Matthew Continetti

If Gen Z embraces a culture of ingratitude and rejection, American exceptionalism will fade into history. Socialism and antisemitism will march to the fore. Political violence will be normalized. My latest @WSJFreeEx looks at new @AEI data that sheds light—and suggests what to do about it. Link in replies.

'In the End I Was Right': How a Harvard Historian Helped Reagan Topple Soviet Communism via @IraStoll - freebeacon.com/national-secur…

Luis García Jr. has his second multi-homer game of the month and the @Nationals take the series!

‘Beneath the Trump-bashing lurks a genuinely radical program that would have been a nonstarter not only in your grandfather’s Democratic Party but in your slightly older brother’s.’ wsj.com/opinion/trump-…

Four Presidents, One Bicentennial: my new piece in @CityJournal on how #Nixon, #Ford, #Carter and #Reagan all had a hand in the #bicentennial celebration of 1976. city-journal.org/article/richar…

Mel Brooks turns 100 today. In honour of this incredible milestone, here's a clip from the legendary "2000 Year Old Man" sketch he created (and performed) with Carl Reiner.

28 June 1787: at a moment of crisis in the #ConstitutionalConvention meeting in Phila., #BenjaminFranklin moved to begin each morning with “prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations.” The Convention adjourned without voting on the motion.

Brilliant, hilarious—needless to say, by Simon Rich newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…

The Lansdowne Portrait: Gilbert Stuart’s New Image of George Washington wsj.com/arts-culture/f…

The Spirit of the Revolution wsj.com/arts-culture/b…

Harvey Mansfield: America Is 250 Years Young wsj.com/opinion/harvey…

The 2000 Year Old Man is turning 100. Mel Brooks on Sunday will celebrate his centennial birthday. abcnews.link/Qy0FCvl

Trump wants the GOP to hold Congress and secure his legacy. The Four I’s—inflation, Iran, Israel and ineptitude—stand in the way, writes @continetti on.wsj.com/4g7YsSq

Today: @continetti explains how to ruin a presidency; @masadasiegel mourns the rise of antisemitism in schools and universities; and @megan_pidcock becomes a Knicks fan. Plus, @MattHennessey warns establishment Democrats that they’re on the ropes. wsj.com/opinion/free-e…

The @YUStrausCenter “trip then returned to Washington for a discussion at the @GWHillel with Troy & journalist @Continetti. Finally, though cut short by inclement weather, students were led on a tour of DC by Troy.“ @YU_Commentator yucommentator.org/2026/06/straus…

New research by @natmalkus & Sam Hollon: "Predominant measures of student attendance, such as attendance rates and chronic absenteeism, do not distinguish between excused and unexcused absences." "Unexcused absences reduce student test scores more than excused absences, suggesting that unexcused absences may be the prime target for efforts to improve attendance." aei.org/research-produ…

"Introduce cameras and you’ll get a parade of high-profile fame-chasers who spend their days yelling in the Supreme Court so they can spend their nights yelling on cable TV." @BenSasse: Keep Cameras Out of the Supreme Court wsj.com/opinion/free-e… via @WSJFreeEx

JUST ANNOUNCED: The Washington Monument Illumination returns to the National Mall July 1 through July 5. Each evening, an 18-minute projection-mapping presentation will light the Monument with the people, places, and moments that have shaped the American story, ending with the Monument glowing as a giant birthday candle. Come watch any night between 9:00 PM and 12:20 AM ET, with the best viewing along the National Mall.

Guests today: @Continetti, @MichaelDuncan of @RuthlessPodcast, @bethanyshondark, @DavidDrucker, @ByronYork, @Lileks and John Leganski, longtime aide to @SpeakerMcCarthy who has detailed the battles between 214 House Republicans and the "Knucklehead Caucus" of 8 (6 of whom are now gone): "Glory, Grief and the Gavel." (The link is in the replies.)

As Matt @continetti explained in the @WSJFreeEx the antisemitism we are seeing from Mayor Mamdani & DSA candidates in NYC reflects the Bernie Sanders effect on the Democratic Party. Mayor Mamdani’s attack on AIPAC is an antisemitic slur against NYC Jews and the millions of Americans who support AIPAC.