary in the notion that America, the greatest constitutional republic ever devised, should allocate its political power not according to the number of its citizens, but rather by the raw number of persons who happen to reside within its borders. To speak plainly, it is a betrayal of first principles. If […]
Is it possible for a military institution, sworn to obey civilian leadership, to defy it so completely while maintaining the veneer of obedience? If one is looking for an answer, West Point offers a troubling case study. Despite President Trump’s executive order in January 2025 banning all DEI initiatives across the federal government, and Secretary […]
A democratic society is defined not by its slogans but by its institutions. That is, by the rule of law, free elections, pluralistic parties, and independent media. Remove these pillars, and democracy collapses into something else entirely. Since Russia’s invasion in 2022, Volodymyr Zelensky has been praised in Western capitals as the avatar of liberal […]
By Mark Chesnut The Truth About Guns Just how anti-gun and out of touch is the National Education Association (NEA), the largest labor union in the United States that represents public school teachers and other education professionals? To get the answer to that question, look no further than NEA’s recent opposition to a measure before […]
The Trump administration has revoked Harvard University’s certification under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), effectively blocking the university from enrolling new international students. This dramatic step marks the latest flashpoint in a deepening standoff between Harvard and the federal government — one driven by disputes over campus activism, student privacy, and institutional autonomy. […]
Charges have officially been filed… A woman accused of spitting on Washington’s former top federal prosecutor was arrested Thursday on an assault charge. Emily Gabriella Sommer, 32, is charged with one federal count of assaulting, resisting or impeding a government official after she allegedly spat on former interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin when he was still in the post. The […]
The Gender Pay Gap: A Myth Built On Misunderstanding
Every spring, as predictably as the cherry blossoms of Washington, Equal Pay Day arrives, proclaimed with the grim gravity of a national tragedy. Grim-faced news anchors recite the familiar statistic: women earn just 82 cents for every dollar earned by men. Politicians, especially from the Democratic Party, proclaim systemic injustice. Newspapers, universities, and corporations join […]