Ponnuru: Why Obama won’t listen to reason on Obamacare
One of President Obama's cherished conceits is that disagreement with him can have no rational basis, and it was the theme of his most recent speech in defense of his...
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Ponnuru: Donald Trump is now left with only himself to blame
Donald Trump went into the debate far behind in the polls. And then the Republican nominee lost the debate, as he lost the previous two.
Ponnuru: The Republican who might have stopped Donald Trump
Mitt Romney may have been the only candidate who could have stopped Donald Trump. Republicans across the spectrum had supported him in 2012, and he still had a lot of...
Ponnuru: Trump’s strengths didn’t help him this time
By Ramesh Ponnuru, Bloomberg View Donald Trump had plenty of moments on Monday night that would have disqualified any other candidate in a presidential debate: bragging about getting through a...
Ponnuru: Edward Snowden doesn’t deserve a presidential pardon
If the most famous U.S. government secret revealed by Edward Snowden had been the only one he divulged, deciding whether he deserves a pardon from President Barack Obama would be...
Ponnuru: Phyllis Schlafly was correct about equal rights
By Ramesh Ponnuru, Bloomberg View Phyllis Schlafly, the longtime conservative activist and author who died earlier this week, famously led the fight against the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s....
Ponnuru: The “alt-right” makes dubious claims on conservatism
Hillary Clinton gave a speech Thursday denouncing the "alt right," which is news that must have a lot of you asking, "What's the alt-right?"
Ponnuru: Trump’s meaningless vow on the Supreme Court
Conservative journalist Hugh Hewitt calls it Donald Trump鈥檚 鈥渢rump card鈥� against the conservatives who oppose him: The Supreme Court is on the line. Trump sees it the same way.
Ponnuru: Democrats aren’t making their strongest case at convention
Bill Clinton took on a daunting task on the Democratic convention's second night: convincing Americans who have been watching his wife for a quarter-century that their picture of her is...
Ponnuru: With Cruz’s speech, another fiasco at Trump’s chaotic convention
As soon as it was clear Ted Cruz wasn't going to endorse Donald Trump in his speech Wednesday, it was also clear that Cruz's speech was the only one that...