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The Logic of Pressing for Change in Cuba Now

How can the Trump Administration effect political change that satisfies the United States while appearing organic rather than dictated by Washington?

Ryan C. Berg
Politics
Apr 8, 2026

Another Reason for Regime Change: Iran’s Flagrant Assault on the Rules of War

The rules of war are not complicated. Militaries may strike military targets. Militaries may not deliberately target civilians or threaten the commerce of neutral nations.

John Yoo
Politics
Apr 3, 2026

The Iran War and the Future of the American Right

Politics in America is never settled, and the shape and depth of the conservative movement, and its influence on the GOP, is no exception.

Thomas D. Howes
Politics
Apr 3, 2026

The Politicization of the Scientific Method

There is a profound difference between scientific and legal inquiry.

Richard Epstein
Politics
Apr 2, 2026

Parliament, Country, and Friendship

James Grant’s delightful Friends Until the End also has much to tell us about the character of statesmen and the power (and limits) of rhetoric.

Luke Foster
Politics
Mar 25, 2026

Why Can’t We Have a Real Filibuster?

The history of congressional reform is the history of unintended consequences.

Joseph Postell
Politics
Mar 24, 2026

The Ways, Means, and Ends of FDR

David Beito’s "FDR: A New Political Life" could have been subtitled "A New Political Death."

Paul Moreno
Politics
Mar 20, 2026
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Rebuking the False Dichotomy of Progress vs. Reaction

Richard M. Reinsch II
Politics
Jan 20, 2025

Can Tulsi Gabbard Lead a Broken Intelligence Community?

Danielle Pletka
Politics
Jan 17, 2025

Every State Needs a DOGE

Michael Toth
Politics
Jan 10, 2025

Trump and the Panama Canal: Why He Should Invoke the Monroe Doctrine

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Politics
Jan 9, 2025

Burying Settler Colonialism's Ideologiekritik

Paul Seaton
Politics
Jan 6, 2025

Bernard-Henri Lévi's Case for Israel

Max Prowant
Politics
Dec 23, 2024
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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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The Arc of Justice Alito

Samuel Alito will go down in history as a consequential Supreme Court justice. His life story is emblematic of the forces that motivated and shaped the conservative legal movement, which is now the dominant force in American law.

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Supreme Court Justly Skeptical of Trump Administration’s Anti-Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

President Trump appears due for another disappointment.

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