Ramesh Ponnuru: Great replacement theory is a grand delusion
When a killer expounds on his derangements, it poses a special challenge. We have to take his words seriously without, at the same time, taking them seriously; to understand their...
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Ramesh Ponnuru: Republicans can extend their midterm inflation advantage
Inflation is likely to be the most powerful issue working for Republicans in this year's congressional elections. Public concern over it has been rising fast. Republicans can plausibly blame the...
Keeping the U.S. economy safe from Trump’s eruptions
President Donald Trump can't say he wasn't warned about General Motors. In June, GM said that the various tariffs Trump had either already imposed or was considering could "lead to...
Kavanaugh resembles Roberts, but he isn’t a clone
Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings to be a U.S. Supreme Court justice will take place in the shadow of the nomination of John Roberts to be chief justice 13 years...
In the wings: Anthony Kennedy’s replacement should be Amy Barrett
In picking a successor to Justice Anthony Kennedy, President Donald Trump has many fine potential nominees among whom to choose. The top contenders seem to be Amy Coney Barrett, Thomas...
Economics will be Jeb Bush’s greatest problem for 2016
Jeb Bush told The Wall Street Journal's CEO Council this week that if he runs for president in 2016, he'll avoid courting Republican primary voters in ways that alienate the...
Jeb Bush is the wrong Republican for 2016
Sen. Marco Rubio is reportedly considering whether to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, with an announcement expected in a few weeks. One factor that must loom large...
Will liberals support Paul Ryan’s plan?
Representative Paul Ryan's new anti-poverty plan, released Thursday, is more ambitious than I had expected. I didn't expect him to tackle criminal-justice reform, for example, but his plan calls for...
Pope misunderstands power of free market
In its cover story on the "Person of the Year," Time magazine contrasts Pope Francis' background with that of his two most recent predecessors: "John Paul II and Benedict XVI...