National Review- Quillette
- The Wrong Man April 17, 2026In Iran, Donald Trump is showing us what a populist war looks like.Michael J. Totten
- The Iran War: An Explainer April 17, 2026A selection of essays and interviews in Quillette examining how and why Iran and the West are at war, and what is likely to happen next.Quillette
- Postliberalism After Hungary April 15, 2026Orbán’s defeat should scare the hell out of populist authoritarians.Matt Johnson
- The Wrong Man April 17, 2026
- Jay Nordlinger
- ‘True Patriot Love’ May 15, 2025Love of country in the time of Trump.
- WFB & Co. May 12, 2025My time at NR has now come to an end. God bless you all.
- The Conundrum of China Trade May 7, 2025A longstanding question, whose end is nowhere in sight.
- ‘True Patriot Love’ May 15, 2025
Category Archives: Politics
Failure of the Elites
Donald Trump is going to spend the next two months taking a crash course in how to be President. Let’s hope he studies his Cliff Notes carefully. He’s going to need them. The headline on the front page of the … Continue reading
Earthquake
There should be no doubt that one of the more inauspicious Presidential contests in recent history produced an earthquake. Donald Trump, a businessman with no political experience and little policy knowledge, managed to win the Republican Presidential nomination and then … Continue reading
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The Koon-ut-kal-if-fee
As all Trekkies know, about every 7 years or so Vulcans experience an overwhelming hormonal imbalance known as pon farr that subjects them to an overpowering desire to mate. It can often lead to a marriage proposal. But Vulcans can … Continue reading
Final Thoughts
It looks like PJ O’Rourke may have had a point when he said “Don’t vote: It just encourages the bastards”. Write-in Votes The Washington Post has a very helpful map illustrating the ease or difficulty of write-in votes by state. … Continue reading
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James Comey Again…
Not Unprecedented James Comey is about to get the Ken Starr treatment. The old saw has it that when the facts are against you, argue the law; when the law is against you, argue the facts; when they are both … Continue reading
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Comey Calls a Do-Over
Another Day, Another Bombshell Only eleven days before the election FBI Director James Comey has sent a letter to Congress effectively re-opening the Bureau’s probe into Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail server. The proximate cause was the discovery of additional Clinton … Continue reading
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The Circus is Still in Town
Is A Tie Still Possible ? Interestingly enough, the polls are starting to tighten even though Trump has had probably the worst Presidential campaign month in modern history. To some extent this is to be expected. In the waning moments … Continue reading
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A Write-in Vote for Ben Sasse (R, NE)
One of the most passionate and thoughtless (the two fit together naturally) of Presidential campaigns is coming to a close, and not a moment too soon. It is by now abundantly clear that there are deep fissures in the body … Continue reading
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What’s a Libertarian to Do?
With the election a little over 2 weeks away, the question of what to do presents itself with some urgency. Donald Trump for the Republicans The candidacy of Republican Donald J. Trump does not need a lot of discussion. … Continue reading
Rigged?
According to Merriam-Webster the definition of “rig” is (1) to manipulate or control usually by deceptive means, or (2) to fix in advance for a desired result. Since Donald Trump is almost certainly headed for a well-deserved shellacking on … Continue reading