Ramesh Ponnuru

Former Bloomberg Opinion Columnist

Ramesh Ponnuru is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is the editor of National Review and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

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A Drive-In Movie Theater As Consumer Confidence Falls

Bloomberg Opinion

Family-Friendly Federal Policy Should Be a Priority

Conservatives are concerned about the decline in the US birth rate, but they disagree over the reasons for it.

December 28, 2022

December 28, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

Family-Friendly Federal Policy Should Be a Priority

Conservatives are concerned about the decline in the US birth rate, but they disagree over the reasons for it.

A Drive-In Movie Theater As Consumer Confidence Falls

December 14, 2022

December 14, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

Republicans Are Coming for ESG Investing

An interview with Representative Andy Barr of Kentucky, who will soon be in the leadership of the House Financial Services Committee.

Germany Invests Heavily In Solar Energy

December 5, 2022

December 5, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

Strengthen the Child Tax Credit Before Expanding It

Supporters of the benefit need to focus on ways to ensure that it retains its value in a period of high inflation.

Child Tax Credit Gathering Ahead of White House Conference On Hunger, Nutrition, And Health

November 16, 2022

November 16, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

Trump Is on the Defensive for the First Time in Years

The former president still hasn’t come up with a plausible way to explain why he isn’t responsible for last week’s Republican defeats.

Former President Donald Trump Makes Announcement At Mar-A-Lago

November 13, 2022

November 13, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

Republicans Really Do Have Plenty to Celebrate

Maybe the anticipated red wave didn’t happen, but conservatives have done plenty to keep the Biden administration in check.

The Sun Rises Over Washington The Day After The Midterm Elections

November 9, 2022

November 9, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

Ron DeSantis Has Moved Florida From Purple to Red

The Republican governor’s landslide victory shows he will be a formidable rival to Donald Trump.

Ron DeSantis Holds Election Night Event In Tampa

November 3, 2022

November 3, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

Five Reasons Abortion May Not Deliver for Democrats

When the president is faring poorly in the polls and people are unhappy about the economy, it’s hard for other concerns to break through.

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October 27, 2022

October 27, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

The Email That Every Campaign Is Sending Right Now

As Election Day draws closer, candidates are getting increasingly desperate to raise money.

The Email That Every Campaign Is Sending Right Now

October 22, 2022

October 22, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

Democrats Are Focusing on the Wrong Issues

Voters say their top concerns are inflation, the economy and immigration, and they don’t think the president’s party shares their priorities.

Is this a winning issue?

October 14, 2022

October 14, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

Republicans May Yet Abandon Herschel Walker

Voters are more likely to exercise their moral judgment in lower-stakes races — and that could spell trouble for Georgia’s Republican Senate candidate.

Herschel Walker Campaigns For Senator Of Georgia With Nikki Haley

October 7, 2022

October 7, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

Republicans Have a Lot to Fear in November

The stakes are high because the Democrats have both grand legislative ambitions and possession of the White House.

President Biden Delivers Remarks At DNC Event In Washington, DC

September 29, 2022

September 29, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

The Moral Case for Higher Interest Rates

The human toll of unemployment, while severe, must be balanced against the more diffuse costs of ever higher inflation.

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September 21, 2022

September 21, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

The Dangers of Democrats’ Self-Deception

Neither liberals nor the media they consume do themselves any favors when they try too hard to find fault with the other side.

Mike Pence Rallies Latinos For Trump In Orlando, Florida

September 12, 2022

September 12, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

The Pro-Life Movement Needs to Be More Realistic

Opponents of abortion should remember the approach that got them to where they are today: incrementalism.

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September 1, 2022

September 1, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

Republicans Need to Get Serious About Social Security

Party leaders don’t even have a plan to fix it — which is a pity, since benefits are growing beyond the program’s revenue.

New Model For Health Care For Seniors Focuses On Primary Care

August 27, 2022

August 27, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

What Bill Clinton Understood About Big Government That Biden Doesn’t

Americans who never attended college but have other debts will see the edict on student loans as unfair. And they will be right.

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August 15, 2022

August 15, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

Biden's No FDR. He's Not Even Obama.

The Democrats’ crowing over their legislative victories is not persuasive. But it does help them rationalize coming down to earth.

Former President Obama Joins President Biden At White House To Mark Passage Of The Affordable Care Act

August 4, 2022

August 4, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

The Democrats and Manchin: Who’s Taking Whom for a Ride?

The senator wanted expedited permitting for energy projects. Instead, his colleagues are offering a grab bag of new taxes and spending and calling it inflation reduction.

Senate Republicans Hold News Conference On Inflation On Capitol Hill

July 29, 2022

July 29, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

There’s a New Centrist Political Party. It’s Going Nowhere.

It's true that US voters dislike Democrats and Republicans. But Americans dislike each other even more, and disagree fiercely about what the alternative should be.

There’s a New Centrist Political Party. It’s Going Nowhere.

July 24, 2022

July 24, 2022

OpinionRamesh Ponnuru

The Senate's Election Reform Bill Does Just Enough

A proposal to improve the 1887 Electoral Count Act takes the right approach to protecting presidential elections from Trump-style mischief, and avoids seductive pitfalls.

The Senate's Election Reform Bill Does Just Enough