https://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-usMon, 19 Oct 2026 22:19:36 -0400<![CDATA[Europe has a problem, and it isn't subtle anymore.]]>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:17:00 -0400<![CDATA[Kevin McCullough]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2026/10/19/is-todays-france-tomorrows-usa-n2684928<![CDATA[For weeks, the left-wing media were breathlessly reporting that the crowds for Saturday’s “No Kings” rallies were going to be enormous. It was going to be a sign of American outrage at the “imperialism and cronyism” of the Trump administration. They said people were “outraged” and would show up in huge numbers to support Democrats taking control of the U.S. Congress in the midterm election and to send President Donald Trump a message that the American people want “No Kings.”]]>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jeff Crouere]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2026/10/19/no-kings-rallies-were-no-big-deal-n2684891<![CDATA[The Democrats and their comrades in the fake news constantly claim that since there wasn’t widespread fraud proven in elections, courts don’t have to do anything about election lawsuits. However, that was never the standard in the law prior to 2020, when judges often overturned elections for small glitches. After 2020, I believe many election lawsuits were assigned to judges who would come up with creative ways to avoid using the correct standard, such as claiming laches or standing-barred lawsuits. In Arizona, for example, almost every election lawsuit assigned since 2020 has gone to one of these judges, despite the fact that there were many conservatives on the bench, having been appointed Republican governors for years.]]>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rachel Alexander]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2026/10/19/the-standard-for-deciding-election-cases-is-not-widespread-fraud-n2684890<![CDATA[When federal agents left Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar's (MN-5) Washington home on Oct. 12, they reportedly carried out her phone, notebooks, computers and passport. A Minnesota grand jury has since issued more than a dozen subpoenas, including to some of her relatives. The next day, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said her office is running a separate review of Omar's financial disclosures. Omar calls it all an attempt to "weaponize federal law enforcement." She hasn't been charged with anything yet.]]>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jay Rogers]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/jay-rogers/2026/10/19/where-theres-smoke-theres-a-grand-jury-n2684888<![CDATA[The issues of housing shortages and rising rents are becoming increasingly contentious around the world. One of the central demands of left-wing parties in many countries is a rent freeze. This sounds appealing to many people who are struggling with sharply rising rents and a shortage of housing.]]>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Dr. Rainer Zitelmann]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/rainerzitelmann/2026/10/19/rent-control-lessons-from-berlin-n2684886<![CDATA[A Canadian friend of mine, who is currently teaching in China, recently sent me an interesting video. It recorded a dark-skinned man who spoke perfect English, telling how he and his family, in 1996, immigrated to Canada. They “went through the process,” legally, to become Canadian citizens, working hard, earning what they got, and honoring the country. That kind of immigrant most countries don’t mind having. But, he said, “it was a whole lot different back then.”]]>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Mark Lewis]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2026/10/19/a-message-from-canada-about-immigration-n2684884<![CDATA[It may sound wrong, but just give me a few minutes of your time.]]>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Alan Joseph Bauer]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2026/10/19/good-news-islam-lost-n2684881<![CDATA[It’s Monday, October 19, and in Texas, early voting has begun for this critical midterm election cycle. Now, let’s all be honest here: Republicans are not the best at messaging and can often be counted upon to steal defeat from the jaws of victory. We have addressed the issue of “affordability” on these pages and the absurdity that Marxists would claim to own such a narrative. But what is more telling about these leftists is their shape-shifting nature, which has been on full display recently. I remember how Tim Russert of Meet the Press, when it was credible, would ask a politician a question. If they would seek to shape-shift on Russert, he would simply challenge them by playing a video of them contradicting themselves. That formula of exposing deceit seems to not be part of the current Meet the Press style of journalistic integrity. Or, for that matter, what we witnessed from CNN last week during a town hall event with Texas State Rep. James Talarico.]]>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Allen West]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/allenwest/2026/10/19/the-political-shapeshifters-n2684864<![CDATA[Woke 1 died out in the early 2020s when people got sick of the nags, scolds, and harpies trying to pester their way into power. But now these weirdos, losers, and mutations are back, trying to make "Woke 2: Wine Woman Boogaloo"&nbsp;happen. But it’s not going quite the way they want. It’s not happening quite the way they envisioned. Yeah, they’re whining and complaining like the shrill shrews they are, but people have finally figured out how best to deal with these yakking malcontents. You either mock them or ignore them, and when you do, they’ve got nothing.]]>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Kurt Schlichter]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/10/19/woke-2-is-here-and-its-failing-hilariously-n2684858<![CDATA[Three years ago, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters that “the era of global boiling has arrived.” In September, he repeated the alarm. Launching the U.N.’s first report on temperature “overshoot,” he declared, “Humanity is speeding past the limit to avoid climate catastrophe.”]]>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Vijay Jayaraj]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/vijayjayaraj/2026/10/19/un-climate-panic-rests-on-false-scenario-and-buried-past-n2684776<![CDATA[Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43) is the only congressional representative in the South Bay section of Los Angeles County currently holding in-person town halls.]]>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Arthur Schaper]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2026/10/19/more-maxine-waters-town-halls-lots-of-noise-and-no-real-answers-n2684698<![CDATA[The brief tenure of White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia offers a timely reminder that we should be careful about confusing a difficult beginning with a definitive verdict. Our human nature provides a remarkable ability to turn a brief stumble into a defining moment. Combined with an administration where every word is scrutinized, every misstep becomes a headline, and every decision is treated as a referendum on the president, the rush to judgment can be relentless.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Dan Rene]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/dan-rene/2026/10/18/a-second-act-worth-watching-n2684865<![CDATA[I don’t know where you grew up, but I grew up six blocks north of the Detroit border and one block south of 8 Mile Road, on “the bad side.” It wasn’t bad when I was a kid, or at least not as bad, and as I got older, I spent more time in the city. I went to college downtown at Wayne State and lived for a time in the Cass Corridor, back when that was not a place you wanted to be (it’s quite different now). I saw firsthand why there is distrust and dislike between black Detroiters and Arabs in the city, and I’m kind of surprised no one has talked about it in regard to why Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is doing so horribly with black voters.]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Derek Hunter]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2026/10/18/theres-a-reason-black-voters-in-detroit-dont-like-abdul-n2684862<![CDATA[Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are available here. The first 56 volumes are compiled in the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was published in December 2022.]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Myra Kahn Adams]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/myrakahnadams/2026/10/18/a-quick-bible-study-vol-342-what-the-bible-says-about-the-house-of-the-lord-part-1-n2684838<![CDATA[Affordability is back in political fashion because it is important to voters. Democrat candidates talk about the grocery bill, rent, utility bills, and the cost of raising a family and pretend it isn’t their policies that are driving high energy prices. Energy costs are embedded in everything we buy.]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Frank Lasee]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/franke-lasee/2026/10/18/democrats-campaign-on-affordability-germany-is-the-warning-n2684837<![CDATA[For years, the fight over speech on the internet was supposed to happen where Americans could see it: in Congress, in state legislatures and, ultimately, in the courts.]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Julio Rivera]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/juliorivera/2026/10/18/the-trial-bar-is-becoming-silicon-valleys-new-regulator-n2684835<![CDATA[Is America going back to being a law-abiding society?]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Alan Joseph Bauer]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2026/10/18/the-law-seems-to-be-breaking-out-all-over-n2684832<![CDATA[From Margaret Sanger’s American Birth Control League to today’s abortion industry, Planned Parenthood’s origins raise questions that cannot be erased by changing names.]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Nicholas DeSimone]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/nicholasdesimone/2026/10/18/planned-parenthoods-legacy-of-eugenics-from-racial-cleansing-to-modern-day-abortion-mills-n2684775<![CDATA[Wall Street Apes (WSA) is a popular account on X with 1.4 million followers. Among other issues, the author frequently posts about threats to the United States and other Western nations from Islamic migration and uses interviews with Muslims (and ex-Muslims) themselves to bolster his arguments.]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Laura Hollis]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/laurahollis/2026/10/18/its-not-a-christian-theocracy-people-should-be-worried-about-n2684764<![CDATA[Many arguments about generative AI hinge exclusively on what these models do or don’t do, weighing the end results in a T-chart of pros and cons.]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Eliza Monts]]>https://townhall.com/columnists/eliza-monts-monts/2026/10/18/do-ais-ends-justify-its-means-n2684754