Mona Charen

Mona Charen is a former senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

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Biden’s Second Chance

Mona Charen

While voters have handed the former vice president another chance, it’s important to recognize why they’ve had doubts.

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National Review Online / March 4, 2020

Amy Klobuchar Is the Democratic Party’s Only Hope

Mona Charen

Klobuchar is a solid, Midwestern senator who wins in her home state by double-digit margins.

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National Review Online / February 28, 2020

The Moral Failing of Bernie Sanders

Mona Charen

Bernie Sanders was not a liberal during the Cold War. He was an outright Communist sympathizer.

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National Review Online / February 26, 2020

Don’t Nuke the Nuclear Family

Mona Charen

The 1950s are not coming back. But the nuclear family, far from being discredited, has been vindicated by the decay that surrounds us now.

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The Bulwark / February 18, 2020

Bully Wannabes

Mona Charen

Bully chic has come into fashion in President Trump’s party.

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Creators Syndicate / February 14, 2020

Mitt Romney: A Modern Man for All Seasons

Mona Charen

The Utah senator, having sworn to do impartial justice, would not evade the truth.

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National Review Online / February 6, 2020

Stepping Around Human Misery

Mona Charen

The persistence of large numbers of homeless Americans is one of the signal policy failures of the past two generations.

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National Review Online / January 31, 2020

A Time to Build

Mona Charen

Yuval Levin’s new book explains that the story of Congress’s decline is also found in other institutions of American life—the family, universities, and churches.

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National Review Online / January 22, 2020

Will Democrats Choose Safety or Risk?

Mona Charen

One story of the Democratic primary race has been the competition between the flight to safety versus the urge to splurge.

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National Review Online / January 17, 2020

Was the Soleimani Killing a Policy Success?

Mona Charen

President Trump’s action rid the world of an effective terror master, and Soleimani’s death is likely to be at least a short-term setback for Iran’s imperial ambitions.

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National Review Online / January 10, 2020

Gertrude Himmelfarb, Rest in Peace

Mona Charen

She was a paragon of intellectual accomplishment, personal grace, and solid integrity.

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National Review Online / January 3, 2020

Lovable Ol’ Bernie

Mona Charen

He has praised totalitarian regimes and thinks billionaires shouldn’t exist. What’s not to love?

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National Review Online / December 23, 2019