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Pierre Manent Investigates Europe's Democracy Crisis

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Politics
Apr 1, 2025
Thatcher and the Conservative Party, Fifty Years Later

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Politics
Mar 31, 2025
An M.I.A. Congress Exacerbates the Clash Between Trump and the Courts

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Politics
Mar 26, 2025
Does Gavin Newsom Believe in Anything?

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Politics
Mar 26, 2025
Ignore the Bluster – Donald Trump Is Not an Imperialist

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Politics
Mar 28, 2025
Trump and Musk Share the Founder’s Mindset

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Politics
Mar 26, 2025
Solzhenitsyn’s One Word of Truth

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Politics
Mar 28, 2025
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Ignore the Bluster – Donald Trump Is Not an Imperialist

MAGA foreign policy is driven by a haunting sense of America’s vulnerability and decline.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Mar 28, 2025

An M.I.A. Congress Exacerbates the Clash Between Trump and the Courts

Congress has to step up and take some responsibility for the shaping of public policy.

John Yoo, Robert J. Delahunty
Politics
Mar 26, 2025

Does Gavin Newsom Believe in Anything?

Tech elites are his one lodestar.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Mar 26, 2025

Trump and Musk Share the Founder’s Mindset

Most modern presidents take a managerial approach to the job, which is no way to bring radical change.

Arthur Herman
Politics
Mar 26, 2025

The Claim That Trump Is Causing a Constitutional Crisis Ignores a Key Reality

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Politics
Mar 17, 2025

The Climate Has Changed on Climate Change

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Mar 13, 2025

The Democrats’ Coming Civil War

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Mar 4, 2025

DOGE Is Waging a Class War on America’s New Clerisy

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Feb 27, 2025

Trump a la Carte: An Interview with Richard Epstein

Richard Epstein
Politics
Feb 26, 2025

Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville

Raúl Rodríguez
Politics
Feb 25, 2025
Research
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The Surge of the Small Donorate in U.S. Elections: A View from Texas Statewide Campaigns.”

Grant Ferguson, James Gimpel, Mark Owens, and Daron Shaw
Politics
Sep 4, 2024

Campaign Ads and the Differences Between Soliciting Donations and Mobilizing Volunteers

Grant Ferguson, James Gimpel, Mark Owens, Daron Shaw
Politics
May 20, 2024
Commentary
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Ignore the Bluster – Donald Trump Is Not an Imperialist

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Mar 28, 2025

An M.I.A. Congress Exacerbates the Clash Between Trump and the Courts

John Yoo, Robert J. Delahunty
Politics
Mar 26, 2025

Does Gavin Newsom Believe in Anything?

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Mar 26, 2025

Trump and Musk Share the Founder’s Mindset

Arthur Herman
Politics
Mar 26, 2025

The Claim That Trump Is Causing a Constitutional Crisis Ignores a Key Reality

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Politics
Mar 17, 2025

The Climate Has Changed on Climate Change

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Mar 13, 2025
Videos
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Richard Epstein Reacts to Pam Bondi’s Confirmation Hearing

Richard Epstein Reacts to Pam Bondi’s Confirmation Hearing

Politics
Jan 1, 2024
20:02
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John Yoo: Jack Smith Shows No Regret or Second Guessing

John Yoo: Jack Smith Shows No Regret or Second Guessing

Politics
Jan 1, 2024
3:14
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John Yoo: Merchan Is ‘Making Sure’ Trump Is the First Felon President

John Yoo: Merchan Is ‘Making Sure’ Trump Is the First Felon President

Politics
Jan 1, 2024
5:49
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John Yoo: Critics Skewer New York Judge for Scheduling Trump’s Sentencing Before Inauguration

John Yoo: Critics Skewer New York Judge for Scheduling Trump’s Sentencing Before Inauguration

Politics
Jan 1, 2024
4:41
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John Yoo: Biden Uses Carter’s Death to Take Dig at Trump

John Yoo: Biden Uses Carter’s Death to Take Dig at Trump

Politics
Jan 1, 2024
7:16
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Podcasts
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The Three Whiskey Happy Hour

Steven Hayward brings you the Power Line Blog's perspective on the week's big headlines.

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