Tag: Columnists

A poster showing the Trump Gold Card.

Trump makes himself the swamp’s toll collector

Timothy P. Carney · August 1, 2026 5:45 am

Wax figures of presidents

Not following the example of President James Polk

Michael Barone · June 17, 2026 4:10 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., looks over his notes before speaking with reporters.

The changing history of the shutdown

Byron York · November 11, 2025 9:10 pm

President Dick Cheney speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition.

Dick Cheney’s complicated legacy

Byron York · November 4, 2025 3:45 pm

Host of the Bear Grease podcast, part of the MeatEater podcast network, Clay Newcomb is a seventh-generation Arkansan and chronicler of rural American culture. Stories told around the campfire are deeply rooted in American culture and the folklore attached to them has been passed on for multiple generations. (courtesy Clay Newcomb)

American folklore is more than just scary stories; it carries a value system

Salena Zito · October 21, 2025 5:46 pm

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaking at a joint House and Senate GOP press conference on the first day of the government shutdown on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025.

The shutdown fight is a critical moment in the expansion of the government

Byron York · October 1, 2025 7:27 pm

Gemeinsam fuer Deutschland Far-Right Demo in Munich.

The violent resistance to enforcing immigration law

Byron York · September 25, 2025 6:33 pm

Kamal Harris book 107 Days

In Harris book, why the petty slurs and slights?

Byron York · September 23, 2025 6:01 pm

President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announce an agreement between the two countries as they hold a press conference conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, England. This is the final day of President Trump’s second UK state visit, with the previous one taking place in 2019 during his first presidential term. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

For all the warm words, the special relationship is fading

Dan Hannan · September 19, 2025 8:42 am

America at 250 is in danger of becoming just another country

Dan Hannan · July 4, 2025 9:17 am

Pick one: MAGA or states’ rights

Dan Hannan · June 29, 2025 8:28 am

Israel shows why trade sanctions never work

Dan Hannan · May 22, 2025 8:41 am