Prescription for Pain

Limits on prescription opioids don’t seem to be driving down opioid-related deaths, they’re based on an outdated picture of the opioid crisis,...

Surprise, It’s a Huge Medical Bill!

Hospital bills sometimes include large “surprise” charges from out-of-network medical providers. (My family got hit with one last year, when my...

The Joy of the Upset

The NCAA Tournament is upon us. I follow it pretty obsessively, rooting for upsets, buzzer-beaters, and comebacks. The more drama, the better....

Biden Shouldn’t Pick a VP Early

It’s never a good sign when you think your campaign has to be bolstered by a gimmick at the outset. But Joe Biden is reportedly considering...

‘Why Elizabeth Warren Is Wrong About the Electoral College’

Cambridge Rescinds Its Offer to Jordan Peterson

Cambridge has rescinded the offer of a visiting professorship to Jordan Peterson. The  language of the announcement exemplifies the by-now...

The Latest Episode of The Editors is Here

What The Right Is For

Over at First Things today, a diverse group of serious social conservatives has posted a statement about the future of the right that’s worth...

Is a No-Deal Brexit Still on the Table?

Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement with the EU has now been defeated twice in parliament, and by embarrassingly large majorities. The prime...

The Waning Appetite for Impeachment

Former FBI director James Comey writes in the New York Times today: I hope that Mr. Trump is not impeached and removed from office before the end...

Coming Soon — the Ben Shapiro NRPlus Call

This coming Tuesday, I’ll be chatting with our friend, the great Ben Shapiro on our latest NRPlus conference call. If you’re not an NRPlus member...

Ten Things that Caught My Eye Today (March 21, 2019)

1. WSJ: China Razes Territory, Dismantling a Culture, Authorities take down once-bustling Uighur neighborhoods In this old Silk Road city in...

In Defense of the Iraq War

Today is the 16th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, and Twitter is alive with condemnations of the conflict — countered by precious few...

Postmodernism Turns Education into Indoctrination

So argues Rockford University philosophy professor Stephen Hicks in today’s Martin Center article: Most of us encountered old-fashioned...

Trump Proposes Medicare Cuts

Trump promised over and over to 'save' Medicare https://t.co/RxECIfxjo3 via @YouTube — Michael R. Strain (@MichaelRStrain) March 18, 2019 My...

There’s a Partisan Fiction at the Heart of the Case against the Electoral College

On the substance of the defense of the Electoral College, consider me four-square behind our editorial today. This paragraph is key: In our era of...

Two Professors Who Model Civil Discourse

Ask many college students how one should react to someone who holds political views at odds with his and you’ll get an answer like this: “Silence...

‘If Columbus Had Not Crossed the Ocean …’

Jeffrey Hart, our longtime senior editor, and an eminent professor of English, died last month at 88. I have a piece about him on our homepage....

‘The SPLC Designates Itself’

Life Is a Lot Harder When You’re Not Running against Ted Cruz

All of a sudden Beto O’Rourke, the candidate who was most beloved by the national press in 2018, is getting brutal coverage in 2019. The Week...

Will Any 2020 Democrats Reject Abortion Extremism?

During his very first week on the campaign trail, Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke has twice reiterated his support for a woman’s...

Media Gives Itself Award for Disastrous Gun-Control ‘Town Hall’

This is extraordinary: CNN’s Parkland Town Hall has been honored with a @CronkiteAward. Congrats to @jaketapper and team who helped “advance...

It’s Going to Be Bernie vs. Beto

When Joe Biden announces his candidacy for the presidency, he’ll be the clear frontrunner. I expect he’ll remain the clear frontrunner for a...

An American Dilemma

This article in the New York Times is getting attention, understandably. It highlights an old, painful issue, involving “merit,” race, and...

David Brooks on Cory Booker

Brooks lauds Senator Booker for the kind of campaign he is running. Noting a poll that finds that 42 percent of people in each party regard the...

How Democrats Are Talking Down the Economy

Several Democratic presidential candidates are trying to downplay the low unemployment numbers by complaining that people are having to work...

A Southern Parent’s Take on the Admissions Scandal

Few things can more quickly remind you of the vast cultural divides — even between middle-class and upper-middle-class — than a juicy Ivy...

Elite Omphaloskepsis: A Series

Our policies are made by elites, and so our policymaking conversation is dominated by elite interests. Hence the hysterical outrage over the...

There’s a Fake Outrage Machine on the Right, Also

Last week I was dragged relentlessly on Twitter for suggesting that Tucker Carlson was subject to a “fake outrage” campaign when Media Matters...

The Power of Love — Even in Politics

Arthur C. Brooks is one of the luminaries of the conservative world. An economist and public-policy analyst, he is the president of the American...

Radical Leftists Control this Economics Department

The realm of academic economics is not nearly so dominated by Leftists as is the case with many other fields, such as sociology, anthropology,...

‘Fake News,’ They Say

Some of us have noticed something over the last few years: The term “fake news” has gone all around the world. I saw, when preparing a piece on...

Ten Things that Caught My Eye Today (March 18, 2019)

1. ‘I don’t hate him, I love him’: Widower forgives Christchurch gunman who killed his wife 2. Katrina Trinko: Why We Still Pray, Even After...

Will the Democratic Presidential Primary Polls Change Much?

Whenever someone releases a poll about the Democratic presidential primary, like Emerson’s poll of Wisconsin voters out today, someone quickly...

The Sting of Meritocracy

The college-admissions scandal revealed last week is both a scathing rebuke of our elite culture and (or rather, therefore) an endless font of...

Monday Links

It’s the birthday of Wilfred Owen, the best of the WWI “ War Poets ” . How Iranians made ice cream 2,000 years ago . A Roman Bathhouse Still in...

Quick! Act Before Anyone Can Debate You

In coverage of the New Zealand massacre, I keep seeing variations on the same argument — usually made by the same guy. This particularly...

Radical Feminist Debunks Transgenderism — Listen Here

Sheila Jeffreys, an English radical feminist and author, has spent more than forty years fighting for women and girls’ sex-based rights. In 2014...

An Even-Handed Look at Fraternities

Fraternities are under fire. “Woke” college officials denounce and seek to ban them. Supposedly, fraternities just contribute to America’s...

McCain at Annapolis

President Trump has been doing a lot of tweeting today — against TV programs, companies, and other things that have incurred his displeasure....