National Review

Senate Republicans Should Not Unilaterally Disarm by Abandoning the Filibuster | National Review Republicans can make Democrats feel the pain if they try again to destroy the filibuster. Why make it easy by doing their dirty work?

Republicans can make Democrats feel the pain if they try again to destroy the filibuster.

Why make it easy by doing their dirty work?

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/senate-republicans-should-not-unilaterally-disarm-by-abandoning-the-filibuster/

The Long Afterlife of Hiss–Chambers Smears | National Review A recent book continues to fuel revisionist history of the famous Cold War case.

A recent book continues to fuel revisionist history of the famous Cold War case. | Daniel J. Flynn

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/the-long-afterlife-of-hiss-chambers-smears/

The Trouble with Trump’s Maritime Action Plan | National Review Two of the plan’s proposals, when taken together, show the Trump administration’s hostility to free trade, as well as a general naïveté.

The Trouble with Trump’s Maritime Action Plan | Caleb Petitt

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/the-trouble-with-trumps-maritime-action-plan/

New Pew Poll Show Gains in Pro-Life Sentiment | National Review The percentage of Americans who think abortion should be illegal in all or most cases increased by two percentage points.

A new poll surveying over 8,500 people in late January contains some good news for pro-lifers. | Michael J. New

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/new-pew-poll-show-gains-in-pro-life-sentiment/

It's hard to believe no one in the Pentagon anticipated this.

It’s even harder to believe the US has "few options" to reopen the Strait, as CNN reported. | Noah Rothman

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/cnns-strait-of-hormuz-allegation-makes-no-sense/

How Populism Turned the Road to Housing Act into the Road to Nowhere | National Review Spikes in popular support for bad, but seemingly minor, anti-market policies can quickly spiral into more serious problems.

Spikes in popular support for bad, but seemingly minor, anti-market policies can quickly spiral into more serious problems. | Jace White

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/how-populism-turned-the-road-to-housing-act-into-the-road-to-nowhere/

Trump Reverses Obama on Iran | National Review There’s no doubt that Trump’s vision of the Middle East is more in keeping with U.S. interests than Obama’s.

There’s no doubt that Trump’s vision of the Middle East is more in keeping with US interests than Obama’s. | Rich Lowry 

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/trump-reverses-obama-on-iran/

France and Italy to Iran: Hey, Let’s Make a Deal! | National Review France and Italy have reportedly opened talks with Tehran seeking to guarantee safe passage for their ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

There are times when European leaders live down to their stereotype of being weak and feckless and afraid to stand up for themselves, and apparently, we have arrived at another one of those times. | Jim Geraghty

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/france-and-italy-to-iran-hey-lets-make-a-deal/

What on Earth Is Going on at CNN? | National Review CNN’s botching of the story about the attempted bombing in NYC is not limited to any one employee or even platform.

What on Earth Is Going on at CNN? | Jeff Blehar remains *BOX OFFICE POISON*

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/what-on-earth-is-going-on-at-cnn/

The Ignorant Pundits Roasting Hegseth over Steak and Lobster for the Troops | National Review What an embarrassing combination of incuriosity and innumeracy.

Sailors, Marines, soldiers, and airmen don’t deserve creature comforts while fighting America’s wars.

This is what many high-ranking members of the left have spent the past 24 hours suggesting. | Luther Abel

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-troops-dont-deserve-steak-and-lobster/

Morrissey Unmasks the Big Lie | National Review A comeback album to alert us all.

“Make-Up Is a Lie” is in the great pop tradition of calling out untruths.

It’s as nervy and important as when Dylan poked at media hacks in “Don’t Look Back.” | Armond White

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/morrissey-unmasks-the-big-lie/

What’s Gone Right in the Iran War? | National Review Some perspective is in order.

Eleven days into this war, the pessimistic assessments encouraged by over-caffeinated observers on social media are unwarranted. | Noah Rothman

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/whats-gone-right-in-the-iran-war/

Expert Witnesses Must Be Experts | National Review The stakes of a case about Tylenol and autism are enormous.

Rule 702 sets a higher bar for expert opinions than those from non-technical “lay” witnesses.

Federal trial court judges must serve as “gatekeepers” for expert testimony. | Michael Toth

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/expert-witnesses-must-be-experts/

The Trump Administration’s Untrustworthy War Messaging Causes Market Chaos | National Review No, the U.S. Navy did not escort a ship through the Strait of Hormuz.

No, the US Navy did not escort a ship through the Strait of Hormuz. | Andrew C. McCarthy

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/the-trump-administrations-untrustworthy-war-messaging-causes-market-chaos/

The Will of One Man | National Review The structures of self-government do impose burdens on the imperial presidency. That’s the point.

George Will argues Congress has little role in war powers.

But the Constitution gives it the authority for a reason: to restrain executive ambition. | Michael Brendan Dougherty

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/the-will-of-one-man/

The State of the Economy | National Review A more positive reading.

The unemployment rate hasn’t budged: 4.4% six months ago and 4.4% today, raising questions about whether the Fed’s economic projections missed the mark. | Ramesh Ponnuru

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-state-of-the-economy/

Republicans in Agricultural States Deeply Concerned About Reliance on China for Key Inputs: Poll | National Review President Trump signed an executive order in February invoking the Defense Production Act to promote the domestic production of critical inputs.

POLL: Republicans in agricultural states overwhelmingly support President Trump's latest executive order aimed at bolstering domestic supply. | James Lynch

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/republicans-in-agricultural-states-deeply-concerned-about-reliance-on-china-for-key-inputs-poll/

Kansas Judge Allows Enforcement of Gender Law That Restricts Bathroom Access, Voids Licenses | National Review At least 1,700 transgender-identifying individuals have had their licenses invalidated by the law, according to state officials.

A district judge in Kansas has declined to prevent enforcement of a law that invalidates identification documents that record an individual’s self-preferred gender. | Abigail Anthony

https://ow.ly/yPK750YsuPc

Iran’s Stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz | National Review The war against Iran brings a new danger and another complication.

The good news is CENTCOM says American forces destroyed 16 Iranian minelayers near the Strait of Hormuz.

The bad news is that the remaining Iranian military still has quite a few mines and they don’t sound particularly difficult to deploy. | Jim Geraghty

https://ow.ly/iQzU50Ysvia

Americanism as an Immigration Policy | National Review If you believe that America is an idea more than a people, it doesn’t follow that we should open our borders to people who don’t share that idea.

If you believe that America is an idea more than a people, it doesn’t follow that we should open our borders to people who don’t share that idea. | Dan McLaughlin

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/americanism-as-an-immigration-policy/

It’s Never a Bad Time to Level with the American People | National Review It’s hard to blame those who do not quite understand the goals that the U.S. and Israel are pursuing in the skies over Iran.

Trump should respect voters’ intelligence enough to be honest with them about the stakes of this campaign, and solicit their patience when, not if, the plan US tacticians took into this fight fails to survive extended contact with the enemy. | Noah Rothman

https://ow.ly/klgx50YsuO8

Media Can’t Hide the Truth About Gracie Mansion Bomb Attempt | National Review Islamic terrorists, in fact, came horrifyingly close to detonating explosive devices in a crowd of protesters.

Media Can’t Hide the Truth About Gracie Mansion Bomb Attempt

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/media-cant-hide-the-truth-about-gracie-mansion-bomb-attempt/

Trump Officials Catch Flack for Preserving Their Own Safety | National Review The New York Times put a peculiar spin on the unprecedented relocation of key executive branch officials to a D.C.-area military installation.

The New York Times put a peculiar spin on the unprecedented relocation of key executive branch officials to a D.C.-area military installation. | Noah Rothman

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/trump-officials-catch-flack-for-preserving-their-own-safety/

Good News, CPAC, Steve Bannon Accepted Your Invitation! | National Review CPAC’s next event will feature an address by Jeffrey Epstein’s good buddy, Steve Bannon.

Jim Geraghty: I will believe that the MAGA crowd genuinely is concerned about the wrongdoing of Jeffrey Epstein's associates when Epstein biographer, public relations adviser, and close friend Steve Bannon is no longer invited to CPAC events.

https://ow.ly/3aTp50YspCl

The Anthropic Conundrum https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-anthropic-conundrum/

Lessons for Subduing the Oldest Hatred | National Review Forget grievance. To counteract bigotry takes a particular resolve.

Lessons for Subduing the Oldest Hatred | Matthew H. Solomson

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/lessons-for-subduing-the-oldest-hatred/

New York Times Reporters Downplay Talarico’s Radicalism | National Review Talarico isn’t proselytizing for normal liberal Christianity. He’s way out there.

James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, isn’t proselytizing for normal liberal Christianity.

He’s way out there. | Ramesh Ponnuru

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/new-york-times-reporters-downplay-talaricos-radicalism/

Anthropic Sues Trump Administration over ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Designation | National Review Predictably, the AI giant contends that it is clearly not a supply chain risk under Congress’s controlling statute.

Anthropic Sues Trump Administration over ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Designation | Andrew C. McCarthy https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/anthropic-sues-trump-administration-over-supply-chain-risk-designation/

Myths of Unconditional Surrender | National Review Such a demand cannot be pursued in a limited war, nor without the willpower to impose the peace for an extended duration.

Tucker Carlson claims unconditional surrender invites mass rape. History — from Grant to WWII — shows the concept is more complicated. | Dan McLaughlin

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/myths-of-unconditional-surrender/

James Talarico’s Convenient Faith | National Review When the Texas candidate cites his Christianity, it’s often in service of a trendy progressive position.

Does God ever make any demands of Talarico that might put him crosswise of his activist base, or are the heavens secretly ruled by choirs of genderqueer angels? | Jeff Blehar remains *BOX OFFICE POISON*

https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/james-talaricos-convenient-faith/