Chris Stirewalt

Chris Stirewalt is a contributing editor at The Dispatch, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, the politics editor for NewsNation, co-host of the Ink Stained Wretches podcast, and author of Broken News, a book on media and politics.

Chris Stirewalt

Pretending to Be Something Better

College students need mentors who will show them how to be grown-ups.

Three Numbers, Six Months, and One Slog of a Campaign

Before thinking about the election, let’s think about the electorate.

A ‘Mostly’ Misleading Partisan Press

The big problem with media bias isn’t what it does to the other side, it’s what it does to the home team.

A House (Narrowly) Divided

Why it is likely to stay that way, regardless of which party wins a majority in November.

Hillbilly Übermensch

"When you celebrate Hamas, when you say Hamas is fighting for you... You are pro-terrorism."

  • Law

What Kind of Desperado Is Donald Trump?

His supporters have turned his bad behavior into a mark of honor. What if he is convicted?

There’s a Rhythm to the Swing States

We could learn a lot from Michigan and North Carolina in November.

Emerging From a Long Pandemic Hangover

The murder rate and traffic deaths are decreasing, and drug overdoses appear to be leveling off.

Hard Numbers, Hard Spot for GOP on Abortion

The pro-choice contingent of the electorate had been growing since 2010. And then Roe v. Wade fell.

Hillbillies in the Mist

"Treat rural people as people and acknowledge their complexity."