Opinion - The New American

You Owe $100,000!

America is now almost $35 trillion in debt. That means every American owes $100,000. The Biden administration doesn't care. ...

John Stossel June 19, 2024

Critics Fundamentally Misconstrue the Supreme Court’s Bump Stock Ruling

Jacob Sullum June 19, 2024

Critics of the Supreme Court's bump stock ruling say the court misinterpreted the Second Amendment, but it wasn't about the Second Amendment. ...

Mike Rowe Gives Us Something to Stand For

Salena Zito June 18, 2024

Mike Rowe's "Something to Stand For" inspires the patriotism that used to be cherished by all of us no matter what our political...

We Spent a Billion Dollars Fighting the Houthis … and Lost

Ron Paul June 18, 2024

Operation Prosperity Guardian failed to deter the Houthis and failed to re-open commercial shipping in the Red Sea. ...

The Pistol Brace Rule Is Shot Down & Car Jacker Shoulda Gotta Lyft, Instead Gets Jacked Up

Zoe Warren June 16, 2024

The pistol brace rule has been shot down! This is a really bad arrangement for government action: tyrants write a rule and start...

Making Recess Fun — for Bureaucrats

Lenore Skenazy June 14, 2024

Kids at a Maryland elementary school aren't allowed to play tag, or even close their eyes, at recess, all in the name of...

‘Hunter’s Conviction Blows Up Trump’s Claim of Two-Tiered Justice System’ — No, It Doesn’t!

Larry Elder June 13, 2024

The liberal media says Hunter Biden's conviction on gun charges means we don't have a two-tiered justice system. Hold the confetti. ...

Biden Points the Bill (and the Blame) Elsewhere

Veronique de Rugy June 13, 2024

President Biden is telling voters the private sector is to blame for rising prices, and that he has the answers. ...

Success in Classrooms

John Stossel June 12, 2024

Government-run schools keep failing, but the aptly named Success Academy succeeds where the government-run schools fail. ...

What Does Having Grossly Obese and Male Pageant Winners Say About America?

Selwyn Duke June 10, 2024

If “American exceptionalism” now means leading the world in providing comic relief, then we’ve just increased our lead. This is perhaps indisputable with...

Anti-Liberty Conservatives Want More Theft

Ron Paul June 10, 2024

American Compass, a think tank promoting conservatism, recently called for Republicans to support tax increases. ...

Defending Gaza (Part I): Natural-law Principles vs. National-interest Statism

Ilana Mercer June 9, 2024

Why would it be a matter of respect for a country’s “sovereignty” to allow Israel to systematically execute its subjugated populations? ...

YouTube’s Communist Standards Increasing, Trump Loses Gun Rights, & Naked MMA Fighter Gets a New Piercing

Zoe Warren June 7, 2024

YouTube’s Communist Standards Increasing, Trump Loses Gun Rights, & Naked MMA Fighter Gets a New Piercing YouTube should totally change the name of...