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Everyone Is Edging Away from Ken Paxton

Say, what’s happening over in the Texas Senate race? What’s that horrid smell filling the room? Never smelled that before, at least not in the...

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Lake America? Spare Us

Do I really have to do this? Must I talk about yet another pointless, stupid publicity stunt by America’s flailing president? I suppose so, if only...

27.08.2026 5

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Dolly Parton Was a Mother to the World

Why is everyone so torn up about the death of yet another pop singer? Don’t these come and go every four months or so? “Why should the world fall...

26.08.2026 9

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Will Darline Graham Be Anointed Tonight?

I wanted to slip a quick Corner hit in under the wire before polls close in South Carolina at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time, because a surprise may be...

25.08.2026 8

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Jason Arday Died for Somebody’s Sins — but Not Yours

Fraudulent former Cambridge University professor Jason Arday was found dead a little over a week ago, apparently by his own hand. And while it has...

24.08.2026 9

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The DSA’s Leaders Are Tireless in Their Avoidance of Honest Work

Readers, allow me to introduce you to one Gustavo Gordillo. Young Gus may be a familiar face to some of you already, seeing as how he is co-chairman...

20.08.2026 10

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Don’t Fall for Fake Polls

Readers, a quick thought: Have you noticed that primary polls seem to be garbage lately? Remember Abdul El-Sayed’s double digit lead over Haley...

19.08.2026 10

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The Democratic Socialists Take the Senate Nomination — in Florida, of All Places

This will have to be brief, because the hour is late and pretty much nobody here was prepared to write much of anything about Florida’s sleepy...

18.08.2026 7

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Jason Arday Should Never Have Been Allowed High Enough to Fall as He Did

Former Cambridge University professor Jason Arday – who was revealed over the past two weeks to have largely fabricated his life story whilst...

15.08.2026 20

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Why Did Illinois Duck the DSA Wave?

As I’ve watched stormy Democratic primaries overtake my neighbors in Michigan and Wisconsin, with their angry throngs of DSA hordes o’ertopping...

11.08.2026 20

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Francesca Hong Is in the Driver’s Seat — but Can She Cross the Finish Line?

In the wake of the surprise slugfest that Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary turned out to be — with DSA-affiliated Abdul El-Sayed edging out...

06.08.2026 10

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Mopping Up the Michigan Mess

So, that was exciting, was it not? The Michigan primaries are over, and it was admittedly hugely entertaining to watch the madness unfold last night:...

05.08.2026 10

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Democrats Are Jamming Themselves in Michigan’s Seventh District

The Michigan primary falls next Tuesday, and all eyes are focused on the marquee Democratic Senate primary there between “Dr.” Abdul El-Sayed and...

31.07.2026 10

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Cambridge Can — but Evidently Won’t — Catch Jason Arday

Readers, a hilariously obvious fraud is in the news once again, which in my part of the world is a bit like turning on the Bat-Signal. Remember that...

29.07.2026 10

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The Most Irresponsibly Stupid Column of the Year

The Women’s National Basketball Association is once again in the news, a bit like a recurring flare-up of gout. You have no idea where it comes from...

24.07.2026 10

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Katie Porter Finds Her True Calling

Sad news from the world of japery: Carnival of Fools stalwart Katie Porter — once a failed California member of the House of Representative, now...

21.07.2026 10

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The Democratic Clown Car Arrives in Maine

Now that Graham Platner has exited the Senate race in Maine, you might have forgotten that there’s even a race left to run in November -- and...

17.07.2026 10

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Sam Neill, Crazy Like a Fox

I wrote this morning about Lindsey Graham, but I’d like to add a brief word about another unfortunate (unrelated) death. It would be a shame to let...

14.07.2026 10

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Graham Platner, Classy to the Last

It’s finally over. Graham Platner has filed papers with the state of Maine confirming his withdrawal from the race for the Democratic Senate...

11.07.2026 10

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Democrats Suddenly Hobbled by a Bad Case of Platner Fasciitis

Readers, we are gathered here together on this sunny afternoon at the political graveside of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner for...

08.07.2026 10

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Happy Fifth of July!

Happy lazy day-after-Independence-Day! It's not a national holiday, but it should be and already informally is, like the day after Thanksgiving,...

05.07.2026 20

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The Democratic Socialists Continue Their Ascent in Colorado

Behold the rugged mountains of Colorado, a land once reliably Republican (in that “Western state” way) in a long-ago faraway era known as “my...

01.07.2026 20

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Spider-Noir: A Surprise from the Shadows of Depression-Era New York

And now for something completely different: a TV review. I normally don’t do reviews -- I consider myself hopeless as a critic unless the subject is...

26.06.2026 10

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Darializa Chevalier and the Left’s Tea Party Moment

There are famously nine Greek Muses, those classically feminine embodiments of inspiration in the creative arts. There was Terpsichore (dance), Clio...

24.06.2026 20

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New York’s Democratic Socialists Seize the Means of Election

Several days ago, news spread of a woman who was caught on camera during the New York Knicks victory parade: brazenly seizing a Knicks-themed trash...

23.06.2026 20

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Reluctant Reflections on a Reflecting Pool

I didn't want to write this piece, but duty calls. I have no real opinion about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, recently resurfaced and...

23.06.2026 10

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Donald Trump Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop Catfighting with Our Allies

Donald Trump has never been the most temperate-minded of men. Even during his first term, his emotional volatility — particularly toward anyone...

20.06.2026 10

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Giorgia Meloni Unleashes Epic Fury on Trump’s G-7 Antics

As everyone not living in Plato’s cave already knows, the Iran war is “over” according to Donald Trump — this statement may or may not be...

19.06.2026 20

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The Curious Case of the Georgia Primary

Another primary Tuesday came and went across America, and the results for the GOP were so exciting that you’re only reading my thoughts about them...

18.06.2026 20

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Democrats Embrace Their Inner Cynic in Maine

With 76 percent of the vote counted as of the end of last night, Graham Platner has won the Democratic nomination for Senate in Maine, defeating...

10.06.2026 20

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The Mainechurian Candidate

A mere five days ago — after the latest round of scandals facing presumptive Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, who hopes to unseat...

05.06.2026 20

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George Santos Bets Against Himself

Got time for a moment of sublime absurdity? Believe me, if this story had broken over the weekend it would have featured prominently in the Carnival...

03.06.2026 20

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Is Iowa Readying to Reject the GOP?

So much attention has been paid over the summer to high-stakes Senate races in states like Texas and Maine that it’s easy to forget that the entire...

03.06.2026 20

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Final Thoughts on the Texas Senate: I Don’t Have to Like Either Paxton or Talarico

Ken Paxton has defeated incumbent John Cornyn for the GOP nomination in the Texas Senate race, and of course the real tragedy is personal: My many...

27.05.2026 20

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Texas Republicans Roll the Dice with Paxton

There isn’t much more to add to tonight’s Texas GOP Senate primary, not after the reams of text already written here about the implication of...

26.05.2026 20

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Judgment Night Is upon Us in Texas

It’s Tuesday, it’s primary season, and Memorial Day was only yesterday. So you know what that means: It’s time to haul another incumbent...

26.05.2026 30

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The Unfinished Shambles of a DNC Autopsy Is Finally Released

Disclaimer: This document reflects the views of the author, not the DNC. The DNC was not provided with the underlying sourcing, interviews, or...

21.05.2026 30

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The Axe Finally Falls upon Thomas Massie

Thomas Massie is gone, and in the end it wasn’t even terribly close. As of this writing, he has lost his race for renomination to Trump-backed Ed...

19.05.2026 20

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Donald Trump Bets on Ken Paxton for the Senate

The news speaks for itself. There’s not much to add except to briefly explain the inevitable: Donald Trump has finally unveiled his endorsement in...

19.05.2026 20

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Neal Katyal Blows Up His Career as a Supreme Court Advocate

Spare a moment for a laugh, and let's all chuckle at the impending end of one phase of Neal Katyal’s lengthy career as a Supreme Court...

11.05.2026 30

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Some Further Thoughts on the End of the Virginia Gerrymander

In all the jubilation surrounding the Virginia Supreme Court’s surprise rejection of the state’s attempt to amend the state constitution and...

08.05.2026 20

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The Virginia Supreme Court Rescues Republicans from Outer Darkness

A brief note on a surprise ray of sunshine: The nightmarish Virginia gerrymander is officially and somewhat unexpectedly dead. When last we spoke...

08.05.2026 30

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In Praise of Crazy Visionaries

Ted Turner passed away today, at the age of 87. He had been out of the public eye for several years now, first retiring from corporate responsibility...

06.05.2026 30

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The Chicago Teacher’s Union Parks Itself Outside my Window for May Day

As devoted readers of this august institution may already know, May 1 — historically a global day of Marxist “pro-labor” celebrations — has...

03.05.2026 30

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XTC: All Hail the Amazing Crash-Boom-Band

I try not to make it a habit to promote my side podcast here at NR too often, or too obstreperously. It’s a niche thing — Political Beats was a...

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Lee Zeldin Awards Rosa DeLauro No Points, May God Have Mercy on Her Soul

A brief dispatch from the world of congressional comedy, because in all honesty we’re starved for any kind of comedy these days. On Monday,...

29.04.2026 30

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De Gustibus to the New York Times’ ‘Greatest Living Songwriters’ List

So, the New York Times is out this week with its carefully assembled, critically reviewed list of the “30 Greatest Living American Songwriters.”...

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Ron DeSantis Plays Hardball on Redistricting

I’ve been pondering for a while now what Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s next move will be after leaving office. Surely a man as intellectually...

27.04.2026 30

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Some Scattered Thoughts About Last Night’s WHCD Shooting

Last night, a man by the name of Cole Allen tried to break past a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C....

26.04.2026 30

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Virginia Democrats Cast Republicans into the Outer Darkness on a Bare Majority Vote

This morning, I dourly predicted the triumph of Governor Abigail Spanberger’s grotesque gerrymandering referendum in the State of Virginia, which...

21.04.2026 30

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