Josh Hammer
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The secret formula that helped Clarence Thomas win over the Supreme Court
He would never dream of saying so himself, but Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is an American hero and the nation's most inspiring man.
Grab the popcorn for the soap-opera civil wars of both parties in Florida
As last week's Florida primaries suggest, the Sunshine State is the new ground zero for the roiling internal civil wars that have dominated both parties for years.
Anti-Israel politicans are obsessed with AIPAC — and ignore the real foreign threats to US politics
Seedy foreign cash is shaping our culture and our politics. But it's not coming from where the propagandists say it is.
James Madison knew the antidote for Dr. Fauci’s COVID tyranny
Anthony Fauci, the public health bureaucrat who became the face of America’s botched COVID-19 response, testified last week on Capitol Hill.
Mamdani, DSA aim to ‘transform’ America — by pushing barbarism
Zohran Mamdani, the charismatic young socialist in Gracie Mansion, is the new leader of the DSA pack.
Todd Blanche will hold Dems accountable for their dirty anti-Trump lawfare
Forget about securing the blessings of liberty or meting out justice — for some, it's just "Orange Man Bad" all day long.
Florida cracked down on ‘billboard lawyers’ — and reaps the rewards
Gov. Ron DeSantis took away the tricks that made rampant lawsuits so profitable — and now, auto insurance rates are falling there for the first time in years.
Why Israel and the US still need each other more than ever
“What does America gain from the US–Israel relationship?” It’s a question asked frequently by cultural elites, as well as by college students and young graduates. With the State of Israel...
How Donald Trump and his MAGA inner circle plan to win the ‘culture wars’
Let’s consider the lay of the land when it comes to five of the most pressing concerns facing the United States in this second Trump term — and what the...
What comes first during Trump’s First 100 Days
Donald Trump has roared back into the presidency, capping a four-journey from political irrelevance to political dominance. As he plots his return to the White House, here's how he might...
How to lock up those nasty pro-Hamas and Gaza protestors
A lawyer explains how to out those Gaza protestors behind bars.
Democrats’ about-face on COVID insanity won’t be enough to save them at midterms
Put simply, voters can’t stand Biden, hate Harris even more and emphatically think the country is headed in the wrong direction.
Youngkin’s Virginia victory proves Republicans can win running on the culture war
The GOP's electoral romp in Virginia, headlined by Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin's victory over Terry McAuliffe, ought to be a watershed moment for the future of American conservative politics.
Milley’s perfidy is more proof the ruling class couldn’t care less about democracy
This week’s unsettling revelation of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley’s alleged late Trump administration-era perfidy is but one glaring fusillade in a years-long crusade by...
Blinken’s evasive Afghanistan testimony proves he must resign
Secretary of State Antony Blinken tried his best to defend the Biden administration’s chaotic, mismanaged debacle of an Afghanistan withdrawal.
When is a hostage not a hostage? When Biden’s in charge
President Joe Biden's approval ratings have been cratering of late, sitting at 4.2% underwater in the RealClearPolitics polling average as of this writing.
Biden’s Afghanistan disaster — and his lies —are strong grounds for impeachment
Biden is, quite simply, a man unsuited to meet the challenges of the present moment. He is out of his league and, one hopes sooner rather than later, will find...
Afghanistan’s big lesson: No more nation-building ever again
It's worth stepping back from the immediate Biden-orchestrated debacle to focus on the broader lessons from Afghanistan: America must put aside the project of nation-building once and for all.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken needs to resign
Secretary of State Antony Blinken ought to resign following the US's ill-executed Afghanistan withdrawal and allowing thousands of Americans and allies to be stranded by the Taliban, Josh Hammer writes.
China outflanking US in the wake of Biden’s Afghan debacle
China wasted little time seizing on the debacle to make geopolitical inroads and assert a growing hegemony in the Asia-Pacific.