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More Energy Pain Incoming

The Financial Times published a report on how fuel shortages are about to become much more acute because of the war in Iran. Only now are the last...

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John R. Puri

The Afterlife of Orbánism

Just some thoughts on the remarkable weekend in which, as many anticipated, Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz Party were handily defeated by a united...

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

The Hungarian Obsession

Hungarian politics has made big headlines this week, as longtime leader Viktor Orbán lost his election over the weekend. But on today’s edition...

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Nr Staff

Treasury to Fed: ‘Wait and See’

The administration has, until now, been consistently (and I think unwisely) pushing for steep cuts in the interest rates that the Federal Reserve most...

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Ramesh Ponnuru

Autistic Teenager Euthanized in the Netherlands

Once killing becomes an acceptable answer to human suffering, the kinds of “suffering” that justifies killing continually expands. In the...

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Wesley J. Smith

Trump’s Endorsement, Not Quite the Final Word in the California GOP Primary

The dominant narrative for most of the past decade that a Trump endorsement just about guarantees a Republican will win his primary, and that crossing...

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Jim Geraghty

Debating Busting the Filibuster

I'm freshly back from vacation; before I left, I went on Henry Olsen's Conservative Crossroads podcast to debate the Senate filibuster with...

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Dan Mclaughlin

Florida Federal Judge Dismisses Trump’s Defamation Claims Against WSJ over Epstein Birthday Card

A federal judge in Florida has dismissed President Trump’s lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, in which he claimed to have been defamed by the...

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Andrew C. Mccarthy

Trump vs. the Pope: Who Will Prove More Popular?

It’s a fatal weakness among American pundits: Every one of us is guilty at one point or another of overthinking the actions of Donald Trump,...

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Jeffrey Blehar

Protect the Pacers Game Couple at All Costs

First it was the Coldplay kiss cam scandal that shook the internet and ignited a discourse about infidelity and whether cheaters belong in the...

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Caroline Downey

The Rising Tide of Anti-AI Violence

The attempted firebombing of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco home should be a wake-up call. Had the attacker, who also reportedly made threats...

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Noah Rothman

Democrats’ Incentives to Turn on Eric Swalwell

You may be wondering why Democrats and their pundit class have turned so swiftly on Eric Swalwell. The California representative, a longtime fixture...

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Dan Mclaughlin

North Carolina Is Among the Leading States on Higher Ed Reform

Even though North Carolina has been a “purple” state for quite a few years, legislators and officials in the UNC system have done remarkably well...

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George Leef

At Last! A Fair Shake for Terri Schiavo’s Brother in the New York Times

My friend Bobby Schindler, the late Terri Schiavo’s brother, is one of the most kind, decent, and humble people I know. And yet, because he dared to...

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Wesley J. Smith

Weekend Short: Dostoevsky’s Notes from Underground

Author’s note: "Weekend Short" features a short story or novella. Analysis from the readership is encouraged in the comments section. If...

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Luther Ray Abel

Remember Egg Prices?

We heard a lot about eggs in early 2025. The average price per dozen reached an all-time high of $8 last February, up from a historical level of...

11.04.2026 1

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John R. Puri

A Safe Splashdown Caps a Successful Mission

I just wanted to offer a quick note here from National Review’s Space Desk to mark the successful return of the Artemis II crew to Earth. At 5:07...

11.04.2026 4

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Jeffrey Blehar

Trump vs. the Influencers

Trump took to social media to torch podcasters Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Megyn Kelly, and Alex Jones, raising questions among today’s Editors...

10.04.2026 4

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Nr Staff

Jacobin Confusion on Social Security

Debate over Social Security, scant though it is, usually and understandably focuses on its insolvency. I recently tried to call attention to some of...

10.04.2026 6

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Ramesh Ponnuru

Mamdani’s Free Bus Backtrack

There’s something that newly minted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani forgot to warn his supporters about as he was promising to be Santa Claus and...

10.04.2026 5

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Caroline Downey

Why So Grim About Iran?

Jeff and John have written matched pieces detailing why the Iran war is a "debacle," or if not that, then at least a net negative. Their...

10.04.2026 6

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Luther Ray Abel

A Prof Makes His Case Against AI

Where is artificial intelligence appropriately used, and where is it not? That’s one of the crucial questions now facing us. In today’s Martin...

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George Leef

Democrats Should Be Most Offended by Widespread Welfare Fraud

The entire business model of the modern Democratic Party is a bloated welfare state that provides social services supposedly to the most vulnerable....

10.04.2026 4

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Caroline Downey

A Strait-Up Debacle

I can think of one important way that Iran is better off — and the United States and the rest of the world far worse off — than before the war...

09.04.2026 4

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John R. Puri

Allow Euthanasia for the Mentally Ill or They Will Commit Suicide

A Canadian activist has argued that the mentally ill must have access to euthanasia to prevent their committing suicide. From the National Post story:...

09.04.2026 5

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Wesley J. Smith

That Is . . . Not a Good Quarterly U.S. GDP Number

On any given week, the U.S. economy will generate numbers that look good in some ways (unemployment low by historical standards, inflation low by the...

09.04.2026 6

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Jim Geraghty

On The Associates, We Investigate Chemtrails over the Country Club

Guy and Luther are back with the second episode of The Associates, this time to discuss Guy’s chemtrails piece for the magazine. In the course of...

09.04.2026 5

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Luther Ray Abel

Electric Vehicles: Charging Woes (Still)

I returned last night from a long drive (close to 2,000 miles if Google is correct) in the Southwest, in the course of just a few days (research...

09.04.2026 3

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Andrew Stuttaford

Radical Islam Is the Wedge Issue in Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary

CNN asks this morning whether Democrats are ready to embrace a “moderate” with a track record of “winning in Trump country,” like Michigan...

09.04.2026 5

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Noah Rothman

Mamdani Hopes Racial Agitation Succeeds Where ‘Affordability’ Has Failed

Zohran Mamdani wouldn’t be the first mayor of New York City to harbor contempt for the municipality and its residents. He may, however, be the first...

09.04.2026 4

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Noah Rothman

The Trivial Things We Value

Fine day, save for one thing: I seem to have misplaced my pen. We have dozens of pens in the house, but this one was a matte black Lamy Studio...

08.04.2026 3

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Fury Load

I’m finally getting to the spring issue of the Claremont Review of Books. I have to recommend Michael Anton’s review of Laura K. Field’s Furious...

08.04.2026 5

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Fog of Cease-Fire

I think a lot of observers could have predicted that we were swiftly heading toward some kind of cease-fire once Donald Trump was talking about...

08.04.2026 3

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

New Study Shows Declining Maternal Mortality Rates in States with Strong Pro-Life Laws

This week, JAMA Network Open published a study that analyzed the impact of recently enacted pro-life laws on maternal mortality rates. Overall, the...

08.04.2026 3

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Michael J. New

Hands Off Our Nuns

What is it with American liberals and nuns who take care of dying people? My blood boils when I read that New York State’s “Bill of Rights for...

08.04.2026 4

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

MLB: Please Ditch the Ghost Runner

I’ve been humbled. I thought the pitch clock would be a disaster for MLB, introducing a kind of microwave-oven quality to broadcasts. It hasn’t....

08.04.2026 5

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

‘Governor Eric Swalwell,’ a Fitting Punishment for California’s Sins

Yes, yes, polls can be wrong, and the California state “jungle primary” won’t be held until June 2. There are 61 (!) candidates on the ballot to...

08.04.2026 10

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Jim Geraghty

The Strait Hype

“A single regime has decided to exert control over a 21-mile passage, and as a result, we are living through the worst energy crisis the world has...

08.04.2026 9

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Noah Rothman

Are ‘Minimesters’ a Good Higher Ed Change?

Most Americans who have been through college experienced academic life in semesters — courses usually lasting about 16 weeks. But do colleges have...

08.04.2026 7

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George Leef

Nation-Probation Wars Are Worse Than Nation-Building

The cease-fire in Iran, which seems likely to be the end of the war for all practical purposes, fails my simple test for victory: There is not a...

08.04.2026 5

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Dan Mclaughlin

Planned Parenthood’s 2025 Annual Report: More Abortions, More Taxpayer Dollars, and Fewer Health Services

This week, Planned Parenthood released its 2025 annual report. In recent years, these reports have taken on additional significance. That is because...

08.04.2026 7

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Michael J. New

Inside, Outside U.S.A.

To live in a very large country such as ours is to accept that you’re never going to see all of it. But the flip side is the feeling that an...

08.04.2026 4

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Jessica Hornik

Big-City Mayors Are Increasingly Community Organizers

Historians may someday trace the decline of America’s great cities in part to the mayors who were elected to run them. The most populous U.S. cities...

07.04.2026 5

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John Fund

The American Dream Is Real

A recently released AEI study from Scott Winship about rising prosperity is being downplayed by various naysayers, but Charlie Cooke, on today’s...

07.04.2026 8

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Nr Staff

The Obvious Flaw in JD Vance’s Expansive Definition of Election Interference

Vice President JD Vance dropped a bombshell in his remarks to reporters during his swing through Hungary on Tuesday. The Trump administration is, he...

07.04.2026 9

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Noah Rothman

The Special Operation Against Persian Civilization

🚨 BREAKING: Trump warns 'whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again' if Iran doesn't agree to deal to end...

07.04.2026 7

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Senator Warren’s Wealth Tax Is a Terrible Idea

Democratic politicians always need causes to keep their base riled up. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has proposed a wealth tax on the...

07.04.2026 6

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George Leef

No, Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure Are Not Banned Under International Law

President Trump’s deadline for Iranian capitulation regarding the Strait of Hormuz is just over nine hours away, and he is reaffirming vows to...

07.04.2026 6

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Andrew C. Mccarthy

Today, Maine; Tomorrow, the World

Up in the Maine Democratic Senate primary battle, the Graham Platner campaign contends to Axios that the contest is already over, and that governor...

07.04.2026 10

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Jim Geraghty

Glad Dogs and Englishmen

Have you missed the pairing of a mellifluous British accent with that of a machine-loving American? Guy Denton and Luther Ray Abel have heard the...

06.04.2026 7

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Luther Ray Abel