Debra J. Saunders

Debra J. Saunders is a fellow at the Discovery Institute's Chapman Center for Citizen Leadership. Contact her at dsaunders@discovery.org.

Trump Faces 34 Felonies at Trial. But Was There a Crime?

WASHINGTON — I can't tell you how many people I know who do not like former President Donald Trump yet…

1 week ago

Defund the Cartels

After a tractor-trailer packed with more than 60 migrants was found abandoned in San Antonio, reporters pressed White House press…

2 years ago

The Red-State Badge of Courage

Chief operating officer in the office of the Georgia secretary of state Gabriel Sterling recounted walking an attorney through five…

2 years ago

The Student Loan Party

President Joe Biden is poised to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who earn less than $150,000 per…

2 years ago

Will Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Spark the Next World War? 

For years, Jonas Ohman, who founded the Blue/Yellow NGO after Russia invaded Crimea in 2014, believed the West considered Ukraine…

2 years ago

Biden Misses the Mark

After President Joe Biden returned to the White House from an overseas trip Tuesday night, he addressed the horrible mass…

2 years ago

California’s Epic Homeless Nightmare

What's the matter with California? "It's suffering from San Fransickness," which is "pathological altruism," answers Michael Shellenberger, author of the…

2 years ago

Supreme Intimidation

Let's call the mass gatherings held outside the homes of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito and Brett…

2 years ago

Student Loans: Payment Optional

Last year, President Joe Biden nixed the idea of a huge student loan forgiveness package when he told The New…

2 years ago

The Masks Are Off

The federal mask mandate on planes, trains and public transportation never was about "the science." It was about politics. No…

2 years ago

The Silence of the Lambs

"Disinvitation season" used to be a season — when student activists worked to disinvite usually conservative commencement speakers. Now it's…

2 years ago

Elon Musk: The Disruptors’ Disruptor

In the beginning, the rich nerds who launched tech startups saw themselves as "disruptors." They had power, swagger and money.…

2 years ago

CNN Plus or Minus

The CNN+ ad features former Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, who has a new CNN+ show, walking toward a camera.…

2 years ago

Saunders: McConnell Is a Rock Star; Brooks Is a Groupie

n Wednesday, Trump withdrew his support after Brooks, who spoke in favor of Trump at the fateful "Stop the Steal"…

2 years ago

Ukraine’s Baby Farms

The video on the website for BioTexCom, aka the Center for Human Reproduction, features Ukrainian men driving babies born to…

2 years ago