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April Was the Cruelest Month

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Jeffrey Blehar

Hurrah! A Tiny Bit of New U.S. Defense Assistance for Ukraine

A few days ago, I said here in the Corner that “waiting for a tougher Line on Russia from the Trump administration is like waiting for Godot. Well,...

yesterday 30

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Jim Geraghty

Donald Trump Can’t Win by Giving the Malaise Speech

yesterday 9

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Dan Mclaughlin

The DNC Is Now on a Hogg Hunt

Some news from the world of pest control. Anyone who has spent enough time on the internet over the past half decade understands the threat posed...

yesterday 9

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Jeffrey Blehar

Unfortunately, College Students Think of Themselves as Consumers

Over the last 60 years, college has changed a great deal — mostly for the worse. A big factor in that is the relationship between schools and...

yesterday 3

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George Leef

‘Joshua Glover’s Freedom’

On episode 86 of The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast , I talked to Michael Jahr about his upcoming documentary movie, Liberty at Stake , which is about...

yesterday 1

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Charles C. W. Cooke

China Urges Boycott of Holocaust Museum Event on Uyghur Atrocities

China urged other countries to boycott an upcoming U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum-hosted event on Beijing’s atrocities against Uyghurs, National...

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Jimmy Quinn

The Fall of Saigon at 50

Today, April 30, marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon to the North Vietnamese Army. It’s a moment that signaled the end of America’s 20-year...

yesterday 1

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Mark Antonio Wright

Ezra Klein Has No Regrets

Ben Smith has regrets. In his Semafor podcast, the onetime BuzzFeed editor confessed that he was less sure today of his fateful decision to publish...

yesterday 0

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Noah Rothman

The Democratic Brand Is Still Circling the Drain

On this date in 2017, Democrats enjoyed a six-point lead in the average of polls asking respondents which party they’d prefer to see win control of...

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Noah Rothman

When Will This Charade End?

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Rich Lowry

Tariffs Are Amazing . . .

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Rich Lowry

The Slow-Moving Pain of Trump’s Tariffs

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Dominic Pino

Abortion Clinic Gets New Life

There’s a striking detail in a Washington Post article about a former abortion clinic in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The fall of Roe and the subsequent...

previous day 1

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Jack Butler

Beware Mechanized Umps and Golden Nightingales

While I’m not contractually banned from writing sports takes at NR, it would be a shame to get fired before starting my seventh year here. Instead,...

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Sarah Schutte

Christopher Buckley: ‘Steaming to Bamboola,’ and Other Journeys

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Peter Robinson

Monsieur Cho, Etc.

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Jay Nordlinger

Why Margin Call Works

Semafor has a short essay exploring why the 2011 financial meltdown film Margin Call is so beloved by a Wall Street culture it partly condemns. (...

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Human Kidney Suppliers Should be Donors, not Vendors

There are some 91,000 people with severe kidney disease waiting for transplants. Alas, cadaver and living donors are insufficient to fill the need....

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Wesley J. Smith

Brace Yourself for a Not-So-Great GDP Number

tuesday 10

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Jim Geraghty

Tariffs: Amazon Spreads the Good News — or Not

tuesday 9

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Andrew Stuttaford

Ireland’s Broad Movement for ‘Narrow Nationalism’

On a date commemorating the anniversary of the Easter Monday Rising of 1916, an absolutely enormous anti-immigration protest was held in Dublin at...

tuesday 10

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Canada Is Un-American

tuesday 7

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Dan Mclaughlin

Waiting for a Tougher Line on Russia Is Like Waiting for Godot

Just under one month ago, on March 30, President Trump said in an interview with NBC News that he was “very angry” and “pissed” at Vladimir...

tuesday 6

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Jim Geraghty

The Cost of Trump’s Bullying Comes Due

Like a latent deviancy that emerges too late in life to be quirky or sympathetic, Donald Trump’s post-election fixation with American expansionism...

tuesday 5

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Noah Rothman

On Popes and Politics

I did an appearance on the NonZero podcast talking about the political legacy of Pope Francis — as a man who called for peace, who negotiated a...

tuesday 2

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

The Musically Evergreen World of Brian Eno

As some of you may know, aside from my writing duties I also host a podcast here at National Review called Political Beats . Despite the name...

tuesday 2

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Jeffrey Blehar

Forget the Gorillas. How Many Boys with Swords Could One Man Defeat?

If you’ve wasted any time on Twitter this week, you’ve no doubt witnessed the heated debate that’s currently roiling The Discourse: Could 100...

tuesday 6

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Mark Antonio Wright

Cooke: There’s Nothing Wrong with Arresting Judges Who’ve Allegedly Committed Crimes

National Review senior editor Charles C. W. Cooke, on today’s edition of The Editors , pushed back on claims by progressive politicians that Donald...

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Nr Staff

Energy: Darkness at Noon

28.04.2025 10

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Andrew Stuttaford

Shedeur Sanders, Icarus Descending

And now for the reason America turns to National Review: sports commentary. Yes, I’ll admit I’m a rank amateur when it comes to the world of...

28.04.2025 10

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Jeffrey Blehar

Unofficial Excerpts from Kamala Harris’s Comeback Speech

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to return to the national spotlight this week. She’s scheduled to make a major address for the...

28.04.2025 5

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Noah Rothman

Is Public Safety Too Trump-Coded?

28.04.2025 4

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Noah Rothman

Co-op Programs Help Students Get the Job Experience They Need

The old-fashioned college degree left many students with a big load of debt but little or nothing in the way of job preparation. Some colleges are...

28.04.2025 3

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George Leef

Here and Abroad

In Canada, they are holding an election today. If the Liberals win, I think their leader, Prime Minister Mark Carney, should say, “Thank you,...

28.04.2025 3

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Jay Nordlinger

What, to a Conservative, Is Academic Freedom?

“Don’t tread on our academic freedom!” shouts Harvard while suing Trump to prove the point. “Frankly my dears, I don’t give a damn,” replies Trump,...

28.04.2025 3

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Stanley Kurtz

Abortion Drugs Hurt Women: A Heartbeat Perspective 

Chemical abortion is at least 22 times more dangerous for women than we’ve been led to believe, with at least one in ten women suffering...

28.04.2025 3

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

Andor Is Still the Best Star Wars Going

28.04.2025 10

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Dan Mclaughlin

The Importance of the EPPC Study on Health Risks of Chemical Abortions

This morning, the Ethics and Public Policy Center released the results of a new study on the health risks of chemical abortions. Obtaining data from...

28.04.2025 20

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Michael J. New

Tariffs: Subaru and Hyundai Scale Back (in the U.S.)

Donald Trump’s decision to (partially) renege on USMCA, the trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada that he signed during his first...

27.04.2025 20

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Andrew Stuttaford

More on Trump’s Trade Follies

Perhaps the main reason why Trump’s trade policy appeals to many Americans is because they believe the bluster that trade deficits are ruining us....

26.04.2025 10

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George Leef

Pope Francis Works His First Miracle

26.04.2025 10

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

The DOJ Should Not Investigate Woke Medical Journals

The editors of medical journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet are ruining the once venerable reputations of their...

26.04.2025 20

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Wesley J. Smith

Pope Francis Will Now Forever Repeat the Message of Mercy from Rome

“The Pope who tried to meet everyone, who had an ability to forgive and to open his heart to all, tells us once again today, with these words of...

26.04.2025 10

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

Cardinal Roger Mahony Appears at the Papal Coffin

The coffin of Pope Francis was ceremoniously closed this evening by Cardinal Roger Mahony, the retired ordinary of Los Angeles. There is nothing...

26.04.2025 5

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

Frank Talk: A Theologian and an Editor Walk Into . . .

26.04.2025 4

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

Watching the Funeral of Pope Francis

It begins overnight — 4 a.m. EDT. Feel free to check my X feed: @KathrynLopez (Thank you, Elon Musk. We pray for you, too, on that wisdom front....

26.04.2025 1

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

Say ‘Yes’ to Freedom: Pope Francis on the Ten Commandments

“The Ten Commandments are God’s gift,” Pope Francis said in a June 2013 message. There’s a lot of commentary on Pope Francis these days. In...

26.04.2025 10

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

Easter, Mother Angelica, and Pope Francis

I’ve been thinking of Mother Angelica over the past few days. If you don’t know her name, she founded EWTN, the global news network. It’s an...

26.04.2025 10

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

Does Russia Think That Peace Is in Its Interest?

The key to understanding the Trump administration’s strategy in its negotiations with Russia is that it believes that a cease-fire is in the...

26.04.2025 30

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Mark Antonio Wright