Secular blowhards just don’t get the papacy. The upcoming conclave is not about liberals versus conservatives but who will best express the timeless Catholic faith thetimes.com/article/5ad827…

#Trump, #Zelensky and a Prayer for an Honorable Peace in #Ukraine. After a meeting at the #Vatican, the U.S. president toughens his rhetoric toward #Putin’s #Russia. wsj.com/opinion/trump-…

We are all living in a real-life Mel Brooks production.

The office of the Archbishop of Canterbury has been vacant since January and no one cares.

But Poland went 0-6 under JPII.

Amazing. The NYT has already managed to survey the preponderance of 1.2bn Catholics around the world in two days so it can make this definitive declaration about how they feel about the pope: nytimes.com/2025/05/10/wor…

So does this mean my daughters can have those 30 dolls this Christmas after all? Thank you Mr President! #Tariffs #TradeDeal

Exactly. It’s well known that Cleveland used the statue extensively for his own personal comfort and convenience and then took possession of it personally after he left office.

I’m puzzled by this line of reasoning. Caught early, prostate cancer can be treated and cured. Are we saying that Biden knew he had it at an early stage years ago, chose not to treat it to avoid disclosure and thereby exposed himself to the greater risk that it could kill him?

I can somehow imagine NYC embracing the socialism but I just don’t see the sharia thing going down well in most parts of the city I have frequented of an evening. #Mamdani #NYCMayor

So Coney Barrett is a staunch defender of true American values again? I was told just last month she was a Marxist activist/Souter in a dress? This is so confusing. If only justices would do their job of approving what Trump does instead of exercising their judgment. #Scotus

Having broken most of the rules of politics, has Trump really smashed one of the supposedly iron laws of economics too? asks Gerard Baker on.wsj.com/4fgfHhQ

On this episode of Free Expression, Gerard Baker speaks with Israeli journalist and commentator נדב איל Nadav Eyal about what it could take to settle the war between Israel and Hamas. on.wsj.com/3UArlKR

If Trump’s tariffs are so bad, where’s the recession? wsj.com/opinion/if-tru…

Trump has given the US the highest tariffs since the 1930s. Result? Its economy is expanding at a healthy clip of 3%, inflation is falling and the $150bn from tariffs could soon be used for tax cuts He’s breaking the rules - and winning, says Gerry Baker thetimes.co.uk/article/donald…

#Trump is breaking every rule — and winning. From #tariffs to immigration, the president proves that received wisdom is not always as wise as experts led us to believe. thetimes.com/comment/column…

Can Israel win its war in Gaza? I spoke with נדב איל Nadav Eyal about what it could take to settle the war between Israel and Hamas, the international reaction to the crisis, and how Israel can ultimately guarantee its own security and very existence. wsj.com/podcasts/opini…

Democracy on the Brink I spoke with Rishi Sunak to discuss the state of democracy in the U.K. and the U.S, how liberal democracy can be strengthened, and how rapid technological change is affecting economics and politics. wsj.com/podcasts/opini…

On this episode of Free Expression, Gerard Baker and former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discuss the state of democracy in the U.K. and the U.S. on.wsj.com/3UfPJBq