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In the December 20 Issue

Tales from the Carbon Cult in Glasgow

By KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON

NR PLUS National Security & Defense

America Unready

By Michael Brendan Dougherty

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris stand athwart Russia and China, protecting the liberal world order. You bet I’m worried.

Impromptus

The heroic Nick Saban, &c.

By Jay Nordlinger

A coach who speaks truth to the people; a pox on ‘moral equivalence’; an ode to Rite Aid; a salute to Bob Dole; and more.

NYC Mayor De Blasio Announces Private-Sector Vaccine Mandate

By Caroline Downey

Children ages five to eleven will also have to prove they’re vaccinated to access restaurants and entertainment venues.

37m

NYC Mayor De Blasio Announces Private-Sector Vaccine Mandate

1h

Texas School Board Member Publicized Personal Info of Parents Who Challenged Mask Mandate

1h

Chris Cuomo Accused of Sexual Harassment by Former Colleague ahead of Firing

3h

Questions Remain for Defense as Jussie Smollett Trial Winds Down

21h

Senate Dem Suggests Michigan Shooting Can Bring Lawmakers ‘Back to the Table’ on Gun Control

White House

Biden’s Bogus Analogy for the Supply-Chain Crisis

By Jim Geraghty

President Biden contends that not being able to find the Christmas presents you want is not a reflection of the supply-chain crisis.

Fund: Both Parties Have to Confront Their ‘Senior’ Moment

Geraghty: Who Fears Crossing Kamala Harris?

By Jim Geraghty

NR PLUS Law & the Courts

Phony Abortion History Returns to the Supreme Court

By Ramesh Ponnuru

The justices should finally correct the record.

NR PLUS Law & the Courts

Questions Remain for Defense as Jussie Smollett Trial Winds Down

By Ryan Mills

It remains unclear whether Smollett will testify in his own defense.

Education

Texas School Board Member Publicized Personal Info of Parents Who Challenged Mask Mandate

By Caroline Downey

The woman also accused the parents of benefitting from ‘white privilege’ in profanity-laden voicemails.

NR PLUS U.S.

Opponents of Mississippi Abortion Law Demonstrate That They Want a Right to a Dead Baby

By Kathryn Jean Lopez

The merciful news is, America isn’t there. Roe’s days may be numbered because of the clarity of the Dobbs oral arguments.

Politics & Policy

A Brutal WaPo Story on Kamala Harris

By John McCormack

Anonymous former staffers are trashing the vice president’s management style.

Media

It’s Different When Ron DeSantis Does It: CNN Edition

By Charles C. W. Cooke

There’s some choice DeSantis Derangement Syndrome on CNN.

Media

CNN Fires Chris Cuomo

By Caroline Downey

The suspended anchor has been formally terminated.

NR PLUS World

Austria Throws Out Its Constitution over COVID

By Alex Story

Using the awesome power of the state to turn a section of any society into second-class citizens should be roundly rejected.

Coronavirus Update

Germany Treats Natural Immunity the Same as Vax

By Wesley J. Smith

Negative testing has always been the compromise answer.

NR PLUS Health Care

Omicron Shows Why It’s Time to Move On

By Philip Klein

People should live not as if they are one variant away from the end.

NR PLUS Politics & Policy

Democrats’ Legitimacy Gambit

By Kevin D. Williamson

If you make a government institution’s legitimacy contingent on whether it gives you what you want, you should expect your opponents to respond in kind.

Law & the Courts

On the Extremism of Abortion Activism Today

By Kathryn Jean Lopez

Abortion is a deep wound on our hearts, minds, and souls. The end of Roe will be only the first step in healing.

Law & the Courts

Breyer’s Botched Argument

By John McCormack

To claim that it’s very important to not overturn a precedent if there is political pressure to do so is foolish on its face.

The Latest

NYC Mayor De Blasio Announces Private-Sector Vaccine Mandate

By Caroline Downey 9:42 AM

Children ages five to eleven will also have to prove they’re vaccinated to access restaurants and entertainment venues.

Education

Texas School Board Member Publicized Personal Info of Parents Who Challenged Mask Mandate

By Caroline Downey 9:14 AM

The woman also accused the parents of benefitting from ‘white privilege’ in profanity-laden voicemails.

Law & the Courts

We Love Both the Mother and Her Baby

By Kathryn Jean Lopez 8:39 AM

Representative Conor Lamb seems to have missed something last Wednesday.

Law & the Courts

On the Extremism of Abortion Activism Today

By Kathryn Jean Lopez 8:28 AM

Abortion is a deep wound on our hearts, minds, and souls. The end of Roe will be only the first step in healing.

Media

Chris Cuomo Accused of Sexual Harassment by Former Colleague ahead of Firing

By Caroline Downey 8:25 AM

The woman said she came forward because she was ‘disgusted’ by the former anchor’s hypocrisy.

Politics & Policy

Who Fears Crossing Kamala Harris?

By Jim Geraghty 7:27 AM

Quite a few former Kamala Harris staffers are willing, perhaps even eager, to speak without attribution about her flaws.

Episode 381: I, Citizen by Tony Woodlief

7:16 AM

John J. Miller is joined by Tony Woodlief to discuss his book I, Citizen.

NR PLUS Capital Matters

The Fed and the Limits of Discretion

By Bryan Cutsinger 6:30 AM

A review of Money and the Rule of Law by Peter W. Boettke, Alexander William Salter, and Daniel J. Smith.

NR PLUS Law & the Courts

Questions Remain for Defense as Jussie Smollett Trial Winds Down

By Ryan Mills 6:30 AM

It remains unclear whether Smollett will testify in his own defense.

NR PLUS U.S.

Opponents of Mississippi Abortion Law Demonstrate That They Want a Right to a Dead Baby

By Kathryn Jean Lopez 6:30 AM

The merciful news is, America isn’t there. Roe’s days may be numbered because of the clarity of the Dobbs oral arguments.

NR PLUS Law & the Courts

Phony Abortion History Returns to the Supreme Court

By Ramesh Ponnuru 6:30 AM

The justices should finally correct the record.

Impromptus

The heroic Nick Saban, &c.

By Jay Nordlinger 6:30 AM

A coach who speaks truth to the people; a pox on ‘moral equivalence’; an ode to Rite Aid; a salute to Bob Dole; and more.

NR PLUS Health Care

Vaccine Mandates and the Body Politic

By Ari Schulman

Can the common good justify vaccine mandates in a fractured age?

NR PLUS Music

Classical Music Without Quotas

By Douglas Murray

Orchestras shouldn’t be affirmative-action programs.

NR PLUS Economy & Business

Inflation: Birthing Pains or Chronic Pain?

By Dominic Pino

We could get a new economy or a ’70s redux, depending.

NEW PODCASTS

The Bookmonger

Episode 381: I, Citizen by Tony Woodlief

John J. Miller is joined by Tony Woodlief to discuss his book I, Citizen.

Mad Dogs & Englishmen

Episode 337: DIY

Kevin and Charlie discuss their varying degrees of handiness, the strange Ron DeSantis hysteria, and Biden’s mental status.

The McCarthy Report

Episode 153: Dissecting the Dobbs Arguments

Andy and Rich discuss their general reactions to Wednesday’s oral arguments, the verdict in the Arbery case, and much more.

Videos

Whoopi Goldberg’s Nonsensical Abortion Rant

Fed Chairman: ‘Transitory’ No Longer Reflects Inflation Reality

Rittenhouse Met Trump at Mar-a-Lago after Acquittal

Thomas Jefferson Statue Removed from New York City Hall

Whoopi Goldberg’s Nonsensical Abortion Rant

Fed Chairman: ‘Transitory’ No Longer Reflects Inflation Reality

Rittenhouse Met Trump at Mar-a-Lago after Acquittal

Thomas Jefferson Statue Removed from New York City Hall