How Wisconsin Republicans Tamed the Administrative State
The latest controversy stems from a years-long project that other states should admire.
Donald Trump and the Imperial Presidency
A single person has come to exercise almost total spiritual, moral, and psychological control over civil society.
Incompetent Vice Swings at Dick Cheney and Misses
When it comes to conservatives, anything goes.
House Democrats Debate Term Limits for Committee Heads
No surprise: They’ll probably scrap the current term-limit rule, followed by the GOP, and restore the seniority system.
Bush the Elder, &c.
On the late president, the current president, possible future presidents, and more.
Help Support Our Rising Stars
The NRI fellowship allows me to write, read, and think for a living, and to turn it all into coverage thanks to the generosity of our supporters.
The Mueller Probe
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Alleged Russian Spy Maria Butina Reaches Plea Deal with Prosecutors
Maria Butina, a Russian national and former American University student accused of acting as an undeclared Kremlin spy, reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
SCOTUS Declines to Hear Challenge to Public Funding of Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review lower-court rulings that prevented two states from ending public funding for Planned Parenthood.
Trump Defends Hush Money Payments as a ‘Simple Private Transaction’
The payments may qualify as illegal campaign contributions, as Cohen admitted he made them at Trump's direction in order to influence the campaign.
Theresa May Postpones Brexit Vote to Avoid Defeat
May delayed the final vote on her Brexit agreement after being informed that she lacked the requisite support.
Bush the Elder, &c.
On the late president, the current president, possible future presidents, and more.
Thomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Biography
After centuries of mystery and fiction, Oxford's Diarmaid MacCulloch has written a biography that brings us as close to the real Cromwell as we may ever get.
Incompetent Vice Swings at Dick Cheney and Misses
When it comes to conservatives, anything goes.
How Wisconsin Republicans Tamed the Administrative State
The latest controversy stems from a years-long project that other states should admire.
Decency Is Not Dead: 41 and Us
Rather than mourn a bygone era, live with virtue and civility today.
Help Support Our Rising Stars
The NRI fellowship allows me to write, read, and think for a living, and to turn it all into coverage thanks to the generosity of our supporters.
Donald Trump and the Imperial Presidency
A single person has come to exercise almost total spiritual, moral, and psychological control over civil society.
House Democrats Debate Term Limits for Committee Heads
No surprise: They’ll probably scrap the current term-limit rule, followed by the GOP, and restore the seniority system.
Top Dem Congressman Says Hush Payments May Be ‘Impeachable Offenses’
Congressman Jerry Nadler said Sunday that President Trump could be impeached if he directed his lawyer to make illegal hush payments to women.
Gosnell Depicts the Grisly Truth
Nick Searcy's new movie depicts the life and trial of Kermit Gosnell, who killed hundreds of babies that survived his late-term abortion procedures.
The Paris Protests
A Tax Revolt in France
The democratic peoples of the West have tired of the politics of the sensible center and are demanding change.
There’s No Easy Fix for Climate Problem
The climate-change problem should be addressed, but debates about the issue are complicated, multi-faceted, and suffer from limited knowledge.
Macron Delays Fuel-Tax Hike amid Violent Paris Protests
French president Emmanuel Macron delayed Tuesday a previously planned fuel-tax increase in response to violent public protests that shook Paris on Saturday.
In This Issue
Climate of Opinion
The latest study on global warming, like its innumerable predecessors, predicts the usual dire doom.
America’s Unused Weapon
It’s the idea of freedom, and the president should start talking in its terms.
Videos
Trump Selects Former U.S. Attorney General Barr To Lead Justice Department
This could have implications for the Mueller investigation.
