Is Youngkin’s Eye on Washington Already?
The new Virginia governor is off to a blitzkrieg start, but how will the former private equity executive maximize his political capital? VIRGINIA—Gov. Glenn Youngkin returned to the place of …
Hard Questions About January 6
Hard questions about January 6 are being left unanswered because they might disturb the Democratic narrative. So let’s ask some. Like the members of the Warren Commission before them, the …
The GOP Hasn’t Suddenly Discovered Its Spine
Republicans in Congress folded like a deck of cards in the face of the pandemic and they are still behind the ball. “The political elite have changed their tune” is …
Old-Fashioned American Obstinacy
“We’ve been patient,” the president of the United States told the millions of Americans unsure about taking a vaccine for the coronavirus, “but our patience is wearing thin.” When Joe …
Is Marching Enough?
It’s always seemed a bit happy-go-lucky given the subject matter. The March for Life, now in its 49th year, kicks off with a Christian rock concert—praise-and-worship with an acoustic guitar …
The Tide Is Turning on Gun Control
After two consecutive years of record violence, some on the left may be rediscovering the importance of self-defense. Contrary to popular misconceptions, the Second Amendment did not create a right to keep …
Voting Rights and Wrongs
Your humble columnist has not always had his registration or identification in voting order. After discussing the matter at some length with both my wife and my confessor, I have …
Hungary’s Fractured Opposition
Major media outlets reported in October that Péter Márki-Zaya, a relatively unknown small-town mayor, won the first-ever primaries held by opposition parties in Hungary. Márki-Zaya’s potential to bring undecided or …
Working With Biden on Build Back Better
Biden’s Build Back Better was originally promoted as a Keynesian effort to restore the economy after Covid-19; inflation has undercut that justification. The bill’s revenue provisions carefully forswear the imposition …
No, Eric Adams Won’t Save New York
The party’s metropolitan base is committed to ideological insanities it won’t abandon, even when they threaten Dems’ hold on national power. Well, so much for Eric Adams, the would-be savior …