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Will You Have the Guts . . . to Enjoy This Iconic Poster?
He was a brash editor of a conservative fortnightly who took the political world by storm by running for Mayor of New York City in a campaign that riveted the nation and revived and inspired a...
View ArticleHillary Clinton's Favorability Ratings Now Underwater in New York State
Hillary Clinton is probably going to be the Democratic party’s nominee in 2016. Sure, getting to that point is not going to be fun for her – especially if she loses in New Hampshire and Iowa, as seems...
View ArticleCarson's Shocking Comment
Carson’s much-debated comment was, “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that.” For obvious reasons, everyone’s talking about the...
View Article‘RINO Hunting’ in North Carolina Congressional Primary
Former North Carolina congressman Bob Etheridge became one of the Democratic victims of the 2010 Republican tsunami when he narrowly lost to Renee Ellmers, a nurse. Etheridge helped end his political...
View ArticlePoverty and the Presidential Candidates
John Dickerson reports:On Monday, Ryan and Sen. Tim Scott will announce that they are hosting the Kemp Forum on Expanding Opportunity. Named after former representative and Housing and Urban...
View ArticlePriorities
There’s much to admire in the article (up on the home page) that Marco Rubio has written on Putin, but not, sadly, this:We must work with moderate elements of the [Syrian] opposition and step up...
View ArticleReady for Team Clinton
Pennsylvania’s attorney general, a Democrat, has had her law license suspended by unanimous order of the state’s supreme court. She is under investigation and facing criminal charges for, among other...
View ArticleBen Carson and Islam
Hard on the manufactured controversy over what Donald Trump did not say about President Obama and Islam, we now have a controversy over what Ben Carson clearly did say about Islam– namely, that he does...
View ArticleOn Salon's Much-Maligned Pedophilia Piece
At Salon today, a self-professed “pedophile” outlines his struggle with temptation. Here is the crucial part:I’ve been stuck with the most unfortunate of sexual orientations, a preference for a group...
View ArticleMy Two-Word Response to the Muslim Question
As we’ve been discussing on the Corner today, Ben Carson is under fire for expressing that he would not support a Muslim candidate for president. My response to the question would be simple: “Which...
View ArticleBreaking: Scott Walker Dropping Out of Presidential Race
Scott Walker is reportedly set to announce that he is dropping out of the presidential race. The news was first reported by the New York Times, and Walker will make an official announcement at a press...
View ArticleScott Walker Surprises Everyone - Including His Own Team
If, as it is being reported, Scott Walker is dropping out of the race, it is hard to overstate how much the move blindsided some of his staff. Just a few hours ago, his Super PAC wanted me to write...
View ArticleWalker's Decision Is the Right One
Scott Walker is reportedly about to pull out of the GOP presidential race. I’m sure it’s a tough decision for the governor, a scrappy competitor with many improbable victories under his belt, but it’s...
View ArticleExit Walker?
The New York Times is reporting that Scott Walker is hours way from ending his presidential campaign. Having admired Walker as governor of Wisconsin, where his deep knowledge of state and local issues...
View ArticleSeven Things that Caught My Eye Today (Sept. 21, 2015)
1. Pope Francis could reframe the US religious freedom debate2. Tom Hoopes on Pope Francis and Donald Trump3. Freedom in Cuba is a Catholic movement.4. The World Meeting of Families is convening in...
View ArticleNR Livestream Event: ‘A Discussion with the Republican Campaign Managers’
Watch “A Discussion with the Republican Campaign Managers,” moderated by NR editor Rich Lowry and hosted by National Review, Google, and YouTube, live from Washington, D.C., beginning at 4 p.m. EST today:
View ArticleYessiree
If you feel like taking a music break, let me suggest a post— more like a piece — at The New Criterion. I write about a new CD, Joyce & Tony, Live at Wigmore Hall. Joyce is Joyce DiDonato, the...
View ArticleCommie Twaddle
Heck, Jay, that’s not even the worst line in the song. I suppose that this exercise in commie lyrical twaddle is limited by the need to rhyme words with “amor,” but the song also promises ”free...
View ArticleKrauthammer's Take: Walker Believes It’s His Duty to Consolidate Anti-Trump...
Charles Krauthammer, commenting tonight on Scott Walker dropping out of the 2016 race, said he believed the Wisconsin governor is trying to empower the anti-Trump forces. “You rarely hear that; a...
View ArticleNetanyahu to Receive 2015 AEI Irving Kristol Award
The American Enterprise Institute is very pleased to award the 2015 Irving Kristol Award to Benjamin Netanyahu.American Enterprise Institute (AEI) president Arthur C. Brooks announced today that...
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