Mad Dogs & Englishmen

John Durham’s Investigators ‘Do Not Agree’ with DOJ IG’s Findings on Origin of Russia Probe

By Tobias Hoonhout

U.S. Attorney John Durham issued a rare statement in the wake of the release of DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s Monday report, stating that his office does “not agree with” the report's conclusions regarding the origins of the FBI's 2016 Russia probe. “I have the utmost respect for the mission ... Read More

John Durham’s Investigators ‘Do Not Agree’ with DOJ IG’s Findings on Origin of Russia Probe

By Tobias Hoonhout

U.S. Attorney John Durham issued a rare statement in the wake of the release of DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s Monday report, stating that his office does “not agree with” the report's conclusions regarding the origins of the FBI's 2016 Russia probe. “I have the utmost respect for the mission ... Read More

Kamala Harris Learns the Hard Way: Lay Off the Knights of Columbus

By Kathryn Jean Lopez

The 1990s Cher song “If I Could Turn Back Time” seems to me in the background of the end of Kamala Harris’s primary campaign to become the Democratic nominee president. Maybe you remember the song -- it’s become an ear worm for me since I first had the thought If I could turn back time -- if I could find ... Read More

Kamala Harris Learns the Hard Way: Lay Off the Knights of Columbus

By Kathryn Jean Lopez

The 1990s Cher song “If I Could Turn Back Time” seems to me in the background of the end of Kamala Harris’s primary campaign to become the Democratic nominee president. Maybe you remember the song -- it’s become an ear worm for me since I first had the thought If I could turn back time -- if I could find ... Read More

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AOC’s District Poll Numbers Are Bad

According to a Quinnipiac poll, 36 percent of respondents had an unfavorable view of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Read More

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AOC’s District Poll Numbers Are Bad

According to a Quinnipiac poll, 36 percent of respondents had an unfavorable view of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Read More

NR PLUS World

Lessons from Europe, or ‘Europe’

By Kevin D. Williamson

A nationwide series of protests, some of them violent, is convulsing France. The proximate cause is pension reform, and the French are having a splendid time: In news photos, the protesters are positively beaming, and a recent BBC report described the mood, amid the arson and destruction of property, as ... Read More

NR PLUS World

Lessons from Europe, or ‘Europe’

By Kevin D. Williamson

A nationwide series of protests, some of them violent, is convulsing France. The proximate cause is pension reform, and the French are having a splendid time: In news photos, the protesters are positively beaming, and a recent BBC report described the mood, amid the arson and destruction of property, as ... Read More

Knives Out Takes On the Anti-Immigration Crowd

By Graham Hillard

Since the beginning of the Obama era, the Left has broadcast two contradictory messages on the subjects of race and immigration. The first is that a so-called Coalition of the Ascendant will inevitably displace white Americans as the dominant force in the country’s politics and culture. The second is that ... Read More

Knives Out Takes On the Anti-Immigration Crowd

By Graham Hillard

Since the beginning of the Obama era, the Left has broadcast two contradictory messages on the subjects of race and immigration. The first is that a so-called Coalition of the Ascendant will inevitably displace white Americans as the dominant force in the country’s politics and culture. The second is that ... Read More

NR PLUS Law & the Courts

Virginians Prep for a Second Amendment Battle

By Robert VerBruggen

Virginia has been trending blue for a long time, as both the D.C. suburbs of “NoVa” and the state’s minority population have grown. Add in the suburb-alienating Trumpist drift of the GOP — both nationally and in the southern part of the state — and sprinkle on the judicial demise of some heavy ... Read More

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Virginians Prep for a Second Amendment Battle

By Robert VerBruggen

Virginia has been trending blue for a long time, as both the D.C. suburbs of “NoVa” and the state’s minority population have grown. Add in the suburb-alienating Trumpist drift of the GOP — both nationally and in the southern part of the state — and sprinkle on the judicial demise of some heavy ... Read More

The Absurd Crusade against the Salvation Army

By Dennis Prager

We all know some individuals who are so obviously good and kind that we are certain if anyone were to dislike them, that's all we would need to know about the person. We would immediately assume he or she is a bad person. To hate the manifestly good is a sure sign of being bad. Such is the case regarding the ... Read More

The Absurd Crusade against the Salvation Army

By Dennis Prager

We all know some individuals who are so obviously good and kind that we are certain if anyone were to dislike them, that's all we would need to know about the person. We would immediately assume he or she is a bad person. To hate the manifestly good is a sure sign of being bad. Such is the case regarding the ... Read More

From left: Harvard University's Noah Feldman, Stanford University's Pamela Karlan, University of North Carolina's Michael Gerhardt, and George Washington University's Jonathan Turley testify before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, December 4, 2019.

NR PLUS White House

The Impeachment Eye Test

By Andrew C. McCarthy

To put it mildly, the 1960s were not notorious for juridical modesty. They might compare favorably, though, to Wednesday’s episode of “The Lawyer Left Does Impeachment” at the House Judiciary Committee. Oh, I have no doubt that the three progressive constitutional scholars spotlighted by Democrats yearn in ... Read More

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The Impeachment Eye Test

By Andrew C. McCarthy

To put it mildly, the 1960s were not notorious for juridical modesty. They might compare favorably, though, to Wednesday’s episode of “The Lawyer Left Does Impeachment” at the House Judiciary Committee. Oh, I have no doubt that the three progressive constitutional scholars spotlighted by Democrats yearn in ... Read More

‘Free’ College Is a Terrible Idea. Here’s a Better One.

By David L. Bahnsen

The Washington Post reported over the weekend that President Trump is “demanding aides present a plan to tackle student debt and the rising cost of a college education, worried that he has no response to expansive plans from Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats he may face on the ballot next year.” They ... Read More

‘Free’ College Is a Terrible Idea. Here’s a Better One.

By David L. Bahnsen

The Washington Post reported over the weekend that President Trump is “demanding aides present a plan to tackle student debt and the rising cost of a college education, worried that he has no response to expansive plans from Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats he may face on the ballot next year.” They ... Read More

It’s Not Because She’s a Woman

By Alexandra DeSanctis

In early October, Elizabeth Warren hit her stride. Her stock in the Democratic primary had been climbing steadily since midsummer, and as Joe Biden continued to lag, the Massachusetts senator became the first presidential hopeful to overtake him as front-runner in the RealClearPolitics polling average. She’s ... Read More

It’s Not Because She’s a Woman

By Alexandra DeSanctis

In early October, Elizabeth Warren hit her stride. Her stock in the Democratic primary had been climbing steadily since midsummer, and as Joe Biden continued to lag, the Massachusetts senator became the first presidential hopeful to overtake him as front-runner in the RealClearPolitics polling average. She’s ... Read More