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Congress Should Authorize Military Force Against Iran

President Trump’s dereliction in failing to prepare the nation for war with Iran, and his inconstancy about the war’s objectives -- and even...

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Andrew C. Mccarthy

When States Meddle in College Sports Markets, Taxpayers Lose

The old regime in college sports — where players were supposed to be pure amateurs and dirty old money was kept — was nonsensical. The Supreme...

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George Leef

Kamala Harris Wants the DNC to Release its 2024 Election ‘Autopsy’

You can contend, as many do, that the reasons for the Democrats’ defeats in 2024 are obvious. But the Democratic National Committee’s job is to...

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Jim Geraghty

The Market for a New Pandemic

There isn’t a cable news producer on earth who could resist the temptations presented by the outbreak of a rare and deadly communicable disease --...

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Noah Rothman

Restraint by Default

Helium, gas, oil -- worldwide shortages and price spikes due to the war with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Now, we're facing the...

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Not a Headline for a Success

NEW exclu from @NBCNews team: "Trump’s abrupt U-turn on a plan to re-open the Strait of Hormuz came after backlash from allies. Saudi Arabia...

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Honesty at Last

I was waiting for something like this. While I don’t pretend to hold a torch for the PGA, some of the marketing around the short-lived LIV golf...

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Eugenics and Self-Abomination

Sometimes an author lands on an insight that your mind had been circling for ages, waiting for clear articulation. I had that experience with a new...

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Ford’s Hail Mary

Did you know the pope drives a Ford? Ford CEO gifts custom Explorer to Pope Leo XIV -- complete with 'personal touches'...

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Luther Ray Abel

In Praise of Crazy Visionaries

Ted Turner passed away today, at the age of 87. He had been out of the public eye for several years now, first retiring from corporate responsibility...

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Jeffrey Blehar

That Same Old Song

Barack Obama is deeply concerned for the institutional health of the Republican Party. Indeed, whatever the current iteration of the GOP happens to...

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Noah Rothman

Studying Harvard’s Mistakes

Harvard University was once a highly respected academic institution where, it was assumed, students could receive a superior education. But it has...

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George Leef

Simultaneous War and Peace in the Persian Gulf

If you’re an Iran hawk, you had reason for some optimism when the U.S. war against Iran – don’t be like Putin and use the euphemism of a...

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Jim Geraghty

R.I.P. Ted Turner

Ted Turner has died, at 87. Much like our current president, Turner was one of those classic American characters, a tycoon who was larger than life...

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Dan Mclaughlin

Marco Rubio’s Hope for America

Marco Rubio filled in yesterday as the temporary White House press secretary. He was asked by a reporter: “You’ve had a deep faith for God and...

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Michael R. Strain

Hey, Mr. President, How’s That Texas Senate GOP Primary Runoff Endorsement Coming?

The big takeaway from last night’s primaries was that a endorsement from President Trump remains a likely sure-fire ticket to victory in a GOP...

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Jim Geraghty

We’re Seeing Both Failure and Progress on Student Loans

The federal student-loan program looks more than ever like a handout, not a genuine extension of credit that is expected to be repaid. Allysia Finley...

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John R. Puri

Governor Ron DeSantis and the Free State of Florida

https://youtu.be/Yx9EDpo58rw?si=_8tgtb0FjZq3_fhI Florida Governor Ron DeSantis joins Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson at the governor’s...

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Peter Robinson

A Good Sign: Alberta Makes Legal Euthanasia Harder to Access

Canada has gone hog wild for euthanasia. But the pro-death tide may — may — be beginning to turn. The province of Alberta just passed a bill that...

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Wesley J. Smith

The Wooing of John Fetterman

Speculation has swirled around Senator John Fetterman lately, about whether he might switch his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. Charlie...

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Nr Staff

The Torching of Los Angeles Was Anti-Capitalist Vigilantism

Among the many things progressives would probably like to forget about the moral panic they succumbed to in the summer of 2020 is the extent to which...

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Noah Rothman

Announcing Our 2026 Buckley Prize Honorees

Today, National Review is proud to announce the distinguished recipients of the 2026 William F. Buckley Jr. Prize — two remarkable leaders who have...

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Chuck Defeo

Syllabus Transparency Is Important — Which States Require It?

Among the serious problems with American higher education is that faculty members often hide the true nature of their courses. They’re eager to...

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George Leef

Arctic Power

The New York Times has a wonderful feature on an American experiment in training troops for battle in the extremes of the Arctic. Well worth your...

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Will Gas Prices Become a National Obsession?

This is obviously happening in much of the rest of the world. In Asia, there are serious shortages of cooking gas. In Europe the price of petrol, and...

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Telehealth Abortion Ban

Today, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued an interim order pausing a Friday decision by the Fifth Circuit Court ‌of Appeals that would have...

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Michael J. New

Does It Make Sense for John Fetterman to Flip Parties?

Jonathan Martin of Politico writes that the scenario of Pennsylvania Democratic senator John Fetterman switching parties or  becoming  an...

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Jim Geraghty

John Fetterman Isn’t a Republican

There’s a lot of buzz today about John Fetterman becoming a Republican. It is not going to happen. Politico‘s story on the matter notes that: If...

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Charles C. W. Cooke

Biting the Hand . . .

As is becoming all too obvious, Europe is on the edge of an oil crisis. And so (via the Daily Telegraph) this, a few days ago, is what Ed Miliband,...

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Andrew Stuttaford

The Illusion of Control

There is still much debate over whether banning advertisements for tobacco products on television and radio had the intended effect of ensuring that...

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Noah Rothman

Fifth Circuit Court Decision Blocks Telehealth Abortions

On Friday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a unanimous ruling that reverses existing FDA policy and prevents the mailing of chemical...

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Michael J. New

Oil: Mayday

Many (most?) of the day-to-day gyrations in the oil price reflect scares or hopes of the moment. There is only so much information that can be derived...

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Andrew Stuttaford

A Conversation with Justice Gorsuch

We’re on a journey, and that’s exactly how I think of our declaration, right? I mean, those three big ideas in the declaration that all of us are...

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Dan Mclaughlin

The Chicago Teacher’s Union Parks Itself Outside my Window for May Day

As devoted readers of this august institution may already know, May 1 — historically a global day of Marxist “pro-labor” celebrations — has...

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Jeffrey Blehar

Trump Tells Congress ‘Hostilities’ with Iran Have ‘Terminated’ Despite Dueling Blockades

My weekend column addresses the implausibility of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s claim, in Senate testimony, that the so-called cease-fire ordered...

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Andrew C. Mccarthy

Uterine Transplants and Reproductive Anarchy

Uterine transplants are becoming more common to enable infertile women — and perhaps, eventually men — to give birth. How’s that project going?...

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Wesley J. Smith

The Pressure’s on in Maine

With Janet Mills out of the Maine Senate race, the competition is likely between incumbent Susan Collins and Democrat Graham Platner. Dan Foster, on...

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Nr Staff

We Meant to Do That

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson recently manufactured a viral moment for herself: https://x.com/BrandiKruse/status/2049562844862324861 This one deserves...

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Noah Rothman

Buy Fast or Lose Slow

For decades, the Pentagon has enjoyed the luxury of time. It could afford to buy slowly, build exquisitely, and assume that America’s technological...

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John Noonan

XTC: All Hail the Amazing Crash-Boom-Band

I try not to make it a habit to promote my side podcast here at NR too often, or too obstreperously. It’s a niche thing — Political Beats was a...

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Jeffrey Blehar

A Court Case Challenges IRB Restrictions on Research

Across a wide range of academic fields, scholars who want to do research that in some way involves human beings need to get approval from their...

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George Leef

The Monarchical Logic of Trump’s Tariffs

Americans were summarily informed by the president on Thursday that he would loosen the reins he had imposed on American importers in deference to the...

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Noah Rothman

‘The Declaration of Independence’

On this week’s episode, I talked to Michael Auslin about his new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America. Among...

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Charles C. W. Cooke

Chicago’s May Day Action Civics Nightmare

Are you concerned that the torrent of leftist rhetoric making President Trump out to be an authoritarian, a tyrant, and a fascist is legitimating...

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Stanley Kurtz

A Great Idea for Data Centers and Electricity Rates

Charlie Cooke argued yesterday that there is no rational reason to oppose the construction of data centers, which make this website and all others...

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John R. Puri

Dementia Patients and Death by Intentional Undernourishment

Last year, I wrote here warning about a bioethics paper that advocated restricting the amount of orally received food and water given to dementia...

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Wesley J. Smith

Wages of Lawfare: Powell Will Stay on at the Fed

I’ve noted a number of times that President Trump’s lawfare jihad against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was doubly self-destructive....

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Andrew C. Mccarthy

Maine Shows Antisemitism Is a Shortcut to Success in the Modern Democratic Party

Governor Janet Mills on Thursday announced that she was dropping out of the Maine Senate race, with polls showing her way behind Graham Platner, who...

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Philip Klein

Mills Has Fallen; Platner Triumphant

My Monday Corner post about data centers asserted, “Janet Mills’s defiance of the state’s Democratic state legislative majority may be seen...

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Jim Geraghty

So Close to Our Final $175,000 Goal — Please, Help Us Get There

Here we go again! Once again, we’ve run a webathon. Once again, you’ve responded in an amazing fashion. And, I’m hoping, once again, you’ll...

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Rich Lowry