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My Three Quick Takes on Striking Iran | National Review The praiseworthy and the worrisome in Trump’s recent actions against Iran.

The praiseworthy and the worrisome in Trump's recent actions against Iran. | Dan McLaughlin

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/my-three-quick-takes-on-striking-iran/

Questions About Iran | National Review Trump’s foreign policy has always succeeded by means of doing what is unexpected. How will that work out here?

Michael Brendan Dougherty: Trump's foreign policy has always succeeded by means of doing what is unexpected.

How will that work out here? https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/questions-about-iran/

The Time for Regime Change in Iran Has Arrived | National Review The Trump administration is right: Only a change of regime in Tehran will end the threat Iran poses to Americans and our interests.

The Trump administration is right: Only a change of regime in Tehran will end the threat Iran poses to Americans and our interests. | Mike Coté

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/the-time-for-regime-change-in-iran-has-arrived/

Restraints on Our Ambitions | National Review How long and deep of an engagement is Trump really betting on here?

Michael Brendan Dougherty: How long and deep of an engagement is Trump really betting on here?

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/restraints-on-our-ambitions/

Donald Trump Needs to Explain Himself Further to the American People | National Review We are owed more than what we have been yet given as explanation.

.Jeff Blehar remains *BOX OFFICE POISON*: We are owed more than what we have been yet given as explanation.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/donald-trump-needs-to-explain-himself-further-to-the-american-people/

On Anthropic, Trump Administration Revives Bill of Attainder–Style Extortion | National Review This is thuggish behavior.

The Trump administration’s "supply chain risk" label against Anthropic resembles a modern bill of attainder — thuggish behavior masquerading as national security. | Andrew C. McCarthy https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/on-anthropic-trump-administration-revives-bill-of-attainder-style-extortion/

Netanyahu believes that decapitation strikes on senior Iranian officials at the outset of hostilities took out Ayatollah Ali Khamenei himself. | Noah Rothman

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-iranian-regime-may-have-already-been-decapitated/

The Shameful Media Campaign Against U.S. Hockey | Rich Lowry

https://youtu.be/hAH9GOv2wIk?si=ObzTkhbot9wmedGc

Speech Theatrics | National Review Rich, Noah, Phil, and Audrey discuss Trump’s State of the Union address, the ramp-up around Iran, and the roiling debate over the U.S. Olympic Men’s team success.

On The Editors, Rich, Noah, Phil, and Audrey discuss Trump’s State of the Union address, the ramp-up around Iran, and the roiling debate over the U.S. Olympic Men’s team success.

https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/the-editors/speech-theatrics/

Loudoun County Reaches Settlement with Suspended Male Students Who Objected to Female in Locker Room | National Review The boys’ families sued the school board in an effort to stop the suspensions and to have the Title IX violations removed from their sons’ records.

The Loudoun County School Board has reached a settlement with two male students who were suspended after they expressed discomfort with the presence of a girl in their locker room. | Brittany Bernstein

https://ow.ly/Vjk250Yneen

Suspect in Stabbing of Virginia Woman Has Been Arrested More Than 30 Times. Prosectors Dropped Most Charges | National Review Former charges against Abdul Jalloh that were dropped include rape by force, malicious wounding, and aggravated malicious wounding.

The suspect in the fatal stabbing of a Virginia woman has been arrested more than 30 times, only for prosecutors to drop most of the charges against him, including for serious, violent crimes such as assault and rape. | Kamden Mulder

https://ow.ly/VKUc50Yn9Iz

A British Election Shows the Consequences of Mass Migration | National Review The far-left Green Party’s win should serve as a warning for the entire Western world.

The far-left Green Party's win should serve as a warning for the entire Western world. | Matthew X. Wilson

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-british-election-shows-the-consequences-of-mass-migration/

Fear, Loathing, and Succession in Pyongyang | National Review No matter who ultimately succeeds Kim Jong-un, North Korea is a threat that demands robust pressure from the U.S.

No matter who ultimately succeeds Kim Jong-un, North Korea is a threat that demands robust pressure from the US. | Igor Khrestin

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/fear-loathing-and-succession-in-pyongyang/

Pro-Abortion Notre Dame Professor Rejects Prestigious Appointment after Pro-Life Backlash | National Review Numerous Catholic Bishops spoke out against Ostermann’s appointment and several pro-life scholars stepped down from the institute in protest.

Vocally pro-abortion Notre Dame associate professor Susan Ostermann is declining a prestigious academic appointment following weeks of backlash from pro-life students, faculty, and Catholic bishops. | James Lynch

https://ow.ly/6KpW50Yn6Ji

Why Not Unseal FBI Director Patel’s Grand Jury Testimony About Mar-a-Lago Documents? | National Review Democrats make many unreasonable demands, but this was not one.

Democrats make many unreasonable demands, but this was not one. | Andrew C. McCarthy

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/why-not-unseal-fbi-director-patels-grand-jury-testimony-about-mar-a-lago-documents/

The Trump Administration’s Mixed Messages on Iran’s Nuclear Program | National Review Are the Iranians actively attempting to rebuild their capabilities, or aren’t they?

Are the Iranians actively attempting to rebuild their nuclear weapons–development capabilities, or aren’t they? | Noah Rothman

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/the-trump-administrations-mixed-messages-on-irans-nuclear-program/

Tony Gonzales Deserves to Lose His Primary | National Review The Texas Republican has said he will not resign despite disturbing revelations about his affair with a staffer who took her own life.

The Texas Republican has said he will not resign despite disturbing revelations about his affair with a staffer who took her own life. | Jeff Blehar remains *BOX OFFICE POISON*

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/tony-gonzales-deserves-to-lose-his-primary/

A ‘Warning’ or a Threat? | National Review A shot across the Democratic Party’s bow.

A new NOTUS report warns Democrats that younger Black men are drifting from ‘resistance‘ to Trump — and activists think DEI is the cure. | Noah Rothman

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-warning-or-a-threat/

Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and the Mar-a-Lago Documents Probe | National Review Intriguing ties involving interviews by investigators, subpoenaed phone records, and a call covertly recorded for the FBI by Wiles’s lawyer.

Andrew C. McCarthy: I suspect we would know a lot more about the relevance of Wiles and Patel to the Mar-a-Lago investigation if Patel’s testimony and Smith’s final report were disclosed.

I would not hold my breath waiting for that to happen.

https://ow.ly/1PPo50Yn6uc

More on the Opaque State of Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program | National Review Let’s not overlook Tehran’s working nuclear reactor at Bushehr.

The US bombing raids in June 2025 targeted Iran’s enrichment facilities but steered clear of that country’s only nuclear reactor at Bushehr. And civilian nuclear programs can provide cover for the development of nuclear weapons. | Andrew C. McCarthy

https://ow.ly/uMRo50Yn6o2

If the ‘Talking Filibuster’ Means Anything, It Would Irrevocably Change the Senate for the Worse | National Review Lowering the bar from 60 senators to 51 would be a bonanza for Democrats. For what?

Lowering the bar from 60 senators to 51 would be a bonanza for Democrats.

For what? | Dan McLaughlin

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/if-the-talking-filibuster-means-anything-it-would-irrevocably-change-the-senate-for-the-worse/

Whose Sky Is It Anyway? | National Review The recent incident around El Paso’s airspace laid bare the fierce debate that’s transpiring over drones.

The recent incident around El Paso's airspace laid bare the fierce debate that's transpiring over drones. | John Noonan

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/whose-sky-is-it-anyway/

Washington Should Pay Back American Businesses for the Tariff Taxes | National Review The Supreme Court said the tariffs were illegal. So why is the administration holding on to $200 billion?

The Supreme Court said the tariffs were illegal.

So why is the administration holding on to $200 billion? | Jeanette K. Doran

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/washington-should-pay-back-american-businesses-for-the-tariff-taxes/

The AI Job Apocalypse Is Not Here Yet | National Review Block.xyz’s layoffs of 40 percent of its workforce is more about Covid-era over-hiring.

The AI Job Apocalypse Is Not Here Yet | Michael Brendan Dougherty

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-ai-job-apocalypse-is-not-here-yet/

Yes, Fraud Can and Does Invalidate Elections | National Review Here are a couple dozen examples.

Examples over the past three decades show that courts do sometimes find election fraud so egregious — almost always in extremely close elections — that the results need to be thrown out. | Dan McLaughlin

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/yes-fraud-can-and-does-invalidate-elections/

Anthropic CEO Rejects Pentagon’s Demands to Use AI Technology for Broader Military Purposes | National Review The administration is threatening both to blacklist the company and to force it to allow its Claude AI model to be used as the Pentagon wishes.

A fight between AI company Anthropic and the Pentagon is coming to a head over the Department of Defense's plans to use the company's models for domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons. | James Lynch

https://ow.ly/yTpo50Yn5rS

U.K. Assisted Dying Bill Is Dying | National Review The government has said it will not give the assisted dying bill any further debate time in the House of Lords.

The UK government has said it will not give the assisted dying bill any further debate time in the House of Lords, meaning that the parliamentary session will likely end before it can pass. | Michael Brendan Dougherty

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/u-k-assisted-dying-bill-is-dying/

Freedom from the Robinson-Patman Act Is Never More Than One Generation Away from Extinction | National Review No victories are final.

The Robinson-Patman Act’s protectionist enforcement was inconsistent with the lofty goals of the rest of antitrust law to protect competition and its main beneficiaries: consumers. | Tim Muris

https://ow.ly/mlCV50Yn5jP

The Disgraceful Ravings of Candace Owens | National Review It is a symptom of our time that such malevolent buffoonery is rewarded with a huge audience.

It’s not just that decency is not necessary in the Candace Owens business model; it would be an obstacle. | Rich Lowry

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/the-disgraceful-ravings-of-candace-owens/

Three Cheers for Jack | National Review Why must the sports media try to cancel the joy?

Modern sportswriters are missing the things that make their craft great: narrative, iconic images, story. Interest in human beings themselves. | Michael Brendan Dougherty

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/three-cheers-for-jack/