Doing Stupid Stuff in the South China Sea
Many of us were at least mildly encouraged this October when the USS Lassen, a guided-missile destroyer, sailed within twelve nautical miles of Subi Reef, one of the man-made “islands” — actually,...
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Bernie Sanders, Thought Leader
. . . and other geniuses:To be fair to Bernie’s interlocutor, there was that great documentary about the phenomenon a few years back . . .
View ArticleConservative Titans Meeting Today to Discuss 2016 Endorsement
National Review has learned that Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council and an influential evangelical activist, has convened a core group of prominent conservative leaders to discuss —...
View ArticleThe New York Times and President Obama Indulge their Inner Jekyll and Hyde
What a difference a year makes. Here are the editors of the New York Times in 2014, in an editorial titled “Terror Watch Lists Run Amok.”After eight years of confounding litigation and coordinated...
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Should Democracy Mean One Man, One Vote, One Time?
Unions’ claim to democratic legitimacy rests on a simple legal requirement: In order to be recognized, they have to win a certification election. As winners of just such an election, they’re fully...
View ArticleChevron Foe Attacks Conrad Black
With trial attorney Steven Donziger taking his legal campaign to shake down Chevron to Canada, our friend, NRO columnist and Toronto resident Conrad Black, penned a lengthy piece in the National Post,...
View ArticleObama Seemed Sad and Tired Last Night
I have never been one to bang on about Obama’s golfing. As a small government guy, I’m more than happy to see the head of the executive branch spending a good amount of his time relaxing. It’s a tough...
View ArticleRand Paul's Mission
Tim Carney reports that now that Rand Paul has figured out he will not win the Republican presidential nomination, he has become a message candidate. The message: “Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton are...
View ArticleSupreme Court Denies Review of 'Assault Weapon' Ban
In what, intentionally or not, will be regarded as a boon for President Obama’s campaign to turn recent terrorist attacks into a clarion call for more gun control, the Supreme Court today declined to...
View ArticleHouse Homeland Security Committee: ISIS Explored Using Refugee Program to...
This may change the refugee debate yet further. From The Hill:Intelligence officials have determined that Islamic extremists have explored using the refugee program to enter the United States, the head...
View ArticleYou Can't 'Carpet Bomb' ISIS into Oblivion
Speaking Saturday in Iowa, Ted Cruz said this:“If I am elected president, we will utterly destroy ISIS,” the Texas senator and Republican presidential candidate told reporters. “We won’t weaken them....
View ArticleChristies Then and Now
On the homepage today, I have a “Guatemala Journal,” for your reading pleasure (I hope). Let me paste one item here.For as long as anyone can remember, American stoners have come here to Central...
View Article'I Got You' -- A San Bernardino Story of Courage and Sacrifice
This is profoundly moving:Described by friends as “a protector to all of those he loved,” 45-year-old Shannon Johnson wrapped his arms around his younger female co-worker when the shooting began and...
View ArticleBrown’s Finest
You may have met Chris Robotham and Marie Willersrud. They are students at Brown University. I interviewed them for my piece “Underground at Brown: A secret forum in which people can talk.” That piece...
View ArticleClinton's Bizarre Hang-Up about Islam
In a recent speech, Hillary Clinton argued that using the phrase “radical Islamic terrorism” would set us back in the war on terrorism “by alienating partners we need by our side.” She prefers to...
View ArticleThe Next GOP Tax Reform
For years, a number of conservatives, including our own Ramesh Ponnuru and Corner contributor Robert Stein, have argued that Republicans need to broaden their agenda for tax reform. Rather than focus...
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A Chyron for the Ages
A major scoop, via CNN:You know, the shooting did happen less than two miles from a Planned Parenthood . . .
View ArticleEleven Things that Caught My Eye Today (Dec. 7, 2015)
1. An ecumenical plea to John Kerry:Pope Francis has called ISIS’ crimes against Christians by their proper name: “genocide.” The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Christian leaders in the Middle...
View Article‘Can We Get Any of Myyyyy Water?’
Sir Charles, your post on Michelle Obama, Marco Rubio, and water provoked a memory in me. Well before you came to these shores, we righties had fun with John Kerry and water. He was the Democratic...
View ArticleKrauthammer's Take: Obama Believes ISIS 'Cure Is to Do as Little as Possible'
The president has struggled to coherently outline his anti-ISIS strategy since he believes America itself provokes terrorism, Charles Krauthammer charged tonight.Responding to the president’s Sunday...
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