The Case for Rick Santorum
I explain why I think Santorum would be Trump’s best pick for the vice-presidential nomination. The Case for Rick Santorum
View ArticleVermont
What’s more notable? A Democratic presidential candidate under 40, or a major presidential candidate under 25?Vermont General Election: Clinton 39% (+15) Trump 24% LA-FM3, & EIV...
View ArticleBreaking: Cruz Accepts Trump Offer to Speak in Cleveland
Ted Cruz will speak at the Republican convention after all.Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump offered Cruz a speaking slot during a meeting Thursday morning in Washington, and the Texas senator...
View ArticleI'm a Concealed-Carry Permit Holder, and When I'm Pulled Over This Is What I Do
As Charlie outlines in his post, Philando Castile’s girlfriend reports that he was a licensed concealed-carry permit holder, and he was shot while reaching for his wallet (as she claims he was...
View ArticleIf Elected, He Might Serve
Has there ever been such a story written about a presidential candidate before? Donald Trump -- New York Times Story Says He Won't Say He'll Govern If Elected
View ArticleIn No Way Does the Mens Rea Doctrine Apply to Hillary
In the matter of Hillary Rodham Clinton and her secret private e-mail server, there has been a great deal of talk about “mens rea,” the legal doctrine that people generally should not be prosecuted for...
View ArticleDefending Donald Trump Corrupts His Most Loyal Supporters
I agree with Jim that Donald Trump has utterly squandered the political moment. Instead of relentlessly attacking Clinton’s known lies and evasions, he’s out there defending a blatantly anti-Semitic...
View ArticleGluing Together a Post-Trump GOP
Both Jim Geraghty and Kristen Soltis Anderson make some excellent points about the future of the Republican party in the event of a Trump defeat. Anderson points out that anti-Trump Republicans are...
View ArticleMilitary Prosecutions Show That a Gross Negligence Prosecution Would Not...
In questioning by Congressman Trey Gowdy (R., S.C.), Director Comey seemed to concede that the statute criminalizing the mishandling of classified information through gross negligence may well be...
View ArticleKrauthammer's Take: James Comey 'Looks Like An Honest Guy,' But Logic Flawed
Charles Krauthammer argues that FBI Director James Comey appears honest, but that his logic in not recommending an indictment for Hillary Clinton is flawed:Right, so now there’s another potential...
View ArticleFriday links
July 9 is Nikola Tesla’s birthday: bio, Tesla coil music, Tesla vs Edison rap battle, infographic from The Oatmeal.Why Did the Star Trek and Star Wars Universes Turn Out So Differently?John T. Scopes,...
View ArticleThe War on Cops Comes to Dallas
We have not yet learned the identity of the militant radicals who, in a patently coordinated attack targeting Dallas police, have killed five cops and wounded at least six others. I am thus sympathetic...
View ArticleThe War on Cops Comes to Dallas
We have not yet learned the identity of the militant radicals who, in a patently coordinated attack targeting Dallas police, have killed five cops and wounded at least six others. I am thus sympathetic...
View ArticleWe Awaken in a Different, Worse Country, One We No Longer Recognize
From the last Morning Jolt of a terrible, unforgettable week:We Awaken in a Different, Worse Country, One We No Longer RecognizeTurning on the news this morning, it feels like we’ve awoken in some...
View ArticlePick One
The same people who literally blamed the NRA for the Orlando shooting while the blood was still being mopped up are today demanding that Black Lives Matter not be smeared by association with the...
View ArticleHe Wanted to Kill White Cops
From ABC News: One of the suspects in the ambush-style shootings in Dallas that left five police officers dead overnight told a hostage negotiator he was upset about the recent police shootings of two...
View ArticleObama: 'Black Lives Matter' Just Means All Lives Matter
President Obama, yesterday, before the Dallas shootings:So when people say “Black Lives Matter,” that doesn’t mean blue lives don’t matter; it just means all lives matter, but right now the big concern...
View ArticleFarm Bureau Deals a Blow to Huelskamp in Kansas Primary
The Kansas Farm Bureau on Friday announced its endorsement of Roger Marshall, a Kansas doctor who is challenging Republican representative Tim Huelskamp in the the state’s first district congressional...
View ArticleRage over Brexit Has Split Both the U.K.'s Major Parties
A personal anecdote wraps up the political atmosphere right now in Britain. We were in a restaurant when old friends happened to pass the table. “Isn’t Brexit frightful?” they said. When I replied that...
View ArticleComey: FBI Interrogated Hillary Clinton . . . but Not Under Oath
FBI agents interrogated Hillary Rodham Clinton last Saturday — but not under oath.This was one of several revelations to emerge from FBI Director James Comey’s four hour and 40-minute appearance...
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