Violent Rhetoric Is Terrible, But Actual Violence Is Cool
Hearken unto me, o ye students of political history, and recall the ancient days of . . . 2011.Anybody remember 2011? I remember 2011 pretty well. One of the infamous and horrifying events of that year...
View ArticleReading Around
L. Gordon Crovitz on Peter Thiel vs. Gawker.Noah Millman on why Trump won’t stop talking about Judge Curiel.Andrew Biggs on the cost of Obama’s pandering on Social Security. Reading Around
View ArticleUh-Oh: More Than 200 Doctors Call for Moving or Postponing Rio Olympics
This is unnerving: About 200 doctors, most of whom are affiliated with big-name, respected institutions and who don’t appear to be paranoid nut-jobs, want the upcoming summer Olympic games to be...
View ArticleThe Austin Ridesharing Saga Continues
Residents of Austin, Texas recently voted against Proposition 1, which would have overturned a city council decision to impose robust background checks on drivers for ridesharing apps like Uber. At the...
View ArticleAnother Reason Renee Ellmers Was Defeated Last Night
Jim, you give a good overview of what may have been the most important reason Renee Ellmers was defeated last night. I would add one more: She wasn’t free-market. NPR correctly recounts this about...
View ArticleDonald Trump Is a 'Clear and Present Danger' to the U.S. Economy
Benn Steil sees a trade war and other calamities looming courtesy of a Trump presidency. Here’s his chat with Hedgeye.com CEO Keith McCullough: Donald Trump Is a 'Clear and Present Danger' to the U.S....
View ArticleThe New York Times' Fight Against Women in Pools
For the past 20 years, the Metropolitan Recreation Center in Brooklyn has reserved women-only swimming times at its public pool. Now, the New York Times has the policy in its crosshairs.It started with...
View ArticleA Few More Words About Zachary Taylor and Donald Trump
Gil Troy responds to my criticism of his Politico piece comparing Donald Trump to our 12th President, the second and last elected Whig president, Zachary Taylor. I suspect we disagree less than that...
View ArticleWarren v. Trump
Of course Elizabeth Warren is correct that Donald Trump is a “loud, nasty, thin-skinned fraud.” But is Senator Cherokee Cheekbones really the Democrats’ best ambassador for personal authenticity?Warren...
View ArticleThe British Consider: To Leave or Not to Leave?
Britain is resounding at the moment with “Solemn and strange music,” to borrow one of Shakespeare’s stage directions. The referendum on whether the country is to stay in the European Union or on the...
View ArticleNewt on Trump as the 'Absurd Amateur'
When I first heard this line I thought maybe we need to strike Newt off the Trump VP list. It turns out, though, that it was a favorable reference. This is the full context (note the characteristic...
View ArticleGiving Trump His Due
One of his best qualities is that he’s kind of funny, which gives his roguishness a certain charm at times. From the New York Times: As he headed to the Trump Grill for lunch, tourists and workers...
View ArticleTrump and the Judge
A few more thoughts on the flap:There has been skepticism whether Trump will really be able to stop talking about the judge and the case, and so far he hasn’t done a great job of it. But when he truly...
View ArticleBy the Way
This is best case I’ve seen on why the judge controversy matters, by the great Stuart Taylor. Donald Trump — Judge Gonzalo Curiel Controversy Matters
View ArticleDavid Jolly: No Decision on Exiting Senate Race, but 'Boy, Would It Be Fun to...
Florida representative David Jolly, per Politico’s Marc Caputo, is considering exiting the Florida Senate race and instead running for reelection to the House. Speaking to National Review on the...
View Article‘The Agony of the Trump Endorsers’
I wrote today at Politico about Trump endorsers and semi-endorsers struggling with the consequence of their choice:If Trump didn’t call Curiel a Mexican unworthy of hearing his case, you’d almost...
View ArticleWho Can Blame Bernie Sanders for Hard Feelings?
Lots of Democrats, starting to worry about Hillary’s poll numbers and the outlook for the general election, want Bernie Sanders to quit the race and endorse Clinton. (Perhaps none more creepily than...
View ArticleNo Natives Need Apply
In a case that went unnoticed by the national press, a major Houston-area food supplier was fined back in April for systematically favoring (mainly immigrant) Hispanic job applicants over (mainly...
View ArticleEn Banc, the Ninth Circuit Rules Against the Plaintiffs in Peruta
I’ve just finished reading the Ninth Circuit’s en banc decision in Peruta v. City of San Diego.The short version: This was a loss for gun owners. The en banc court declined to agree with the three-man...
View ArticleWith Obama's Endorsement of Hillary Clinton, He Should Appoint a Special...
Now that President Obama has formally endorsed his former secretary of state for president, it’s no longer possible for him — or a Justice Department directly answerable to him — to rule impartially on...
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