Clinton, Sanders, and Double Standards
Rebecca Traister writes for New York:There’s been some talk about how a female candidate could never be as scruffy as Bernie Sanders, as uncombed and unkempt. A woman could never be as grumpy as...
View ArticleViolate Assisted Suicide Religious Objections Push Begins
When seeking to convince a wary public to legalize assisted suicide, euthanasia pushers ooze with promises and assurances that it will only be a last resort–never actually a legal requirement–and that...
View ArticleBeware of Politicians Bearing Moonshots
In his State of the Union Address last month, President Obama said:Last year, Vice President Biden said that with a new moonshot, America can cure cancer. Last month, he worked with this Congress to...
View ArticleLoony Rooney Rule to Be Expanded
The National Football League will now require at least one woman to be interviewed for all executive openings — an expansion of the “Rooney Rule,” which requires at least one racial minority to be...
View ArticleIt Would Be Foolish for Britain to Remain in the EU
If only one could wake up one morning and find that the European Union had been nothing but a bad dream! As it is, we shall wake up quite soon and be obliged to come to terms with its destructive...
View ArticleCitizenship at Its Finest: Armed Marine Veteran Intervenes to Save Texas...
Here’s your good news story of the day:A Texas deputy says a Marine veteran with a concealed-carry firearm saved his life earlier this month.On January 19, Bastrop County Deputy Dylan Dorris attempted...
View ArticleWorst Economic Proposal Ever?
. . . or worst economic proposal ever?If you’re enjoying the low gasoline prices currently on offer throughout most of the country, some bad news: The Obama administration wants to levy a 31 percent...
View ArticleWhat If Hillary Clinton Didn't Win Iowa?
Is Iowa’s Democratic contest over? Maybe not.“Right now we’re going through every precinct and double-checking numbers and we’re doing our due diligence, and the senator wants us to see what we find...
View ArticleEight Things that Caught My Eye Today (Feb. 4, 2016)
1. The European parliament today has called out ISIS for genocide against Christians and other religious minorities. Will the United States?2. Syrian family arrives in Italy in first humanitarian...
View ArticleTrump Keeping It in the Family
Donald Trump is apparently planning to nominate his son, Donald Jr., as Secretary of the Interior, given that he likes to hunt. Before Trump announces plans to nominate his wife, Melania, as Secretary...
View ArticleIt Is Only Going to Get Worse -- Jonathan Haidt on the Crisis on Campus
Over at the invaluable Minding the Campus, John Leo has a fascinating interview with NYU’s Jonathan Haidt, founder of Heterodox Academy, a site advocating for increased diversity in higher education....
View ArticleHow the Terrain Shifts in New Hampshire
New Hampshire doesn’t usually reward winners of Iowa, and if you look at the terrain there you can see why (I went over this with the invaluable Henry Olsen the other day, so I am in his debt, but all...
View ArticleThe Strangest Moments of Jeb and Barbara Bush's Derry Town Hall
Derry, N.H. — “I really didn’t plan on this,” Barbara Bush said, introducing her son Jeb Bush to the crowd gathered for a town hall at a middle school here.It was the first time the matriarch of the...
View ArticleSomething a Little Different
Jay’s away this week, so in a break from the ordinary, I welcome a bona fide liberal to Need to Know: the estimable William Galston, Wall Street Journal columnist, Brookings fellow, and scholar of...
View ArticleWhat’s the Matter With New Hampshire?
From the last Morning Jolt of the week:What’s the Matter With New Hampshire?Tomorrow, a good chunk of the National Review gang will be in Manchester, New Hampshire for our debate-analysis and...
View ArticleLet Carly into Saturday Night's Debate
Oh, for heaven’s sake, Republican National Committee and ABC News, let Carly Fiorina participate in Saturday night’s debate.We’re down to eight candidates. (No, I’m not counting Jim “12 votes in Iowa”...
View ArticleRubio's Fans Should Relax
Mona Charen, a Rubio supporter, advises Jeb Bush to drop out of the campaign or at least stop criticizing her candidate. Her column is in the format of a letter to Bush, and she writes, “by attacking...
View ArticleRe: Rubio's Fans Should Relax
Ramesh– you take issue with those who are calling for Jeb to drop out, and specifically with Mona Charen whose column today suggests just that:Charen, a Rubio supporter, advises Jeb Bush to drop out of...
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I Felt Like Saying This to a Few Folks Last Week
But I didn’t. Well, maybe I mumbled it. Anyway, quite coincidentally, this morning the NR storage room heaved up a box containing 20 copies of Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription, Bill Buckley’s...
View ArticleRubio's Fans Should Relax, Ctd.
You have succeeded, Charlie, in proving that an entirely different argument than the one Mona made is not vulnerable to the same objections. Congratulations. Your argument applies, I would think, to...
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