Candace Owens is "just asking questions" to suggest that Charlie Kirk's assassination was an Israeli conspiracy.
Author: Josh Hammer (Josh Hammer)
The Martyrdom of My Friend Charlie Kirk
After so many examples of political violence in recent years, it is difficult to imagine this is finally the turning point. But we must strive to make it one.
Trump’s National Guard Deployment and the Art of the 80-20 Issue
Donald Trump sees and is ready to fill the leadership and quality-of-life vacuum that Democrats readily tolerate.
Yes, President Trump Has the Authority to Fire Lisa Cook
Trump must be able to fire members of the Fed's Board of the Governors—or else the Fed is structured in an unconstitutional manner.
The Art of the Deal, Russia-Ukraine Style
Trump, the sober and emotionally detached realist, stands a better chance of making peace than his ideologically inclined White House predecessor.
Grading the Second Trump Presidency, Six Months In
Trump’s second administration is off to a strong, and fast, start because Trump has learned to seize the day.
Mamdani Shows Democrats Can’t Quit Obamaism
Obamaism is sinking the Democratic Party but they can’t quit it.
How Democrats Can Stop Alienating Young Men: Some Unsolicited Advice
When it comes to courting young male voters, policy matters more than syntax.
Musk’s Worthy DOGE Spotlight and the Fiscal Path Forward
Republicans and Democrats are going to have to come together and put our 1960s-era entitlement programs—above all, Medicare and Social Security—on a long-term path to sustainability.
‘Globalize the Intifada’ and the Evils of Left-Wing Political Violence
We must stop treating open calls for murder or genocide as morally acceptable “speech.”
End the ‘Nationwide’ Injunction Racket Once and for All
“Nationwide” injunctions offend the very core of our constitutional order.
Mutually Assured Law Enforcement Destruction
The only way to end politicized lawfare is to make the left feel it.
The Art of a Second Iran Deal
It is crucial that Trump and team understand that a deal—any deal, just for the sake of a deal—is not the goal of this exercise.
End U.S. Taxpayer Support for the Higher Education Gravy Train
There is no good reason for hardworking Americans to subsidize institutions that instruct their students to hate them.
Trump’s Life’s Work Culminates in Confronting Communist China
Trump has not just been outspoken on the issue of trade with China—he has been proven correct.
The Dismal Science and the Trumpian Tariff Hullabaloo
Americans don’t elect economists to pursue the most “efficient” policies but leaders to pursue the common good.
Occam’s Razor in an Era of Declining Public Trust
The simplest explanation in “Signalgate” is that a staffer messed up—badly.
John Roberts Is Responsible for the High Court’s Self-Delegitimization
Roberts has a history of prioritizing—in ham-handed and self-aggrandizing fashion—what he believes to be the judiciary’s integrity.
Mahmoud Khalil and the Red-Green Assault on American Sovereignty
The drama over Khalil’s arrest and detention is not really about Khalil but about sovereignty of the United States over its borders.
The Democratic Fork in the Road and the Woke Repudiation Imperative
Will Democrats get the memo, or will they continue down the path of woke irrelevancy?
Vance in Munich and Foreign Policy Realism for the Modern World
Nationalism and realism are the way forward in the 21st century. Europe needs to get with the program.
The Judicial ‘Resistance’ Is Setting Itself Up for an Epic Smackdown
The Trump administration is going to prevail in the separation-of-powers battle royale against the obstinate lower courts.
Donald Trump Is Emphatically Correct About Birthright Citizenship
Trump deserves credit, not condemnation, for his legally sound and fundamentally just understanding of the 14th Amendment.
The Cold Civil War Is Over. We Won.
Trump is taking a sledgehammer to the entire Obama-Biden agenda.
Has Trump 2.0 Learned From Trump 1.0?
It is important to be clear-eyed about the task ahead for President-elect Donald Trump.
Andrew Breitbart, Mark Zuckerberg, and the Two-Way Politics-Culture Street
Zuckerberg’s recent mea culpa tour demonstrates how culture can sometimes be downstream of politics.
Immigration Moratorium Now
There is no MAGA without immigration sanity—including limited H1-B visas.
Thoughts on Fatherhood: A Post-Birth Dispatch
First-time fatherhood is an exhilarating but also jolting experience that prompts reflections on the meaning of family.
What Was the Matt Gaetz Attorney General Pick Really About?
Has the maestro of Mar-a-Lago outwitted his political foes yet again?
Donald Trump Is Set to Make MAGA America’s Defining Political Movement
The generational shift of MAGA promises great things for America.
The Death of Obamaism, and the Historic MAGA Opportunity
The 2024 election broke Obama’s Democratic intersectional coalition, presenting an historic opportunity for the GOP.
The Final Choice: Civilizational Arson Versus Civilizational Sanity
It is not an exaggeration to say that everything is on the line this Tuesday.
Donald Trump, Class Traitor Par Excellence
Donald Trump’s reputation as a champion of the American middle class is long-established and real.
The Collapse of Kamala Harris
Democrats have no one to blame but themselves for their predicament.
The Amy Wax Inflection Point for ‘Elite’ Higher Education
The Amy Wax struggle session shows that the process is the real punishment. And the indignity is the whole point.
Why Are the Nutjobs Trying to Kill Political Opponents All Left-Wingers?
The Left has had a violent streak going back at least as far as Karl Marx's calls for a global revolution of the proletariat—and the French Revolution even before that.
Jack Smith, Democrat-Lawfare Complex Hit Man
By now any reasonable prosecutor—or so-called prosecutor—would have conceded defeat and dropped the lawfare madness.
No One Is Buying It
The lies on display at the Democratic National Convention are too bold to believe.
Republicans Must Make a Laser-Focused, Issues-Based Case to the People
If Republicans can successfully frame the 2024 election as boiling down to the actual issues—and above all, the economy, inflation, immigration and crime—then they stand a strong chance of prevailing.
Kamala Harris and the Civilizational Jihad of Democratic Street Thuggery
The fundamentally Americanist vision of governance confronts the fundamentally insurrectionist vision of anarchic mayhem in the person of Kamala Harris.
The Bloodless Coup of Joe Biden Will Not Work Out Well for Democrats
Democrats would have been better off trying to limp across the finish line with their grievously wounded incumbent of a nominee, rather than changing horses mid-race.
The Chosen One
Vice President J. D. Vance will help advance a trade agenda and economic statecraft that meaningfully prioritizes the interests of Main Street—not Wall Street.
Democrats Only Have Themselves to Blame for Their Joe Biden Mess
Democrats and their media boosters can’t blame the nefarious "orange man" or his "deplorable" minions for their troubles but must look to their very own hubris and myopia.
They Lied to You
Never forgive, and never forget, that these lying miscreants have gaslighted America into believing Joe Biden was mentally competent to govern the nation.
How Conservatives Can Finally Get Judicial Nominations Right
It is past time that conservatives actually play to win at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Joe Biden’s Executive Amnesty Is Illegal, Unjust and Self-Defeating
Biden’s amnesty is blatantly, flagrantly and offensively unconstitutional. Only Congress, not the president, can “establish a uniform rule of naturalization.”
Democrats Will Not Benefit from Their Own Republic-Destabilizing Lawfare
Democrats have no idea what they have unleashed. Perhaps worse, they don't even care.
Post-Trump Verdict, Will the American Right Finally Wake Up?
It has never been more incumbent upon the right to finally wake up and realize what is going on right now in this once-great nation.
Democrats Are Stuck with Joe Biden as Their Presidential Nominee
Democrats have no choice but to take a deep breath, pray to the deity they probably don't believe in, and roll the dice with their impotent current ticket.
Will Democrats Pay a Price for Their Cynical, Crumbling Lawfare Strategy?
The Democrats’ strategy is failing. But it is up to the American people to make them pay for it.

















































