A clash between the pope and Trump was inevitable — but let us not choose between the heart and the head From the moment that Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV last year, a clash between Rome and Washington was inevitable.

On Trump vs. Pope, let us not choose between the heart and the head. My column in today’s #nypost

Opinion | The Real Nuclear History of Iran The regime has never stopped seeking a weapon, and Obama’s deal didn’t end its pursuit.

The Real Nuclear History of Iran - excellent WSJ rebuttal of Dem narrative. And while I think he should have gone to Congress, “Trump chose to act instead, after his predecessors didn’t, and that is a service to the world.”

Drop the Investigation of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell | National Review The probe should never have commenced.

Drop the Investigation of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell

How Much Is Mar-a-Lago Worth? | National Review Neither side of Letitia James’s absurd lawfare prosecution of Trump was a model of accuracy and clarity on the value of the president’s resort club.

How Much Is Mar-a-Lago Worth?

Iran Is Challenging a Bedrock of American Geopolitical Power | National Review If our forces can’t restore free navigation, it will represent a significant failure of a traditional pillar of U.S. power.

Iran Is Challenging a Bedrock of American Geopolitical Power
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On Iran, Congress Still Has a Say | National Review The further we are from an actual threat, the greater is the president’s political need for congressional support.

On Iran, Congress Still Has a Say

NYPD Investigating IEDs Thrown Outside Mamdani’s Home as Act of ‘ISIS-Inspired’ Terrorism | National Review Authorities discovered three devices in total as tensions escalated between anti-Islam protesters and left-wing counter-protesters outside Gracie Mansion.

NYPD Investigating IEDs Thrown Outside Mamdani’s Home as Act of ‘ISIS-Inspired’ Terrorism

Anthropic Sues Trump Administration over ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Designation | National Review Predictably, the AI giant contends that it is clearly not a supply chain risk under Congress’s controlling statute.

Anthropic Sues Trump Administration over ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Designation

No, Trump Cannot Unilaterally Reinstitute the Draft | National Review Only Congress can provide the induction authority, including funding, that would be necessary to reinstitute compulsory military service.

No, Trump Cannot Unilaterally Reinstitute the Draft

Ayatollah Nepo Baby | National Review I’m starting to think nepotism played a factor in the selection of Iran’s new ayatollah.

Ayatollah Nepo Baby

James Talarico’s Convenient Faith | National Review When the Texas candidate cites his Christianity, it’s often in service of a trendy progressive position.

James Talarico’s Convenient Faith

Graham Platner Isn’t Going Away, No Matter How Many Nazi Gaffes He Makes | National Review Democrats in Maine seem more than prepared to overlook a little antisemitic footsie from their candidate if it might put them one seat closer to power.

Graham Platner Isn’t Going Away, No Matter How Many Nazi Gaffes He Makes

Nobody Knows How Trump’s Regime-Change War Will End | National Review The people of Iran at last have a chance at freedom. But it will take a good deal more than aerial bombardment to achieve it.

Nobody Knows How Trump’s Regime-Change War Will End

Congress Had Plenty of Opportunities to Stop the Iran Strikes | National Review Despite what his congressional critics say, Trump’s actions in Iran are in line with the Framers’ views of presidential power.

Congress Had Plenty of Opportunities to Stop the Iran Strikes

A Big Win for Parents at the Supreme Court | National Review It looks likely that the Supreme Court will say that schools’ gender ideology campaign violates the Constitution by bypassing parents.

A Big Win for Parents at the Supreme Court

Why Operation Epic Fury Is Catastrophic for Xi | National Review The U.S.–Israeli military campaign has created palpable problems for China.

Why Operation Epic Fury Is Catastrophic for Xi

Minnesota Officials Were Warned About Extensive Welfare Fraud Years Before Taking Action | National Review A new house report includes damning testimony from state officials who say they were warned as early as 2019.

Minnesota Officials Were Warned About Extensive Welfare Fraud Years Before Taking Action

Federal judges who've ruled against Trump administration denounce threats against themselves, their families Federal judges say criticism from President Trump can put their safety at risk. The White House says the president "understands the dangers of political violence."

Federal judges who've ruled against Trump administration denounce threats against themselves, their families

Hegseth Defends Trump’s Iran War With a Big Lie Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a series of contradictory and cringeworthy declarations while rallying support for Donald Trump’s war in Iran. Hegseth spoke from the Pentagon for the first ti...

Hegseth Defends Trump’s Iran War With a Big Lie

Rep. Davidson: "At least let our emperor be the ruler of the empire, not somebody else. I think that's a very troubling explanation by Secretary Rubio."

Tweet from White House Rapid Response: ". @SecRubio : "The president made the very wise decision—we knew that there was going to be an Israeli action, we knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that if we didn’t preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties.""

I don't for a moment think Israel manipulated the US government into doing something it didn't want to do on its own anyway - but wow is this official messaging from the White House not going to tamp down the conspiracies.

The Judicial Filibuster’s End Is No Case for Altering the Legislative Filibuster | National Review For most of American history, judges weren’t filibustered — but legislation was.

The Judicial Filibuster’s End Is No Case for Altering the Legislative Filibuster

Trump, Hegseth Won’t Rule Out Boots on the Ground in Iran: ‘We’ll Go as Far as We Need to Go’ | National Review Hegseth insisted that the Trump administration would not repeat the mistakes of Iraq and Afghanistan by fighting an ‘endless’ war.

Trump, Hegseth Won’t Rule Out Boots on the Ground in Iran: ‘We’ll Go as Far as We Need to Go’

The Iran Regime-Change War: Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst | National Review What’s going right and what’s going wrong in the U.S.–Israeli operation.

The Iran Regime-Change War: Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst

The British Government’s Iran Dilemma | National Review The Labour government is dependent on Islamist support for its hold on power. That’s why it declined to help the Iran invasion.

The British Government’s Iran Dilemma

No, Marco Rubio Didn’t Claim Israel Dragged Donald Trump Into War With Iran | National Review Those making this argument are conflating the question of “Why?” with the question of “Why now?”

No, Marco Rubio Didn’t Claim Israel Dragged Donald Trump Into War With Iran

Trump’s Persuasion Problem | National Review ‘Winning a voting public that is up for grabs takes work.’

Trump’s Persuasion Problem

Over Iran, U.S. and Israeli Aircraft Fly as Equals | National Review Israel has emerged as the Middle East’s preeminent military power just as the U.S. seeks to reduce its permanent footprint in the region.

Over Iran, U.S. and Israeli Aircraft Fly as Equals - one of our great Iran experts, #mdubowitz of #FDD, in #NRO
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No, the Threat to U.S. Interests Need Not Be ‘Imminent’ for POTUS to Use Force Unilaterally | National Review The threat must be real, not necessarily on the verge of causing harm.

No, the Threat to U.S. Interests Need Not Be ‘Imminent’ for POTUS to Use Force Unilaterally