John Yoo, former clerk to Justice Thomas: “zero chance” courts would allow suspension of writ of habeas corpus over immigration. Suspending habeas would provide “much stronger ground for impeachment than Trump’s first two rides on that rodeo.” thedispatch.com/article/habeas…

Grateful for the opportunity to write on "The Empty Ecstasy of Digital Crowds" for The Dispatch's "Dispatch Faith" Newsletter this morning, w/special thanks to Michael Reneau. Link in comments, but here's a quick excerpt: "Like that of drugs, alcohol, and recreational sex, the

The Dispatch Michael Reneau For the full article and newsletter: thedispatch.com/newsletter/dis…

“Good days and bad days” is a heartbreaking phrase for families dealing with cognitive decline in a loved one. “Good days and bad days” in a presidency is dangerous. My thoughts on “Original Sin.” thedispatch.com/article/biden-…

Despite being a Rangers fan, J.C. Derrick is doing good and important work.

Was happy to spend some time talking to my friend Warren Smith last week for his MinistryWatch.com podcast and talk about journalism, religion coverage, and The Dispatch (including Dispatch Faith). ministrywatch.com/ep-469-a-conve…

I’m so embarrassed by our supposed leaders. Each and every day.

Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV, embodiment of the hermeneutic of continuity. Me, for The Dispatch.

In foreign policy, there is the moral and the amoral. There is also, on occasion, the immoral. For The Dispatch, I have a look at some of Donald Trump's moves and statements, in the first term and in this just-started one. thedispatch.com/article/donald…

People have the right to defend themselves against murder. Day after day, Russian forces are murdering Ukrainian civilians from the air. The government of Ukraine has a duty to protect them. Is this not elementary? Russia is the aggressor; this should not be forgotten.

Nicely done, Jonah Goldberg. Twice in the last month or so I have seen foolish commentators blithely identify the views of Strauss with those of Schmitt, which cannot survive contact with his lecture on "German Nihilism." thedispatch.com/newsletter/gfi…

This is honestly a tremendous amount of fun if you forget for a moment we are running a country here.

The ruling class is not well. And they do nothing to hide this fact.

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Well, now we know the answer to one of the questions about Pope Leo XIV I posed in my The Dispatch article a couple weeks ago.👇🏽

Gor tells the New York post he's not from Russia. I've been told by multiple people he was born in the Soviet Union.

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The right decision. We don't quite live in a post-shame world after all.

I asked Marjorie Taylor Greene some questions about her claim that she doesn't "know anyone in America who has been the victim of a crime or killed by Iran." She threatened to call the police on me. New The Dispatch: thedispatch.com/article/marjor… x.com/McCormackJohn/…

A month ago, I got an offer to join the SCOTUSblog team. Today, I helped run a live blog for 22,000 people, edited seven stories and fact-checked the Stat Pack, an incredible statistical analysis of the 2024-25 term. What a month! (And what a day...)