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Subscribe Search National Review Search Text Jan. 27, 2020 Subscribe ... Energy & Environment The Warren Fracking Ban Would Devastate America By David L. Bahnsen An investigation into Elizabeth Warren’s disastrous promise to ban hydraulic fracturing via executive order on Day One of her presidency. White House The Democrats’ Burisma Bait and Switch By Andrew C. McCarthy They deny Trump the right to present a defense, then complain that he has produced no evidence. Politics & Policy ‘Hanging by a Thread’: Democrats and the Abortion Case That Could Signal the Beginning of the End By Mairead McArdle The Unsafe Abortion Protection Act was introduced by Democratic state senator Katrina Jackson. NR WIRE VIEW MORE 30m House to Vote on Repealing Trump Travel Ban 51m FBI Investigating Whether Ilhan Omar Married Her Brother White House Bolton Blows Up Trump Team’s Foolhardy Quid Pro Quo Defense By Andrew C. McCarthy However objectionable it may have been, nothing of consequence happened. Therefore there was no impeachable offense. Case closed. Except it’s not case closed. NR PLUS Economy & Business Populism of the Elites By Jim Geraghty At the Koch network’s gathering, CEOs warn that cronyism is eroding faith in America. Politics & Policy The Coming Biden and Bernie Show By Michael Brendan Dougherty If and when the race narrows to the strongest candidate in each ‘lane,’ Democrats will be forced to focus on the only questions that really matter to them. Impromptus Sweet freedom of conscience, &c. By Jay Nordlinger On senators and impeachment; closet cases; Yale and art history; and more. World In Spain, Compulsory Sex Education for Primary-School Children By John Hirschauer The central government insists on teaching all seven-year-olds about homosexuality, regardless of their parents’ beliefs. The Corner The Smear Campaign against John Bolton By Rich Lowry 12:49 PM What a Sanders Victory Would Mean By Ramesh Ponnuru 11:51 AM Do College Students Need ‘Safe Spaces’? By George Leef 10:40 AM Two Secularizations and the Fate of Conservatism By Stanley Kurtz 9:22 AM Impeachment Watch See More Bolton Claims Trump Tied Ukraine Aid to Biden Corruption Probes in Upcoming Book Bolton Claims Trump Tied Ukraine Aid to Biden Corruption Probes in Upcoming Book It Would Be Insane It Would Be Insane The Democrats’ Burisma Bait and Switch The Democrats’ Burisma Bait and Switch In Impeachment’s Obstruction Dispute, Dissembling by Both Sides In Impeachment’s Obstruction Dispute, Dissembling by Both Sides Election 2020 Elections Pro-Life Dem Confronts Buttigieg over Party’s Commitment to Abortion: ‘We Have No Part in the Party’ By Zachary Evans The exchange happened two days after President Trump became the first U.S. president in history to address the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. Elections Iowa Poll: Sanders 25, Buttigieg 18, Biden 17, Warren 15 By John McCormack Sanders is now within a point of Biden in the RCP average of Iowa polls. Elections Does the Des Moines Register’ s Endorsement of Elizabeth Warren Matter? By John McCormack The paper has a bad record of picking the winner of the Iowa Democratic caucuses. It has endorsed Democratic presidential candidates in 1988, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2016, and the ... March for Life Religion Praying for Conversions at the March for Life By Kathryn Jean Lopez A day of mixed feelings and prayers about a grave evil. Politics & Policy At the March for Life, a Timely Reminder of the Importance (and Dearth) of Pro-Life Democrats By John McCormack Friday’s rally saw a standout speech from Louisiana state representative Katrina Jackson, a Democrat who spearheaded the state’s abortion restrictions. Law & the Courts 47 Marches Later, Roe Is Still Indefensible By John Hirschauer No reasonable person alive during the Founding era understood the Ninth Amendment to include a right to kill an unborn child. The Latest Politics & Policy The Coming Biden and Bernie Show By Michael Brendan Dougherty 1:16 PM If and when the race narrows to the strongest candidate in each ‘lane,’ Democrats will be forced to focus on the only questions that really matter to them. Immigration House to Vote on Repealing Trump Travel Ban By Mairead McArdle 1:06 PM Nancy Pelosi said that the House will take up a bill to repeal President Trump's travel ban, which bars citizens of certain countries from entering the U.S. Energy & Environment The Warren Fracking Ban Would Devastate America By David L. Bahnsen 12:50 PM An investigation into Elizabeth Warren’s disastrous promise to ban hydraulic fracturing via executive order on Day One of her presidency. Law & the Courts FBI Investigating Whether Ilhan Omar Married Her Brother By Zachary Evans 12:45 PM The FBI is looking into reports that Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother in order to ease his immigration to the U.S. Politics & Policy Abortion Survivors Encourage Forgiveness at March for Life By Mairead McArdle 12:36 PM Two women who survived abortions testified to the real life consequences of a procedure that is so often obscured by euphemism. White House Bolton Blows Up Trump Team’s Foolhardy Quid Pro Quo Defense By Andrew C. McCarthy 12:29 PM However objectionable it may have been, nothing of consequence happened. Therefore there was no impeachable offense. Case closed. Except it’s not case closed. Law & the Courts Prince Andrew Has Ignored FBI’s Epstein Interview Requests By Tobias Hoonhout 12:24 PM Prince Andrew has not responded to requests from federal prosecutors and the FBI for an interview about his contacts with Jeffrey Epstein. Politics & Policy ‘Hanging by a Thread’: Democrats and the Abortion Case That Could Signal the Beginning of the End By Mairead McArdle 12:14 PM The Unsafe Abortion Protection Act was introduced by Democratic state senator Katrina Jackson. White House Susan Collins: Bolton’s Contradiction of Trump ‘Strengthens the Case’ for Calling Impeachment Witnesses By Tobias Hoonhout 12:06 PM Sen.Susan Collins said that Bolton’s statements about President Trump's involvement with Ukraine “strengthens the case for witnesses” in the impeachment trial. White House Romney: ‘Increasingly Likely’ There Will Be Republican Votes to Call Bolton as Impeachment Witness By Zachary Evans 10:45 AM “I think it's increasingly likely that other Republicans will join those of us who think we should hear from John Bolton," Romney told reporters. Education Do College Students Need ‘Safe Spaces’? By George Leef 10:40 AM Let's face it -- the “safe spaces” concept makes college campuses unsafe for people who don't accept leftist ideas. Elections Biden: ‘There is No Room for Compromise’ on Transgender Rights By Mairead McArdle 9:57 AM "Let’s be clear: Transgender equality is the civil rights issue of our time." Biden wrote Saturday on Twitter. Religion Two Secularizations and the Fate of Conservatism By Stanley Kurtz 9:22 AM It’s time for a closer look at this “second...