Peter Wehner

Those on the right who have become Trump defenders have, I think, made a serious error in judgment that is the result of a rather profound misunderstanding of conservatism. You can cherish and champion conservative principles, or you can support and praise Donald Trump. But you can’t do both.

The effort to turn conservatism into a bonfire of rage, a cavalcade of insults, is a disservice to conservatism and those who have represented it so well over the years.

Why are so many people who were so profoundly moved by the killing of a lion so indifferent to the butchery that is routinely performed by Planned Parenthood?

A secret video released by the Center for Medical Progress, a pro-life group, reveals the lethal, brutal logic of the abortion industry.

President Obama’s “deal” with Iran is an agreement that is likely to set in motion a terrible chain of events — reviving the Iranian economy while simultaneously putting Iran well on the road to gaining nuclear weapons and triggering a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

Conservatives need to confront and expose the erratic, incoherent Donald Trump, whose candidacy threatens to do damage to their movement and to the Republican Party.

How the Republican Party became the dominant party of the Old Confederacy – first benefiting from it, then struggling because of it, and finally distancing itself from one of the Confederacy’s most toxic symbols – is among the more fascinating political stories of modern times.

The tragic event in Charleston, and the extraordinary grace demonstrated by the families of the victims, seems to have allowed long-standing arguments gain traction in ways they never had before.

When it comes to climate change, the Republican Party should confront the facts as scientists generally understand them, as well as the limits of that understanding, and it should seek to empower innovators looking for solutions.

Based on the reviews, the launch of Jeb Bush’s campaign was successful. Now the former Florida governor’s work really begins.

Partisanship shapes our attitudes, probably much more than we like to admit. Many of us aren’t nearly as independent-minded as we like to think.

For demographic reasons, many Democrats believe that they are riding a tide of presidential inevitability. They may want to rethink that.