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

President Trump waves to the cheering crowd as he arrives for a political rally in Wilkes Barre, Pa.

Byron York: Barr is right, spying on Trump campaign did occur

By Byron York April 11, 2019 1:29 am

Delegates take pictures of a Donald Trump bobble-head doll before the start of final day of the Republican National Convention.

What does history tell us about 2020? Not very much

By Michael Barone April 10, 2019 10:05 pm

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One for a trip to Texas, Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

Amid the tumult of the Trump era, the constant: His approval rating

By Kristen Soltis Anderson April 10, 2019 4:23 pm

Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan, of Wisconsin, right, watches as Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the vice presidential debate at Centre College, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in Danville, Ky.

Joe Biden was Trump before Trump

By Timothy P. Carney April 9, 2019 11:26 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

Letter from the editor: April 9, 2019

By Hugo Gurdon April 5, 2019 4:00 am

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., stands in an elevator after departing a secure area of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee have released a sweeping impeachment report outlining evidence of what it calls President Donald Trump's wrongdoing toward Ukraine.

The Russian collusion hoax meets unbelievable end

By Rep. Devin Nunes April 5, 2019 4:00 am

Moore gets the Kavanaugh treatment

By Fred Barnes April 5, 2019 4:00 am

Darrin Kelly, far left, standing on stage with Pam Iovino as she declares victory in the Pennsylvania state Senate 37th District special election.

Western Pennsylvania’s lessons: Run on real issues, not for Green fantasies

By Salena Zito April 5, 2019 12:00 am

Vehicles make their way on Michigan Ave., in Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 30, 2006 in an area known as "Health Hill".

A tale of two Michigans

By Timothy P. Carney April 3, 2019 12:29 pm

Independent presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during the We the People Membership Summit, featuring the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, at the Warner Theater, in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2019.

Let’s face it: Bernie Sanders could be the next president

By Philip Klein April 2, 2019 8:05 pm

In this Nov. 7, 2018, photo, U.S. Army troops with the 16th Military Police Brigade install concertina wire atop the U.S.-Mexico border near the Morley pedestrian gate just east of the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Ariz. The brigade is comprised of troops from the 42nd Military Police Brigade and the 66nd Engineer Battalion.

How bad does border have to be for Democrats to admit it’s an emergency?

By Byron York April 2, 2019 12:33 am

Former special counsel Robert Mueller, is sworn in before he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019.

Mueller’s collateral damage

By Fred Barnes March 29, 2019 4:00 am