Blog - Hugh Hewitt

Friday, August 7, 2026

With the election of Abdul El-Sayed as the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan things just turned existential.  Yes, candidates like El-Sayed and his apparent brother-in-arms Hasan Piker are a direct threat to our constitutional government.  When two commentators like the host and Jim Geraghty agree that more than a mere Senate seat is in the dock in Michigan this November that simply must be the case. I personally think there is more than merely our constitutional order at stake.. . .

Thursday, August 6, 2026

Right now, the eastern half of the state of Washington is ablaze in a scene eerily reminiscent of the Los Angeles wildfires of January 2025.  These coastal states, California and Washington, share in common very liberal politics dominated by Democrats.  Democrats so focused on creating equity, and other quite tempting sounding liberal ideals, that they have forgotten to do things like maintain their ability to prevent and fight fire.  Then, as LA is demonstrating rather dramatically, they become so focused on their ideals, and the bureaucracies they create to enforce them, that they simply cannot rebuild from such a disaster.  It is as if they are graduate students in literature that cannot spell.. . .

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

For most of my life, a “fad” was harmless.  When I was in high school, “streaking” was the latest and greatest thing.  Of course, there had always been fads in clothing; what I wore without shame in college would be considered a costume these days.  And of course, speaking of college – The Pet Rock.  When a joke becomes a fad, there is money to be made.  But like most things in this world – fads are turning darker and darker.. . .

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

As I read the host’s gentle chastisement of the president for letting Iran, once again, up off the mat, the phrase that is the title of this piece crossed my mind.  Somewhere, starting around the time of our Civil War, industrialization joined hands with warfare, and the idea that war was a purely soldier upon soldier affair died.  The resultant collateral damage reached its zenith with the use of nuclear weapons in WWII.  We have spent the last century and a half trying to put that genie back in the bottle, but to no avail.  Simply put, too many are so morally bankrupt that they would, and have, put that technology to truly nefarious use.  We are left with no choice but to respond in kind, or allow evil to prevail.  Sadly, it comes down to simple math.. . .

Sunday, August 2, 2026

This week saw one of the most amazing displays of arrogance and contemptuousness ever witnessed in the United States Congress.  Anthony Fauci thumbed his nose at the Senate of the United States as if his power as a (former) bureaucrat equaled theirs.  The event has been discussed and analyzed endlessly – including in these spaces.  Fauci may in fact be guilty of contempt of Congress and subject to penalties appropriate thereto.  But way too many people have rushed to the condemnation of Anthony Fauci’s humanity.  A fact that is as troubling as Fauci’s performance.. . .

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Suppose a study came out that showed that 40% of college faculties opposed hiring black people – the outrage would be huge.  Suppose a study came out that revealed that 25% of humanities professors think there should be a campaign to remove all female professors – there would be civil rights investigations, protests, and probably vandalism.  Yet apparently, being a Trump supporter is worthy of such prejudice and bigotry.. . .

Friday, July 31, 2026

Fauci’s diaries are a monument to self-absorbed arrogance.  His testimony this week, or lack thereof actually – particularly in his invoking the Fifth Amendment when questioned on the day of the week and color of his tie, was contemptuous beyond compare.  I have been harping all week that his display is a symptom, not the disease, but that does not change the fact that his display was breathtakingly awful.  It was also predictable – not because of who Fauci is, but because who Fauci is is an inevitable outcome of the direction our culture has been proceeding for some time now.. . .

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Fauci had a point in his opening statement yesterday – it is a witch hunt.  It is a justifiable one, but it is a witch hunt nonetheless.  Fauci is guilty of all sorts of lying, prevaricating, misleading and megalomaniacal behavior.  Hence the witch hunt is justifiable.  But he was not alone – he was far from alone.  Hundreds, if not thousands, of state and local agencies joined him in this behavior.  Thousands upon thousands of people joined the chorus and grossly anti-social behavior became the norm.  Sure the media spotlight focused on the good doctor and he grabbed it with all the gusto he could muster, but there is enough mess here to get everyone filthy.  To my mind, the hyper focus on Fauci misses the point.. . .

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Astute California observers will recall the refrigerated meat storage facility that burned a few weeks ago in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.  It became a national story as LA fire officials refused to enter the facility and extinguish the fire due to circumstances never completely described to the public.  It burned for days creating a noxious plume of smoke and eventually burned itself out.  Now, here we are, weeks later, and the noxiousness continues.. . .

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

I’ve been on the road since last Friday.  Yesterday was a day long travel day so I had no time to write, just as the Fauci diaries broke.  I have had no time to read them, but I spent this morning reading reaction pieces, with major pull quotes and commentary.  Frankly, from what I have seen, I see nothing revelatory, but there is a lot of confirmation there.  I think Victor Davis Hanson summed up Fauci best, “The Fauci files reveal not just a sociopathic narcissist, but also a pathological schizophrenic.”  Framing this in term of mental pathology is useful in leading to the ultimate question – How did such an individual get into such a position?. . .