Magazine – Columnists

President Donald Trump speaks at the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony on December 15, 2017 in Quantico, Virginia. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump leads, think tanks follow

By Salena Zito July 25, 2025 5:20 am

“Alma Mater,” a bronze statue by Daniel Chester French (1852-1931) welcomes students and visitors from the monumental staircase of Low Library at Columbia University.

Sentimental education

Dan Hannan and Tiana Lowe Doescher Jul 25, 2025

Ukrainian civilians try to extinguish a house fire after Russian shelling on the city of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, 16 July 2025. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Trump’s backing of Ukraine has come too late

Dan Hannan Jul 18, 2025

Epstein mess a growing threat to Trump

Byron York Jul 17, 2025

Why climate change alarmism failed

David Harsanyi Jul 15, 2025

Federal spending helps incumbents

By Timothy P. Carney September 20, 2024 4:29 am

Why isn’t Harris winning by a lot?

By Byron York September 19, 2024 6:03 pm

Taylor Swift and the tyranny of politics

By David Harsanyi September 19, 2024 11:36 am

On abortion, Kamala Harris is the extremist

By David Harsanyi September 13, 2024 2:00 pm

Sing out in anger

By Dominic Green September 13, 2024 6:10 am

One thing is driving the far-right surge in Europe

By Dan Hannan September 13, 2024 5:30 am

Trump keeps fumbling the abortion issue

By Timothy P. Carney September 13, 2024 4:20 am

Tucker Carlson’s bad history

By Dominic Green September 6, 2024 5:19 am

Don’t ditch the dukes

By Dan Hannan September 6, 2024 4:16 am

To save democracy, Democrats guard against accountability

By Timothy P. Carney September 6, 2024 4:15 am

People hold their ground near a main gate at Columbia University in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, as New York City police officers move to clear the area after a building was taken over by protesters earlier today. Colleges and universities have long been protected places for free expression without pressure or punishment. But protests over Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza in its hunt for Hamas after the Oct. 7 massacre has tested that ideal around the world.

Dress codes have no place in Afghanistan or New York

By Joana Suleiman August 29, 2024 8:09 am

Roundheads and Cavaliers

By Dominic Green August 23, 2024 5:30 am