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A Qaddafi Son from Hell -- Kidnapped?

There was a curious item in the news earlier this month. The Associated Press reported,The son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi has been kidnapped in Lebanon by militants demanding information...

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Old and Rugged (Certainly Rugged)

Of all the questions that have been asked about Ted Cruz, a reader asked me one I hadn’t heard before:“How does he plan to deal with the triggering nature of his surname? If we cannot mention the word...

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A Faceful of Squirrel Nuts: A Bad Election Night

Not long ago, I had a post about how I learned of a particularly tough loss, suffered by my football team. (College. My pro team has suffered unbearable losses too.) That led to a note from my...

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Ted Cruz Is Blowing the Doors Off in Iowa

To the question of whether Cruz is peaking too soon in Iowa, the answer is: What makes you think he’s peaked? He’s in first at 40 percent in the new CBS poll. This may understate his dominance. He has...

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New Year’s in Saint Barts, Once Upon a Time

This seems to be my day for Qaddafi children — and you know it’s a weird kind of day if it’s for Qaddafi children. Earlier, I had a post about Hannibal — Hannibal Qaddafi, who has apparently been...

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The Beverly Hills Blues

Lately, I’ve been talking about Christmas music — and listening to it and airing it. It must be Christmas or something. I did a podcast of Christmas music, and I suggested a bonus item, so to speak, in...

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Monday links

Today is the winter solstice, the first day of winter, and the shortest day of the year.All the Stuff British Soldiers Have Carried in Battle, From the 11th Century to Today.How The World Looked When...

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Graham Quits 2016 Race

Senator Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) told CNN this morning he’s quitting the White House race, a decision that comes on the deadline day for presidential candidates to withdraw their names from his home...

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President Obama Shrugs at Democrats' Perpetual 'Misfortune'

From the first Morning Jolt of Christmas week . . . President Obama in an interview with NPR, released this morning:. . . the truth of the matter is is that where Democrats have had problems is we had...

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Lindsey Graham: I Am Suspending My Campaign for President.

Senator Lindsey Graham announces he is suspending his campaign:He contends he has managed to persuade most of his fellow candidates to support sending troops to Iraq and Syria to fight ISIS.This...

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Has Capitalism Devoured Christmas?

My latest column, out this morning, asks: “Is capitalism crowding out the Christian life? And do we have special insight into this at Christmas?”Has capitalism desecrated Christmas? Many Christians are...

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AP: Iranians Hacked U.S. Power Grid (But Don't Worry — It Happens All the Time!)

Remember the OPM hack? Well, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet:Security researcher Brian Wallace was on the trail of hackers who had snatched a California university’s housing files when he stumbled into a...

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Is Marco Rubio Getting Outworked?

It’s a question a lot of people are asking, most recently, a couple of Washington Post reporters, who add a little bit to a piece we published here at National Review a couple of weeks ago. Rubio’s...

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Remembering One of Europe’s Most Infamous Con-Men

One of the most outstanding crooks and con-men of modern times was Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski. He died last June. Most probably he was not a Communist at all, but in the DDR, the old Communist East...

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Why Are People Afraid of Terrorism?

Critics on left and right (the latter group mostly libertarians) think Americans get too worked up about terrorism. Your chances of dying in a terrorist attack are tiny, they say, well below one in a...

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A Peach of a Sugar Plum

This is now Nutcracker season, though The Nutcracker is a ballet for all seasons, really. In my latest Q&A, I interview Isabella Boylston, a ballerina with the American Ballet Theatre. She has been...

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Enough Knee-Jerk Accusations About 'Fearmongering'!

Fred, I concur with everything you say, and would just add that for all of their flaws, all of other threats that we’re told are more likely to kill us than a terrorist — other drivers, the ladder at...

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Help Us Meet Our $25,000 Social-Media Outreach Project Goal

As we begin the race to December’s end, we’d like to cap our Webathon with a hard goal for a worthwhile purpose: raising $25,000 to fortify NRO’s social-media outreach.Over 6 million visitors come to...

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Ten Things that Caught My Eye Today (Dec. 21, 2015)

1. ‘Genocide’ label for Islamic State terror could help save Christians in Iraq, lawmakers told2. Minority killings by IS ’should be recognised as genocide’3. From the National Catholic Register:“In...

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"Women Rise" Initiative Showcases Women's Support for Jeb Bush

As part of a campaign-wide effort for Jeb Bush, a group of female politicians and activists has launched an initiative called “Women Rise” to educate voters on Bush’s broader policy platform, and...

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