Obama Respects Dictators More Than Popes
Here’s a great editorial by The Washington Post. As Mona noted here earlier, the White House has no problem playing political games at the Pope’s expense. They’re inviting various activists — a gay...
View ArticleGlobal Warming, Chilling Effect
Politico:Twenty climate scientists called for RICO investigation in a letter to Obama and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. The scientists argue that the systemic efforts to prevent the public from...
View ArticleFour Things As Pope Francis Lands in Cuba
1. Austen Ivereigh, author of The Great Reformer (and father of the new book I’m co-author ofHow to Defend the Faith without Raising Your Voice), about Pope Francis, writes from Havanna: he is very...
View ArticleFirebrand appoints Arsonist
Say what you will about the man, but Corbyn sure knows how to troll.Fraser Nelson, writing in The Spectator:Given that Jeremy Corbyn is a Hamas sympathiser with an IRA sympathiser as his Shadow...
View ArticlePoetry
HOW WORDS USE US Words are the only way we have to tell Of far horizons hurtling into space, Or how a swaying limb invokes a spell On stars, to jostle them back into place. Syllables follow hollows in...
View ArticleGames Without Frontiers
Writing in the Weekly Standard, Christopher Caldwell:[Hungarian prime minister] Orbán’s decision to enforce border controls changed everything, although one should note that Orbán has not acted in a...
View ArticleKudlow Inching Closer . . .
Our pal, free-market champion and happy warrior Larry Kudlow, was on Hartford WFSB-TV’sFace the State with Dennis House today talking about his threatened 2016 Senate challenge to liberal Connecticut...
View ArticleTwo Popes, One Regime
Writing in The Daily Beast, Barbie Latza Nadeau:When John Paul II visited this strange and wonderful island 17 years ago, he kissed a tray of Cuban soil held up by children at his airport ceremony and...
View ArticleHere Comes Carly
The post-debate CNN poll reflects the Carly bounce that most people would have expected. She’s now in second. Rubio also got a bump. It’s Trump 24, Carly 15, Carson 14, and Rubio 11. We’re probably at...
View ArticleBiographer: Bill Clinton Is 'Authentic Phony'; Hillary 'Phony Phony'
Former Washington Post reporter David Maraniss is considered a top expert on the Clintons, and authored one of the definitive books on Bill Clinton — First in His Class.Because he is clearly not a...
View ArticleAbout Svetlana
On the homepage today, we publish a piece that appeared in our September 21 issue. It’s called “Stalin’s Daughter, Her Own Woman: The life and meaning of a remarkable, arguably great lady.” It is...
View ArticleThoughts on a Dumb Conversation
So we are now in day four of the “Muslim” conversation started when Donald Trump didn’t respond to a trollish question about Muslims at a town hall. A few thoughts.1. Donald Trump is probably right...
View ArticleReadings for Fall
Fall is upon is, and with it the Fall 2015 issue of National Affairs. It’s packed with essays that aren’t about who is calling whom ugly. Among our offerings this time:Rick Hess on President Obama’s...
View ArticleDemocrats Threw Out the Old Rules for Consensus-Building
The first Morning Jolt of the week salutes this assessment from Jonathan Last over at the Weekly Standard . . . Before Obama, citizens hoped that their elected leaders would be wise, independent,...
View ArticleMary Katharine and Jake, Love Never Ends
I can’t get Mary Katharine Ham off my mind this morning. As you’ve likely heard by now, her husband, Jake Brewer, died on Saturday. Hearts ache for her loss and join her in prayer. Mary Katharine has...
View ArticleFrancis, the Synod, Economics and Family
My latest column, out this morning, is on Pope Francis, the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the Family, and economics and the family.Due to a recent move by the pope, the upcoming synod may include a...
View ArticleWhy Ben Carson's Muslim Remarks Matter
I largely agree with Jonah’s remarks on the very dumb conversation we’ve been having about Muslims in public life, and he’s absolutely right that voters are entitled to disfavor candidates based on...
View ArticleJindal Gets in Line with Everyone Else Wishing to Debate Hillary
This morning Governor Bobby Jindal challenged Hillary Clinton to a debate on health-are policy:“I have a plan that repeals Obamacare and replaces it with something that preserves freedom, empowers...
View ArticleRe: Thoughts on a Dumb Conversation
I agree with pretty much every single word of Jonah’s post on Ben Carson. But if I may, I’d just like to add something into the mix. Jonah writes:Voters get to vote for whatever reason they want. If...
View ArticleYes, the Latest Poll Is Bad News for Walker, But...
No doubt, the latest CNN poll is bad news for Scott Walker. They put Walker at asterisk status.He did get at least one supporter in the 444 Republican and Republican-leaning independent respondents;...
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