U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Here’s an excerpt from the transcript of the oral argument in the voting-rights case argued this week before the Supreme Court: CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: You — you talk about the concern being that the analysis would be driven to racial proportionality under the Respondents’ approach.  Now I understand the concerns about that

Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus arrive at Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China, February 3, 2021. (Thomas Peter/Reuters) The World Health Organization team that investigated the origins of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China, will delay publishing its findings following calls for greater transparency in

A nurse injects a boost dose during a coronavirus community vaccination event in Martinsburg, W.Va., February 25, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) On the menu today: The CDC delays the release of its guidelines for vaccinated Americans, raising tough questions about what’s triggering its hesitation; the evidence that vaccination helps cut down on transmission a lot; and

(Kuzmik_A/Getty Images) The media love to boost assisted suicide. They laud people who commit it — witness their swoon over the late Brittany Maynard — and the doctors who are willing to lethally prescribe or give lethal injections. Now, The Atlantic goes there bigly, describing the experiences of two California doctors who assist suicides. But

(Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) The House canceled plans to hold a Thursday session after security officials warned of a potential plot by an unnamed militant group to breach the Capitol, according to a new report. While the Senate plans to be in session Thursday, the House will hold its final votes of the week on Wednesday evening

A Chinese student who lodged a suit over school textbooks describing homosexuality as a mental disorder shows a textbook she refers to before going to the court in Beijing, China September 12, 2016. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters) On the menu today: A Chinese court upholds a ruling permitting a textbook description of homosexuality as “a psychological disorder,”

NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE C ancel culture has many faces. Few reveal the ugliness of the impulse more clearly than banning books. This time, the target of the book-banners is perhaps the most beloved American author of all: Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. The culprits include Seuss’s own heirs, the Biden administration, and

President Joe Biden speaks the White House in Washington, D.C., January 25, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced there will be enough supply for every American adult to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of May, two months earlier than previously expected. “We’re now on track to have enough vaccine supply

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo arrives to a vaccination site in Brooklyn, N.Y., February 22, 2021. (Seth Wenig/Reuters) A third woman came forward on Monday evening to accuse New York governor Andrew Cuomo of harassment, telling the The New York Times that he made unwanted sexual advances during a wedding reception in 2019. Anna Ruch —

State attorney general Letitia James in New York, November 19, 2019. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) New York attorney general Letitia James announced on Monday that her office has received a referral from the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo, allowing for an independent investigation of harassment claims against him. Former aide Lindsey Boylan has accused Cuomo of kissing

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (center) poses with Mexicans veterans who have been deported from the United States in Tijuana, Mexico June 3, 2017. (Jorge Duenes/Reuters) Representative Vicente Gonzalez (D., Texas) on Monday warned that President Biden’s immigration policies will be “catastrophic” for the country and the Democratic Party. In an appearance on CNN, Gonzalez expressed growing

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at a vaccination site in Brooklyn, N.Y., February 22, 2021. (Seth Wenig/Reuters) New York governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday responded to recent allegations of sexual harassment by former aides by saying that he was “being playful” at work, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.)

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., February 28, 2021. (Joe Skipper/Reuters) Former president Trump won the Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll on Sunday, with 55 percent of respondents saying they would vote for Trump in the 2024 presidential primary. The poll is conducted annually at CPAC

As I have written many, many times, the leftist takeover of American education is almost total. It’s just as bad in schools in “red” states as in “blue” ones. The latest piece of evidence arises in Shelby County, Tennessee. A high school principal, Barton Thorne, dared to communicate to his students that there is danger

Michael Madigan, speaker of the Illinois Representatives, listens to the State of the State address at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., in 2012. (Sarah Conard/Reuters) For decades, Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan dominated the state’s political system, corrupting it to his own ends. What should we make of his ouster? The Chicago machine

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing, June 12, 2019. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) on Friday urged the New York State legislature to open an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Governor Andrew Cuomo brought by his former staffer, Lindsey Boylan. The progressive congresswoman told reporters that

Predictably, the Democrats in D.C. are all in favor of a huge increase in the federal minimum wage. They declare that this move will help to lift lots of workers above the poverty line, and, pointing to some dodgy studies, insist that few if any people will be thrown out of work. Advertisement In this

The Parthenon at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. (anyaivanova/Getty Images) One classical scholar believes that the field is too implicated in ‘whiteness’ to survive as-is. Here’s why he’s wrong. Rachel Poser’s recent New York Times profile of Princeton classicist Dan-el Padilla Peralta comes across as both glib and ominous. Referring to Padilla’s mission, the headline

Today on The Editors, Charlie stands in for Rich and discusses the bomb strike in Syria, the slowing vaccine rollout, and the Equality Act with Michael and Jim. Listen below, or subscribe to this show on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or Spotify. Your browser does not support the HTML5 Audio element. Members of the National

A nurse prepares a dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at the Bathgate Post Office vaccination facility in Bronx, N.Y., January 10, 2021. (Kevin Hagen/Reuters Pool) As of this morning, the United States has administered 68.2 million COVID-19 vaccination shots into the arms and bloodstreams of its citizens — 6.5 percent of Americans have two

NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE G od save this country from the middle class. The middle class has held domestic politics hostage for generations, which is why the federal government’s main activity is transferring money to the middle class, which is the principal beneficiary of the major entitlement programs that account for the largest share of federal

Thank you, Maddy, for noting that alarming non-answer from Dr. Rachel Levine. (And thanks to Senator Paul for asking it and making clear what was going on.) Levine couldn’t even draw the line on the government intervening and overriding parents when a child thinks he wants a sex change. How many of us haven’t heard

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks about the Equality Act in Washington, D.C., March 13, 2019. (Leah Millis/Reuters) The Equality Act, which passed the House in 2019 then stalled in the Republican-controlled Senate, is set to pass in the House today. It is a misnomer and a travesty. The bill would add to the Civil Rights

Then-President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., February 29, 2020. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) Even though he’s no longer president, Trump is set to directly and indirectly dominate the event. Donald Trump may not be president, but he’s still headlining CPAC. The former president will once again be

The latest episode of The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation’s “We the People” video series, highlighting some of the great work done by conservative organizations supported by the important philanthropy, features Robert Alt, president of The Buckeye Institute (and a great friend of NR), discussing (with Bradley president Rick Graber) some of the great work

NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE X avier Becerra is trying hard in his confirmation hearings for secretary of the Health and Human Services Department to present himself as an amicable moderate seeking “common ground” with all Americans. But this is only a ruse to hide the truth: He is a pro-abortion zealot determined to wield the powers

(Pascal Rossignol/Reuters) Most critics of Amazon and other world-bestriding technology companies focus on their size and market share, but another problem is their opacity: We still do not know, and may indeed never know, why Amazon has decided to ban Ryan Anderson’s book on the transgender controversy. Inquiries from National Review and from Anderson’s publisher,

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, and Alexandra discuss the blocking of Neera Tanden’s confirmation, Xavier Becerra’s total unsuitability to head HHS, and much more. Listen below, or subscribe to this show on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or Spotify. Your browser does not support the HTML5 Audio element. Members of the National Review editorial and

Inflation forecasts are now rising following massive increases in government spending and the torrent of liquidity unleashed by central banks in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Ugo Montrucchio, head of multi-asset investments for Europe at Schroders, said clients of the £526bn UK asset manager were asking “more and more questions about inflation”. “Inflation is at the

(Mike Segar/Reuters) A great deal of life in a self-governing nation is well governed by conventions rather than law. Which is precisely what makes Amazon’s decision to no longer sell Ryan Anderson’s book When Harry Became Sally: Answers for Our Transgender Moment so obnoxious. We trust publishing houses to decide what gets published, and to