Joni Ernst to Hold Event with Marco Rubio
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst will attend a rally for Marco Rubio in Des Moines on Monday, National Review has learned. Ernst has not endorsed in the GOP primary. Joni Ernst to Hold Event with Marco Rubio
View ArticleFox News Fury over Conservative Thought
Thursday night on Megyn Kelly’s show National Review editor Rich Lowry announced details of his magazine’s latest issue, titled “Against Trump.”As Lowry explained to Kelly, there is a concern among...
View ArticleEven the Non-Beethovens
A couple of days ago, I had a post about our symposium “Conservatives against Trump.” I said I was particularly grateful for the contribution of Russell Moore. It is not only right, it is moving.Let me...
View ArticleDonald Trump: NR 'Is Finished'
Muscatine, Iowa — Donald Trump is not a fan of National Review’s latest issue, and he made his displeasure known during a speech in the local high-school gymnasium here Sunday afternoon. He said some...
View ArticleA Post-Democratic Whine
In a crowded field, Guy Verhofstadt is one of the most annoying eurofundamentalists, a hectoring boor for whom ‘more Europe’ and less democracy are almost always the answer. He’s the leader of ALDE,...
View ArticleJeb Bush: Don't Forget About Judges
Later this morning Jeb Bush is going to release a series of documents detailing his personal commitment to appoint judges who, in his words:Look to the text, original understanding, history, and...
View ArticleMonday Links
Scots, wha hae – Happy Burns Day! Here’s a bio of Robert Burns, Braveheart, Burns Supper instructions, and lots of haggisEleven strange habits of geniusesHow Wile E. Coyote explains the worldWhy do...
View ArticleMe ’n’ Puccini (and Trump)
On the homepage, I have a piece titled “Anti-Trump, Pro-Trumpster? A rule to obey, or disobey.” It begins, “This is the rule: …”As you do, I know, I had Turandot running through my head. Puccini’s last...
View ArticleThe Iowa Establishment's Unprincipled Effort to Save its Precious Caucus from...
Every morning the Washington Post sends out an email called the “Daily 202.” It’s generally excellent, and while I wouldn’t turn to its writers for information on the Tea Party or news about the latest...
View ArticleThe Curious Criteria for Identifying 'Pretty Crazy' Conservatives
Over in New York magazine, Jonathan Chait writes, “Reminder: Even Trump-Hating Conservatives Are Still Pretty Crazy.”Chait’s criticism focuses on John Podhoretz – not Podhoretz’s contribution to the NR...
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The March for Life Went On Friday: Some Photos
There was a strong showing at the March for Life on Washington, D.C., this year, despite the ominous snow warnings. Among those I ran into were young people taking a stand to protect innocent human...
View ArticleDo These Iowa Caucus-Goer Polling Screens Look a Little Loose to You?
Right now, Iowa has 612,112 registered Republicans.If the turnout is at the usual 20 percent or so, that would mean about 122,000 Republicans will turn out Monday night. Some GOP consultants are...
View ArticleCooke Coming to Knoxville This Wednesday
The author of the acclaimed The Conservatarian Manifesto: Libertarians, Conservatives, and the Fight for the Right’s Future will be in Knoxville, Tenn. this Wednesday at a must-attend event —...
View ArticleBernie Sanders, Man of Principle
Bern, Bern, Bern, you’re killing me here. I want to believe, because you are a Man of Principle. But I am troubled by this Bernie-branded ice-cream business.Ben Cohen, the founder of Ben & Jerry’s,...
View ArticleWait, How Did Glenn Beck Help Create Donald Trump?
CNN’s Chris Cuomo – brother of the current Democratic governor of New York, and son of the past Democratic governor of New York — asks Glenn Beck of The Blaze if he played a role in the rise of Donald...
View ArticleSpeaking at Georgetown about Campus-Speech Restrictions
When I chimed in last spring at NRO to strongly criticize, with great personal regret, my alma mater, Georgetown University, for its response to a speech by noted scholar Christina Hoff Sommers, little...
View ArticleSeven Things that Caught My Eye Today (Jan. 25, 2016)
1. Robert P. George on 43 years of Roe:I believe I know how the story ultimately ends. I’ve had a peek at the last page of the book. But that’s a matter of faith. And I cannot predict where we will go...
View ArticleDonald Trump against the First Amendment
It’s always a touch futile trying to parse Donald Trump’s public statements — from what I can tell, he goes where the wind is and has given no more thought to his positions than does your average...
View ArticleGun Rights and Property Rights Shouldn't Be in Tension
I’ve written a few times about the unfortunate manner in which some pro-gun lawmakers place the Second Amendment above every other consideration. This, from Tennessee, is a perfect example of what I’ve...
View ArticleKrauthammer's Take: Bernie Sanders Is Obama’s ‘Ideological Heir’
Commenting on an interview in which President Obama appeared to offer support for Hillary Clinton’s candidacy, Charles Krauthammer said tonight it’s only pragmatic, as Bernie Sanders is actually the...
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