Rich Lowry

From the Right / Rich Lowry / Jul 07, 2025

Donald Trump has been accused of many outlandish things, but killing children with flash floods has to be among the worst.

The first reflex of his critics was to blame him for the appalling tragedy in Central Texas, where a flood on July 4 killed more than 80 people, including two dozen children at a Christian summer camp.

This is one of the...Read more

The Joy Of Banana Ball

From the Right / Rich Lowry / Jul 03, 2025

Major League Baseball is currently debating various rules changes to improve the game, when what it really needs is more players wearing capes and doing back flips.

That, at least, is the lesson of Savannah Bananas, the barnstorming team that has come up with a madcap version of baseball that is widely popular and selling out stadiums around ...Read more

Blow Up Washington, D.C.'s Brutalist Buildings, And The Sooner, The Better

From the Right / Rich Lowry / Jun 26, 2025

There's a reason God created dynamite.

The brutalist federal buildings that have blighted Washington, D.C., for decades deserve the same fate as Carthage after the Third Punic War, and the nation's capital is finally beginning to move on from these concrete monstrosities.

The Department of Housing and Urban and Development just announced ...Read more