Elizabeth Warren Is Roughly 1/64th to 1/1,024th Native American

I’ve been seeing a lot of different fractions in media write-ups, apparently because the Boston Globe messed up its initial article, so I just...

The Case for Dropping the ‘One and Done’ College Hoops Rule

Next month, college basketball will return and some of the players will be freshmen who know they’re NBA material, but have to play one year in...

The Media Lie about Trump, Again

It took NBC News two days to issue a correction after it falsely claimed President Trump called Robert E. Lee “incredible” during an Ohio rally....

Alec Baldwin: ‘Overthrow’ Trump

In the department of failing to understand the meanings of words, Alec Baldwin says it is time to “overthrow” President Trump. He doesn’t mean...

Jay Webber for Congress

Over in New Jersey, Jay Webber is fighting to hold the state’s eleventh congressional district, long occupied by Rodney Frelinghuysen. Jay, a...

A Loss to Conservatism

Jack noted the sudden passing of Roger Beckett, the head of the Ashbrook Center. I wanted to add some thoughts of my own: I didn’t know Roger...

Letter Never Sent

Via a friend’s Facebook post, I came across this story from a few weeks ago: A Fairfax County [Virginia] focus group this summer found many...

First Man and America

Say No to a Parliament of Tribes

My next syndicated column touches on this argument from David Leonhardt in the New York Times, but there’s so much more to say. Leonhardt argues...

Dean Heller Is Pulling Away in the Nevada Senate Race

In the Nevada Senate race, incumbent Republican Dean Heller appears to be consolidating his lead against Democratic congresswoman Jacky Rosen. In a...

What Are the Fault Lines in Today’s Foreign Policy?

One of the more striking features of the Trump era has been the decline of the notion of a bipartisan foreign policy consensus. Even at the height...

Theresa May’s Brexit Dilemma

Britain now has 24 hours to decide its Brexit position, decrees the EU. This comes after Dominic Raab, the Brexit secretary, who replaced David...

Divas

I believe I first heard of Taylor Swift and Kanye West on the same day. That was when President Obama called the latter “a jackass.” The year was...

‘Heavily Redacted’ — The McCarthy Report Looks at New FISA Abuse Revelations

In this week’s episode of our NR podcast, The McCarthy Report, Rich and I dig into new revelations of alleged FISA abuse by the Justice Department...

Affirmative Action Goes Back to Court

Today Harvard’s trial begins. The university has been sued for discriminating against Asians in its admissions process. In a recent issue of the...

Can Trump Be as Tough on Saudi Arabia as He Was on Canada?

It appears as if the Saudis may be set to acknowledge at least some form of responsibility for the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal...

The NR Webathon Soldiers on, Approaching 1,500 Donors, but Missing You

We are deeply appreciative to all who have contributed our Fall 2018 Webathon efforts to raise — well, we are moving the goalposts . . . $225,000...

What If I Told You . . .?

Over the weekend, my wife and I were talking about how the Saudi assassination team must be terrified right now. After all, if the crown prince...

Did Liberalism Fail?

As I mentioned in my — shamefully tardy — G-File, I was on a panel last week sponsored by Notre Dame’s (extremely impressive) De Tocqueville...

Race and the Senate

David Leonhardt has a provocative column in the New York Times, arguing a) that the structure of the Senate, combined with the geographic...

Ten Things That Caught My Eye Today (October 12, 2018)

1.This Jamal Khashoggi business is awful, needless to say. 2. Are we ready for the end of Roe v. Wade? 3. Naomi Riley reviews a new book on...

Campus Carry Laws Lead to Slaughter — Right?

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Heller that the Second Amendment protects the rights of individuals to keep and bear firearms caused a number of...

Scientists Make Mice Pups from Two Male Parents

The gene editing technology CRISPR and other biological laboratory manipulations have been used to manufacture mice with two biological fathers and...

The More Things Change…

Fifty years ago this week, the Fall 1968 issue of the quarterly journal The Public Interest hit subscribers’ mailboxes. As its cover declared, it...

NR Is Hiring an Editor

National Review is seeking an editor to join its New York office. The editor’s primary duties will be editing articles, blog posts, and...

Refugees and Americans, Cont.

Lately, I’ve been writing about refugees: Vietnamese, Iraqi, Syrian, etc. A reader sent me a letter, related to the issue — and related to an item...

‘Don’t Tell the Parents’: Official Advice for Teachers of ‘Trans Children’

How can we help “transgender school children” (i.e., school children with gender dysphoria)? The necessarily frank answer is by keeping them away...

Space vs. Race

Our friends on the Left are having some . . . interesting reactions to the Neil Armstrong drama First Man, which I call the best movie I’ve seen...

Rector of Edinburgh University Smeared as ‘Transphobic’ for Retweeting Event

“Content Warning: Transphobia.” So begins a news report from Edinburgh University’s student paper, The Student. The report reads: Ann...

USMCA Sets a Worrying Precedent

Economists—and the world—breathed a sigh of relief when the United States, Canada, and Mexico stepped back from the brink of a trade war. That’s...

Today Is a Big Day. Don’t Delay. Go See Gosnell, the Movie.

Thanks to the determination of filmmakers Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer  G osnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer  is released...

The Democrats’ Latino Dilemma

Many on the left are frustrated and baffled by the fact that in the age of Trump, Hispanic voters have not responded by unifying behind the...

Friday Links

October 14 is the anniversary of the 1066 Battle of Hastings. After Harold surrendered, William the Conqueror seized all of the lands and divided...

On Our Allegedly Right-Wing Court

I’m enjoying the current spate of articles from liberals bemoaning the power of the Supreme Court and urging its delegitimization. We’ll see how...

A Bad Week for Kyrsten Sinema

The Democratic Senate nominee in Arizona has long been considered the favorite to win the seat that Jeff Flake (R.) is giving up. In the last few...

The Political Perils of Status Insecurity

I recently wrote a short piece arguing that a desire to associate oneself with high-status views plays a role in how people who want to be thought...

An Effective Ban on Cheaper Medicine is Lifted

Americans overspend by over $135 million dollars on prescriptions, which they buy through their insurance even when the non-insurance price is...

Against ‘Empathy,’ Taylor Swift Edition

I have in the past written that I am “against empathy.” Because the world is full of dishonest people and stupid people — such as New York...

The Websites of Vulnerable Senate Democrats Are Silent on Immigration

Despite the fact that some pundits think that immigration politics could be a real boon to Democrats in the 2018 midterms, the “issues”...

The Exoneration of Dr. Kenneth Zucker

If you have been following the politicization of youth with gender dysphoria by trans activists, you will no doubt have heard of Dr. Kenneth...

Christian Bakers Win the Great British ‘Gay Cake’ Off

In 2014, when a gay activist, Gareth Lee, requested a cake with the words “Support Gay Marriage” from Ashers bakery, a family-run business in...

A Slight Dissent on Michelle Obama

She deserves credit for standing up for civility. But her comment that “fear is not a proper motivator” is mistaken. Fear is a perfectly good...

Political Parties Adapt to Constitutional Rules

My latest Bloomberg Opinion column is on Democratic complaints that the political system is rigged against them. [T]here are two mistakes that...

Max Boot on Kavanaugh and Conservatives

The Washington Post contributor writes, “As for Kavanaugh’s confirmation: Conservatives are happy, because they are convinced that he will...

Brextremism Is Hard

The way things are going with the Brexit “process” (to give that shambles a kinder name than it deserves), the U.K. is looking at a choice between...

‘Civility is for Suckers’

I wrote at Politico today about Democrats and the mobs: …seeking to make it impossible for our elected representatives to do their business isn’t...

GOP Poll Shows Tight Race in West Virginia

An internal poll conducted for the National Republican Senatorial Committee puts Republican candidate Patrick Morrisey just one percentage point...

Ten Things That Caught My Eye Today (October 11, 2018)

1. Melinda Henneberger: “Life here is death”: Waiting for help that may never come in South Sudan 2. “One of the things we all need to recover...

Request for the Perplexed

Have the Kavanaugh hearings stressed your relationship with a friend? a family member? a significant other? If so, I (Rick Brookhiser’s better...

The Couch-Potato Workout

The Wall Street Journal reports that fitness is being taken seriously by . . . players of video games. One gaming addict “starts each morning...

Martha McSally Gains in Arizona

Republican congresswoman Martha McSally appears to be gaining in the Arizona Senate race. Though she continues to trail Democratic congresswoman...

Fifteen Things That Caught My Eye Today (October 10, 2018)

1. Thanks to those of you who came to yesterday’s When Women Pray conversation in D.C. at the Catholic Information Center. We talked about the...