Magazine – Columnists

President Donald Trump and tariffs.

Why did anyone think Trump’s tariffs would be popular?

Dan Hannan · October 30, 2026 8:14 am

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An eleventh-hour GOP surge, or a looming blue blowout?

President Donald Trump imitates a golf swing after speaking at a campaign event in Park City, Kansas, US, on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (Nick Oxford/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

When good enough is good enough

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Abdul el Sayed’s chronic, brazen lying

Demonstrators rally during a "Stop Sexual Violence" protest at the Washington Monument, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Our bodies, our choice, our 60-year mistake

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, to attend a weekly cabinet meeting at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, in London, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

The tragedy of Boris Johnson: A hero brought down by his own elemental flaws

Dan Hannan July 7, 2022 6:58 pm

Biden out of the inflation frying pan into the recession fire

Hugo Gurdon July 6, 2022 3:55 pm

On education, the tide is turning in favor of parents

Hugo Gurdon June 22, 2022 1:45 pm

The press continue to botch the role of the Supreme Court

Jay Caruso June 22, 2022 11:52 am

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens during a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, near the Shark Valley Visitor Center in Miami. DeSantis is doubling down as the state again broke its record for COVID-19 hospitalizations. The Republican governor insisted Tuesday that the spike will be short-lived.

Citizen Ron

Dominic Green June 16, 2022 11:00 pm

The world is being infected by America’s race pathology

Dan Hannan June 13, 2022 4:00 am

Green airlines

Dominic Green June 9, 2022 11:00 pm

The delusion of an Obama bro

Jay Caruso June 9, 2022 12:40 pm

Demonstrators takes part in a rally outside the US Supreme Court, Monday, October 29, 2018, in support of Juliana vs U.S., lawsuit on behalf of 21 youth plaintiffs arguing the government has violated constitutional rights for more than fifty years by contributing to climate change.

Civilizational sadness: Climate guilt and the baby bust are rooted in a belief we just aren’t good

Timothy P. Carney June 9, 2022 11:03 am

What was the Left thinking?

Michael Barone June 8, 2022 4:02 pm

The dishonest gun control debate

Jay Caruso June 3, 2022 3:00 am

From left to right: Michael Sussmann and John Durham.

Why the Sussmann jury matters

Byron York June 2, 2022 7:46 pm