The ‘Packed White Nationalist’ Rally That Wasn’t
It’s no secret that the mainstream media is biased to the left. A 2018 survey conducted by researchers at Arizona State found that only 4.4 […]
Center for American Greatness
Will the Good Economy Be Enough to Carry Trump to Reelection?
The conventional wisdom treats presidential elections partly as referenda on the economy. If things are going well, the incumbents usually win. It remains to be […]
Trump Is Surrendering on Immigration
In the first days of May, two Californians were killed in collisions with drunk drivers. In both cases, the culprits were illegal aliens. Hector Manuel […]
If Deplatforming Hoaxsters Is OK, the News Media Should Be in Big Trouble
Without much explanation, Facebook last Thursday banned several high-profile users amid accusations they violated the company’s subjective rules about violence and hate speech. The ban […]
The Fright of James Comey
In a recent op-ed, fired FBI Director James Comey was back again preaching to the nation about the dangers of Donald Trump and his capacity […]
The Climate Cult’s Missal
The sanctimonious Climate Cult never ceases to amaze and amuse in its incessant, condescending appeals to enlighten—by any means necessary—we recalcitrant heretics who refuse to […]
The Democrats Are Humanitarian Frauds on the Border
The evidence that Democrats are now an unapologetically open borders party is piling up, and Republicans need to start calling them on it. From opposing […]
What’s the Matter With Europe?
For all the flak President Trump gets for insufficient deference to America’s allies, Americans should be aware of the parlous condition of Europe, which long […]
Jeane Kirkpatrick’s Realism: Still Relevant After 40 Years
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Jeane Kirkpatrick’s essay, “Dictatorships and Double Standards,” an astute critique of what was then the United States foreign […]
It’s Barr’s ‘Baby’ Now, Not Mueller’s
For nearly two years, Robert Mueller worked for the U.S. Department of Justice as a special counsel appointed by then-Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Despite […]
The Real ‘Bombshells’ Are About to Hit Their Targets
The next bombshell report to drop from the Justice Department likely will earn none of the breathless fanfare and media coverage that Special Counsel Robert […]
Control the Narrative, Save the West
Although the mechanism is mysterious, it often seems as though a centralized control center is issuing out for dissemination the turns of phrase and interpretations […]
Why Are Clapper and Brennan Not in Jail?
The clearest of all the laws concerning U.S. intelligence is Section 798, 18 U.S. Code—widely known in the Intelligence Community as “the Comint Statute,” or […]
Democrats’ Sanctuary Hypocrisy Shines Through
In just a couple of weeks, Democrat hypocrisy on immigration has gone from a steady flow to an overwhelming torrent. Their complete disregard even for […]
ObamaGate: No Misdemeanors, Only High Crimes
Do you sometimes feel like you are living in a Tim Burton movie? Or an episode of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”? It’s hard not to. […]
Be Careful: Hurting Iran Might Help Russia
The global price of oil is on track to reach $80 a barrel soon. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) voted several weeks ago […]
The Adolescent Progressive Mind
One of the strangest things about the series of psychodramas that surround the ongoing effort to remove President Trump before the 2020 election is progressive […]
Want to Fix the Universities? Here Are Two Options
Once upon a time, long, long ago—in May 2005, in fact—I wrote an essay for The New Criterion with the optimistic title “Retaking the University: […]
Early Days for the Spygate Scandal
In 1961, the British Parliament’s Tory majority of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan was wracked and wrecked by the Profumo Affair, eponymously named for Sir John […]
Why Biden and the Democrats Cannot Admit They Lied
A horrific attack in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12, 2017 left a young woman dead after a man deliberately plowed a car into a group […]