Donald Trump issued a written endorsement last night for Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, which at first blush, didn’t seem especially noteworthy. The incumbent governor is a conservative Republican — whom Trump supported four years ago — who’s ideologically aligned with the other GOP governors whom the former president is backing.But what made last night’s endorsement…Continue Reading
In late April, as much of the public started having access to Covid-19 vaccines, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson raised predictable concerns. “What’s the point,” the Wisconsin senator asked, of trying to get the public vaccinated during a pandemic?In late December, Johnson’s still confused.During a Fox News appearance this week, the Republican lawmaker called the vaccines…Continue Reading
Looking ahead to 2022, and trying not to look back. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE F or the past two years, the art world, like nearly every other part of life, has been defined by Covid and the hysteria around it. Every day felt like a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, if not…Continue Reading
People wait in line to receive free rapid at-home Covid testing kits at a vaccination clinic run by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health in Philadelphia, Pa., December, 21 2021. (Hannah Beier/Reuters) Trying to strong-arm reluctant people into compliance with increasingly irrational protocols is not working. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T he illogic of the Pandemic…Continue Reading
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin in a hockey game, St. Petersburg, December 29, 2021 (Mikhail Klimentyev / Kremlin via Reuters) When dictators play sports; when fanatics smash instruments; when Americans flirt with national divorce; when Spielberg directs West Side Story; and more Vladimir Putin is quite an athlete. So is Alexander Lukashenko, the dictator over in…Continue Reading
William F. Buckley Jr. (National Review) With your support, we will continue to do our part, unrelentingly. We’re just hours away from 2022 — but before ringing in the New Year, please consider making a year-end, tax-deductible contribution to National Review Institute! Thanks to the support of thousands of dedicated Americans across the country, NRI…Continue Reading
Less fanaticism, more restraint, and more moderation — not the worst idea for a new year’s resolution. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T his year, I will celebrate New Year’s Eve by keeping an earlier New Year’s resolution and going to bed at 9 p.m. I recommend it. New Year’s Eve is the worst, anyway — even…Continue Reading
Last year ended as one of the most violent on record for Chicago with more fatal shootings than any year in the last quarter century.The Chicago Police Department reported 797 homicides in the city in 2021, the most in Chicago since 1996 and more than any other city in the country. The 2021 figure was…Continue Reading
The gubernatorial election landscape in 2022 is shaping up to be competitive as Republicans look to flip a number of governors’ mansions across the country.Republicans are feeling momentum after Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn YoungkinGlenn YoungkinSeven most vulnerable governors facing reelection in 2022 Clinton: ‘It is a time for some careful thinking about what wins elections’ Photos…Continue Reading
At least 20 states are beginning the new year by increasing their minimum wages, while Puerto Rico and several cities and counties are also bumping up pay for workers in 2022.A total of 26 states will have minimum wage increases go into effect in 2022, with wage hikes beginning in 22 states on Jan. 1, according to Wolters…Continue Reading