The ‘Autopen Presidency’ Is a Pardon Scandal
The power has become synonymous with corruption. Source link
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Wind and Solar Blackouts Threaten New England
Blue states could see a cold winter when environmental initiatives fail to warm them. Source link
Glories of the Gilded Age, at Chicago’s Driehaus Museum
For opulence on every front — furniture, fixtures, bric-a-brac, and paintings — it’s hard to top the Driehaus. Source link
Phyllis Schlafly Still Drives Opponents Mad
A response to National Review’s article. Source link
On Donald Trump’s Virtues
Trump’s many and well-known vices should not leave us unable to see that the man also has his virtues. Source link
Michael Mann Finally Goes Away
The climate scientist tried to trample our free-speech rights, and failed. Source link
Trump Should Back Doctor Visits for Abortion Drugs
Joe Biden discarded a policy that had stood for nearly all of Barack Obama’s presidency and all of Trump’s first term. Source link
Yes, Test Our Nukes
It would represent an advance for the U.S. nuclear deterrent and a victory of common sense over superstition. Source link
Trump’s Cease-Fire with China
It was probably the best that could be expected from the bad options. Source link
This Halloween, Treat Yourself to a Neglected Horror Masterpiece
The Empty Man is the rarest of films in the genre — one whose horror comes from its ideas, not jump scares. Source link
Virginians Now Know Exactly Who Jay Jones Is
Every so often, a reporter uncovers information that pierces a candidate’s consultant-spun veil and exposes their true character. Source link
We Need a President to Make Congress Great Again
So long as the congressional parties are just pawns or enemies of the president, only a president can restore Congress. Source link
The Week: Trump, Xi, and the Art of the Deal
Plus: Remembering Lost in Space’s June Lockhart. Source link
Where’s the Off-Year Blue Wave?
Democratic nominees should be easily dominating their contests next week, but polls suggest that’s not the case. Source link
Auction Bids Against Polarization
A moral human comedy restores what’s been stolen from us. Source link
Staffing shortage at Reagan National affects senators trying to fly home amid shutdown impasse
Senators are starting to feel some personal pain from the shutdown, as many of their scheduled flights home from Washington on Thursday afternoon were delayed. Source link
Humility Revisited: On Being Conservative
Populists are as vulnerable to magical thinking as ideologized elites, and just as prone to rash action. Source link
The Times Does Republican Jack Ciattarelli a Favor
Is it MAGA to want plastic bags back? Source link
A Time for Choosing on Antisemitism
Tucker Carlson’s friendly interview with Nick Fuentes makes it impossible to ignore the right’s festering antisemitism problem. Source link
The Big Nothing
A House of Dynamite succeeds as a piece of exploratory journalism but fails as a drama. Source link
China’s ‘Fortress Without Isolation’
Beijing’s latest Five-Year Plan, while couched in familiar bureaucratic language, marks a significant evolution in the regime’s grand strategy. Source link
No, Gambling Isn’t Ruining Sports
Having betting out in the open is uncovering the wrongdoing that has likely been going on forever. Source link
A Case Study in Economic Self-Harm
When steel tariffs weaken America’s backbone. Source link
The Louvre Robbed, the 2026 Color of the Year, and Yet More Yattering About Race
Plus, an update on the TEFAF art fair, and a rare Tudor gold bauble found by a metal detector. Source link