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NR PLUS Politics & Policy

The Magic President

By Kevin D. Williamson

Biden’s visit to the Surfside, Fla., disaster site illustrates the unwelcome evolution of the highest office in the land.

Religion

Atheists against Atheism

By Cameron Hilditch

It’s not a coincidence that many of our intellectuals are beginning to write about Christianity’s normative influence on our moral intuitions at this time.

Media

Our Ice-Cream Media

By Kyle Smith

“Mr. President, what flavor did you order?”

38m

D.C. Attorney General Subpoenas Facebook for Records in COVID-Misinformation Investigation

50m

Georgia Secretary of State Says Brnovich Decision ‘Vindicated’ State’s Voting Law

4h

Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud, Tax Crimes Charges

8h

Supreme Court Strikes Down California Law Mandating Donor Disclosures

8h

Supreme Court Upholds Republican-Backed Arizona Voting Restrictions

10h

Americans May Now Choose Gender Used on Passport, Regardless of Other Documentation, State Dept. Announces

11h

Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg Surrenders to Prosecutors

NR PLUS Politics & Policy

The Trump Organization Is Manhattan DA Cy Vance’s White Whale

By Andrew C. McCarthy

This indictment exercise has the distinctly foul odor of selective prosecution.

Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud, Tax Crimes Charges

By Caroline Downey

Bill Cosby Freed: Why His Sexual-Assault Convictions Were Thrown Out

By Andrew C. McCarthy

NR PLUS Media

Meghan McCain Often Did What Political Media Wouldn’t

By David Harsanyi

McCain, who is leaving The View, wasn’t scared to pose tough questions to powerful Democrats.

Law & the Courts

Georgia Secretary of State Says Brnovich Decision ‘Vindicated’ State’s Voting Law

By Isaac Schorr

‘We know that SB 202 will also be affirmed, if it gets to the Supreme Court,’ Raffensperger told National Review.

NR PLUS Politics & Policy

San Jose Attempts to Trample the Rights of Law-Abiding Gun Owners

By Charles C. W. Cooke

California’s third-most-populous city wants to tax citizens for exercising their Second Amendment rights.

NR PLUS Law & the Courts

Supreme Court: No, the California Attorney General Can’t Be Trusted with Donor Lists

By Jim Geraghty

The Supreme Court ruled, 6-3, that a California nonprofit donor disclosure law that Kamala Harris repeatedly defended was unconstitutional.

NR PLUS Education

The Absurdly Misleading Attacks on Anti-CRT Rules

By Rich Lowry

Prominent writers are lodging deep objections to these restrictions, without any grounding in reality.

Education

DeSantis Vetoes Stealth Protest-Civics Bill

By Stanley Kurtz

Ron DeSantis has shown that he can do the heavy lifting required for the education battles ahead.

Education

Blaming Children

By Ramesh Ponnuru

No schoolchildren, regardless of their race, are responsible for slavery, discrimination, and their lingering effects.

Law & the Courts

Supreme Court Upholds Republican-Backed Arizona Voting Restrictions

By Zachary Evans

The law ‘was not enacted with a discriminatory purpose,’ Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the majority opinion.

Law & the Courts

Supreme Court Strikes Down California Law Mandating Donor Disclosures

By Isaac Schorr

The 6-3 ruling broke down along ideological lines.

Law & the Courts

Kavanaugh Splits the Baby on Eviction Moratorium

By Carrie Campbell Severino

There is good news and bad news in yesterday’s SCOTUS ruling.

Health Care

Los Angeles County Ignores Science, Urges Vaccinated People to Wear Masks Again

By Jim Geraghty

Los Angeles County wants vaccinated people to wear masks again – even though this advice contradicts the evidence in recent studies.

Politics & Policy

Officials Too Often Don’t Need No Stinking COVID Rules

By John Fund

The British health secretary’s caught-on-camera indiscretion is the latest example of an official ignoring his own restrictions.

World

Pubs Still Shut in Ireland

By Michael Brendan Dougherty

Ireland is an object lesson in not letting unelected technocrats govern.

The Latest

Economy & Business

D.C. Attorney General Subpoenas Facebook for Records in COVID-Misinformation Investigation

By Caroline Downey 6:34 PM

The probe is intended to make sure Facebook is ‘truly taking all steps possible’ to support public health.

Law & the Courts

Georgia Secretary of State Says Brnovich Decision ‘Vindicated’ State’s Voting Law

By Isaac Schorr 6:21 PM

‘We know that SB 202 will also be affirmed, if it gets to the Supreme Court,’ Raffensperger told National Review.

World

Chinese Communist Word Games

By Jimmy Quinn 5:58 PM

It’s what we’d expect from the brutal regime.

Media

The Only Thing Teen about Teen Vogue Is Its Business Model

By Dominic Pino 5:46 PM

Act out every once in a while to get attention from a world that’s not currently giving it to you: It’s the Teen Vogue way.

NR PLUS Politics & Policy

San Jose Attempts to Trample the Rights of Law-Abiding Gun Owners

By Charles C. W. Cooke 5:10 PM

California’s third-most-populous city wants to tax citizens for exercising their Second Amendment rights.

Fauci vs. the Science

By Michael Brendan Dougherty 4:55 PM

The science is in flux. For children, maybe mask-wearing does hurt.

Episode 343: Tucker Takes on the NSA

3:29 PM

Rich, Charlie, and Michael discuss Tucker’s accusations against the NSA, today’s Supreme Court decisions, New York’s disastrous mayoral election mess-up, and much more.

The McCarthy Report

Episode 135: Cy Vance’s White Whale, Cy Vance’s White Whale

3:20 PM

Andy and Rich discuss Allen Weisselberg’s indictment, the NSA and Tucker, Bill Cosby’s release from prison, and much more.

NR PLUS Media

Meghan McCain Often Did What Political Media Wouldn’t

By David Harsanyi 3:07 PM

McCain, who is leaving The View, wasn’t scared to pose tough questions to powerful Democrats.

NR PLUS Law & the Courts

Arizona Voting Laws Win as the Supreme Court Clarifies the Voting Rights Act

By Dan McLaughlin 2:47 PM

The decision is a positive step for the rule of law and a setback for lawsuits that hamstring states from running efficient elections.

NR PLUS Education

Political Discrimination as Civil-Rights Struggle

By Eric Kaufmann

Viewpoint neutrality should be legally mandated.

NR PLUS Culture

The Beauty of Bird-Watching

By Sarah Schutte

Our avian friends are right there, waiting to be noticed.

NR PLUS Books

Our Post-Pandemic Decadence

By Daniel E. Burns

A review of The Decadent Society: America Before and After the Pandemic, by Ross Douthat.

Latest Podcasts

The Editors

Episode 343: Tucker Takes on the NSA

Rich, Charlie, and Michael discuss Tucker’s accusations against the NSA, today’s Supreme Court decisions, New York’s disastrous mayoral election mess-up, and much more.

The McCarthy Report

Episode 135: Cy Vance’s White Whale, Cy Vance’s White Whale

Andy and Rich discuss Allen Weisselberg’s indictment, the NSA and Tucker, Bill Cosby’s release from prison, and much more.

Capital Record

Episode 24: 2021’s Capital Record: Six Months Reduced into 40 Minutes

David takes a trip down memory lane and goes through the highlights of appearances since Capital Record launched.

Videos

NYC Election Mess: Board Wrongly Counted 135,000 Test Ballots in Mayor’s Race

Dan Crenshaw Says Gwen Berry Should Be Removed from Olympic Team for Turning Away from Flag

Bill Cosby to Be Released from Prison after Pennsylvania Court Overturns Sex-Assault Conviction

Tucker Carlson Claims Biden’s NSA Is Spying On Him

NYC Election Mess: Board Wrongly Counted 135,000 Test Ballots in Mayor’s Race

Dan Crenshaw Says Gwen Berry Should Be Removed from Olympic Team for Turning Away from Flag

Bill Cosby to Be Released from Prison after Pennsylvania Court Overturns Sex-Assault Conviction

Tucker Carlson Claims Biden’s NSA Is Spying On Him