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Jeffrey BleharNew York Post |
This morning, I dourly predicted the triumph of Governor Abigail Spanberger’s grotesque gerrymandering referendum in the State of Virginia, which...
After a certain point here at National Review, I self-consciously gave up writing about Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, and that despite the fact that...
Good news for all those worried that the Trump-era GOP’s defunding of National Public Radio in the most recent federal budget might lead to the...
A brief note from the land of lunacy, because frankly I worry about being typecast. I like to tell myself that I was meant for more in my professional...
Eric Swalwell has retired from both the California gubernatorial race as well as Congress -- may he enjoy whatever upcoming court proceedings await...
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,...
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...
I have been circumspect when it comes to commentary on the Iran war, even as it necessarily forms the backdrop to my other work over the last month...
The phrase is emblazoned upon the Apollo 1 memorial at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.: “Ad Astra Per Aspera.” I first...
Somewhere back in December, I swore an oath to singlehandedly dominate the “Trump renames stuff after himself” beat here at National Review, and...
I try not to write about California politics. Not just because I (1) am not from there, (2) don’t currently live there, and (3) feel no desire to...
Robert Mueller died this weekend, of complications arising from Parkinson’s disease, and Donald Trump reacted exactly as you would have expected. I...
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)...
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...
Everybody makes mistakes in this business of journalism and commentary. It’s inevitable if you’ve spent enough time in the game -- if you talk or...
Round one of the Texas primary race has concluded, and what a mess it is for the Republican Party. Without further ado, let’s don our work clothes,...
You remember Graham Platner, right? Oysterman and veteran from the great state of Maine; rough-hewn man of the people; plainspoken progressive with...
Like the rest of you, I am sitting here as a captive to global events well beyond my ability to affect, control, or even hope to have much informed...
As many of you know, Texas’s 2026 primary is held next Tuesday, and early voting is already underway. There are a slew of tightly contested races up...
Nearly everyone in the world of media and entertainment was taken by surprise yesterday when Netflix announced they were withdrawing their proposed...
I pay a lot less attention to the scandals of semi-anonymous congressmen these days, for two reasons that are indirectly related to one another: (1)...
The State of the Union doesn’t matter and has never mattered. This is a truism, and with good reason: One way or another everything said at these...
I won't pretend I've much been into the Olympics this year -- it feels like I followed them intently during my childhood years, but checked...
For those unaware, Betteridge’s Law of Headlines is a famous maxim of media interpretation that posits that “Any headline that ends in a question...
Back in December, when Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Senate in 2026, you could...
The 2026 Munich Security Conference concluded over the weekend and, well . . . it certainly wasn’t the worst historical result to ever come out of...