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Prosecuting Maduro

Much has been said about the expedient capture of Nicolas Maduro by American forces. Prosecuting him will not be so straightforward.

Paul J. Larkin
Politics
Jan 13, 2026

Peru: Between Chinese and American Influence

The U.S. government recently announced that it will designate Peru as a non-NATO military partner.

Oscar Sumar
Politics
Jan 13, 2026

California’s EU Style Regulatory Gambit

While the EU is trying to be the globe’s regulator, California is trying to play the same role over the rest of the U.S. 

Michael Toth
Politics
Jan 9, 2026

Eliminating Liberal International Asymmetries

Modern international law has been a failed experiment. America should restore the classical law of nations.

Josh Blackman
Politics
Jan 9, 2026

Red Caesarism and the Young Right

Gen Z conservatives in America have reached their own unique, intellectual Rubicon.

Aidan Grogan
Politics
Jan 9, 2026

A Post-Liberal Takes New York

Touting “the warmth of collectivism”, as Zohran Mamdani has done, surely sends an additional shiver down the spines of New York’s sizable population of Jewish emigres from the Soviet Union.

Tal Fortgang
Politics
Jan 8, 2026

Tariffs Are Working, Just Not for the American People

Sean Spicer wants us to believe that President Trump’s tariffs are “delivering real results.” If only official statistics and the lived experiences of each American agreed with him.

David Hebert
Politics
Jan 8, 2026
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Pierre Manent Investigates Europe's Democracy Crisis

Paul Seaton
Politics
Apr 1, 2025

Thatcher and the Conservative Party, Fifty Years Later

Charles C. W. Cooke
Politics
Mar 31, 2025

Solzhenitsyn’s One Word of Truth

Richard Reinsch
Politics
Mar 28, 2025

The Looming Debt Crisis, the Trump Tax Cuts, and Medicaid

Scott Winship
Politics
Mar 27, 2025

Foucault’s “Discipline and Punish" at 50

Paul Seaton
Politics
Mar 19, 2025

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Helen Dale
Politics
Mar 17, 2025
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The Quintessential American: Ben Franklin, Man of All Ages

Franklin’s prudence is as welcome 300 years on as his legendary serenity.

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Trump's Troubling Economic Turn

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The Hidden Costs of Expanding Deposit Insurance

Expanding deposit insurance will only exacerbate financial risk and regulatory dependence, imposing costs on banks, their customers, and taxpayers. 

Daniel J. Smith
Economic Dynamism
Nov 7, 2025

Law Talk

Welcome to Law Talk with Richard Epstein and John Yoo. Our show is hosted by Charles C. W. Cooke.

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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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Trump's Troubling Economic Turn

How far will current economic regulations go in the Trump White House?

Economic Dynamism
Jan 16, 2026
The Quintessential American: Ben Franklin, Man of All Ages

Franklin’s prudence is as welcome 300 years on as his legendary serenity.

Juliana Geran Pilon
Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 16, 2026
The Moral Case for America in a Nutshell

America’s proponents now have no choice but to articulate their own simple and effective moral case for our way of life.

David C. Rose
Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 15, 2026
Kneecapping Powell, Undermining the Rule of Law

Donald Trump and conservatives know the perils of lawfare all too well. Why subject Jerome Powell to the same thing?

John G. Malcolm, Richard Stern
Constitutionalism
Jan 15, 2026