The Republican circular firing squad
After the midterms, the GOP gears up for yet another round of bloodletting
Matt Purple
Matt Purple is the online editor of The Spectator's World edition
Monday
Wednesday
Why didn’t Democrats pay a price for their extremism?
Both parties this morning may be remembering a forgotten word: conventional
Friday
The Pelosi/McCarthy feud at the heart of the midterms
They don’t like each other, and on Tuesday both of their careers are on the line
Wednesday
Eight Democrats we all hope lose this November
And Beto is number seven
Thursday
Democrats are losing because liberalism has become cruel
The ‘stop hate’ party embraces vicious identity politics, and voters have noticed
Sunday
The Christian nationalism boogeyman
The left’s latest panic has obscured the GOP’s rising secularism
Thursday
How nice it must be to sack incompetent leaders
Liz Truss resigns after forty-five days, yet we’re stuck with our guys for four years
These midterms are like a campy 80s movie
As Dr. Oz is accused of murdering puppies, is it possible we’ve taken the joke too far?
Monday
Biden is in no position to attack Liz Truss
If unfunded tax cuts can spark inflation, then so can unfunded government spending
Tuesday
Connecticut and the rise of blue-state MAGA Republicans
Caught between Trump and wanting conservatives who can win
Wednesday
Biden finds a way to bungle a hurricane
Presidential pettiness aside, Florida has proven it can manage a storm
Wednesday
Is Lindsey Graham’s abortion bill a trap for Democrats?
Never underestimate the capacity of the pro-choice left to overreach
Tuesday
The tyranny of the specialists
Government by experts is more arbitrary and unstable than we like to think
Friday
She lived her best life
Against the internet’s cult of the self stood Queen Elizabeth II
Wednesday
Are the civil war LARPers having a moment?
Biden’s speech felt like an escalation
Thursday
Biden’s American carnage
Rarely has a president attacked his own people so stridently
Wednesday
If there’s a horserace in the forest and no one hears it…
Why are the 2022 elections being hyped so early?
Monday
Ukraine is the first streaming service war
It debuted to a burst of attention only for everyone to lose interest
Thursday
Them dog days
Summer in broiling Washington reminds us that hard work isn’t everything
Monday
Inflation is the great destroyer
Joe Biden, take note: you’re no Ronald Reagan
