Saturday we saw “No Kings Day” protests spring up across the country, and my apathy was such that I decided to take action myself. I staged something of a counter-protest – for lunch I ordered some Whoppers at Burger King. My resistance was just as trenchant and effective as anything seen on display, so […]

The Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents may have to get used to meetings where accountability is expected. At this week’s much-anticipated one, members yielded to President Donald Trump’s demand for an audit of politicized content. Alas, they also circled the wagons around Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch. The Wall Street Journal reports that, according to a document that […]

Topline: The Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense and Office of Personnel Management violated the Payment Integrity Information Act by publishing inaccurate estimates of their improper payments last year, according to recent federal audits. Key facts: Improper payments — sent to the wrong person, for the wrong amount or the wrong reason — cost the […]

I saw a picture today of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his seven kids. I admit, my reaction was: what lunatic has seven kids in this day and age? Then I remembered: my mom had three of us urchins, and when I was six, she married a dude (my now-94-year-old brilliant, wonderful stepfather) […]

The Southern Baptist Convention held its annual conference this week, and delegates narrowly voted against eliminating the public policy arm, which has been accused of advancing left-wing ideology. Delegates, which the SBC calls “messengers,” gathered in Dallas, Texas from June 8-11 for the annual meeting. The effort to abolish the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission […]