Jim Obergefell’s Absurd Take
The idea that there has been a growing wave of anti-gay sentiment in the country (in fact, public opinion has been swinging the other way) that crested in this horrific attack by an Islamic terrorist...
View ArticleStrict Gun-Control Laws Didn't Protect French People Last November
David: You correctly ask that we ”never forget that the worst attack in American history was carried out with box-cutters and airplanes.” I would add that we should never forget that the horrendous...
View ArticleA Question for Obama
Since he was first inaugurated in 2009, many of us have fantasized about asking President Obama a question. I’ve wanted to ask him about 500. Here’s one:“After a jihadist atrocity, you’ve often...
View ArticleGeorge Voinovich, R.I.P.
Cleveland mayor, Ohio governor, U.S. senator: That triple crown has been won only twice, by Frank Lausche and then George Voinovich, separated by a generation and by party affiliation, although each...
View ArticleBrexcitement
Well, this is momentum.The Guardianreports on new Brexit polls:Support for leaving the EU is strengthening, with phone and online surveys reporting a six-point lead, according to a pair of Guardian/ICM...
View ArticleNo, Opposition to the Administration's Transgender Bathroom Policies Didn't...
Well, that didn’t take long. It was just a matter of time before opposition to the Obama administration’s transgender bathroom policies was linked to the massacre at an Orlando gay bar, committed by a...
View ArticleTen Things that Caught My Eye Today (June 13, 2016)
1. If you’re in New York City around the U.N at 6 pm tonight, consider dropping in on an hour of prayer for mercy. Goodness knows we need it. Details here.2. Amazing how quickly people politicize...
View ArticleOrlando Aftermath: Welcome to Israel's Reality
In my piece up on the home page, I detail the startling rise in frequency and deadliness of jihadist attacks since the rise of ISIS in 2014. Between 9/11 and the spring of 2014 (when ISIS burst on the...
View ArticleTrump vs. the Washington Post
This morning, Trump told Fox News, “Look, we’re led by a man that either is not tough, not smart, or he’s got something else in mind. And the something else in mind — you know, people can’t believe it....
View ArticleThe Trump Doctrine
If you were going to boil it down to a line from his speech today it is, “I want a mainstream immigration policy that promotes American values [and that is] designed to benefit America.” This basic...
View ArticleOrlando Aftermath: A Quick Note About Christian-Bashing
Let me make some humble suggestions.If you responded to a mass murder by a Muslim who has pledged allegiance to the world’s most violent terrorist organization by expressing rage against Christians who...
View ArticleKrauthammer's Take: Only Way to Stem ISIS Recruitment Is ‘Defeating the...
Charles Krauthammer says stopping jihadist recruitment will require defeating ISIS or showing it in retreat: Look, I think there’s one thing here … that the president refuses to understand, and I think...
View ArticleTuesday links
Today is Flag Day and the birthday of the U.S. Army.How Donating Your Body to Science Works.Here’s What Happened the Day the Dinosaurs Died.How Merv Griffin Came Up With That Weird Question/Answer...
View ArticleTrump Answers the Call for Change
From my most recent NRO article, about another tumultuous week in the campaign: “The Republican leadership learned the hard way that they were standing on a bridge that had no connection to the rudder...
View ArticleRe: Trump & the Washington Post
Ramesh— I agree with all that. But isn’t the heart of the problem that Trump has gotten himself into a position where he can’t expect the benefit of the doubt in situations like this? I agree the...
View ArticleIf You See Something, Say Something, but Also Prepare for a Lawsuit
From the Tuesday edition of the Morning Jolt:If You See Something, Say Something, but Also Prepare for a LawsuitThis contention needs verification and further discussion in the days ahead:Gilroy, a...
View ArticleGun Nuttery in Slate
Dahlia Lithwick claims that the individual-rights reading of the Second Amendment is a “hoax,” a “fib,” and a “lie.” So, of course, she has to reckon with the evidence and arguments that led even...
View ArticleRyan and Trump
In my latest column, out this morning, I argue that Mr. Trump “is morally unfit to be our head of state.” But I have trouble harshly condemning Speaker Ryan for his endorsement.It seems [Speaker Ryan]...
View ArticleBad History Is Killing Us
The times they are a changin’. Atheists are on the march (literally), while the traditionally religious are in a defensive crouch. Bernie Sanders has broken the taboo on socialism, as a new generation...
View ArticleOn 'Radical Islam,' Obama Contradicts Eight Years of Obama
In today’s meandering remarks on the Orlando jihadist attack, President Obama rebuked detractors who criticize him for failing to use the term “radical Islam” and be clear about the enemy waging war...
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