Hated Much?
The negatives of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are astonishing in the new Washington Post/ABC poll, but Trump is managing to outpace her in being disliked. Some things that jump out:Ominously...
View ArticleTrump vs. the Washington Post, Ctd.
On Monday, Trump made some vague insinuations:Look, we’re led by a man that either is not tough, not smart, or he’s got something else in mind. And the something else in mind — you know, people can’t...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Isn't the Main Protector of Gun Rights
My latest Bloombergcolumn uses the Second Amendment as a case study in how James Madison thought the Bill of Rights should work.A lot of people who want tighter gun control blame the Supreme Court for...
View ArticleGov. Branstad's Son to Lead Trump's Iowa Campaign
Eric Branstad, the son of six-term Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, will lead presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump’s campaign in the Hawkeye State, according to multiple GOP sources.Reached for...
View ArticleSix Thoughts on Free Speech and the Bankruptcy of Gawker
It’s hard to say something about the bankruptcy of Gawker Media — following a lawsuit by Hulk Hogan, secretly financed by PayPal founder Peter Thiel — without saying everything about it. This story has...
View ArticleDear Anti-Gun Liberals, Don't Tell Me Which Gun I 'Need' for Self-Defense
Any person who breaks into my house or who threatens my family on my property will very soon find themselves staring at the business end of an AR-15 — specifically this one, made by the DoubleStar...
View ArticleThe Ex-Im Bank, Iran, and Boeing
As Andrew McCarthy noted this morning, Iran could soon be buying planes from Boeing. The New York Times reports:Iran has reached an agreement with the Boeing Company for the acquisition of new...
View ArticleOptimism Builds for Rubio Run
Marco Rubio says he is reevaluating his decision not to seek reelection to the Senate.Speaking to reporters at the Capitol Wednesday afternoon, Rubio confirmed a Politico report that Lieutenant...
View ArticleSpecialization and Trade
Arnold Kling—the economist, teacher, blogger, and polymath—has a way of cutting through layers of conventional assumptions and laying bare complex realities. He is so adept at doing that, it seems to...
View ArticleThe Irony of the Economic Smart Set's Opposition to Brexit
One of the key elements of the debate over Britain’s referendum on EU membership has been the claim, from both the British government and widely respected independent authorities, that it would spell...
View ArticleThe Battle of Orlando
America has been attacked again, in its homeland, by a foreign power. The foreign power is not a state (though certain parts of the enemy get support from certain states); it is a transnational...
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Poll: Should the Government Ban Semi-Automatic Rifles?
Should the government ban semi-automatic rifles? Take NR’s latest poll and let your voice be heard. Poll: Should the Government Ban Semi-Automatic Rifles?
View ArticleI Don't Like the Term 'Radical Islam' -- Here's Why
For years I’ve gone back and forth on the right term to describe jihadists. I’ve called them Islamofascists, Islamic supremacists, and Islamists, and I’ve used the term “radical Islam” to describe...
View ArticleRe-Imagining Russell Kirk
Over at Books & Culture, Gerald Russello reviews Bradley Birzer’s biography of Russell Kirk. As conservatives wrestle with our identity in a new century, both Kirk and the problems he grappled with...
View ArticleIchiro Suzuki: A Hit King, But Not The Hit King
Ichiro Suzuki got his 2,979th hit in Major League Baseball this afternoon against the Padres, and this is a remarkable thing, because Ichiro played in Japan for nine seasons and did not debut in the...
View ArticleSlate Goes All In On Second Amendment Trutherism
Is there something in the water over at Slate? In the past four days, no fewer than three of that site’s main writers have offered up a bizarre, revisionist version of the Second Amendment, and done so...
View ArticleIs the FBI Afraid of Accusations of Anti-Muslim Bias?
In today’s Morning Jolt, a reader asks whether it’s contradictory to suspect the FBI dropped the ball in its earlier investigations of the Omar Mateen and also oppose Democrats’ proposal to bar gun...
View ArticleReport: GOP Nominee Thinking About Creating 'Trump News' Channel
Every once in a while, we see speculation that Donald Trump doesn’t really want to be president. This doesn’t seem all that likely, because if Trump really didn’t want to be president, he either...
View ArticleIntroducing Editor Charlie Cooke
I’m delighted to let our readers know that I have appointed Charlie Cooke editor of National Review Online. Charlie doesn’t need any introduction around here — everyone knows his trenchant and fearless...
View Article‘Guns Are a Public-Health Issue’ Is Not an Argument
Do you have a political opinion that you wish would get more traction? Here’s some cynical advice: Call it a “public-health issue.” It’s the quickest way to seize the mantle of Science, which these...
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