Kate Andrews

Is this Trump being Trump?

Has Tulsi Gabbard changed her tune on Iran?

When women exit stage right, where do they go next? V good read by @princessdiorama spectator.com/article/women-…

Should we prioritize level-headed leadership over the tough-guy persona at DHS?

Is political rhetoric undermining our institutions?

U.S. must open the Strait of Hormuz?

Poland operated a very liberal immigration system until a few years ago. Poland has taken in 1 million Ukrainian refugees. People left Poland when the country mandated / was recovering from economic restrictionism, big government, destructive interventionism. Worth noting.

you do not, under any circumstances, "gotta hand it to" communism

Another First Principles newsletter from the @PostOpinions Editorial Board lands this morning. I’m up again, writing on Trump’s coalition of the unwilling. Sign up here 👇 washingtonpost.com/newsletters/fi…

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Are terror threats on the rise?

In this sorry political age, audacity has more purchase than relatability. And for Newsom, it’s much easier to sell. My take on the Newsom memoir: wapo.st/411eggK

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Iran war risks GOP midterm chances

Part of me is relieved it's not Paddington, honestly.

"Will one blue state governor’s decision to embrace the tax credits, and prioritize students, break the mold?" the Editorial Board writes. wapo.st/3Pt0sJn

When WAPO's editorial board said they were going full free markets they meant it

Anthropic sues the Pentagon

"These initiatives are vital for underprivileged children to escape failing public schools. Sadly but unsurprisingly, they are opposed by the leaders of teacher unions, historically among the Democratic Party’s biggest funders." @PostOpinions washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

China's big problem with Taiwan