David Harsanyi

David Harsanyi is a senior writer at National Review and author of "Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent."

Economic Populism Is a Dead End for the GOP

It was probably inevitable that the Right's economic populism would degenerate into promises of more government checks. Early in the…

1 week ago

We Spend a Lot More on Welfare Than Bombs. And That’s a Problem

The other day, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani told Qatari state media that the United States was "spending tens of…

2 weeks ago

Abdul El-Sayed Is an American Tragedy

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Michigan Democratic Senate nominee, grew up in an affluent suburb of Detroit. The median household income…

1 month ago

Fauci’s Cowardly Fifth Amendment Evasion

There's nothing inherently wrong with invoking the Fifth Amendment. The perception that anyone who pleads the Fifth to protect themselves…

2 months ago

Neither Party Is Talking About What Voters Actually Care About

A significant majority of Americans support voter identification laws. According to polls, not only Republicans but Democrats believe a voter…

2 months ago

AOC Should Thank Baby Boomers for the World They Left Her

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she knows why socialism is on the rise: Blame it on the boomers. "Millennials and Gen Z…

2 months ago

The United States Has Always Been at War

One of the most popular complaints of younger Americans is that the United States has been bogged down in endless…

3 months ago

The Socialist Revolution Will Eat the Democratic Party

The next mayor of Washington, D.C. is likely to be a Marxist. In Los Angeles, the Mensheviks and Bolsheviks are…

3 months ago

Even Without His Controversies, Graham Platner Is Just a Lightweight Extremist

Set aside, for a moment, that Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner spent years with a Nazi SS Totenkopf tattoo. Set…

3 months ago

The SPLC’s Real Scam

It turns out that the most generous funder of white supremacist groups in the United States was likely the Southern…

4 months ago

Democrats Are in No Position to Lecture Anyone About Candidates

Democrats are again acting like they occupy the high moral ground of American politics. But if 2026 has proven anything,…

4 months ago

Jeff Bezos Is Right About Capitalism, Wrong About Taxes

Socialism will always find an audience because it appeals to base envy and resentment. Ginning up a mob to be…

4 months ago

The Left’s Attack on Courts Is Meant To Destroy the Constitution

The story plays out the same way virtually every time. Democrats, egged on by the increasingly powerful progressive base, push…

4 months ago

Why Stay in NATO if Europe Isn’t Willing to Help Us?

President Donald Trump recently announced that he was reducing U.S. military presence in Germany by at least 5,000 troops, with…

4 months ago

Nazi Tattoo? Hamas Defender? No Problem, Says Chuck Schumer

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has suspended her Senate campaign after failing to raise enough money to compete with socialist Graham…

5 months ago