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We speak for free markets and free people, the principles, if you will, marked in the watershed year of 1776 by Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence and Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations." So over the past century and into the next, the Journal stands for free trade and sound money; against confiscatory taxation and the ukases of kings and other collectivists; and for individual autonomy against dictators, bullies and even the tempers of momentary majorities.

Once upon a time, someone like Mamdani couldn’t have been a member in good standing of the left. But for at least two de...
07/19/2025

Once upon a time, someone like Mamdani couldn’t have been a member in good standing of the left. But for at least two decades leftist groups and Islamists have formed a de facto alliance based on their common contempt for Israel, writes Sadanand Dhume

He won’t impose Shariah on New York, but his views give plenty of reason for legitimate concern.

European leaders on Friday at long last cranked up sanctions on Russia, sending Vladimir Putin a message that there will...
07/19/2025

European leaders on Friday at long last cranked up sanctions on Russia, sending Vladimir Putin a message that there will be more economic costs if he continues his drone and missile barrages on Ukraine.

Merz and other leaders look to squeeze Russia’s faltering economy. Where’s President Trump?

While big banks get bigger, small ones disappear. So hats off to the FDIC for proposing this week to liberate small bank...
07/19/2025

While big banks get bigger, small ones disappear. So hats off to the FDIC for proposing this week to liberate small banks from regulations intended for larger ones.

The regulator frees small banks from asset rules meant for the giants.

llinois was one of only three states to lose population in the last Census. Now Now Gov. JB Pritzker may turbocharge Ill...
07/19/2025

llinois was one of only three states to lose population in the last Census. Now Now Gov. JB Pritzker may turbocharge Illinois’s troubles, write Ted Dabrowski and Ed Bacharach

Increasing payouts to Chicago cops and firemen will trigger an avalanche of copycat union demands.

The Supreme Court banned racial preferences in university admissions, but finding ways to maintain them has become a cot...
07/19/2025

The Supreme Court banned racial preferences in university admissions, but finding ways to maintain them has become a cottage industry in higher education.

A new report shows racial preferences continue at medical schools.

Pander-style reporting will have less allure for AI than it does for us. Or to put it differently, AI won’t resist learn...
07/19/2025

Pander-style reporting will have less allure for AI than it does for us. Or to put it differently, AI won’t resist learning something new that contradicts existing belief, writes Holman Jenkins

Grok’s ‘Hitler’ moment is a throwback to the boring days of prompting chatbots to say stupid things.

A recent CNN poll put the Democrats’ favorable rating at a record low—29%. They have only themselves to blame, writes Ka...
07/19/2025

A recent CNN poll put the Democrats’ favorable rating at a record low—29%. They have only themselves to blame, writes Karl Rove

As 2026 approaches, they’re disliked, divided and devoid of effective leaders.

Mandela’s legacy no longer guides South Africa. It blinds the world to the menace the ANC has become. And it’s in that b...
07/19/2025

Mandela’s legacy no longer guides South Africa. It blinds the world to the menace the ANC has become. And it’s in that blind spot that all the risk lies, writes Max Meizlish

While Washington acts against Pretoria’s foreign alignments, financial markets fail to spot the reckoning ahead.

Whatever Powell’s errors, canning him early would be an economic and legal mistake.
07/19/2025

Whatever Powell’s errors, canning him early would be an economic and legal mistake.

Whatever the Fed chief’s errors, canning him early would be an economic and legal mistake.

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster for decades tried to get their character back. They aren’t around to see the new Superman m...
07/19/2025

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster for decades tried to get their character back. They aren’t around to see the new Superman movie, and they never realized a single penny, writes Bob Greene

Siegel and Shuster for decades tried to get their character back.

Florida tomato growers are getting new tariff protection, and dinner prices will rise.
07/19/2025

Florida tomato growers are getting new tariff protection, and dinner prices will rise.

Florida growers get new trade protection, and dinner prices will rise.

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