Gerard Baker
Wall Street Journal
New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Gerard:
The Supreme Court Declares Independence
The rulings on affirmative action, student loans and free speech herald a counterrevolution against the left’s domination of American institutions. → Read More
The Riddle, Mystery and Enigma of Prigozhin’s Coup Attempt
One thing is clear after the rebellion in Russia: The U.S. was right to support Ukraine after Putin’s invasion last year. → Read More
God Save the Queen and Biden’s Foreign Policy
He’s as confused about Afghanistan, Ukraine and the Middle East as about the British monarch. → Read More
Trump’s Indictment May Pull Us Back From the Brink
But if we’re stuck with a rematch between him and Biden in the 2024 presidential election, the losing side is sure to call it illegitimate. → Read More
AI Is the Technocratic Elite’s New Excuse for a Power Grab
Funny how the ‘existential’ threats always justify the same solutions: more control and bureaucracy. → Read More
The Bigotry That Proudly Speaks Its Name
From Dodger Stadium to Washington, indulging anti-Catholic sentiment is an elite pastime. → Read More
‘Unelectability’ Won’t Defeat Donald Trump in 2024
For one thing, he won in 2016. And his opponents look weak for not simply calling him unfit to be president. → Read More
Biden’s Bleak Story About Race in America Is False
His warnings of ‘white supremacy’ would suit 1960 Alabama. In 2023 they’re merely demagogic. → Read More
Glenn Youngkin Isn’t Running for President—Yet
If Trump and DeSantis both stumble, don’t rule out a late entry by the Virginia governor. → Read More
Trump Could Win if People Vote Their Pocketbooks
Biden has a terrible record on spending, financial regulation and inflation. Perhaps that still matters. → Read More
Trump Indictment Keeps New York Safe for Accountants
‘No one is above the law.’ True enough, but this has become a clichéd refuge of political scoundrels. → Read More
Liz Truss’s Tax-Cut Plan Meets the Big-Government Ratchet
Her modest proposed reductions draw howls from Biden, the IMF and leaders of her own party. → Read More
In a Time of Crisis, Public Discourse Has Descended Into Nonsense
Our leaders of both parties now seem free to utter things completely at odds with reality and logic. → Read More
Was This the Summer That Saved the Biden Presidency?
His approval rating is up, Republican candidates look iffy, and Donald Trump is relevant again. → Read More
As Night Follows Day, Stagflation Follows the 2020-21 Stimulus
It’ll be dark, with interest hikes and sluggish GDP figures aligning as if to produce a solar eclipse. → Read More
Has Biden Lost It? He Never Had It
His presidency’s failure rests on a longstanding character flaw: He follows the Democratic Party wherever it goes. → Read More
Britain’s Conservatives Rise Above Identity Politics
The list of candidates to replace Boris Johnson refutes woke myths about women and minorities. → Read More
The Supreme Court’s War on Life, the Universe and Everything
From abortion to climate change, a wave of yellow journalism targets the men and women in black robes. → Read More
The Urge to Overreach Outlives Roe v. Wade
Critics of the Supreme Court take to the streets in rage, while abortion opponents push draconian restrictions. → Read More
Jan. 6 Pitted a Conspiracy of RINOs Against a Confederacy of Dunces
The latter’s theory has it that the most dependable Trump supporters plotted to deny his re-election. → Read More