That officials at both Stanford and Harvard have publicly advocated unwarranted restrictions in academic discourse points to the distressing possibility that the leadership of our elite universities desires to operate under an opaque shield of unaccountability.

Since 2003, cumulative estimates of improper payments by executive-branch agencies, which GAO reports show are on the low side just like the 2023 numbers, have reached $2.7 trillion. That’s equivalent to roughly 10% of everything produced in the U.S. this year. 

The old fisherman no longer fishes the creek. I cannot tell him that I understand, but I believe that he knew that one day I would.

The Haley assertion that Harris would succeed Biden atop the ticket now seems less like an unsubstantiated conspiracy and more like a possible exit ramp for Democrats worried about the president’s age after his disastrous debate showing. Harris is viewed as the most likely replacement.

In the summer of 2023, I had this opportunity and drove to Golden, Colo. and stopped to see the LaRoshes in Kansas. I caught Mr. LaRosh at the machinery shed that day and told him my story. I gave him my business card and went on to Golden. Two days later, I am sitting on my daughter’s front porch in Golden and my phone rings.  

Joe Biden wants you to know he is spending your money – and lots of it – by putting up thousands of billboards along roads and other publicly funded projects over the country declaring they were “funded by President Joe Biden.” You’re also paying for those. Cool story Joe, but we all know you aren’t funding anything – you’re charging your trillion-dollar spending spree to taxpayers.

The way we pick our president has radically changed since the days of party caucuses in Congress nominating our candidates. If Americans’ attitudes toward our likely presidential candidates in 2024 are any indication, we are overdue for the next evolution. 

Ever been looked squarely in the eyes and bluntly told you are a bitter, angry person? Probably not. After all, who in their right mind wants to be within 12 feet of a bear and throw heavy stones at that huge, furious mass of muscle and bone? Nobody wants to face that.

As we saw last Thursday, President Biden is no longer capable of acting with due care as steward of the best interest of the American people. He appeared physically and cognitively inept. His answers to simple questions were nonsensical. Even Nancy Pelosi wondered aloud, “Is this an episode or is this a condition?”

The mental acuity of the president is now in question. Biden spoke for just under five minutes Monday evening. He did not cough or stumble, and his voice was strong compared to his halting performance at the debate last week. But he was reading from a teleprompter and took no questions from reporters.

Last week, in Murthy v. Missouri, the Supreme Court hammered home the distressing conclusion that, under the court’s doctrines, the First Amendment is, for all practical purposes, unenforceable against large-scale government censorship. The decision is a strong contender to be the worst speech decision in the court’s history.

Historic leaders often share something important in common. They are not born great. Their greatness is a result of a lifetime of difficulty and consequential choices.

This Fourth of July as we celebrate our independence, we should reflect not only on the Declaration of Independence but also on the wise and prudent counsel uttered by John Quincy Adams more than 100 years ago.

Carty's best season was in 1970, when he hit 25 home runs with 101 runs batted in and won the National League batting title with a .366 batting average, the highest average in the Major Leagues since Ted Williams – the greatest hitter who ever played the game – recorded a .388 batting average in 1957 when he was almost 40 years old.