James Kirchick

Among the many areas of American life democratized by the internet, few have been more transformed than political commentary. Instead of being restricted to an old boys' club of op-ed writers and Sunday-talk-show guests, punditry is now open to anyone wit... See more

Right-wing parties are ascending across Europe, with some already playing a role in governing the continent's most powerful countries, and others poised to do so soon. It would be a grave mistake to condemn these movements as betokening the return of fasc... See more

J. D. Vance and Abdul El-Sayed have very little in common ideologically and seem to like each other even less. As part of a nasty exchange of personal insults last month, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan implied that Vance’s grandfather would... See more

Politics and flip-flopping go together like an internal combustion engine and oil; the former cannot function without the latter. At some point in their career, all politicians will feel the need to support something they opposed, oppose something they su... See more

“Where’s my Roy Cohn?” President Donald Trump demanded in March 2017, barely two months into his first administration. Trump was just given the unwelcome news that his attorney general had recused himself from the Justice Department investigation into his... See more