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“Putting my Hand on Your Heart”: Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema Accused of “Alienation of Affection”

Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is continuing to challenge the lawsuit brought by the wife of her former security guard

Report: Newsom’s High Speed Train to Nowhere is Not Arriving Anytime Soon

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been frantically trying to restart a presidential campaign that appears moribund, with polls showing him

Rage Politics: Hakeem Jeffries Will Take a Baseball Bat to the Supreme Court

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has struggled to pander to the mob to secure power in the midterm elections, including

Report: FBI Listed Bill Barr, Michael Pence and Other Republicans as Russian “Conduits” of Misinformation

Well, this explains why, whenever Bill Barr and I met for breakfast, he would order the Borscht with Biscuits. Various

Gavin Newsom, the DSA, and the Danton Delusion

This week, Gavin Newsom made his latest pitch to the mob by proclaiming himself an established insurgent.” It was vintage

“Niceness as Whiteness”: Professors Denounce Niceness as White Privilege

We have previously discussed how many professors seem to compete in finding new forms of racism in every facet of

Sam Alito is Locked and Loaded . . . and He is Not Going Anywhere

Below is my column in The Hill on the announcement from Justice Samuel Alito that he is sticking around. Even

Big Tent, Small Space: Democratic Leaders Embrace the “Fine People” of the DSA as Radicals Call for Purges

Nothing says Big Tent Party like a good Communist pogrom. Hasan Piker, a close ally of Abdul El-Sayed, is calling

Harris Renews Calls to Pack the Court Despite Poll Showing Most Americans Agree with Court’s Decisions

Kamala Harris is again promising the radical wing of her party that she will pack the Supreme Court. Pete Buttigieg

“Lie to People Who Want to be Lied to”: How to Make a Political Fortune as a Far-Left Democrat

A financial journalist once offered simple advice: Lie to people who want to be lied to, and you ll get rich Tell

Pennsylvania Democrat: The Founders “Did Not Even Understand” the Term “Policing”

Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. House nominee Chris Rabb put a curious spin on police reform proposals this week. When confronted by

Dr. Fauci’s Contempt of Congress Can Be Challenged but his Contempt for the Public is Undeniable

Today I am the most famous and talked-about person in the country. Those words from the diary of Dr. Anthony

Thrown out of Hadestown: Actor Fired for Opposing Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sports

Geno Segers was a widely acclaimed actor who starred in the Broadway production Hadestown. That came to an end this month

“This is Going to Surprise Some People”: Leading Biden COVID-19 Figure Embraces the Lab Leak Theory

Former Biden White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha this weekend became the latest denier of the lab theory

The New McCarthyism: Forty Percent of Professors Would Vote Against Hiring a Trump Voter

According to a new survey, roughly 40 percent of college faculty would “oppose hiring a Trump supporter.” The results of

The Confession of Joe Biden

Below is my column in The Hill on the release of the tapes from former President Joe Biden s interview with

From Influence Peddler to Starving Artist: Hunter Biden Claims Family is Broke in Defaulting on $17 Million Bill

Hunter Biden is no Van Gogh. In addition to having both ears, Hunter s work has generally been panned beyond an

Hofstra Professor Files Complaint Against Colleague for Calling His Comments “Word Salad” . . . Then Files Second Complaint When That Colleague Defends Himself

Recently, I wrote about the bizarre investigation of Hofstra University Professor Richard Himelfarb, who had referred to a colleague s comments

West Point Professor Challenges Ban on “Un-American, Divisive…Radical, Extremist, and Irrational Theories.”

There is an important lawsuit being litigated in the Southern District of New York over the limits of free speech

The Media Takes the Fifth and Denounces Those Questioning Fauci as an “Assault on Science”

As I wrote yesterday, Dr. Anthony Fauci was not the only one taking the Fifth yesterday on his record during

El-Sayed and the Demise of the AAUP: Association Abandons Neutrality With First Political Endorsement

I recently debated Todd Wolfson, President of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), over the loss of institutional neutrality

The Sound of Silence: Fauci Takes the Fifth and the Heat Over his Diary Disclosures

Below is my column on Fox.com on yesterday s testimony from Dr. Anthony Fauci. Americans deserve answers to the questions raised

The Mamdani Grocery Grift: The New York Mayor Sells Taxpayers a Bill of Goods on City-Run Stores

Below is an expanded version of my column in the New York Post on Mayor Zohran Mamdani s press conference this

Abdul El-Sayed: Fear Not … I Was Only Talking About Putting Fetterman’s Head on a Pike

Nothing says commitment to reform like heads on pikes. Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has attracted national attention

Criminal “Villification”: Australia Court Upholds Fine and Compelled Speech in Transgender Case

We have followed the evisceration of free speech values in the United Kingdom and other Western nations. Australia has been

The Fair Share Myth and Other Socialist Fables

Below is my column in the Hill on New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani s Fair Share Myth and other fables being

Goldman Demands Proof of “One Case” of Immigration Obstruction…DHS Offers 7,000 in New York Alone

An over-30-point primary loss would ordinarily produce a degree of introspection and self-reflection in a politician. Indeed, even such a

The Jurisprudence of Shenna Bellows: Will the Secretary of State Bar Another Candidate from the Ballot?

Maine state Rep. James White (R-Guilford) has filed an objection to the selection of Troy Jackson by party delegates to

A Trip Back Through History at the Union League of New York

This week, the book tour for “Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution took me back to

Oh Lydia! The South Carolina Supreme Court Again Rules Against Tattoo Speech

There is an interesting free-speech case filed in South Carolina brought by a tattoo parlor challenging a state law that

Boasberg’s Law: Chief District Court Judge Under Renewed Scrutiny Over Pattern of Unilateral Actions

Below is my column on Fox.com on the most recent controversial decision from Chief Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C.

Turley Speaks at Nixon Presidential Library on “Rage and the Republic”

It was my great honor to speak this week at the Nixon Presidential Library on Rage and the Republic: The

UK Politicians Call for More Speech Regulation After the Murder of Ann Widdecombe, Who Opposed Such Measures

The murder of British conservative icon Ann Widdecombe was barely reported when the usual suspects gathered to use her death

The Rise of the Champagne Socialists: Democratic Leaders Join Socialists in Criticizing Capitalism

Below is my column on Fox.com about the growing condemnation of capitalism in the Democratic Party as establishment figures such

Democrats Dismiss Our Constitutional Traditions as ‘Nostalgia’

Below is my column in The Hill on the latest spin from the left to convince Americans to abandon core

The DSA and the Myth of Scandinavian Socialism

This week, Darializa Avila Chevalier was asked if there has ever been a “successful model of socialism anywhere in the

No Mahalo for You: Hawaii Supreme Court Issues Unhinged Screed Denouncing the U.S. Supreme Court

This week, the Hawaii Supreme Court just issued a truly shocking opinion that unleashed a torrent of rage and recrimination

A Gathering at the Iconic Chautauqua, New York

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking at Chautauqua, New York, the historic town about an hour and a

“Start Spreadin’ the News”: New York Losing Billions as Millionaires Flee the Big Apple

Below is my column in the New York Post on the sharp decline in millionaires in New York, costing the

“Frozen Out of Academic Life”: Law Professor Calls for “Repercussions” for Those Who Do Not “Recant” Views on Birthright Citizenship

The stifling intolerance and lack of intellectual diversity are a crushing reality in higher education today. There are few remaining

University of California Suspends Move to Restore Standardized Testing

A University of California advisory board suspended the much-celebrated planned review of the system’s admissions policies to bring back standardized

Gallup: Higher Education Hits Another Low in Public Trust as the Public Rejects Institutional Bias

According to the latest Gallup poll, only 38% of U.S. adults have a great deal or quite a lot of

Ro Khanna Launches Bid as Class Warrior with Expanded Wealth Tax Pledge

Below is my column in the California Post and New York Post on Rep. Ro Khanna confirming that the Billionaire

The Absurdity of the Hunter Biden Defamation Case

I have taught torts, including defamation for over 30 years, but I have never seen the like of the Hunter

Tehran Rose: Will Far-Left Influencers Face Charges in Rallying America’s Enemies?

Below is my column in The Hill on the controversies involving far-left influencers rallying support for Iranian and anti-American interests.

“Well Regulated” But Not Well Read: James Talarico Makes Curious Claim on Second Amendment

A virtual cottage industry has emerged among people finding James Talarico clips espousing everything from declaring his campaign meat-free to

The Passing of Lindsey Graham, American Patriot and Politician

I am in Chautauqua, New York for a book event this week and was shocked to wake up to find

Slaughter Leaves Zombie Commission: Trump Fires Election Assistance Commissioners After Major Ruling

With the recent decision in Trump v. Slaughter affirming the right of presidents to fire members of the “independent” commissions,

“It’s a Constitutional Thing”: Rubio Deports Convicted Rapist Protected by Walz and Minnesota Pardon Board

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has failed in his extraordinary effort to protect a Laotian rapist from deportation. Secretary of State

Post-Platner Politics: The Democrats Fight for Wales After Shedding Their Values

Below is my column on Fox.com about Graham Platner s withdrawal and the start of post-Platner politics in the Democratic Party.