What Happens If Your Dark-Horse Candidate Doesn't Rise?

On the menu today: At this point, the Republican presidential primary has Donald Trump way ahead, Ron DeSantis running a distant second, and everyone else stuck in single digits. So what should fans of those far-behind candidates do? Is, as folks such as Kari Lake contend, the primary over months before anyone casts a ballot? When is it logical to cast a ballot for a "meh" candidate when your favorite candidate is well behind? Meanwhile, Russia's efforts to prevent the expansion of NATO have backfired spectacularly, and life imitates one of my novels in an unnerving way. If you've ever felt like the Biden administration's economic policies were so insane that it seemed like the Treasury secretary was consuming magic mushrooms . . . well, you were closer to the truth than you ever realized. Finally, there are still a few spots left in the National Review Institute’s Burke to Buckley Fellowship Program in Chicago — details below.

Stand by Your Man . . . for a While, at Least

One of my maxims is that a candidate must earn your vote; you don't owe it to any candidate or party. You don't have to choose between the lesser of two evils, you ... READ MORE