
NATIONAL REVIEW: The latest issue features ‘The Trump Effect’
“If President Donald Trump’s careers in real estate development, television, and now politics have taught us anything, it is that he likes to leave his mark (and his name) on everything he touches,” Christine Rosen writes in the new issue of National Review magazine. “Some of those marks, like the profusion of gilt ornaments and gold, Trump-branded coasters in the Oval Office, will almost certainly be removed by future presidents. Others, like the proposed construction of a White House ballroom or his plan to build a ‘Garden of Heroes’ featuring statues of great Americans, are more likely to become permanent parts of the White House and National Mall.”
The Trump Effect: On the Rule of Law
A country in which law is king asks not whether government hardball works but whether it is legal. Andrew C. McCarthy
The Trump Effect: On Our Alliances
U.S. interests aren’t advanced when America’s allies are less confident in Washington and more inclined to accommodate regional bullies. Noah Rothman
The Trump Effect: On Popular Culture
For much of the last decade, Hollywood has been making the same statement: Trump is bad. But they had no idea how to beat him



Try to get to Big Bend National Park, a stunning mix of ecosystems perched on the Rio Grande. Sure, you can fly into El Paso — and then you’ve still got about 300 miles left to go. No matter which way you approach the heart of West Texas, it’s a long haul. (Well, unless you have a private jet. But then you’d be missing half the fun.)