Hugh Hewitt

Contributing columnist
Hugh Hewitt is a nationally syndicated radio host on the Salem Radio Network. He is also a professor at Chapman University School of Law, where he has taught constitutional law since 1996.
Latest from Hugh Hewitt

Why Israel must go into Rafah and finish Hamas

The Biden administration, initially proving a reliable ally after the Oct. 7 massacre, has since begun wavering, worried about domestic U.S. politics.

March 19, 2024
Soldiers carry the coffin of Capt. Daniel Perez at Mount Herzl National Cemetery in Jerusalem on March 18. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Voters face off across three great divides in a Biden-Trump rematch

There’s no telling what the outcome might be, but the outlines of what would drive voters is already clear.

January 2, 2024
President Biden in Salt Lake City on Aug. 10 and former president Donald Trump in Las Vegas on July 8. (AP)

Get real, Hollywood. It’s time to show us evil circa 2024.

The context surrounding even the grittiest shows is divorced from the actual reality we live in.

December 28, 2023
Crew members film a scene of the Israeli TV show "Fauda" in 2019 in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Just as 9/11 altered America, so has Oct. 7 altered Israel

With a cold fury, the Jewish state has acted on the imperative to restore deterrence. The war won’t be short. And it is unlikely to be limited to Gaza.

December 13, 2023
A march in support of hostages taken by Hamas sets out for Jerusalem from Tel Aviv on Nov. 15. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)

In praise of Hillary Clinton’s defense of Israel

The former secretary of state has showed a strong opposition to antisemitism. She’s a worthy heir to those who defended Alfred Dreyfus in France long ago.

December 5, 2023
Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton at the COP28 conference in Dubai on Monday. (Amr Alfiky/Reuters)

Sideline Scrooge Tuberville? What a Christmas gift to military families.

The GOP senator’s crusade against the Pentagon endangers national security and is an affront to countless U.S. service personnel. The Senate may end it at last.

November 27, 2023
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on Capitol Hill, Nov. 15. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Democrats are moving hard left. The GOP must get serious.

Any Republican presidential candidate could win easily in the fall by laying out an administration ready to deal with serious global threats.

November 22, 2023
Demonstrators at an “All out for Gaza” protest at Columbia University in New York City on Nov. 15. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images)

At last, the GOP has a debate recipe that works

Getting rid of the irksome “right of reply” and giving candidates 90 seconds to talk were big improvements. So was partnering with NBC to reach a broad audience.

November 14, 2023
At the Nov. 8 Republican debate in Miami, former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.). (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Telling Israel to stop means you don’t understand the stakes

Hamas would gladly perpetrate another holocaust if given the opportunity. In Israel “never again” really does mean “never again.”

November 7, 2023
An Israeli soldier arranges artillery shells at a position near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on Monday. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)

Does Israel have a right to exist? It’s a simple but invaluable question.

I’m adding it to two other queries I have for my radio guests, to help listeners understand precisely where the interviewee stands on some basic matters.

October 31, 2023
People wave Israeli flags near the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on Oct. 26.