Townhallhttps://townhall.com/columnists/feedTownhall is the leading source for conservative news, political cartoons, breaking stories, election analysis and commentary on politics and the media culture. An information hub for conservatives, republicans, libertarians, and liberty-loving Americans.en-usWed, 09 Sep 2026 18:48:03 -0400Heidi Overton Must Keep Her Promise to the Pro-Life Movement<![CDATA[Dr. Heidi Overton has spent years telling Americans where she stands on abortion.]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:48:00 -0400<![CDATA[Anna Lulis]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/anna-lulis/2026/09/09/heidi-overton-must-keep-her-promise-to-the-pro-life-movement-n2682714New Yorkers Remember the Pentagon Attack<![CDATA[Comparisons between different terrorist attacks, or even different events in the same terrorist attack, almost never end well. But remembering and acknowledging each other can end up better.]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:18:00 -0400<![CDATA[Larry Provost]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/larryprovost/2026/09/09/new-yorkers-remember-the-pentagon-attack-n2682706LCR = LGB: YAY!<![CDATA[Log Cabin Republicans, the GOP’s natural home for gay conservatives, recently filed for divorce from the transgender movement. High time and Hallelujah!]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Deroy Murdock]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/deroymurdock/2026/09/09/lcr-lgb-yay-n2682665Barrett Leaves Roberts in Ballroom Case<![CDATA[The pattern of Justice Amy Coney Barrett siding with left-leaning Chief Justice John&nbsp;Roberts and the liberal bloc of the Supreme Court, to establish a 5-4 majority against President Trump in key cases, has been very disappointing to conservatives. But Justice Barrett recently returned to the conservative side in the&nbsp;Ballroom case, leaving Roberts to complain in dissent like someone who has been stood up at a prom.]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[John and Andy Schlafly]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/johnandandyschlafly/2026/09/09/barrett-leaves-roberts-in-ballroom-case-n2682664High School Football Wins<![CDATA[Vince Lombardi almost did not play high school football.]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Terry Jeffrey]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/terryjeffrey/2026/09/09/high-school-football-wins-n2682660SAVE America Act vs. Packing Supreme Court: Devil in the Details<![CDATA[STAR PARKER]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Star Parker]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2026/09/09/save-america-act-v-packing-supreme-court-devil-in-the-details-n2682657Call in the Feds to Investigate Lawless Mamdani<![CDATA[New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is weaponizing the apparatus of city government to crush landlords and seize their property, violating state law, the U.S. Constitution and fundamental fairness.]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Betsy McCaughey]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/betsymccaughey/2026/09/09/call-in-the-feds-to-investigate-lawless-mamdani-n2682655Lunacy Begins With Zero Fear of Fact Checkers <![CDATA[Leftists and Democrats say the craziest things, and they can do it without fearing that a practitioner of the "fact-checking" arts is going to label them "Pants on Fire" liars on the internet. Occasionally, I will tweet these outrageous statements under the title "Zero Fear of Fact Checkers."]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Tim Graham]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/timgraham/2026/09/09/lunacy-begins-with-zero-fear-of-fact-checkers-n2682653August Jobs Report Hits It Out of the Park<![CDATA[The labor market was in far better shape in August than experts had forecasted. Not only did the headline on the monthly jobs report show 162,000 jobs were added and the unemployment rate remained low, but a deep dive into the report shows a much stronger economy than the headline alone would suggest.]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[EJ Antoni, Ph.D.]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/ej-antoni/2026/09/09/august-jobs-report-hits-it-out-of-the-park-n2682642'Abolish ICE' Is Not a Plan. It’s an Irresponsible Gamble With Public Safety.<![CDATA[My daughter Katie was 20 years old when she was killed on January 19, 2025, in Urbana, Illinois.]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Abraham]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/joe-abraham/2026/09/09/abolish-ice-is-not-a-plan-its-an-irresponsible-gamble-with-public-safety-n2682636The Ultraorthodox World Is Not Monolithic<![CDATA[A short history of modern Judaism.]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Alan Joseph Bauer]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2026/09/09/the-ultraorthodox-world-is-not-monolithic-n2682599Watchdog Finds Infant Formula Maker Overstated Claims That Echo MAHA Concerns<![CDATA[An infant formula company whose products appeal to consumers seeking more “natural” alternatives to conventional formulas has been told to withdraw or modify claims suggesting its whole-milk formula is closer to breast milk and nutritionally superior to competing products.]]>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:58:00 -0400<![CDATA[DaLeesa Quain]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/daleesa-quain/2026/09/08/watchdog-finds-infant-formula-maker-overstated-claims-that-echo-maha-concerns-n2682659Trump and His Voters<![CDATA[A new analysis in the Wall Street Journal offers striking evidence that, for all his problems, President Donald Trump has delivered economic benefits to the voters whose support was the foundation of his victory in 2024.]]>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:15:10 -0400<![CDATA[Byron York]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2026/09/08/columnistsbyronyork20260908trump-and-his-voters-n2682651'Trump Power Plant' Coming to Fayette County, the Largest Investment in Its History<![CDATA[UNIONTOWN, Pennsylvania — Scott Dunn did not get a call from Washington. Instead, he received calls from his constituents.]]>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:50:00 -0400<![CDATA[Salena Zito]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2026/09/08/trump-power-plant-coming-to-fayette-county-the-largest-investment-in-its-history-n2682595When the Supreme Leader Speaks, Who Still Listens?<![CDATA[Mojtaba Khamenei inherited the most powerful office in the Islamic Republic. Yet six months into his tenure, a question once considered unthinkable is surfacing in Tehran. When the Supreme Leader speaks, who still listens?]]>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Struan Stevenson]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/struanstevenson/2026/09/08/when-the-supreme-leader-speaks-who-still-listens-n2682598Never Forget 9/11<![CDATA[I was sitting in my home office not far from the Pentagon when it happened. The TV behind me had the sound lowered, but I suddenly became aware of a major development. I reached for the remote and cranked up the audio.]]>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Cal Thomas]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2026/09/08/never-forget-911-n2682592No, Abdul, My Kids Are Not 'All of Our Kids'<![CDATA[Leftists are coming for your kids. They always have been, so that’s not breaking news, but you have to be reminded of this on occasion so no one forgets and everyone can act accordingly.]]>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Derek Hunter]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2026/09/08/no-abdul-my-kids-are-not-all-of-our-kids-n268259125 Years Later and We Need to Talk Truth<![CDATA[Nothing has changed for the better with respect to the Religion of Peace.]]>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Alan Joseph Bauer]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2026/09/08/25-years-later-and-we-need-to-talk-truth-n2682583Thomas Jefferson Warned Us About the Media<![CDATA[We all know that the American “mainstream,” “corporate” media cannot be trusted.&nbsp;Well, they can be trusted to always Polly-parrot the Democratic Party’s talking points, thus they can be trusted to lie, be dishonest, corrupt, and always wrong.&nbsp;They are the propaganda arm of the Democratic Party, just as Joseph Goebbels’ media was the propaganda wing of the Nazi Party of Adolf Hitler.&nbsp;It is unfailingly the case that today’s media never&nbsp;supports the conservative, Christian, godly, pro-traditional American perspective.&nbsp;They are as evil as Democrats, because they are&nbsp;Democrats, and religiously so.]]>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Mark Lewis]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2026/09/08/thomas-jefferson-warned-us-about-the-media-n2682582Philanthropy Will Be the Loser If California's Billionaire Tax Initiative Passes <![CDATA[California's proposed billionaire tax contains a remarkable rule. A billionaire who loses $1 billion at a casino can reduce his billionaire-tax liability by $50 million. A billionaire who instead gives that same $1 billion to the American Red Cross may receive no reduction at all.]]>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Hank Adler]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/hankadler/2026/09/08/the-billionaire-tax-initiative-in-california-philanthropy-will-be-the-loser-n2682575