Columnists
Chicago’s clues for the 2020 Democrats
There was a record-sized field of candidates, containing as many women as men. Their surnames ranged from the long-familiar to the novel and exotic, with multiple racial…
March 19, 2019
Energy and Environment
Will infrastructure get done? GOP lawmakers voice concerns
Republican lawmakers are casting doubt on whether an infrastructure package can be completed in conjunction with other transportation and infrastructure priorities, despite interest from both parties in…
Magazine - Features
European nationalism vs. British patriotism
Across an extraordinary week of events in the British House of Commons, members of Parliament on both sides sought to seize control of the parliamentary agenda from…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Coat of arms
I recently attended a somewhat formal event with over a hundred other people from around Washington, D.C. It was a cold day, and the coat rack was…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Mud and guts
When they think of American involvement in Somalia, many people remember “Black Hawk Down.” But for every such incident, there are hundreds of other stories waiting to…
Immigration
Sasse, Cruz, and Tillis: Trump’s three amigos
Conservatives are conservatives in part because they understand that the rule of law and adherence to principle matter more than political expediency. On Thursday, we saw that…
Columnists
Byron York: With Mueller office emptying, dramatic predictions remain unfulfilled
Last week, John Brennan, the former CIA director turned Trump-bashing talking head, predicted a final flurry of indictments from Trump-Russia special counsel Robert Mueller. The big day,…
Beltway Confidential
In the college admissions scandal, Yale is no victim: It’s incompetent
When news broke of Operation Varsity Blues, an FBI investigation into bribery and cheating in college admissions, many universities went into damage control mode: Indictments against 50…
Beltway Confidential
Beto O’Rourke won’t win, but here’s how he could disrupt the 2020 Democratic race
Former congressman and losing Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke, who just announced he is running for president, is not going to win. But he could prove disruptive to…
Crime
College ambitions, shattered dreams, and ‘real life’
David Devore has gone viral not just once, but twice in his life. In 2009, as a child, Devore had been the star of the infamous “David…