Author Archives: Bill McCarthy

We Sold Them the Air Force. They Still Can’t Buy a Win.

For forty years we have treated Riyadh like a showroom. Fighters, Apaches, Patriots, THAAD, tank [...]

Blue States Are Suing to Keep the Tab Open.

Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia walked into a Manhattan courthouse last week to [...]

He Didn’t Name the Segments. He Named the Network.

Friday President Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the people’s house, effective immediately, [...]

He Sat on the Spy Court. Then He Hosted the Delegation.

James Boasberg is the chief judge in the District of Columbia. Obama put him on [...]

The Reddest Big State Just Became a Coin Flip.

Ken Paxton buried John Cornyn in May. Sixty-three-eight to thirty-six-two. The establishment lost. The attorney [...]

Trump Sent the Cavalry. The Body Count Noticed.

A year ago Memphis was the poster. Highest violent-crime rate in the country in 2024. [...]

Trump Didn’t Buy the Ice. He Bought the Veto.

Friday the President said the United States now has permanent control over security — and [...]

He Said the Country Deserved It. Now He Wants a Cut of the Ticket.

Hasan Piker is not a senator. He is not a precinct captain. He is a [...]

He Did the Job. Then He Numbered It.

Friday he put twenty-five lines on the board and called it Term Three. It is [...]

Democrats Treat a Rule Vote Like Treason. The Other Side Treats It Like Weather.

House Democrats do not lose sleep over a member voting no on a messaging bill. [...]