The country is reeling after an Afghan national — brought here through Biden’s disastrous resettlement scheme — targeted two National Guardsmen near the White House on Wednesday, killing 20-year-old National Guardswoman Sarah Breckstrom. The attack offered a stark reminder of the fallout from Biden’s chaotic Afghanistan exit. The suspect, […]

When a Performer Accidentally Tells the Truth Media personality and sports analyst Stephen A. Smith usually sounds like a man who argues with his own echo: He bellows, repeats himself, adds a fresh coat of drama, then goes back for another layer, just in case nobody heard him the first six times. […]

In this special post-Thanksgiving episode, I ask COMMENTARY’s editor about every from endless ideological fights to Israel’s supposed information-war failure to his favorite TV show. Give a listen. Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your favorite podcasts. This podcast is produced by Commentary, Inc., a 501(c)(3) designated non-profit. […]

US president Donald Trump’s plan for peace in Ukraine has prompted a flurry of diplomatic activity among the warring parties. As Trump rather optimistically put it on Truth Social this week, ‘something good may just be happening’. Drawn up last month by Kirill Dmitriev, Russian president Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, and Trump’s representative Steve Witkoff, […]

Other than an occasional public appearance, most recently to eulogize his late vice president, Dick Cheney, former President George W. Bush has mostly disappeared from view, apparently content to let his record stand on its own. It is an open secret that the Bush family takes a dim view of President Donald Trump following his […]