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I Love America, but . . .

. . . that call to end the game last night was a total disgrace. To have a Dominican hitter, Geraldo Perdomo, fight one of the best relievers in...

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Rich Lowry

Damn Strait

This, from the New York Times, captures the problem with the Strait of Hormuz in a nutshell: At a meeting in the Oval Office last week, a frustrated...

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Rich Lowry

Talarico’s Nonbinary Nonsense

The comment of the Democrats’ Texas Senate nominee that has drawn the most flak is probably that “God is nonbinary.” He made the comment in a...

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Ramesh Ponnuru

Paul Ehrlich’s Disastrous Legacy

“I was a college student when I read Mr. Ehrlich’s The Population Bomb,” wrote Wall Street Journal reader Kenneth Emde of “population...

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Noah Rothman

Oscars Night? No, It’s World Baseball Classic Night

Until Jeff posted about it, I had no idea that the Oscars were tonight. Now that I know, I couldn’t care less. Why would anyone watch the Academy...

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John R. Puri

On Oscar Night, Hollywood Celebrates Its Collapse into Cultural Irrelevance

It’s Oscar night, America! Can you feel the waves of meaninglessness gently washing over you? Get ready to soak one more time in Hollywood’s...

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Jeffrey Blehar

How are the Civic Learning Centers Working Out?

Among the counterattacks against leftist control of higher education has been a movement to create centers of civic education, where students learn...

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George Leef

Grace After the Wreckage: Reminders of Him

I’ll confess: I walked into Vanessa Caswill’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel fully braced for manipulation, the Hallmark...

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Giancarlo Sopo

Dire Strait

The CNN report the other day that the administration didn’t properly plan for a closure of the Strait of Hormuz has come in for heavy criticism. My...

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Rich Lowry

Planned Botox! Planned Parenthood Entering Cosmetic Beauty Industry

Planned Parenthood is having a rougher time than it once did. Fifty or so clinics have closed due to financial difficulties associated with defunding...

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Wesley J. Smith

The Arms Rush

Whether it is because of the need to replace equipment used in the Iran conflict, or the increasingly dangerous geopolitical situation, or European...

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Andrew Stuttaford

Poisonous Falsehood from Ramin Fatehi

Jim Geraghty subjects the chief prosecutor for Norfolk to well-deserved criticism for his rant yesterday about how “we live in a country where...

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Ramesh Ponnuru

Iran War Pros and Cons

Noah Rothman, on today’s edition of The Editors, is firmly of the opinion “that if you were to tally up a ledger that the pro side vastly...

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Nr Staff

Those World University Rankings Are Misleading

People put far too much stock in college rankings, both in the U.S. and internationally. The metrics used rarely capture actual quality for students....

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George Leef

France and Italy to Iran: Hey, Let’s Make a Deal!

President Trump habitually publicly describes our European allies with thinly veiled contempt. (“Most European, nations, uh, they’re decaying....

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Jim Geraghty

New Pew Poll Show Gains in Pro-Life Sentiment

Today Pew Research released the results of a new poll on public attitudes on sanctity of life issues. This poll, which surveyed over 8,500 people in...

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Michael J. New

CNN’s Strait of Hormuz Allegation Makes No Sense

“I’m dumbfounded,” said one unnamed “former U.S. official” who provided CNN with color commentary for its report alleging that Trump...

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Noah Rothman

Lewis Lehrman, R.I.P

I met Lewis Lehrman when he was pursuing his second career, running for public office. It was the 1982 race for governor of New York. The Democratic...

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Richard Brookhiser

How to Be a One-Hit Wonder: The Ibram X. Kendi Story

Ibram X. Kendi, the man whose book, How to Be an Antiracist (along with its derivative satellites), was a fixture on the New York Times'...

12.03.2026 5

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Luther Ray Abel

Commanders-in-Chief Courageous

Lee Smith voices a sentiment I’ve seen a lot these past few weeks: The fact is that no one before Trump had the courage to attack. Iran has been...

12.03.2026 5

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Ramesh Ponnuru

Antisemitic Radicalization Isn’t a ‘Dark Web’ Phenomenon Anymore

It’s too early to determine whether the attacker who drove a truck into a Detroit-area synagogue and childhood learning center — before he was...

12.03.2026 4

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Noah Rothman

Mayor Mamdani’s Most Egregious Act of Gaslighting Yet

The insidious framing that the Gracie Mansion attack was about Islamophobia against Mayor Zohran Mamdani rather than about young jihadists who nearly...

12.03.2026 5

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Caroline Downey

Parents, Governments, and Social Media

Stronger minimum-age laws for social media — we already have a federal law dating back to 1998; it’s just honored mostly in the breach — have...

12.03.2026 3

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Ramesh Ponnuru

A New Tool in the Fight Against DEI

Remember all the “bias reporting systems” that colleges created years ago, allowing progressives to harass those on campus who dared to disagree...

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George Leef

Medical Journal Articles Decry Immigration Enforcement

The usual suspect medical and science journals have featured far fewer columns promoting progressive politics of late. Alas, it couldn't last...

12.03.2026 3

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Wesley J. Smith

A Different Energiewende for the EU?

In 1990, about 30 percent of the EU’s electricity was generated by nuclear power, a share that has fallen by about half since then. The EU’s top...

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Andrew Stuttaford

The End of the House of Lords

The last 92 hereditary peers are being removed from the House of Lords according to the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill. I should perhaps dance...

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Cats We Don’t Understand

The New York Times science section has a delightful story on a comprehensive new study on why cats land on their feet. This is something humans have...

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

What on Earth Is Going on at CNN?

Everybody makes mistakes in this business of journalism and commentary. It’s inevitable if you’ve spent enough time in the game -- if you talk or...

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Jeffrey Blehar

Europe’s Decarbonized ‘Energy Independence’

An argument long advanced by Europe’s climate policymakers has been that renewable energy would be a critical step forward to independence from the...

11.03.2026 5

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Andrew Stuttaford

The Ignorant Pundits Hitting Hegseth over Steak and Lobster for the Troops

Sailors, Marines, soldiers, and airmen don't deserve creature comforts while fighting America's wars. This is what many high-ranking members...

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Luther Ray Abel

Britain’s Decision to Remove Churchill from Its Banknotes Suggests That It’s All but Given Up

The Bank of England has confirmed Sir Winston Churchill will be scrapped from banknotes and replaced with images of wildlife. The central bank will...

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Charles C. W. Cooke

Breaking: It’s Illegal to Steal

New York Magazine’s “urban design” vertical, Curbed, has made a discovery: Major retail outlets often have detention centers on the premises for...

11.03.2026 4

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Noah Rothman

Trump Officials Catch Flak for Preserving Their Own Safety

The New York Times devoted all of twelve paragraphs to the revelation that Attorney General Pam Bondi has “quietly relocated” to a U.S. military...

11.03.2026 6

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Noah Rothman

It’s Never a Bad Time to Level with the American People

If you’re a Republican, much less a self-described MAGA voter, you don’t need to be persuaded to support the war against the theocratic regime in...

11.03.2026 4

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Noah Rothman

Is the Trump Administration Giving Up the Fight Against DEI?

One of the strongest moves against leftist domination of our educational institutions was the administration’s forthright statement that the...

11.03.2026 5

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George Leef

The State of the Economy

I have been more positive about it than Jim Geraghty, although I acknowledge it’s a mixed picture — and that between when I wrote and when he did,...

11.03.2026 5

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Ramesh Ponnuru

Is There Really Any Genuine ‘Harris 2028’ Enthusiasm?

Jonathan Martin of Politico wrote a long piece on Kamala Harris’ book tour, now having lasted than her actual presidential campaign, 166 days to...

11.03.2026 5

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Jim Geraghty

Good News, CPAC, Steve Bannon Accepted Your Invitation!

I will believe that the MAGA crowd genuinely is concerned about the wrongdoing of Jeffrey Epstein’s associates when Epstein biographer, public...

11.03.2026 6

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Jim Geraghty

The Anthropic Conundrum

The Trump administration’s fight with AI company Anthropic will have far-reaching consequences, says Michael Brendan Dougherty, on this week’s...

11.03.2026 4

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Nr Staff

GOP, Dems Split over School Walkouts

K–12 students have a First Amendment right to protest peacefully in school — wearing armbands, writing for the school paper, etc. — but students...

11.03.2026 4

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Stanley Kurtz

Can’t Anyone Just Be Normal?

This little sign-off of Lindsey Graham’s is so weird. GRAHAM tonight to Hannity: “God bless Israel. We should move all our stuff to Israel.”...

10.03.2026 6

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Irish Dependence on American Multinational Tax-Sheltering

Ahead of the annual Saint Patrick’s Day gab fest, in which the head of the Irish state gets face time with the leader of the free world, Irish...

10.03.2026 3

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Is the Coalition Cracking?

John Guida of the New York Times opinion page interviewed me late last week to discuss the war in Iran, and what counts as America First foreign...

10.03.2026 3

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Feds Issue an Alert About Communications to Potential Iranian Sleeper Agents

I would have figured, if you’re the Iranian regime, and you have sleeper agents or sleeper cells on U.S. soil, and you find yourself in an all-out...

10.03.2026 5

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Jim Geraghty

New York Times Reporters Downplay Talarico’s Radicalism

I’ve already said my piece about James Talarico’s attempt to put a left-wing gloss on Christianity and why I think it nearly self-evident that it...

09.03.2026 4

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Ramesh Ponnuru

Kennedy to Undergo Rotator Cuff Surgery, Plans to Return to Office Next Week

Health and Human Secretary Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will undergo rotator cuff surgery on Tuesday, National Review has learned. He...

09.03.2026 5

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Audrey Fahlberg

Myths of Unconditional Surrender

Andy notes the ridiculousness of Tucker Carlson's claim that "unconditional surrender means foreign troops get to rape your wife and...

09.03.2026 4

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Dan Mclaughlin

Anthropic Sues Trump Administration over ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Designation

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence giant, has sued the Trump administration over the Defense Department’s designation of the firm as a “supply...

09.03.2026 4

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Andrew C. Mccarthy

Khamenei the Elder Wasn’t Qualified Either

Jim’s excellent post on Iran’s new “supreme leader,” Mojtaba Khamenei — as Pete Townshend might say, “Meet the new boss, son of the old...

09.03.2026 4

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Andrew C. Mccarthy