Rubio's Tough Night
Everyone knew that Christie was going to come after Rubio hard, and yet Rubio let himself get steamrolled. He either got rattled by the assault or thought he was sticking to his message by bringing it...
View ArticleOn Marco Rubio and Chris Christie's Brutal Exchange
I distinctly remember at least two brutal debate moments from the 2012 election. The first everyone knows – Rick Perry’s famous forgetful moment. The second, few people remember, but I remember it...
View ArticleChristie Bests Rubio in GOP debate while Cruz and Trump Coast
Why isn’t Chris Christie among the frontrunners?Even if intellectually I know why Christie hasn’t broken out, I can’t help but wonder that after watching the last debate before the New Hampshire...
View ArticleNR Tweets the GOP Debate
Tweets from https://twitter.com/NRO/lists/nr-debate-tweets NR Tweets the GOP Debate
View ArticleOrganizing the Atomized
A new poll finds that Trump is drawing heavy support from voters who are “civically disengaged”: who “report that they seldom or never participate in community activities—such as a sports team, book...
View ArticleCruz Without Trump
As I wrote below, I don’t see a case for nominating Kasich (or Ryan, or Rubio) at a contested convention. Rich Lowry doesn’t see it either.I wonder, though, if he is right about this: “If it weren’t...
View ArticleFree Speech is not a 'European Value' (Part 999): Investigating a Comedian
Wall Street Journal:BERLIN—German prosecutors have opened an investigation against a television comedian on suspicion of offending Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, escalating a dispute over...
View ArticleThe Nanny State, Literally
It might have a dubious record of success with ISIS, but the Obama administration is going to save us from gender-biased toys, thank God. Getting Our Priorities Right
View ArticleThe Case Against Cruz at a Contested Convention
Ramesh writes:What’s the case that the delegates should also reject the second-place finisher in this scenario? Near as I can tell, it’s a) that a lot of Republican officials dislike Cruz and b) that...
View ArticleWhat Should the Delegates at a Contested Convention Do?
Fred writes that if Cruz is opposed by a majority of delegates, he should not get the nomination. That’s not at issue. My argument concerns whether the majority should oppose Cruz. Fred also writes...
View ArticleThe PEN Is Mightier than the Boycott
Among the sponsors of the PEN American Center’s annual World Voices Festival, set for New York City at the end of the month, is the Israeli embassy. As you might expect, that has a number of literary...
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The French Are Violently Reacting to Labor-Law Reforms
Yesterday, I commented about how French wine makers resorted to violence and destruction of property to protest against competition. Well, there is more news about how the French react in the face of...
View ArticleA Word from Winston
If you’d like a break from the hurly-burly of politics, try a couple of music reviews. Here is one of Roberto Devereux at the Metropolitan Opera. It concentrates on the phenomenal soprano Sondra...
View ArticleBill Clinton Accuses Black Lives Matter Activists of Defending Murderers
Bill Clinton argued ferociously against several Black Lives Matter protesters seeking to disrupt a Hillary Clinton campaign event in Philadelphia on Thursday, pointing angrily at the hecklers as he...
View ArticleRe: Cruz without Trump
Ramesh, you make good points and none of this is provable. The reasons I think Cruz would have been even stronger without Trump are that Cruz, not Trump, would presumably be winning Republicans who are...
View ArticleRe: What Should the Delegates Do?
Further to the discussion that Ramesh and Fred have been having about a convention, Jeremy Carl has a robust piece on the home page about this debate, opposing a white knight: More important, there is...
View ArticleTwo Chilling Paragraphs About a Liberal Supreme Court
Over at The Atlantic Erwin Chemerinsky has written a much-discussed piece imagining a truly liberal Supreme Court. While it’s mostly what you expect — increased reverence for abortion, less protection...
View ArticleCampaign 2016: Scenes from a Diner
Pre-concert, I was at a diner, close to Carnegie Hall. An old waiter friend said, “You should have been here a couple of hours ago! Bernie Sanders was here! We all had a picture taken with him.”Wish I...
View ArticleFriday links
Death and Taxes… and Zombies: a well thought out treatise on the tax implications of the zombie apocalypse.The Stunningly Intricate Curta Mechanical Calculator, a look Inside The Brains Of Vintage...
View ArticleHey, This Cruz Team Looks Like They Know What They’re Doing!
From the last Morning Jolt of the week:Hey, This Cruz Team Looks Like They Know What They’re Doing!Isn’t it delightfully refreshing to watch a presidential campaign that sweats the details, like...
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