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Why Donald Trump Picked J. D. Vance for Vice-President

The Ohio senator is an attack dog for the former President, but he is also something more emergent and interesting: he is the fuse that Trump lit.
Daily Comment

The Supreme Court’s Immunity Ruling Is a Victory for Donald Trump

The conservative Justices gutted the January 6th case—and have made it harder to prosecute any President.
Persons of Interest

Sarah Isgur’s Majority Report

On “Advisory Opinions,” the lawyer and former Trump Administration spokesperson argues that the Supreme Court is good, even—or especially—in its current incarnation.
Daily Comment

The Pope’s Coming Vatican Showdown with American Conservatives

Francis’s recent journeys ahead of the October synod may be signals about the future direction of the Church.
The New Yorker Radio Hour

Talking to Conservatives About Climate Change

A congressional Republican and the head of the Sierra Club talk about the search for common ground on climate action. Plus, the fiction writer Tessa Hadley.
News Desk

A New Lawsuit Alleges That Leonard Leo Called for the Arrest of a Pro-Choice Protester

The court filing claims that the Federalist Society leader, a champion of free speech, urged police to violate the First Amendment rights of a demonstrator near his Maine home.
Daily Comment

Can a New Spanish-Language Media Group Help Donald Trump?

Americano Media hopes to reach a nationwide conservative audience.
Q. & A.

Should Joe Biden Pardon Donald Trump?

According to Danielle Pletka, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, if the President “wants to deliver on his promise to heal the country, he could do so with one action.”
Letter from the South

The Most Belligerent Flack on Capitol Hill

Nick Dyer, the deputy chief of staff to Marjorie Taylor Greene, has built a career as a political aide out of what one observer calls “pure, non-strategic contempt.”
Annals of Activism

Is It Possible to Be Both Moderate and Anti-Woke?

A small nonprofit launched by the journalist Bari Weiss devolves into tribalism.
Daily Comment

What’s Going On with Samuel Alito?

The Justice’s objection to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in an abortion-pill case is another catalogue of his resentments.
Annals of Education

The Christian Liberal-Arts School at the Heart of the Culture Wars

Conservatives like Ron DeSantis see Hillsdale College as a model for education nationwide.
Blitt’s Kvetchbook

Tucker Carlson Has No Filter

Better roasted than toasted.
Daily Comment

Behind the Campaign to Put Election Deniers in Charge of Elections

The states’ secretaries of state are supposed to insure election integrity, but a far-right coalition seeks to transform that office.
Letter from Budapest

Does Hungary Offer a Glimpse of Our Authoritarian Future?

American conservatives recently hosted their flagship conference in Hungary, a country that experts call an autocracy. Its leader, Viktor Orbán, provides a potential model of what a Trump after Trump might look like.
Curation Dept.

A Reporter in Right-Wing “Crazy Town”

Howard Polskin spends a morning trawling the Daily Caller and Infowars for TheRighting, his newsletter summarizing the day in conservative commentary, and sees cracks in support for Trump during the January 6th committee hearings.
Annals of Law

Amy Coney Barrett’s Long Game

The newest Supreme Court Justice isn’t just another conservative—she’s the product of a Christian legal movement that is intent on remaking America.
Profiles

Dan Bongino and the Big Business of Returning Trump to Power

The Secret Service agent turned radio host is furious at liberals—so he’s trying to build a right-wing media infrastructure in time for 2024.
Annals of Inquiry

What American Conservatives See in Hungary’s Leader

For Rod Dreher and others, the country under Viktor Orbán has become a dark mirror for the U.S. culture wars.
Books

Are Liberals to Blame for Our Crisis of Faith in Government?

Progressives as well as conservatives have promoted suspicion of the establishment, but lack of trust is not the same as apathy.