Rich Lowry
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Stand firm, King Charles — Britain owes no apologies for slavery
It’s perverse for the UK to consider a formal apology: Slavery was once a universal phenomenon, and Britain had an honored role in snuffing it out.
Trump never got voters to back his Iran war — now the GOP is paying the price
If Republicans get thumped Tuesday, polling suggests that prices will be a major reason — with the Iran war’s contribution to higher costs looming large.
Alaska’s bizarre Senate doppelganger marks a new low for Democratic dirty tricks
The Alaska electoral system is a travesty — and a Democratic spoiler candidate is exploiting its flaws to torpedo a sitting GOP senator.
El-Sayed is no JFK — no matter how much he tries to twist his memory
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, thinks he’s another John F. Kennedy — not in terms of charm or wit, but as a fellow victim of religious bigotry.
Why ‘greatness’ will never be part of France’s future
France has been wracked by riots targeting public buildings and symbols of the nation, as well as ordinary commercial concerns.
Woke hysteria makes an election-season comeback — as Trump fans the flames
The same Trump who has been a check on cultural radicalism could, as his second term enters its third and fourth year, become an accelerant on it.
llhan Omar’s shady family history gives Trump plenty of reasons to probe her past
The congresswoman alleges an effort to weaponize federal law enforcement and silence her. But her odd marital life and her family's questionable ties make an investigation well deserved.
Iran war bared a hidden flaw: Shore up US bases — or risk disaster
The conflict with Tehran has exposed glaring US military deficiencies, with our inability to protect our bases in the region and elsewhere high on the list.
Richard Nixon’s new GOP fans can’t brush off his stained legacy
There’s no doubt Richard Nixon deserves better than the simplistic dismissal of him based on his ignominious exit from the White House — but his record is checkered at best.
Scripture-twisting James Talarico rewrites the Bible for leftist ends
Supposedly, through happy coincidence, Our Savior agrees with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico about important planks of his party's platform circa 2026.
Trump’s tariff vow helped win the White House — now it may cost him Congress
It turns out that Liberation Day was the beginning of the end for any appreciable political support for Trump's tariff policy.
‘Perverse priorities’ made Nikole Hannah-Jones put her cause before her child
Hannah-Jones should be furious at the adults who failed her daughter. But she still defends them — calling school choice a racist scam and complaining about a lack of resources.
‘Book of the year’: How a 12-pound tome can save Western civilization
At a time when Western civilization has been successfully “de-centered” in academia and its study relegated to the dustbin of history, "The Golden Thread" is a counter-cultural act.
AOC’s faux lynching panic exposes the left’s poisonous racial delusions
The will to believe the worst about America is very strong among The Squad and its ilk — perpetually convinced that the Ku Klux Klan is on the verge of...
AI won’t kill us— bad actors exploiting an American tech retreat is a much bigger danger
One reason that apocalyptic scenarios involving AI are implausible is that, having seen how that particular movie ends, we are unlikely to be foolish enough to give AI custody of...
AI has taken a toll on kids’ brains — removing technology from the classroom will fix that
Is it the end of the Flynn effect?
Woke Colin Kaepernick’s time is past — but he won’t go away
A decade later, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is as tiresome — and as committed to woke racial politics — as ever.
How Tom Homan’s no-drama deportations trounced Kristi Noem’s flash
Tom Homan has avoided the pyrotechnics favored by the attention-seeking Kristi Noem, with robust immigration enforcement free of militarized raids and cinematic clashes with protesters.
What Trump just doesn’t get about his tariff program
President Donald Trump’s tariffs aren’t popular, but he’s found a way to make them even less so — a trade war with America’s most inoffensive ally: Canada.
Data-center drama queens risk America’s future — by denying truths of the past
The same people who insist that the American economy needs to re-industrialize can’t bear the thought of industrial-scale computing facilities for data storage and AI.