Liberty
National Review Editor Explores Furor Over ‘Brandon’
Rich Lowry of National Review Online highlights the political left’s reaction to the “Let’s Go, Brandon” meme. There’s a crisis afoot in the land — people are being rude to…
John Quincy Adams
President of the United States from 1825 to 1829
Liberty
Looking back at a recent inauguration boycott
Victoria Taft offers PJMedia.com readers a good history lesson about recent presidential inaugurations. Donald Trump announced he will not attend Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20, becoming the fourth American…
Elections & Public Integrity
Trump, the ‘Swamp,’ and enforcement of the Hatch Act
Dan McLaughlin of National Review Online considers a new Trump-related controversy in context. The Trump campaign is under fire in some quarters for violating the Hatch Act during the Republican…
Liberty
Beto, the press, and America
Rich Lowry of National Review Online takes exception to recent pronouncements from a second- or third-tier Democratic presidential candidate and a major news outlet. Beto O’Rourke has taken the measure…
Liberty
A new actor in the foreign policy debate
Sumantra Maitra highlights for the Federalist a new organization hoping to play a role in the debate over future U.S. foreign policy. John Quincy Adams is having a moment of…
Elections & Public Integrity
National political figures leaving the swamp
Dan McLaughlin writes at National Review Online that candidates who fail in their bids for nationwide election ought to think about returning home. One of the many failings of the…
Education
Learning from history
Ben Shapiro explains at National Review Online why it’s unwise to try to rewrite or oversimplify history. Over the weekend, Yale University announced that a residential college would no longer…
Elections & Public Integrity
Fund considers ‘none of the above’ option
John Fund explains at National Review Online that some voters would like to cast a vote for “none of the above” on their presidential election ballots. Even though both Hillary…
Elections & Public Integrity
Throwing the election to the U.S. House?
Thomas Donlan of Barron’s devotes an editorial commentary to an intriguing prospect involving an uncertain outcome for the 2016 presidential race. [Former New York Mayor Michael] Bloomberg may have an…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
A 200-year-old lesson about federal debt
The latest editorial commentary in Barron’s features former Houston Mayor Bill White‘s analysis of the American government’s approach to debt after the War of 1812. Rather than shirking responsibility, the…