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Gary Schmitt of the American Enterprise Institute critiques one of the president’s questionable plans. What’s wrong with Trump’s proposed triumphal arch? First is the aesthetic pomposity of the planned arch.…
Yuval Levin outlines concerns about vague descriptions of the nation’s 250th anniversary. On December 31, The Washington Post carried the headline “Washington Monument illuminated on New Year’s Eve to mark country’s 250th.” The…
Jack Butler writes for National Review Online about the future of a major federal government building. Shortly after the 2024 presidential election, I recounted my fondness for spitting on federal…
Andrew Stiles and Thaleigha Rampersad write for the Washington Free Beacon about Kamala Harris’ closing arguments in the presidential campaign. Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her campaign’s closing argument Tuesday…
Zach Kessel writes for National Review Online about a large show of support for Israel in its battle with Hamas. Jews and non-Jews gathered on the National Mall in droves…
Jacob Bruggeman writes for the Martin Center about a recent academic controversy that highlights a larger issue. In early August, archivists and other scholars erupted in protest when the American…
Christopher Bedford of the Federalist assesses the impact of maintaining a high number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital indefinitely. By Inauguration Day, some newspaper reports put the…
Naomi Lim of the Washington Examiner reports on special plans for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week. Even before last week’s attack on the U.S. Capitol, President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration…
Mark Steyn explains why a federal government “shutdown” fails to live up to the hype. The so-called shutdown is … mostly baloney: Eighty-three percent of the supposedly defunded government is…
Heather Wilhelm uses a National Review Online column to contrast public reactions to two inexperienced celebrities as potential American presidents. Donald Trump, it is fair to say, is not boring.…
Anthony Bradley explains in a Washington Examiner column how the nation’s capital is blocking urban teens from exercising entrepreneurial skills. On a hot and humid 88-degree summer day in Washington,…
Ben Shapiro explains at National Review Online why the mainstream media is taking the wrong approach to a recent spat with President Trump’s spokespeople. On Saturday, Trump press secretary Sean…