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Congress Rewards Mediocrity

Yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee's Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions...

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Veronique De Rugy

Iran Finds Trump’s Pain Threshold

When speaking extemporaneously about the course the war with Iran is taking, Donald Trump is as stalwart and resolute as he has been since the...

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Noah Rothman

Is NATO a Partnership or Just a Series of Deals?

My latest Daily Mail column looks at the fraying of NATO in the heat of the Iran War, as both Trump and the leading Europeans talk out of both sides...

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Dan Mclaughlin

No, Mr. President, Oil Prices Are Not ‘Already Coming Back Down’

In the past few months, I’ve been particularly critical of President Trump’s comments on the economy, reiterating that you can’t spin people’s...

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Jim Geraghty

Vindicated

Last year, three defense department officials were marched out of the Pentagon under the shadow of the accusation that they were leaking classified...

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Europe Has a Right to Be Miffed

I’ve been very critical generally of Europe in its reactions and relations to the Trump administration. I thought that the cumulative effect of...

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

New Poll Shows a Plurality of Missouri Voters Support Pro-Life Amendment 3

This week, St. Louis University and YouGov released the results of a poll of likely Missouri voters. The results contain some good news for...

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Michael J. New

Caldwell Calls the End of Trumpism

Christopher Caldwell has been just about the most perspicacious writer about Donald Trump, the phenomenon since 2015. So it is notable that in his...

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Utah Lacks a U.S. Attorney Because of Presidential Dithering, Not Judicial Usurpation

I’m an enthusiastic admirer of Michael Fragoso’s work, but I’m puzzled by his piece today, “A Judicial Coup in Utah.” He argues that Melissa...

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Andrew C. Mccarthy

Congress Should Take Responsibility for the War

Rich Lowry has argued sensibly that, no, in fact, we did not go to war with Iran for Israel. “Trump runs U.S. foreign policy,” our fearless...

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

But Does It Taste Good?

Remember fake meat? For a while, the ultra-processed, over-brined slurry of extracts and concentrates marketed as a healthier alternative to the...

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Noah Rothman

The Passing of Soviet-Style Communism Is Nothing to Mourn

Thirty years ago, “Poland rationed sugar and flour while its citizens were paid one-tenth what West Germans earned,” the Associated Press reported...

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Noah Rothman

DHS Employees Have Worked Unpaid for More Than Half The Current Fiscal Year

The U.S. federal government’s 2026 fiscal year began October 1, 2025. Since that date, 137 days have passed. On that date, the federal government...

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Jim Geraghty

Can Trump Declare Victory?

Trump defined victory by redefining “unconditional surrender” to mean his assessment of whether we’ve destroyed Iran’s navy, its ability to...

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

President Softie Pushover

President Trump in an interview with Brian Kilmeade of Fox News Radio, March 13: Kilmeade: You think Putin is helping [the Iranians]? Trump: I think...

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Jim Geraghty

Illinois Democratic Primary Voters Don’t Want Nobody Nobody Sent

The question is of course a legendary one in Illinois, first made famous by being asked to a young Abner Mikva (later a judge and a representative)...

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Jeffrey Blehar

Academic ‘Research’ That’s Unethical and Dishonest

Much of what passes as academic research these days is often just propaganda designed to look like scholarship. In today’s Martin Center article,...

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George Leef

How Much Is Mar-a-Lago Worth?

Recall that this question was a major bone of contention at the 2023–24 trial of New York Attorney General Letitia James’s civil fraud suit...

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Andrew C. Mccarthy

The Decline of the American Irish Diaspora

Mayor Mamdani was surprised to face a question from reporters yesterday asking whether he favored the unification of Northern Ireland with the...

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Ehrlich Was Wrong

Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb, has died, and Charlie, on today’s edition of The Editors, reflects on the absurdity of the man’s...

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Nr Staff

Good Riddance

At first blush, the resignation of America’s Director of the National Counterterrorism Center in wartime — indeed, in protest against a war with...

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Noah Rothman

University Pushes ‘Tree Rights’

The University of Sussex has published a "toolkit" to enable political and legal action to grant "rights" to trees. This is...

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Wesley J. Smith

NR Is Hiring a Washington Reporter

National Review is hiring a Washington, D.C.-based National Affairs Reporter to cover campaigns, Congress, the Trump administration, and other...

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Nr Staff

Two Strange Omissions in Remembering the Work of David Keene

Legendary conservative movement leader David Keene passed away March 8, at the age of 80 years. Here at NR, Grover Norquist wrote a beautiful tribute...

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Jim Geraghty

The Islamic Republic’s Chief Enforcer Is Dead

In a February 22 New York Times report on Iran’s preparations for the war that would break out less than a week later, Ali Larijani featured...

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Noah Rothman

Trump Hunts for Allies to Help Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Typically, a president would assemble an international coalition of the willing, so to speak, before the outset of a fraught military campaign against...

16.03.2026 5

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Noah Rothman

Mark Your Calendars for a Day About Abe on March 21 at Ford’s Theatre

I’ll be playing a part in the Abraham Lincoln Institute’s upcoming and annual symposium on the late, great Civil War president. Ford’s Theatre...

16.03.2026 2

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Richard Brookhiser

Will No One Think of the Rats?

The decision by the Bank of England to replace historical figures such as Winston Churchill on its bank notes with pictures of “wildlife” has...

16.03.2026 3

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Andrew Stuttaford

Don’t Go Halfway on Syllabus Transparency

In a badly needed effort at shining light on what professors are doing in their classrooms, some states have adopted a policy that mandates disclosure...

16.03.2026 4

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George Leef

I Love America, but . . .

. . . that call to end the game last night was a total disgrace. To have a Dominican hitter, Geraldo Perdomo, fight one of the best relievers in...

16.03.2026 2

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Rich Lowry

Damn Strait

This, from the New York Times, captures the problem with the Strait of Hormuz in a nutshell: At a meeting in the Oval Office last week, a frustrated...

16.03.2026 4

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Rich Lowry

Talarico’s Nonbinary Nonsense

The comment of the Democrats’ Texas Senate nominee that has drawn the most flak is probably that “God is nonbinary.” He made the comment in a...

16.03.2026 3

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Ramesh Ponnuru

Paul Ehrlich’s Disastrous Legacy

“I was a college student when I read Mr. Ehrlich’s The Population Bomb,” wrote Wall Street Journal reader Kenneth Emde of “population...

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Noah Rothman

Oscars Night? No, It’s World Baseball Classic Night

Until Jeff posted about it, I had no idea that the Oscars were tonight. Now that I know, I couldn’t care less. Why would anyone watch the Academy...

16.03.2026 10

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John R. Puri

On Oscar Night, Hollywood Celebrates Its Collapse into Cultural Irrelevance

It’s Oscar night, America! Can you feel the waves of meaninglessness gently washing over you? Get ready to soak one more time in Hollywood’s...

15.03.2026 6

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Jeffrey Blehar

How are the Civic Learning Centers Working Out?

Among the counterattacks against leftist control of higher education has been a movement to create centers of civic education, where students learn...

15.03.2026 10

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George Leef

Grace After the Wreckage: Reminders of Him

I’ll confess: I walked into Vanessa Caswill’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel fully braced for manipulation, the Hallmark...

15.03.2026 3

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Giancarlo Sopo

Dire Strait

The CNN report the other day that the administration didn’t properly plan for a closure of the Strait of Hormuz has come in for heavy criticism. My...

14.03.2026 6

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Rich Lowry

Planned Botox! Planned Parenthood Entering Cosmetic Beauty Industry

Planned Parenthood is having a rougher time than it once did. Fifty or so clinics have closed due to financial difficulties associated with defunding...

14.03.2026 5

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Wesley J. Smith

The Arms Rush

Whether it is because of the need to replace equipment used in the Iran conflict, or the increasingly dangerous geopolitical situation, or European...

14.03.2026 4

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Andrew Stuttaford

Poisonous Falsehood from Ramin Fatehi

Jim Geraghty subjects the chief prosecutor for Norfolk to well-deserved criticism for his rant yesterday about how “we live in a country where...

13.03.2026 9

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Ramesh Ponnuru

Iran War Pros and Cons

Noah Rothman, on today’s edition of The Editors, is firmly of the opinion “that if you were to tally up a ledger that the pro side vastly...

13.03.2026 6

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Nr Staff

Those World University Rankings Are Misleading

People put far too much stock in college rankings, both in the U.S. and internationally. The metrics used rarely capture actual quality for students....

13.03.2026 9

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George Leef

France and Italy to Iran: Hey, Let’s Make a Deal!

President Trump habitually publicly describes our European allies with thinly veiled contempt. (“Most European, nations, uh, they’re decaying....

13.03.2026 5

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Jim Geraghty

New Pew Poll Show Gains in Pro-Life Sentiment

Today Pew Research released the results of a new poll on public attitudes on sanctity of life issues. This poll, which surveyed over 8,500 people in...

13.03.2026 8

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Michael J. New

CNN’s Strait of Hormuz Allegation Makes No Sense

“I’m dumbfounded,” said one unnamed “former U.S. official” who provided CNN with color commentary for its report alleging that Trump...

13.03.2026 4

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Noah Rothman

Lewis Lehrman, R.I.P

I met Lewis Lehrman when he was pursuing his second career, running for public office. It was the 1982 race for governor of New York. The Democratic...

13.03.2026 10

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Richard Brookhiser

How to Be a One-Hit Wonder: The Ibram X. Kendi Story

Ibram X. Kendi, the man whose book, How to Be an Antiracist (along with its derivative satellites), was a fixture on the New York Times'...

12.03.2026 7

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Luther Ray Abel

Commanders-in-Chief Courageous

Lee Smith voices a sentiment I’ve seen a lot these past few weeks: The fact is that no one before Trump had the courage to attack. Iran has been...

12.03.2026 7

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Ramesh Ponnuru

Antisemitic Radicalization Isn’t a ‘Dark Web’ Phenomenon Anymore

It’s too early to determine whether the attacker who drove a truck into a Detroit-area synagogue and childhood learning center — before he was...

12.03.2026 6

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Noah Rothman