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The Case for the Filibuster: A Check on Zeitgeist Impulses
Bob Capano makes an earnest and considerate point in his recent essay, “Trump’s Right: Nuke the Filibuster,” that the Senate…
Armistice Day on the Western Front and in Russia
World War I ended in Russia on March 3, 1918, with the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The signatories…
The Faulty Idealism of the Anti-Wealth Brigade
Twenty-four years after 9/11, New York City elected a 34-year-old whose biography reads like a Marxist coming-of-age novel with a…
A Beastly Idea
“A Beastly Idea,” editorial cartoon by Yogi Love for The American Spectator on Nov. 11, 2025.
Democrat Congresswoman Goes Scorched Earth Against Colleague From Same Party
Retiring Democratic Illinois Rep. Chuy Garcia’s decision to effectively hand-pick his successor in a brazen move that critics likened to a coronation could result in a formal condemnation by the House of Representatives. Democratic Washington Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez announced Wednesday that she would introduce a resolution of disapproval seeking to formally punish Garcia for […]
Six Democrats Join Republicans To Finally End Schumer Shutdown After 43 Days
The House of Representatives passed a spending package Wednesday evening to end the longest government shutdown in history over the objections of Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and a majority of his caucus. Lawmakers voted 222 to 209 with six Democrats crossing party lines to reopen the government. The White House said Wednesday that President Donald […]
Weak: Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown Apologizes If Anyone Was Offended By His ‘Trump Dance’
It’s crazy to me that people can be offended by a simple dance
5 takeaways as the longest shutdown in history comes to an end
House lawmakers voted Wednesday to reopen the government, setting the stage to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history as the legislation now heads to President Trump’s desk. The 43-day stalemate had consumed Washington since it began on Oct. 1, freezing pay for federal workers, halting food aid to low-income families and snarling airline traffic…
