FedEx Beats DoJ
The shipping company turns out not to be a criminal conspiracy. The Justice Department, on the other hand, seems like it has been engaging in extortion. FedEx, Not a Criminal Conspiracy
View ArticleHouse Hearing on Impeachment Principles in IRS Probe
As noted in my earlier post, I testified this morning at the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing to consider impeachment principles in connection with the IRS targeting of conservative groups, the...
View ArticleYour Date with Andrew
A conversation with Andrew Roberts is a rare pleasure. See for yourself — hear for yourself — in this Q&A podcast.Roberts is the famed English historian. We talk about Trump ’n’ Hillary. What to...
View ArticleKrauthammer's Take: Rubio ‘Made the Right Decision’ To Run for Reelection
Charles Krauthammer argues that Marco Rubio’s decision to seek a second term in the Senate is the correct one: Remember, we have a long history of candidates who lose one, sometimes even twice — Bob...
View ArticleWilliam Craig Rice, R.I.P.
My friend William Craig Rice has died. You may not have heard of Bill–he was one of those conservatives who worked for good causes without seeking the limelight. He wrote poetry for National Review and...
View ArticlePatrick Murphy Is a Fraud
Much of the conversation today about Marco Rubio’s re-election bid - aside from talk about Rubio’s past promises and future plans - has focused on two facts: Rubio polls much better in this race than...
View ArticleThe Upcoming Hillary–Obama Debates
I look forward to the upcoming Hillary–Obama debates on the state of the country and the state of the economy:President Obama, May 16:By almost every measure, America is better, and the world is...
View ArticleBrexit : Decision Day
The final turn in the polls has looked good for the Remain camp. Last night two polls (YouGov and ComRes) showed Remain ahead (51–49, 54–46 respectively), something that gave the pound a boost on...
View Article'If Trump Wants to Get the Number at $100 Million, He’ll Write a Check.' But...
A few days ago, RNC chief strategist Sean Spicer dismissed the abysmal fundraising figures for Donald Trump’s campaign, declaring that said could write a check to his own campaign for $100...
View ArticleSCOTUS Doesn't Abolish Separation of Powers - Yet
The Supreme Court split 4-4 on the 26-state lawsuit against Obama’s amnesty decrees; the full text of the ruling is this: ”The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court.” (No tally was released,...
View ArticleThe Mosby Disgrace Continues: Officer Goodson Acquitted of All Charges in...
Make it 0-for-3 for Marilyn Mosby, the incompetent demagogue prosecutor who trumped up cases against six Baltimore police officers after the death of Freddie Gray. Today, a judge acquitted Officer...
View Article‘Yes on Brexit’
I wrote on Brexit for Politico today:Britain should be ruled by Britain.This is the proposition that is ultimately at stake in the so-called Brexit referendum. British voters will decide this week...
View ArticleDemocrats vs. The ACLU
It’s hard to think of an organization that embodies mainstream liberalism better than the American Civil Liberties Union does. So to a casual political observer, it may come as something of a surprise...
View ArticleTen Things that Caught My Eye Today (June 23, 2016)
1. At an event at the American Enterprise Institute this morning, Cardinal Wuerl cited this Q&A from NRO I did last year with Arthur Brooks. I was glad he did as it was a reminder that Arthur’s...
View ArticleSCOTUS’s Fisher Ruling a Blow to the Constitution
The Supreme Court’s Fisher v. University of Texas holding lands a devastating blow to the cause of a color-blind Constitution. It maintains the laughable exception for universities to the...
View ArticleRelax! Medicaid's Trust Fund Doesn't Run Out of Money Until 2028!
You may not be interested in the ticking time bomb of entitlements, but the ticking time bomb of entitlements is interested in you.The new numbers and projections for Social Security and Medicaid are...
View ArticleBad Machine Politics in New York's Nassau County
Leave it to New York state Republicans to botch another congressional race.Leave it to New York Republicans to try to win through apparently corrupt use of muscle rather than fair and square at the...
View ArticleWith Rubio Back in Senate Race, Beruff Goes on the Attack
Carlos Beruff is not mincing words when it comes to Marco Rubio’s decision to run for reelection after spending nearly two years saying he would not do so if he ran for president.“People have to go...
View ArticleBremain (It Seems)
The polls in have closed in Britain’s EU referendum. As mentioned this morning, there will be no exit polls. All we have is the YouGov poll, which was carried out today (I had thought it was last...
View ArticleMake CNN Great Again
Well, that’s convenient:Three days after being ousted from the Donald Trump campaign, Corey Lewandowski is becoming a political commentator for CNN. [Via CNN Money]CNN acknowledges that Lewandowski’s...
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