Charles Krauthammer
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Past articles by Charles:
Charles Krauthammer: The authoritarian temptation
An excerpt from the original essay in his posthumous book “The Point of It All.” → Read More
Krauthammer: How I fell in love with the Washington Nationals
My late father, Charles Krauthammer, loved baseball. No one would have been happier to see the Nationals make it to the World Series. → Read More
Charles Krauthammer: The enduring miracle of the American Constitution
An excerpt from the forthcoming posthumous book “The Point of It All.” → Read More
Charles Krauthammer: A note to readers
I have been uncharacteristically silent these past ten months. I had thought that silence would soon be coming to an end, but I’m afraid I must tell you now that fate has decided on a different course for me. In August of last year, I underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in my abdomen. That operation was thought to have been a success, but it caused a cascade of secondary complications… → Read More
Once Again, the Guardrails Hold
We should all be grateful that from the generals to the Scouts, from the senators to the cops, the institutions of both political and civil society are holding up well ... → Read More
The guardrails hold
From the generals to the Boy Scouts, institutions are withstanding Trump. → Read More
The Consequences of the Sessions Affair
The most appalling aspect of Trump’s attacks on Jeff Sessions is his revival of the idea of prosecuting Clinton ... → Read More
Sessions lessons
Trump’s attacks on his attorney general show his pathological need to display dominance. → Read More
Charles Krauthammer: What to do for little Charlie Gard
One cannot imagine a more wrenching moral dilemma than the case of little Charlie Gard. He is a beautiful 11-month-old boy with an incurable genetic disease. → Read More
What to do for little Charlie Gard
“What is best for the child? The best guide is a loving parent. A parent's motive is the most pure,” writes Charles Krauthammer. → Read More
What to do for little Charlie Gard
One cannot imagine a more wrenching moral dilemma. → Read More
Bungled collusion is still collusion
What Trump Jr., et al. did may not be criminal. But it is deeply wrong. → Read More
The Rubicon Is Crossed in North Korea
North Korea crossed the rubicon by successfully testing an ICBM on July 4th ... → Read More
North Korea: The Rubicon is crossed
Kim Jong Un has an intercontinental weapon. What do we have? → Read More
Why Do They Even Play the Game?
I offer the Krauthammer Conjecture: In sports, the pleasure of winning is less than the pain of losing. Which makes you wonder why anybody plays at all. → Read More
Why do they even play the game?
The Krauthammer Conjecture: Winning isn’t everything — but losing is a lot worse. → Read More
The great Muslim civil war — and us
Everyone knows that the Islamic State is finished. Who inherits? → Read More
You can’t govern by id
Trump’s “unfiltered” tweets blur lines between policy and pathology. → Read More
To Die for Estonia?
Deterrence does not depend on certainty that the enemy will go to war if you cross a line. Given the stakes, just a chance of that happening can be enough. → Read More
To die for Estonia?
By abdicating America’s defensive commitment to NATO, Trump has dangerously undermined global security. → Read More