Magazine – Letter From The Editor

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in Washington.

Katie Zacharia was bad, but the job is becoming impossible

Hugo Gurdon · October 16, 2026 8:00 am

Trump GOP midterms 2026 congress

The GOP’s not-so-great communicators

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally at Gastonia Municipal Airport in Gastonia, North Carolina, on September 16, 2026. Trump is campaigning for Republican US Senate candidate Michael Whatley. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Always be selling, but it will only get Trump and GOP so far

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

United Nations uselessness glaring at General Assembly

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). (Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner)

Hakeem Jeffries gets ready to govern

The West against the worst

Hugo Gurdon December 1, 2023 4:54 pm

A plague on both the parties

Hugo Gurdon November 3, 2023 10:10 am