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Trump is singlehandedly destroying global conservatism

The entire Right is being undermined by President Donald Trump. When the impact of his tariffs is felt, people won’t blame interventionism,...

yesterday 9

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Dan Hannan

Machiavelli in America

The joke about political science is that it’s not about politics, and it’s not a science. This would have surprised Aristotle, the ancient...

yesterday 8

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Dan Hannan

Of course courts have jurisdiction over the Alien Enemies Act

The Trump administration and its allies in Congress are attacking the Supreme Court for blocking attempts to deport illegal immigrants under the...

yesterday 8

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Dan Hannan

Pope Francis’s complicated relationship with the United States

Americans greeted Pope St. John Paul II with open arms during his seven visits to the United States. Pundits often said he received a rockstar...

yesterday 10

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Emma Fuentes

Blame Obama and EU leaders for Russia occupying Crimea, not Trump

As a student at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in Political Science and Russian and Eastern European Studies, there was a real-world...

yesterday 10

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Harry Khachatrian

Don’t fear the friend zone

For many men, especially those who consider themselves part of the online “red pill” or “black pill” communities, there is no worse fate in...

yesterday 3

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Conn Carroll

Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the Democrats

If a person didn’t know any better, he or she might be under the impression that Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) flew to El Salvador earlier this...

yesterday 2

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Conn Carroll

Elite universities should stop digging themselves into a hole

Elite universities are so determined to fight the Trump administration that they’ve decided to double down on their antisemitism, and stick with...

yesterday 2

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Mike Gonzalez

On essayist Meghan Daum’s sadly remarkable nonderangement

The Trump era has deranged writers.  Constant chatter of nebulous vibe shifts and woke/anti-woke battles has made it nearly impossible to find...

yesterday 2

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Alex Perez

Bill Maher’s Trump truce: A comedian crosses the cultural divide

The White House, March 31, 2025. A surreal scene unfolds in the president’s private residence. Bill Maher, the acerbic comedian who has spent a...

yesterday 1

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Conn Carroll

The courage and honor of Chicago officer ‘5-11’

Some police officers are corrupt, some are lazy, but many do an exceptionally demanding job with courage and professionalism. Ask any veteran...

yesterday 1

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Conn Carroll

Industrial policy for K Street

President Donald Trump promised his tariffs would revitalize American industry. He apparently meant the lobbying industry. Had Trump’s goal been to...

yesterday 1

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Conn Carroll

Ketanji Brown Jackson: There are plenty of schools, but not plenty of wedding sites

During the Mahmoud v. Taylor oral arguments in front of the Supreme Court this week, universal school choice was lauded by none other than Justice...

yesterday 1

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Harry Khachatrian

The world-shattering effects of the US-China AI race

There is no shortage of books or reports on the U.S.-China rivalry, especially as artificial intelligence portends to become a nuclear-like...

yesterday 1

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Emma Fuentes

Star search: The future Democratic presidential field can’t escape the past

The 2028 election seems as if it is a lifetime away. Still, some Democrats are already striving for the prize of becoming the party’s presidential...

yesterday 2

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Andrea Ruth

Good ol’ fashioned Minnesota injustice

What is a little ideological corruption among friends, former vice presidential candidates, and progressive district attorneys? Such is the...

yesterday 0

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Zachary Faria

Elon Musk is still revolutionizing the car and the city while reducing our reliance on Beijing

In a truly excruciating first-quarter earnings report, electric vehicle titan Tesla announced that its $409 million net income was down a...

yesterday 0

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Tiana Lowe Doescher

Will Judge Dugan become the next hero of the resistance?

yesterday 1

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Ron York

Sinners: When the devil follows you home

There is an age-old myth about blues legend Robert Johnson. As the story goes, Johnson met the devil at a crossroads and sold his soul in exchange...

yesterday 0

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Harry Khachatrian

Trump needs to trash Biden’s China-friendly policies

The Trump administration just levied 145% tariffs on all goods imported from China. While the economic impact of this policy remains unclear,...

yesterday 0

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Harry Khachatrian

RFK Jr.’s memory lane rants damage MAHA

While many are too quick to dismiss the entire “Make America Healthy Again” movement as a compilation of Instagram health advice and fast-talking...

yesterday 0

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Harry Khachatrian

Gen Z political gap bodes well for marriage

As there often is among people in their 20s, a gap is growing within Generation Z regarding experience and preference. Their political divergence is...

yesterday 0

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Emma Fuentes

Tariffs: Trump’s content and messaging fiasco

When politicians claim, or officials claim on their behalf, that they have been “absolutely clear,” they are usually muddying the waters. Sometimes...

yesterday 0

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Emma Fuentes

‘Hey parents, leave those kids alone’

The editors at National Public Radio made a decision to mislead their readers about a current Supreme Court Case. “Supreme Court weighs who should...

yesterday 0

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Emma Fuentes

Dana Perino’s book on mentoring is a must read for everyone

yesterday 0

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Salena Zito

Three elite liberal establishments that failed students during COVID-19

yesterday 0

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Timothy P. Carney

Pedro Pascal’s trans hysteria drags Disney into political controversy again

yesterday 0

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Timothy P. Carney

David Zweig proves the fog of war is no excuse for the damage done to children’s education in the name of public health

“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity,” Hanlon’s razor advises us. But then again, as another saying goes,...

yesterday 30

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Jesse Adams

In defense of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth

In recent weeks, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been the target of many criticisms and attacks about his competence. His opponents will have...

previous day 6

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Richard Kauffman

EPA, stop fighting us. We’re on the same side

The United States faces an energy crisis. Demand for electricity is rising at rates not seen in decades. Our job at the Coalition for Green Capital...

previous day 3

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Richard Kauffman

Trump can help make babies great again, but not like this

The United States saw the lowest birthrate since 1979 in 2023, the year I had my fourth child. I call him my “spite” baby. We already had three,...

previous day 2

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Richard Kauffman

Review of ‘Don’t Be Canada: How One Country Did Everything Wrong All at Once’ by Tristin Hopper

At a time when the president of the United States tells everyone within earshot that he wants Canada to become America’s “cherished 51st state,” it...

previous day 3

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Graham Hillard

How Hollywood fell apart in the 30 years since ‘While You Were Sleeping’

Thirty years ago this month, I sat in a suburban movie house and watched America’s sweetheart stumble backward into love. No, the picture wasn’t...

previous day 2

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Graham Hillard

Algorithmic friendship

A friend of mine sent me a text last month. “Hope you’re doing well,” he said. “Any time for a call, just to catch up?” It’s always nice...

previous day 2

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Graham Hillard

In an artistic manor: Review of the reopened Frick

America has fewer grand homes-turned-museums than Europe, for the perfectly simple reason that there have been Americans living grandly for so much...

previous day 2

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Graham Hillard

When Paul Skenes takes the mound, time begins anew in Pittsburgh

In Why Time Begins on Opening Day, Thomas Boswell wrote that a ballclub’s faithful finally learn the final score is only part of what matters, that...

previous day 2

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Oliver Bateman

Review of ‘Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light’

Some historical fiction is uncontroversial because it presents the past merely as a backdrop for a story that does not suggest new facts or...

previous day 1

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Graham Hillard

Ketanji Brown Jackson makes a powerful argument for school choice

During oral arguments in the case of  Mahmoud v. Taylor , Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson unintentionally made a practical and...

previous day 2

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David Harsanyi

So Abrego Garcia is just like Jesus now?

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) has tried to use his position as a pastor to claim the moral high ground on immigration and other matters. This means...

previous day 2

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David Harsanyi

The American History Museum: An exhibition for DEI

Ever since I was in grade school, I loved visiting the National Museum of American History in Washington, one of the many Smithsonian museums...

previous day 2

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David Harsanyi

Is there any hope of a nonpartisan future for our planet?

The week of Earth Day, social media feeds are flooded with images of trees, beaches, mountains, and wildlife. For a moment, everyone seems to agree...

previous day 1

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David Harsanyi

Effective altruism creeps up on the uncommitted

In a recent piece for the New York Times, atheist utilitarian philosopher Peter Singer placidly explained the value of voluntary assisted suicide...

previous day 2

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David Harsanyi

Arizona’s governor refuses to get serious about border security

In a shameless attempt to bury her news among the joyous noise of Easter weekend, Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) vetoed the AZ ICE Act late last week....

previous day 1

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Rep. Andy Biggs

Not local enough: The Montgomery County Public Schools case

The Supreme Court heard arguments this week in Mahmoud v. Taylor, in which parents from Montgomery County, Maryland, challenged the public school...

previous day 1

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Howard Husock

Pope Francis failed John Paul II’s moral test on Ukraine

“Be not afraid.” When Pope John Paul II uttered those words in 1979, they resonated far beyond his native Warsaw, Poland. His proclamation was not...

wednesday 3

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Ani Chkhikvadze

An Oregon house bill would greenlight political lawfare

Tens of millions of Americans deal with differing levels of fraud every year, so many that, in Oregon, Attorney General Dan Rayfield has made...

wednesday 1

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Ani Chkhikvadze

A good day for pluralism in public education at the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will not issue a final ruling until this summer, but if oral arguments on April 22 are any indication, the justices will restore...

wednesday 2

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Hegseth turns to his mission to reshape the military

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania — Minutes after giving a policy-rich address to senior-level military students, faculty, and staff at the Army War College...

wednesday 2

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Salena Zito

My fellow Catholics: Don’t read this article about the Papal election

Who shows up at a morning Mass on Easter Monday? It is a tiny portion of regular Mass-going Catholics who go to any given daily Mass. This day, in...

wednesday 3

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Timothy P. Carney

Cutting interest rates would be a terrible idea

President Donald Trump escalated his fairly one-sided war of words this week with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, whom he nominated for the...

wednesday 2

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Brady Leonard