Ponnuru: Republican National Convention’s unifying theme is incompetence
Trump is campaigning less on a platform than on his own managerial excellence. He will hire the best people and make the best deals, he tells us.
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Ponnuru: Rick Santorum is Donald Trump’s natural running mate
Forget about Chris Christie and Newt Gingrich. The logical running mate for Donald Trump is former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania.
Ponnuru: EU, not Britain, has a democracy deficit
As if to prove the EU is undemocratic, some Remainers are now urging Parliament to ignore the result of the referendum. These fans of the EU are living in a...
Ponnuru: Hillary Clinton’s shameful demagogy on Senate gun bills
"Enough," says Hillary Clinton. After the Senate defeated several gun-control proposals, she tweeted that word along with the names of the victims of the Orlando massacre.
Ponnuru: Forget the presidency, Republicans should worry about losing the House
Republicans accept the conventional wisdom that Hillary Clinton is favored to win the presidency. And possibly the Senate. But they may need to worry about the House, too.
Ponnuru: Don’t blame the Supreme Court for inaction on guns
A lot of people who want tighter gun control blame the Supreme Court for standing in their way. But the importance of recent rulings has been exaggerated.
Ponnuru: Clinton can demolish Trump with one message
Anxious Democrats are wondering just how they should take Donald Trump down. There are many possible lines of attack -- but many of them come with drawbacks.