Articles by Josh Hammer

Zohran Mamdani stands up outdoors and looks straight ahead.

What Is an American?

Josh Hammer | November 23, 2025

The chaotic confrontation in Dearborn, Michigan, on Tuesday—when a demonstrator attempted to burn a Quran and Muslim counter-protesters surged—was more than a brief flash of… Read More

SocietyCommentary

The Next Social Epidemic Is Already Here: Legalized Sports Gambling

Josh Hammer | November 15, 2025

In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association. A fractured court, led by a conservative majority, held that the Professional… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Zohran Mamdani stands outside during a press conference and looks to his left.

Reject Radical Mamdani: NYC Mayor Race Has National Ramifications

Josh Hammer | November 01, 2025

In just a few days, a Karl Marx-quoting communist who has struggled to disavow Hamas is likely to be elected the next mayor of the… Read More

International SocietyCommentary

French police officers stand next to a furniture elevator used by robbers to enter the Louvre Museum.

Louvre Heist Encapsulates a Western Culture That Will Not Defend Itself

Josh Hammer | October 25, 2025

I write from a quiet, mountainous part of Central Europe. The scenery is idyllic, and the fall air is crisp. But much as the case… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer walking through the halls of Congress smiling holding a folder.

Democrats Still Haven’t Learned Any Lessons

Josh Hammer | October 21, 2025

On Thursday, Senate Democrats voted for the 10th time to prolong the federal government shutdown. They also voted against funding the military, thereby necessitating that… Read More

InternationalCommentary

The Folly of ‘Palestinian’ Statehood

Josh Hammer | September 27, 2025

Four of America’s nominally closest allies—Britain, Australia, France, and Canada—disgraced themselves this week by recognizing a so-called Palestinian state. In so doing, these nations didn’t… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Bill Ackman stands before microphones with his hands on a podium as he looks out straight ahead.

Grifters Desecrating Charlie Kirk’s Memory Could Implode MAGA

Josh Hammer | September 20, 2025

Is it really too much to ask that a murdered young man be given the dignity of a proper burial before bad-faith opportunists attempt to… Read More

SocietyCommentary

The Martyrdom of My Friend Charlie Kirk

Josh Hammer | September 13, 2025

It is difficult enough to write about the most high-profile political assassination in this country since the Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy… Read More

SecurityCommentary

Donald Trump looks straight ahead and points with his left hand.

Trump’s National Guard Deployment and the Art of the 80-20 Issue

Josh Hammer | September 06, 2025

Donald Trump’s recent floated proposal to deploy the National Guard to crime-overrun blue cities like Chicago and Baltimore has been met with howls of outrage… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Lisa Cook sits at a table during a meeting with a microphone in front of her and stares to her right.

Yes, President Trump Has the Authority to Fire Lisa Cook

Josh Hammer | August 29, 2025

On Monday, President Donald Trump moved to fire Lisa Cook, a Joe Biden-nominated member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. He moved to fire… Read More

InternationalCommentary

Donald Trump speaks to the media wearing a hat that reads, "Trump Was Right About Everything!"

The Art of the Deal, Russia-Ukraine Style

Josh Hammer | August 23, 2025

Two months after the breathtaking Operation Midnight Hammer strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities and the ceasefire with Israel that soon followed, President Donald Trump has… Read More

SecurityCommentary

Marco Rubio sits at a table and looks straight ahead with his hands on the table.

It’s Past Time to Designate the Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Organization

Josh Hammer | August 16, 2025

On Tuesday, New York City radio host Sid Rosenberg asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio about whether the State Department intends to designate the Muslim… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Adam Sandler stands in front of a promotional poster with his wife and two daughters on the red carpet.

America’s ‘Happiest’ Golfer Has a Timeless Message: Family First

Josh Hammer | August 03, 2025

Every recreational golfer of my generation shares at least two things in common: We grew up revering Tiger Woods, and we know “Happy Gilmore,” the… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Donald Trump sits in a chair and points his right index finger at reporters.

Grading the Second Trump Presidency, 6 Months In

Josh Hammer | July 26, 2025

Over the course of four years’ banishment to America’s political wilderness while subjected to both a would-be assassin’s bullets and the humiliating and unprecedented spectacle… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Zohran Mamdani stands and talks into a microphone and gestures with his right hand.

Communist Zohran Mamdani Shows Democrats Can’t Quit Obamaism

Josh Hammer | July 19, 2025

It has been painfully obvious, ever since the presidential election last November, that the Democratic Party’s brand is in tatters. This week, a Quinnipiac University… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein with his right hand.

Log Off Social Media and Return to the Real Things

Josh Hammer | July 12, 2025

A lot of people online have been very, very upset over President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice’s twofold conclusion, announced last Sunday, that Jeffrey Epstein’s… Read More

International Commentary

Donald Trump stands at podium with a microphone set in front of him as he gives a speech.

Shock-and-Awe ‘Midnight Hammer’ Iran Strike Encapsulates Trump Doctrine

Josh Hammer | June 29, 2025

My young family and I were in Israel when the Israel Defense Forces and Mossad began their offensive operations against Iran on June 13, commencing… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Kamala Harris stands at a podium in front of a microphone and talks while gesturing with her right hand.

How Democrats Can Stop Alienating Young Men: Some Unsolicited Advice

Josh Hammer | June 07, 2025

Last November, Donald Trump soundly defeated Kamala Harris among young men 18 to 29 years old, racking up about 56% of their votes according to… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Musk’s Worthy DOGE Spotlight and the Fiscal Path Forward

Josh Hammer | May 31, 2025

On Wednesday evening, the world’s wealthiest man announced that his sojourn in the nation’s capital is almost over. “As my scheduled time as a Special… Read More

LawCommentary

End the ‘Nationwide’ Injunction Racket Once and for All

Josh Hammer | May 17, 2025

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Trump v. CASA, Inc. Though the case arises out of President Donald… Read More

LawCommentary

An armed U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent stands outside with a gun strapped to him.

Mutually Assured Law Enforcement Destruction

Josh Hammer | May 10, 2025

Earlier this week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided at least nine restaurants in the nation’s capital, requesting proof that the establishments are not… Read More

International Commentary

Iranian protesters shout anti-U.S. slogans while carrying a sign that says, "America is the great Satan."

The Art of a Second Iran Deal

Josh Hammer | May 03, 2025

President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, which he celebrated this week with a characteristically electric campaign-style rally in Michigan, were the fastest and most frenzied… Read More

Education Commentary

A group of students stand in the middle of the street and yell and wave flags as they protest.

End US Taxpayer Support for the Higher Education Gravy Train

Josh Hammer | April 19, 2025

One of the most important insights of public policy is the understanding that most laws are predicated upon a (stated or unstated) quid pro quo. … Read More

Economy InternationalCommentary

Shipping containers sit on the docks near cranes in Hong Kong.

Trump’s Life’s Work Culminates in Confronting China

Josh Hammer | April 13, 2025

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on most of his planned country-specific “reciprocal” tariffs—with the notable exception of China. In so… Read More

InternationalCommentary

Donald Trump stands while holding a board that lists the tariffs on countries.

The Dismal Science and the Trumpian Tariff Hullabaloo

Josh Hammer | April 06, 2025

Whenever the subject of trade comes up, many right-leaning free traders and left-leaning neoliberals alike trot out the same talking point: “The economists all agree… Read More

LawCommentary

Chief Justice John Roberts in a white collared shirt and black gown.

John Roberts Is Responsible for the High Court’s Self-Delegitimization

Josh Hammer | March 22, 2025

At his 2005 Senate confirmation hearing to be chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Roberts famously invoked America’s national pastime in describing… Read More

SecurityCommentary

Several protesters walk down a street carrying a sign that says, "Free Mahmoud".

Mahmoud Khalil and the Red Green Assault on American Sovereignty

Josh Hammer | March 15, 2025

The stock market of late has been on a veritable roller coaster, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency continues to ruffle feathers, Iran marches ever… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Barack Obama stands next to Bill Clinton and looks into a crowd of people.

The Democratic Fork in the Road and the Woke Repudiation Imperative

Josh Hammer | March 08, 2025

Yogi Berra, the mid-century New York Yankees Hall of Fame catcher known for his pithy and often humorous life observations, once famously quipped: “When you… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Trump’s Gaza Gambit and the Art of the Ultimate Deal

Josh Hammer | February 08, 2025

Days after shocking the world with his upset victory in the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump espoused his hope of negotiating the “ultimate deal” between… Read More

LawCommentary

Andy Biggs looks to his right while speaking at a podium.

Donald Trump Is Emphatically Correct About Birthright Citizenship

Josh Hammer | January 31, 2025

Less than two weeks into this second Trump presidency, the fearmongering has already reached fever pitch. “He can’t do it!” the critics have invariably howled… Read More

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