The coming pivot to Cuba.
Publication: The Dispatch
“Sanctuaries” Are a Public Safety Disaster
Sanctuary policies strain taxpayers and shield illegal immigrants with criminal records.
The Closing of the Conservative Mind
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute has downgraded traditional conservatism as it courted populism, postliberalism, and online popularity.
There Goes the American Muscle Car
Have electric vehicles, regulations, and changing consumer preferences killed a classic?
Gavin Newsom Embraces Idiocracy
By Nick Catiggio: As a Dispatch employee, I’m all but contractually obliged to hate Gavin Newsom’s ongoing social media mockery of Trump.
Why 2026 Voters May Shrug at the Big Beautiful Bill
Democrats looking to make political hay out of Trump’s spending bill may want to temper their hopes.
Trump Ends the Folly of De-Escalation
For too long, American presidents let Iran believe it could act with impunity.
Elon Musk “Is Untouchable Right Now”
Barely 10 days into Trump’s second term, Musk appears largely immune from the vicious, intramural power struggles over White House policy that are all too common among presidential allies. That’s because Musk—with his bottomless bank account and media megaphone—currently occupies a position of near-unparalleled access and even fear that is eclipsed by few others in Trump’s orbit.
Pardon Donald Trump
The former and future president has shown no remorse for his offenses, but grace doesn’t rest on merit.
Biden’s Legacy of Failure
He was elected in 2020 to put an end to Trump’s movement. It’s bigger than ever.
It’s Florida’s Time in Washington
Trump is bringing the Sunshine State to D.C.
Josh Shapiro Plots a Course for His Political Future
Though Pennsylvania’s governor isn’t on the Democratic ticket, he still made the most of last week’s convention.
Portland on the Prairie
Under his governorship and a Democratic-Farmer-Labor trifecta, Minnesota has been burning through the multi-billion-dollar surplus Walz inherited, mostly because Walz has never encountered a spending proposal he didn’t like—except for merit-based pay for teachers.
Kamala Faces Skepticism from Pro-Israel Jewish Democrats
The new presumptive Democratic nominee lacks Joe Biden’s credibility on the issue.
Doug Burgum Embraces the Politics of the Moment
Who is the political outsider on Donald Trump’s VP shortlist?
Inflation Denialism Is Hurting Media Credibility
Opinion journalism is still supposed to be journalism.
Can Sen. Katie Britt Recover from Her SOTU Debacle?
Being knocked off Donald Trump’s VP shortlist could be a blessing in disguise.
The Caver in Chief
By Jonah Goldberg: Bullies try to make others small so they can feel big. By that standard, I honestly think it’s impossible to persuasively dispute that Trump is the most transparent bully in modern American history.
SVB, DEI and ESG
Did an alphabet soup of wokeness cause Silicon Valley Bank to fail?
Pence Tries to Have It Both Ways Regarding Jan. 6
He says history will hold Donald Trump responsible, but he has little interest in helping history reach its conclusion.
Who Needs Mainstream Media?
The 2024 GOP field will likely see little use for mainstream journalists. For some candidates, that might be a mistake.
New Center-Right Newsletter Launches
A note from the founders: “We aim to make The Dispatch a place that thoughtful readers can come for conservative, fact-based news and commentary that doesn’t come either through the filter of the mainstream media or the increasingly boosterish media on the right.”