Washington Examiner / Magazine
August 26, 2026 Issue
August 26, 2026 Print Edition
Cover Story
Amy Coney Barrett defies easy categorization, to the dismay of the Left and Right
Given her history so far, questions will linger as to whether Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is conservative enough. However, the real question should be whether she applies the law as written, even when doing so is politically inconvenient.

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Your Land

The anti-family Right
Magazine - Your Land
The anti-family Right
Conservatives for decades have carried the pro-family mantle against a Left that is sometimes radical in its antipathy...
The independent nones
Magazine - Your Land
The independent nones
It is an easy and entertaining setup. Recruit one fervent believer and one atheist, give them microphones, and...
California bans (most) tires
Magazine - Your Land
California bans (most) tires
California Democrats continue to jack up gas prices and tell Californians what kind of cars they are allowed...
Bread lines or bread winning? The Democratic Party’s fatal leftward drift
Magazine - Your Land
Bread lines or bread winning? The Democratic Party’s fatal leftward drift
The Democratic Party as we know it is on the verge of collapse, nearly ready to capitulate to...

Business

Budget red ink threatens to spike inflation and unemployment
Magazine - Business
Budget red ink threatens to spike inflation and unemployment
Neither party is focused on shrinking worsening deficits and national debt levels.
Bond market meltdown shows MAGA needs a deficit-reducing response before Election Day
Magazine - Business
Bond market meltdown shows MAGA needs a deficit-reducing response before Election Day
International markets are rattled by global events. That was made clear by the Aug. 18 widespread...

Washington Briefing

Campaigns
A Bayh-gone era for Indiana Democrats?
Hoosier State's Team Blue nominates a political scion in three-way secretary of state race.
Magazine
Scharf edge for the Trump administration
New White House counsel would guide response to Democratic congressional investigations if fall elections go sour...
Congressional
Blue wave depth will be tested in a GOP-friendly Virginia House district
A former Democratic congressman is challenging the Republican incumbent in the Charlottesville-to-North Carolina state line constituency.
Magazine
Recalling a political analyst whose insight would have risen above the midterm elections din
Expert voice on the California law that led to Arnold Schwarzenegger's governorship went silent before proposed...
Letter from editor
We owe $40 trillion — $120,000 each
The government is us, not someone else. It can’t give us anything of net value.

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