James Kirchick

The White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner (WHCD) is unique for being the one night when America’s three centers of power—Washington, New York, and Hollywood—converge. Every April, just as the cherry blossoms are in bloom, social climbers of every... See more

In the wake of Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán’s landslide election defeat, populist conservatives and other thinkers in the “heterodox” intellectual space have been mounting a curious defense of the outgoing leader. Through a 16-year process of ext... See more

It’s springtime, and a spirit of reconciliation is in the air. It was President Donald Trump who ushered in our new bipartisan era when he welcomed the just-elected Zohran Mamdani to the White House last fall. “Wow, you’re even better-looking in person th... See more

Last weekend, hundreds of left-wing activists and politicians from around the world descended on Cuba. As participants in the Nuestra América Convoy, they brought with them some 20 tons of humanitarian aid ostensibly to help a population suffering under P... See more

Several Members of Congress are calling for people to be deported from our country due simply to their faith. One has suggested that there’s something sinister about other elected leaders celebrating their religious holidays or placing their hands on thei... See more