He tightened his grip on the nomination, but demonstrated what a risky bet Republicans are making.
Publication: National Review
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.
What Democrats Will Never Do to Defend Democracy
Speeches, yes. Some painful sacrifices? Absolutely not.
The Blue State Exodus Could Have Profound Effects on GOP Power
Americans’ interstate-migration trends since the pandemic might foretell a new demographic destiny.
Our Plagiarist President
It is fitting that the Claudine Gay plagiarism scandal erupted during the presidency of Joe Biden, America’s most prominent plagiarist.
It’s DEI or Bust for the American College of Surgeons
The organization has launched a diversity, equity, and inclusion tool kit to ‘help’ doctors, advocating principles that have no place in medicine.
There Is No Nonpolitical Case for Trying Trump Before Election Day
The arguments for trying the former president before the election belie the claim that these prosecutions aren’t political.
The Campaign Against Clarence Thomas Misfires Again
The continuing effort to discredit the Supreme Court justice is growing ever more desperate.
A Reality Check on Trump-as-Dictator Prophecies
Don’t let your vehement opposition to Trump lead you down the path of believing half the country is evil and eager to turn the U.S. into a fascist autocracy.
On Impeaching Biden
The only way the president is going to get removed from office is if the public decides to remove him.
A Recession Is Just Around the Corner
The economy is running on fumes.
The Rot at Universities Goes Deeper Than Penn’s Elizabeth Magill
The resignation is appropriate, but the culture that produced her is still, fundamentally, a sickened one.
Hunter Biden Indictment Was Long Overdue
The 56-page indictment makes for salacious reading: the president’s ne’er-do-well son dodging taxes to pay for escorts, drugs, and a life of luxury.
Cancel the Ivies
Are conservatives trying to cancel the credentialed antisemites? Boo-hoo.
A Desperate Debate Ends in a Draw
There were no clear victors, no obvious losers. For the most part, everyone stayed in their lanes. The rest of the story will be left to the voters to tell.
Santos and Trump Are Guilty Enough
We don’t need criminal courts to tell us they’re dishonest, boorish, and unfit to serve in elected office.
Kamala’s Performative Scolding of Israel
Her remarks before Arab autocrats were morally weak and untethered from reality.
Gavin Newsom Is Not Ready for Prime Time
He lost the Fox News debate against DeSantis not only on the merits, but on his stage presence and charisma as well.