Become an NR Institute Regional Fellow
One of the most rewarding undertakings of our sister organization is its Regional Fellows Program, currently operating in New York, Washington, and Dallas, and now about to launch in San Francisco....
View ArticleDonald Trump’s Catholic Problem
Last week, the Pew Research Center released an interesting survey on the 2016 presidential election. It looks at how religious views and religiosity are affecting voting behavior. Many surveys ask...
View ArticleScott Walker, Eyeing 2020, Re-Introduces Himself to Iowa
BEACHWOOD, Ohio — Scott Walker says he came to this week’s Republican National Convention to help ensure that Donald Trump defeats Hillary Clinton in November.But in case he doesn’t, Walker came here —...
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Hillary’s America Got My Red, White, and Blue Flapping
Editor’s Note: The following post is sponsored by our partner, Hillary’s America.I was in Cleveland yesterday for the red-carpet premier of Dinesh D’Souza’s new film, Hillary’s America,which was also...
View ArticleThe Shooting in Baton Rouge Had Nothing to Do with Open Carry
Post-Baton Rouge, I’ve seen a lot of criticism of laws that permit the open carrying of firearms (or, to be more precise, the absence of laws that prohibit the same). This tweet, one of thousands I saw...
View ArticleTrump on Pence, Clinton, and Iraq
From the 60 Minutes interview last night:LESLEY STAHL: But we did go to war, if you remember. We went to Iraq. DONALD TRUMP: Yeah, you went to Iraq, but that was handled so badly. And that was a war–...
View ArticleAttacks On Police Have Spiked Since Dallas
This is starting to look like a trend.In Dallas, on July 7, five officers were killed and nine were wounded in what was the deadliest event for police since 9/11. Yesterday, just 11 days later, three...
View ArticleBack in Venezuela
Last Friday, I had a note about Venezuela and its agony. It linked to a podcast I had just done with Hannah Dreier, the Venezuela correspondent of the Associated Press.I would like to note another...
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After Nice, Will Anything Change?
Today was the end of France’s official period of mourning for the victims of last week’s Bastille Day truck attack, and there was a memorial service here in Nice attended by socialist Prime Minister...
View ArticleChaos about Rules Vote in Cleveland
Chaos — corruption, in the eyes of some — just broke out at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.At issue was whether the Convention rules, as determined by the rules committee days ago,...
View ArticleFreddie Gray Case: The War on Cops ... in the Courtroom
For the fourth consecutive time, state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby has come up empty in the criminal case she trumped up against six Baltimore police officers in connection with the accidental death of...
View ArticleDear ACLU: Trump Isn't the Only Candidate Who Doesn't Respect the Constitution
Give Donald Trump this: He’s single-handedly got the ACLU rushing to the defense of the Constitution. Last week, ACLU executive director Anthony D. Romero published: “Donald Trump: A One-Man...
View ArticleIn 2016, No One Should Be Proud of an Orderly Convention
For approximately twenty minutes this afternoon, the GOP convention degenerated into chaos. Good. On an otherwise sad day, it was heartening to see so many conservatives refusing to consent to the...
View ArticleTonight: Survivors and Reminders of Benghazi, Fast and Furious
Credit where it’s due, tonight’s convention speaker lineup has a good idea at its core: spotlight the ordinary Americans who have been hurt the most and treated the worst by the decisions of the Obama...
View ArticleThe Sudden, Short-Lived Objection to Political Speeches from Grieving Mothers
From the Tuesday Morning Jolt, live from Cleveland…Pat Smith:‘I Blame Hillary Clinton Personally for the Death of my Son.’Hey, remember when grieving mothers of American men slain in battle had...
View ArticleTrump Talk, Cont.
In my column yesterday, I laid out the Trump lexicon — the words, phrases, and concepts of Trump’s fervent fans. I did not present an unabridged lexicon, however. There’s more.As Trump fans have...
View ArticleAnother Mistake by the Lake
I thought that Melania Trump did a great job last night – and said so on Twitter. Though it’s always a bit smirk-inducing to hear a third-trophy wife explain how devoted to family her husband is....
View ArticleMargaret Sanger, Still Vile, and Beloved, After All These Years
Editor’s Note: The following post is sponsored by our partner, Hillary’s America.One of the particular strengths of Hillary’s America regards its subtitle, “The Secret History of the Democratic Party,”...
View ArticleGOP Platform Contains Serious Mistake on Banking
One of these things is not like the other. In the generally good section of the GOP’s Platform entitled Regulation: The Quiet Tyranny (p.27-28), there is this paragraph:The Environmental Protection...
View ArticleCorey’s Schadenfreude
Corey calls on Manafort to resign if he signed off on the Melania speech:WATCH: @CLewandowski_ on if Paul Manafort saw @MELANIATRUMP’s speech ahead of time: “I think he would resign”...
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