His 2020 advantage is gone.
Publication: National Review
The Jack Smith Wreckage Is Just Beginning
By Rich Lowry: He’s going to help delegitimize the 2024 election.
Supreme Court Is Right to Take Trump Immunity Case
The urgency to get Trump tried and convicted prior to Election Day reflects a political agenda, not the rule of law.
Hamas’s Death Cult Comes to America
Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation was an act of moral blackmail, and those who have lionized him want to see more such acts.
Biden’s Inane War on Packaging
Biden has met the enemy, and it is smaller packaging for foodstuffs.
The Un-American Campaign Against Trump
Trump’s enemies are moving to destroy his business, drain his resources, blacken his reputation, sink his campaign, and, if they can, lock him up.
Biden’s Desperate Student-Loan-Relief Giveaway
After getting slapped down by the Supreme Court, Biden keeps taking more steps to buy youth votes.
Brandon Johnson, Chicago’s Tragically Stupid Mayor
For those of us who live in Chicago and still, against all reason and odds, love this town, it’s yet another low in incompetent governance.
Impeaching Mayorkas Was a Violation of the Constitution
Convicting a Biden-cabinet official might be a powerful way to satisfy the base, but the long-term consequences of undermining the Constitution are unacceptable.
The Last Time an Unfit Incumbent Ran for Reelection
We should be mindful of the lessons of 80 years ago: No one close to the president is going to tell the truth.
Biden Should Step Aside
If he can’t continue to do the job, he shouldn’t seek the office.
The Elderly-Man-with-a-Poor-Memory Presidency
It’s not Joe Biden’s fault that he’s old and in decline. What’s blameworthy is that he and his wife, Jill, haven’t acknowledged what is happening to him.
“I’m Starting to Believe It’s Possible That Biden Steps Down”
By Jeffrey Blehar: It’s easy to dismiss the prospect as a gaseous beltway fantasy . . . that is, until one sees Joe Biden conflate the leaders of Mexico and Egypt in a set of remarks designed to demonstrate to the public just how sharp and “with it” he is. Then you start to believe.
Did DeSantis Blow it?
Or did he never have a chance?
Stacey Abrams Group in Danger of Folding Despite $100 Million in Seed Money
Super Bowl commercials, donations to campaigns, and $25 million to a friend’s law firm — talk about bloated.
Will Margot Robbie Survive?
It’s important to remember that all the other nominees who beat out Robbie in the Best Actress category . . . are women. Robbie was probably bumped for a nomination by Annette Bening, a 65-year-old actress who plays the marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, a lesbian, in the movie Nyad. Who’s more deserving on feminist grounds?
The GOP Is Now the Trump Party
And it can’t win.
Trump’s NH Win Comes with Warning Signs
He tightened his grip on the nomination, but demonstrated what a risky bet Republicans are making.
DeSantis Was a Peloton Candidate in a Post-Covid World
Not enough Republican voters were ready to move on from Trump, and that left no room for DeSantis.
Carroll v. Trump II Circus, Explained
Trump has to figure he’s going to lose this trial; at the moment for him, it’s all about the politics of 2024.
Trump Recycles Tired 2020 Election Allegations
By Brad Raffensperger: The former president just won’t let his loss go, even if that means returning to long-disproven allegations about the outcome.
Impeach Mayorkas
Doing so would draw more attention to the border crisis and create more pressure on the president to carry out his constitutional duties.
Republican Voters Should Rethink Nominating Trump
He’s a risky bet, he committed serious offenses against our constitutional order, and there are better alternatives.
The AWOL Defense Secretary
Loose lips may sink ships, but a spectacularly dysfunctional lack of communication at the top of the U.S. government is its own problem.