Washington Examiner / Magazine
August 19, 2026 Issue
August 19, 2026 Print Edition
Cover Story
The Democrats’ growing extremism will surely backfire
With Democrats, vulgarity, extremism, and hyperaggression are not limited to their rhetoric. Such qualities, if one can think of them that way, are inextricable from their policies.

Stories that matter—told with clarity and conviction.

Your Land

From ‘white privilege’ to ‘trans inclusion’: The WNBA is relevant for all the wrong reasons
Magazine - Your Land
From ‘white privilege’ to ‘trans inclusion’: The WNBA is relevant for all the wrong reasons
For the first time in my lifetime, the WNBA is culturally relevant. Not because of how skilled the...
Young people need realistic expectations about love
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Young people need realistic expectations about love
It is not a stretch to say that certain circles of the dating world have become cesspools of...
AOC’s lonely road
Magazine - Your Land
AOC’s lonely road
For a powerful congresswoman and presidential hopeful, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is sure talking a lot about marriage...
California high-speed rail update: Still broke
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California high-speed rail update: Still broke
The inspector general for California‘s high-speed rail project has an update: The project is going broke (again), is...

Business

Mamdani’s war on affordability
Magazine - Business
Mamdani’s war on affordability
With the clock ticking toward the Nov. 3 midterm elections, Republicans face deep voter concerns about...
Interest rate hikes go global
Magazine - Business
Interest rate hikes go global
Global inflation is experiencing a renewed upward tick driven by recent energy price spikes from the...

Washington Briefing

Campaigns
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs again refuses in-person face-off against GOP opponent
Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) is once again refusing to debate a Republican challenger, reviving a question...
Magazine
Maybe Americans are too hard on Congress
Capitol Hill is very balmy and very quiet. The thrum of legislators jawboning while a vote...
Magazine
Is Tucker Carlson a plausible 2028 presidential candidate?
Whether he wants it or not, chatter about Tucker Carlson running for president in 2028 won’t go away. Carlson has...
Defense
After 50 years in journalism, a reporter reflects on the limits of facts, logic, and reason
Facts matter. There are many pithy quotes on the subject. “Facts are stubborn things,” future President...
Letter from editor
Stay awake against the woke
There are two big points to make about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) suggestion that “Woke 1 was crazy.” The first...

Stories that matter—told with clarity and conviction.