Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review. He writes for Politico, and often appears on such public-affairs programs as Meet the Press. He is a regular panelist on the KCRW program Left, Right & Center. He is the author of Lincoln Unbound, The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free, and Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years — a New York Times bestseller.

Lowry began his career as a research assistant for Charles Krauthammer. In 1997 he was selected by William F. Buckley to lead National Review.

NR PLUS Law & the Courts

No, the Conservative Justices Didn’t Lie

By Rich Lowry June 28, 2022

Progressives tell themselves that they’ve been undone by a series of dirty deeds.

NR Webathon

This Is a Time for Fearlessness

By Rich Lowry June 27, 2022

Please help carry on the post-Roe fight.

Elections

What If Trump Jumps Early?

By Rich Lowry June 25, 2022

At the end of the day, timing probably won’t matter much — the party will either be ready to move on in 2024, or not.

Politics & Policy

Don’t Indict Trump

By Rich Lowry June 23, 2022

I wrote for Politico today on all the reasons it doesn’t make sense to indict Trump, including that it will bring his misconduct into the legal realm where hair-splitting matters. Consider ...

Elections

NH Poll: DeSantis 39 percent, Trump 37 percent

By Rich Lowry June 22, 2022

An encouraging poll from New Hampshire.

NR PLUS White House

Joe Biden’s Inevitable Spin and Misdirection

By Rich Lowry June 21, 2022

As the negative consequences of his policies pile up, the president’s malarkey grows ever more brazen.

Media

Wherein Elon Musk Says Utterly Commonsensical Things

By Rich Lowry June 17, 2022

The reaction on Twitter’s Slack was mostly negative to Musk’s “all hands” meeting yesterday, but, at least on speech, Musk was saying things that shouldn’t be controversial.

World

We’re Going to Need to Be Realistic about Ukraine

By Rich Lowry June 17, 2022

It’s becoming likelier that Ukraine is going to have to accept an unsatisfactory deal, when and if Russia think it’s too painful to keep trying to drive forward.