SACRAMENTO, Calif — Lanhee Chen, the Republican candidate for California controller, was an ideal candidate for the little-known office. His Democratic challenger on Tuesday, Malia Cohen, seems ill-suited for it. Thus, Chen racked up every major newspaper endorsement — even from liberal…

It’s late as I write this, though not late enough to know how things will turn out. But there are things we can safely say just after midnight Eastern time on Tuesday as the vote counts roll in and the…

Republicans in America are witnessing their own stunning anthropological metamorphosis. It is like being conscious on an operating table while watching your body turn into a ghoulish creature. The celebrated Roman poet, Ovid, who lived during the time of Caesar…

We’ll start this off by equating the physical characteristics of a political wave election with those of the more natural kind. Not so much for the benefit of our regular readers but perhaps for those of the Democrat trolls and…

Congressman John LeBoutillier once described Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill as “just like the federal budget — fat, bloated, and out of control.” Physiognomy puts the science in pseudoscience when applied to politicians but little else. Our representatives come…

For the first time in more than a half century, Alaskans this week sent a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives. Yes, the election witnessed the debut of ranked-choice voting in the state and, yes, Sarah Palin competed against…

Since the Democrats achieved their governing trifecta in 2020, they have presided over a cascading series of domestic and foreign policy disasters while displaying transparent contempt for the Constitution. For the sake of the country, it’s imperative that some semblance…

St. Louis — Eric Greitens wants Missourians to believe that he is the MAGA candidate par excellence. The truth is that the former governor is devoted only to the agenda of MEGGA: Make Eric Greitens Grandiose Again. The upper chamber…

A trio of Republican governors in New England are proving themselves to be just as vociferous as many Democrats in their support for killing the unborn. On Monday, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu told Jake Tapper of CNN that he…

Former Illinois Rep. Dan Lipinski, a moderate Democrat who was ousted from his party for his pro-life views, is considering running for Congress as an independent in either 2022 or 2024. He spoke with The American Spectator about why he…