The Pope Should Pontificate About Something Else

Plus: Iran Suddenly Keen to Avoid 'Provocative' Moves Against America, The CIA Backs the Lab-Leak Theory — and the Media Shrug, and more

TODAY'S NR DAILY IS PRESENTED BY January 27, 2025 EDITOR'S PICKS    The Pope Should Pontificate About Something Else He knows nothing about U.S. immigration policy. Rich Lowry  >     Unlocked for you.  Iran Suddenly Keen to Avoid 'Provocative' Moves Against America There's a little-noticed dramatic change in Iran's stance toward the U.S. that deserves our attention this morning. Jim Geraghty  > The CIA Backs the Lab-Leak Theory — and the Media Shrug The CIA assessment should prompt introspection among journalists who mocked the theory for years. Brittany Bernstein  > See all our premium content with NRPLUS. NEW ON NATIONAL REVIEW     Forgetting Paris President Trump was right to pull the U.S. out of the rotten climate change agreement. The Editors  > A message from DonorsTrust Simplify Your Tax-Deductible Giving with DonorsTrust Passing a new tax bill is among the top 2025 priorities for the recently sworn-in Trump administration and Congress. With a tax-advantaged giving account from DonorsTrust, you can streamline your charitable deductions and prepare for whatever changes come to the tax code.   Learn more at DonorsTrust.org   The Internal Combustion of the Case for Biden's EV Mandate Charles C. W. Cooke  > Joe, Cecile, and Francis — A Story of Western Cultural Incoherence Kathryn Jean Lopez  > Affirmative Action Is Still Alive and Well. Trump Can Kill It Stanley Goldfarb and Ian Kingsbury  > The Irish President's Holocaust Address Was a Predictable Disaster Michael Brendan Dougherty  > Some Reasons for Skepticism about Trump's Colombia 'Win' Dominic Pino  > A message from DonorsTrust NR PODCASTS: FEATURED EPISODE    Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis by Robert D. Kaplan FEATURED PHOTO GALLERY    Defending America 19 West 44th Street, Ste. 1701, New York, NY, 10036 Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.