Magazine - Obituary
John Hume, 1937-2020
The nationalist politician John Hume will be justly remembered as the most essential Irish political figure of his era. Hume, who died Aug. 3 at age 83,…
August 11, 2020
Magazine - Columnists
Four hunches about the 2020 election
A hunch is an idea somewhere between an educated guess and a certainty. There are plenty of hunches about politics, mostly about the future. Here are a…
Beltway Confidential
Sometimes, tomorrow just isn’t good enough
A particular detail about the massive Aug. 4 explosion in the port of Beirut caught my attention, and also reminded me of Shakespeare and of a fight…
Magazine - Your Land
COVID in persona Christi
Monsignor Charles Pope is the pastor of Holy Comforter St. Cyprian Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. He has been a vocal critic of harsh coronavirus-related restrictions, suggesting…
Magazine - Features
Party music
Dozens of musicians have signed a letter calling for politicians to get approval before using their songs for campaign events. The list of artists includes some of…
Columnists
With his veep choice, Biden must face the odds
If the presidential nominating process is the weakest part of our political system, and, perhaps not coincidentally, one not referenced by the founders, the vice presidential selection…
Beltway Confidential
The Left has abandoned any pretext that black lives matter
At New Hope Christian College in Eugene, Oregon, more than 100 people gathered to protect a cross that had stood on the campus as a war memorial…
Columnists
Even if 2020 is a Democratic wave, there may be progress for GOP women
Republicans have been facing a tough year in 2020. But could it be a better-than-expected year for Republican women? The 2018 midterm elections were labeled “The Year…
Editorials
Media coverage of Trump’s coronavirus response doesn’t matter. Results do
President Trump was never going to get good press for his coronavirus response in the months leading up to the election. That comes with the territory of…