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DeSantis Should Use the Reagan Playbook to Regain His Footing against Trump

Henry Olsen

The Florida governor must outline a clear set of differences with the former president on policy — emphasizing abortion policy in particular.

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National Review Online / October 4, 2023

How the Virgin Islands could play a key role in choosing the GOP nominee

Henry Olsen

The Republican presidential nomination looks like it will be a runaway for Donald Trump.

Washington Post / October 3, 2023

Bob Menendez is right not to step down

Henry Olsen

The buzzards are circling Bob Menendez as he limps away from his federal indictment last week.

Washington Post / September 27, 2023

A Uniform Hike in the Retirement Age Is a Bad Idea

Henry Olsen

It would disproportionately harm working-class Americans. We need a more tailored approach to Social Security reform.

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National Review Online / September 26, 2023

From Dignified to Disheveled

Lance Morrow

Waiving its longstanding dress code, the Senate is inviting its members to turn the place into a smelly gym or a psychiatrist’s waiting room.

City Journal / September 25, 2023

Enough is enough. McCarthy must bring the GOP rebels to heel.

Henry Olsen

Enough is enough.

The Washington Post / September 23, 2023

America in the Age of ‘Retcon’

Lance Morrow

Rewriting the past to suit the fashions of the present is harmless in fiction but a danger in real life.

Wall Street Journal / September 20, 2023

The pro-life movement should abandon Trump over his abortion comments

Henry Olsen

The pro-life movement fought for about 50 years to repeal Roe.

Washington Post / September 19, 2023

Why we’re all populist

Henry Olsen

If events continue to take their current course, the world in 2070 will be as different from today as that of 1970 was from 1920.

The Spectator World / September 18, 2023

Mitt Romney’s third party would never work. But this one might.

Henry Olsen

Romney and Manchin come from two different parties, but they share a similar approach to politics.

Washington Post / September 18, 2023

New Mexico’s governor seems to think it’s okay to ignore the Supreme Court

Henry Olsen

Time will tell whether Lujan Grisham’s order is just another failed effort at political signaling or the start of a much more serious challenge to the Supreme Court’s authority.

The Washington Post / September 12, 2023

Requiem for a Dumpster Full of Books

Lance Morrow

The magic of print is that it codifies the great human inventory in physical form. No screen can do that.

Wall Street Journal / September 8, 2023