Joseph Curl

Lincoln Memorial’s new basement a better metaphor for America than the monument itself

To call Washington a "swamp" is usually a tired political cliche, but when we talk about the National Mall, it is also the literal, muddy truth.

June 3, 2026

DNC’s 2024 autopsy is here, and the patient died of incompetence

If you want to understand how the Democratic Party managed to set $2.3 billion on fire during the 2024 election, look no further than its newly released campaign "autopsy."

May 27, 2026

FDR could not pack the Supreme Court, but two-time presidential loser Harris thinks she can

Back in 1937, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was riding higher than almost any other politician in American history.

May 20, 2026

Democrats do not want you to see their 2024 postmortem report

The Democratic National Committee has a secret. It is a $4 billion secret, wrapped in a mystery, inside an electoral catastrophe, currently locked in a basement filing cabinet guarded by Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin.

May 13, 2026

The Tucker pivot: Why the MAGA cheerleader turned on Trump

From his primetime days at Fox News to the campaign trail, Tucker Carlson was one of President Trump's biggest fans and most high-profile cheerleaders, loudly championing the MAGA agenda.

May 6, 2026

Virginia Democrats’ redistricting power grab meets a highly skeptical Supreme Court

This week, while the nation's political observers fixated on the Supreme Court formally clearing Texas' redrawn congressional map, a more audacious maneuver was being dissected in Richmond.

April 29, 2026

Shocker: Taxpayers foot the bill for Trump’s failed tariffs

Welcome to the great American aftermath of President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs.

April 22, 2026

Four days without my phone: What I learned

Let's get one thing straight right out of the gate: I am a modern human being, which means my smartphone is less an accessory and more an external, glowing lobe of my brain.

April 15, 2026

The art of the real: Is Trump actually trying to tank the midterms?

Is President Trump trying to lose the midterm congressional elections?

April 8, 2026

Republicans to get crushed in the midterms — or maybe not?

The Republican Party is clinging to a razor-thin 218-214 majority in the House of Representatives.

April 1, 2026

Sorry, MAGA faithful: Why Vance’s 2028 dreams might be a mirage

If you thought we could enjoy a brief, blissful moment of political silence before the 2028 presidential race kicked off, you've got another thing coming.

March 25, 2026

Artificial intelligence doth murder art

While the tech world is currently busy hyperventilating over whether their AI models have suddenly achieved consciousness, we're all missing the actual tragedy unfolding right in front of us.

March 18, 2026

How Washington’s biggest grifters found their people

President Trump has run six companies into bankruptcy: a casino, an airline, a steak company and several real estate ventures, among others.

March 11, 2026

‘Trump was right’ vs. ‘Trump was wrong’: Two different cases for the Iran bombings

The argument supporting President Trump's decision to strike Iran centers on the perceived threat posed by Tehran's nuclear ambitions and its destabilizing influence across the Middle East.

March 4, 2026

Yes, Trump has had a lot of success in Year 1

Lately, I've written a few columns critical of President Trump.

February 25, 2026

Congress officially broken; fire them all

Imagine, if you will, a world where you could simply decide not to do the one core function of your job, yet still expect your direct deposit to hit your account every two weeks like clockwork.

February 18, 2026

Trump did not bring down grocery costs

If you're standing in the checkout aisle today, staring at a receipt that looks more like a mortgage payment than a grocery bill, you might be wondering where President Trump's promised immediate relief went.

February 11, 2026

Trump’s making China great again — with your money

Just a few weeks ago, President Trump said, "Grocery prices are starting to go rapidly down."

February 4, 2026

‘Teflon Don’ finally feels the heat in Minneapolis

If politics is the art of the possible, then the Trump administration has mastered the art of the improbable backtrack.

January 28, 2026

Democrats immediately invent new ways to tax Virginians

It took Virginia Democrats exactly five days to look at a massive budget surplus and say, "You know what this state needs? Less money in the taxpayers' pockets."

January 21, 2026