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Daniel MccarthyThe National Interest |
a global realignment


President Donald Trump’s slogan has long been “America First,” and his movement is all about making America great again—language the...


Trump is teaming with allies like Japan's Sanae Takaichi to advance a global realignment that will help make America great again, even as it makes...


President Donald Trump is in a fight for the destiny of the Americas. Will Central and South America be free and aligned with the United... Read More...


The president's latest moves in Latin America — boosting Argentina's economy while attacking Venezuela and Colombia's drug trade — are smart...

the supreme achievements


Battles over Columbus Day aren’t really about Christopher Columbus at all—they’re about whether America should exist. “Columbus’s journey...


President Donald Trump loves a Sharpie pen, and now he has all the more reason to love the company that makes them. The president signed... Read More...


Christopher Columbus deserves honor and respect: He was an archetypal American, an enterprising immigrant who risked everything for a new hope.

This country CAN make top-quality consumer goods at affordable prices, but only if companies invest in their equipment and in enhancing their...

At a time of war abroad and political violence at home, a new book called “Fighting Enemies Foreign and Domestic” couldn’t be more relevant. Or...

'reaping the harvest of those seeds'

As the Trump administration takes on the latest wave of left-wing violence, an obituary reminds us what happens when political killers get away with...

Assata Shakur and her partners in crime were welcomed by the institutions that shape the next generation — and America is now reaping the bitter...

'strategy to silence voices'

Jimmy Kimmel’s return to the nation’s airwaves is proof of just how unseriously left-wing violence is taken by the liberal media. If Johnny Carson...

The intimidation campaign waged by the left relies on violence and the threat of violence — and its systematic character is easy to see.

Is Great Britain on the brink of a Trump revolution? The president’s visit to the U.K. coincides with indications Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s...

Britain is a battlefield — between left and right, populists and insiders, and bitterly opposed factions on each side — and it all has the makings...

There are too many politicians in America today who think a man like Decarlos Brown Jr. belongs on the streets and not behind bars or... Read More The...

President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of more than 4,000 federally incarcerated offenders. Only it wasn’t Biden issuing the record-shattering...

Before Robin Westman murdered two children and wounded many more at Minneapolis’ Annunciation Catholic School, Robin was Robert, a troubled teenager...

'contributing to a psychological crisis'

The dangerous situation our children face today has come about because abnormality and political radicalism has been accepted for the sake of being...

'Is it Comrade President now?'

Is it Comrade President now? Some conservatives are up in arms about President Donald Trump’s decision to have the government buy a stake in...

President Trump is thinking way outside the box, forming a national fund that could pay for government functions with market profits, rather than...


Gavin Newsom wants to be the new Donald Trump. No, California’s governor isn’t moving to the right or cracking down on illegal immigration—quite...

The governor has been quicker than most Democrats to realize it takes a Trump to compete with Trump — and he's going to extremes to mimic what he...

DANIEL MCCARTHY: Just Say No To More Marijuana

Will more marijuana use make America a better place? Not many who’ve seen and smelled what legalizing the drug has done to cities like New... Read...

Donald Trump should ignore the well-funded cannabis lobby: What matters is that more and cheaper marijuana will mean nothing good for ordinary...

DANIEL MCCARTHY: Will The GOP Make Liberals Generous Again?

Before politics overwhelmed the word, the primary meaning of “liberal” was “generous.” President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress have...

President Donald Trump has given political liberals a chance to take a stand for NPR, PBS and all the causes they claim to care about.

DANIEL MCCARTHY: Trump's Trade Lesson For Economists (And The World)

If America is in a trade war, the question to ask is, are we tired of winning yet? “Donald Trump reaps $50bn tariff haul as... Read More The post...

Trump can do things economists say can’t be done because he approaches trade the way he conducts his real-estate business: It’s a negotiation, and...

Don Devine made bold, even shocking moves as Ronald Reagan’s Office of Personnel Management head more than 40 years ago. Now he's a mentor to a new...

Stephen Colbert is at the center of a conspiracy theory. It was born last week, when news broke of CBS canceling Colbert’s late-night talk show.......

DANIEL MCCARTHY: Whose Politics Canceled Stephen Colbert?

Donald Trump didn’t get Stephen Colbert taken off the air — everything Democrats like about Colbert did.

The new “Superman” movie isn’t an attack on President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, but it shows how alienated from America many...

The new “Superman” movie isn’t an attack on Donald Trump’s immigration policies, but it shows how alienated from America many liberals in...

In James Gunn’s new film, America is nothing special. Neither, for that matter, is Superman. It's a bland and demoralizing vision all too typical of...

The Big Beautiful Bill — a massive package of tax relief, more funding for immigration enforcement, and savings from entitlement reforms — is now...

The “Big, Beautiful Bill”—a massive package of tax relief, more funding for immigration enforcement, and savings from entitlement reforms—is...

Zohran Mamdani is the latest sign establishment Democrats don’t know how to handle a populist challenge. They haven’t learned anything from the...

Republicans passed two make-or-break tests last week: one of party discipline, the other of political principles.
