What Happened According to The Spectator, the press is salivating about taking down a hated president. For his part, Donald Trump upgraded the episode from a “glitch” to a “witch hunt.” Roger Kimball writes that both accounts are apposite. Kimball thinks the whole thing looks more like an “overheard squabble among angry children in some […]
Leaky Double Standards
Information Ooze With the Trump administration’s military strikes on Yemen’s Houthi pirates a success, now its scandalous planning of those strikes on an insecure app can be lemonade. The leak did not endanger US forces, Holman W. Jenkins notes. It wasn’t the end of the world. What it could do is enhance influence over a […]
Bernie Sanders: “Fighting Oligarchy” Tour
Bernie Sanders is out rallying the troops. The VT senator recently was in Kenosha, Wisconsin, hosting an anti-Trump rally, where he thanked the crossdressing performer for his vulgar song attacking Christianity. Thomas James Gabel “identifies as a female singer who goes by the name of Laura Jane Grace.”Gabel’s musical performance included a song mocking God, […]
Distress Signals
The Trump administration is facing an embarrassing meltdown. Here’s the lowdown: A journalist was accidentally included in a discussion of Yemen war plans. Two questions come quickly to mind, notes Holman W. Jenkins in the WSJ: How did the snafu happen? Why were officials using a private app for a top-secret discussion? Will disgruntled lawmakers […]
An American Tragedy
RIP Mia Love The first elected black Republican congresswoman (Utah) died this past weekend at the age of 49. Mia Love succumbed to glioblastoma, a horrific kind of brain cancer that also killed Sen. John McCain in 2018 and Sen. Edward Kennedy in 2009. When Mia’s cancer stopped responding to her treatments, she used her […]
A Sinister Progressive Vision
Great News: The Downfall of an American Company Maybe you aren’t especially keen on Tesla or its CEO. Or even on President Trump, for that matter. But I hope you aren’t wallowing in the heartless attacks on an innovative American company. As far as Elon Musk goes, he looks to be vying for the #1 […]
Rule by Common Sense and Decency
Damaging Research Programs Academic elites seem shocked! They have encouraged a political backlash by abandoning their central mission of free inquiry too often. According to media outlets, lobbyists for universities and colleges are rushing into DC. Leaders of prestigious universities looking for support want to meet with lawmakers to talk about the value of research […]
US Healthcare Under Donald Trump
Kimberley Strassel writes of the privilege of interviewing Sally Pipes, president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute. Everyone would benefit from reading more from Ms. Pipes, says Ms. Strassel, who describes Pipes as “one of the smartest ladies you will ever meet when talking about healthcare.” Strassel and Pipes discuss many issues, including the […]
Time Is Not on the Side of Hamas
Making a Bad Deal After 2-1/2 weeks of a cease-fire, IDF released terror up and down the Gaza Strip. With the new ground offensive, Israel is sending troops into areas in Gaza that Israel had previously abandoned. Hamas did have a choice. To prolong the cease-fire, the terrorist organization could have released Israel hostages. Instead, […]
Bring On the Bubbly
Cheers, Pol Roger. I’ll Drink to That Yes, it’s a little early for toasting, but nonetheless, let’s raise an effervescent glass to Winston Churchill and Roger Kimball. Reportedly a Churchillian favorite, and likely a Rogerian one also, Pol Roger Cuvee is snazzy stuff. When questioned, “How early is too early?” “Any time before your eyes […]
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