Pace Trump: People Who Knew Oswald Were Friends of Mine
In light of Donald Trump blathering about Ted Cruz’s father having been with Lee Harvey Oswald, it might be worth noting that I actually knew a man who was with Oswald. Ed Butler rented a room in my...
View ArticleOn Respecting Trump Voters
For some opponents of Trump, it’s not enough to say that they’re wrong. It’s also important to say that they’re bad people. At Bloomberg View, I argue that this line of thinking is both...
View ArticleWill Trump Voters 'Understand He Was the Architect of His Own Demise'?
The editors of the Wall Street Journal think an independent conservative bid would be a bad idea, because it could endanger the GOP House majority.A conservative independent bid faces almost no chance...
View ArticleA Pro-Hillary Super PAC Will Attack in June. Will Trump and the RNC Be Ready?
The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee have been warned about a coming $20 million ad campaign in swing states. Will they be prepared?A series of ads painting him as an unserious,...
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The Latest Campus Craziness — At Loyola Marymount, Biology Is a 'Hate Crime'
At Loyola Marymount University — a Catholic college, by the way — the Bias Incident Reponse Team has been mobilized to investigate an alleged “hate crime.” The offense? Defending Catholic doctrine of...
View ArticleRe: Pace Trump
Yes, it’s amazing that Trump would float self-evidently ridiculous conspiratorial tabloid trash on Election Day in a state he’s already probably going to win handily. But this passage, more...
View ArticleThe GOP Race Effectively Ends Tonight
It is time to deal with the inevitable. Donald Trump will win Indiana so decisively tonight that the Republican race will be effectively over.With one glaring exception, all the polls show Trump...
View ArticleReihan Salam at Hillsdale D.C. Thursday
“Can Conservatism Survive in an Age of Identity Politics?” is the topic Reihan will be addressing Thursday night at an event co-sponsored by Hillsdale College and the Conservative Reform Network. The...
View ArticleWhy Did Cruz Lose Altitude?
It was a cruel April for Ted Cruz. His slide in favorability in Gallup numbers among Republicans nationally is very notable: Has anyone nailed down the reason for Cruz’s popularity plunge with...
View ArticleRepublican Scorecard on 'Affirmative Action'
The Center for Equal Opportunity sent this out to our supporters today in our weekly email:The Republican Candidates and “Affirmative Action” – Finally, just a brief scorecard on the three remaining...
View ArticleThe Establishment Is Surrendering to Someone It Never Fought
The establishment’s capitulation to Trump that began in earnest last week is significant in that it has reinforced the narrative of Trump’s inevitability. But it’s not as though the establishment ever...
View Article#NeverThirdParty?
Jim, I thought the biggest howler in the Wall Street Journal’s “please, don’t go third party” editorial was the one at the very end:… But if Mr. Trump is the electoral disaster that many Republicans...
View ArticleTrump Should Apologize for JFK Comment
If Trump doesn’t apologize in his speech tonight, it’s a sign he doesn’t really want to be president. Good God, the GOP is basically minutes away from coronating him, and he manages to win this kind of...
View ArticleMeanwhile in the Indiana Senate Race
Todd Young is actually, at least on paper, one of the best so-called “establishment Republican” candidates. He has a genuinely impressive background—military, academic and professional. I think he...
View ArticleDonald Trump, The Black Swan
The “Black Swan”:The black swan theory or theory of black swan events is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalized after...
View ArticleYes, I Am Appropriately Chastened
But at least I’ve earned my footnote in history: At 7:09 p.m. Eastern time, I was almost certainly the last person in the world to suggest that Donald Trump might still be denied the GOP nomination.And...
View ArticleBREAKING: Indiana Results, Analysis, & More . . .
[Editor's Note: We'll be reporting results from Indiana all night, and posting analysis from NR writers and from around the web. Stay tuned to the Corner!]9:53 P.M.: Donald Trump has delivered his...
View ArticleNR Tweets the Indiana Primary
Tweets from https://twitter.com/NRO/lists/nr-debate-tweets NR Tweets the Indiana Primary
View ArticleA Third Party Option Is Culturally Critical
America needs a third party alternative, and it needs one quickly. As I tweeted earlier tonight, Americans who constantly complain about corrupt and politicians have voted by the millions to put two of...
View ArticleHow Long can Kasich Hold on?
Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee. Ted Cruz has picked up his ball and gone home. Yet John Kasich says he’ll stay in the presidential race.It’s a somewhat quixotic effort, and one that...
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