I promised myself this edition of the 5QT would have emphasis on the Q. Let’s see how we do. 1. The Art of the Deal in Texas?

As Congress continues to debate legislation ostensibly aimed at protecting kids online, lawmakers already have a real-world ...

Israel has sworn to kill Iran's next Supreme Leader before he can say “Fatwah.” That is probably not an idle boast, as they appear to have a better handle on the ruling elites than the Persian ...

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump announced, “Iran’s formerly supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei is dead.” The Iranian leader was eliminated during a coordinated U.S.–Israeli military operation ...

One of the errors of the Iranian system pertains to concentrated power. The discontent shown in the streets in late 2025 and early 2026 owes directly to this unresponsive, unaccountable dictatorial ...

Ahhh, the curious silence. Buckle in for some historical details. Reparations for slavery are in the news, and yet again, there is a curious and very selective silence from those reparations ...

The first thing said about Jack Schlossberg anytime he has ever done anything in his life is that he is John F. Kennedy’s grandson. And, unsurprisingly, that is how Schlossberg, 33, is announced at ...

I am staggered by the idiocy, rage, and just plain old-fashioned antisemitism that rends the news of the world today. First, ...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified today in an oversight hearing held by the U.S. Senate ...

Proposals for tech regulation are proliferating in Washington, D.C., and state capitals nationwide. Under the banner of protecting children’s online safety, Congress and state legislatures are ...

Europe may not yet be ready for Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever. The first Flemish nationalist ever to hold the job, he ...

Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence on the afternoon of July 4, 1776. What happened next? A little-known sequence of events tells the story. It speaks volumes about the ...