Author: W. James Antle III

The left flank of the Democratic Party is back on its Resistance footing against President Donald Trump less than 100 days into his second term. Sen. Cory Booker‘s (D-NJ) marathon anti-Trump speechmaking, the Democratic pilgrimages to a Salvadoran prison, and the return of large-scale anti-Trump demonstrations all illustrate the trend. When Trump was reelected last…

Former President Joe Biden returned to the spotlight months after leaving office, delivering a speech against the backdrop of a growing number of books that paint an unflattering picture of his presidency and abortive reelection campaign. The results were underwhelming.  While there were no major gaffes, Biden displayed a lot of the tendencies that led…

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith has gone from being “open” to running for president to having “no choice” but to consider becoming a candidate in just under a week. The people have spoken, it seems, and they cannot be denied. “I have no choice, because I’ve had elected officials, and I’m not going to give…

President Donald Trump capped a tumultuous week in Washington and Wall Street by suspending most of his aggressive tariffs regime for 90 days, acknowledging investors and the general public “were getting a little bit yippy, a little bit afraid.” Trump acted after one of the biggest drops in the stock market since the pandemic. Interest…

The White House says President Donald Trump’s tariffs have sparked trade talks with between 50 and 70 countries, but the success of his program may be determined closer to home. Congressional Republicans, the business community, investors, and retirees watching their 401(k)s take a pounding through drops in the stock market are all nervous about the…

President Donald Trump is taking many risks with his sweeping tariff agenda, but one is his grip on congressional Republicans since returning to office. Senate Republicans have voted to confirm not just Trump’s envelope-pushing nominees like FBI Director Kash Patel but also his outside-the-box ex-Democratic ones, such as Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and…

It may seem hard to believe now, but three things were happening when Democrats decided to nominate Joe Biden for president in 2020. The first was buyer’s remorse. Biden was dissuaded from running four years earlier, in effect ceding the nomination to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton went on to lose to Donald…

President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariff regime represents the biggest gamble he has taken in a political career that has been full of them. Elected in large part due to voter dissatisfaction over high prices, Trump is imposing reciprocal tariffs on allies and adversaries alike. This includes a 10% minimum tariff on all imports. Trump…

President Donald Trump has teased running for a third term, which is currently prohibited by the Constitution, but most of his actions suggest he knows his time is limited. Trump has moved quickly on almost every front since returning to the White House, doing as much as possible through executive orders and requesting rapid congressional…