Ramesh Ponnuru
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Washington, DC, United States
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Recent articles by Ramesh:
The Democrats Are Taking Joe Manchin for a Ride
The senator wanted expedited permitting for energy projects. Instead, his colleagues are offering a grab bag of new taxes and spending and calling it inflation reduction. → Read More
The Pro-Life Defeat in Kansas
The result is bad news, but supporters of the abortion license are giddily overreading it. → Read More
Dobbs and Its Critics
Some noteworthy arguments against the Supreme Court decision — and why they’re wrong. → Read More
Ramesh Ponnuru: Democrats are scapegoating Biden for their own misjudgments
The bad news for Democrats is that Biden may not be up to the job. The worse news is they have deeper troubles. → Read More
Democrats Are Scapegoating Biden for Their Own Misjudgments
It’s easier to point fingers than to acknowledge that liberals should blame themselves for inflationary spending policies, unrealistic legislative goals and social-issue maximalism. → Read More
Looking for the Wrong Words on Abortion
Jill Filipovic’s unconvincing case against the term ‘unborn children.’ → Read More
Ramesh Ponnuru: America’s Constitution is conservative, like it or not – Twin Cities
The conservatism of our Constitution is why people on the right are more likely to call themselves “constitutional conservatives” than people on the left are to call themselves “c… → Read More
Pro-Lifers Should Hold Off on Seeking National Abortion Ban
Making a federal law a priority would divert conservatives’ attention from pressing political battles in the states. It would also divide them. → Read More
Ramesh Ponnuru: A conservative plan to strengthen families, post-Roe
The tide among Republicans may be turning. → Read More
A Conservative Plan to Strengthen Families, Post-Roe
A Republican bill would encourage parents to get married and to keep working. → Read More
Ramesh Ponnuru: The Republicans’ three-pronged strategy to win back the House – Twin Cities
The issues Republicans want to highlight — inflation, crime, and illegal immigration — all fit into a larger conservative story about government. → Read More
Ramesh Ponnuru: The Fed risks future pain if it fails to curb inflation today
When inflation expectations are subdued, on the other hand, the adjustment need not be so painful. That’s our relatively happy situation now. → Read More
Opinion: Background checks and assault weapon bans won’t work — focus on what will
Authorities need better ways to identify individuals who pose a serious threat of lethal... → Read More
Ramesh Ponnuru: The gun debate needs to break old patterns
There are three deep problems that all who share those sentiments have not been able to get past. → Read More
Ramesh Ponnuru: Republicans can extend their midterm inflation advantage
No matter what politicians in either party do, the cost of living is going to be front of mind for voters this fall. → Read More
Great Replacement Theory Is a Grand Delusion
Liberals have hoped and Republicans have feared that the politics of immigration would give Democrats the upper hand. Reality is proving different. → Read More
An Empty Threat to the Justices
Jennifer Rubin cites polls indicating majority support for term limits for the Supreme Court. But I think the justices are probably aware that the plain text of the Constitution grants them life tenure. → Read More
Ramesh Ponnuru: What’s not going to happen after Roe falls – Twin Cities
Roe may be on its way out. But social conservatives are still under political and institutional constraints that would keep them from undoing social liberalism across the board even if they wanted … → Read More
The Times Distorts Alito’s Draft Opinion
Professor Ziegler is presenting her own view as much more sophisticated and even-handed than Alito’s when it is in fact the very same view. → Read More
What’s Not Going to Happen After Roe Falls
Abortion isn't going to be banned nationally, and major Supreme Court precedents on contraception and gay rights are safe. → Read More