Was There an ISIS-Inspired Murder in North Carolina?
The Daily Beast brings us this disturbing story, from the Tar Heel State:An alleged ISIS sympathizer from North Carolina may be the prime suspect in the murder of his neighbor.The body of John Bailey...
View ArticleCruz Brushes Off Branstad Diss: 'Establishment in Full Panic Mode'
Center Barnstead, N.H. – Ted Cruz is brushing off a rebuke from Iowa governor Terry Branstad as yet another sign that the powers that be are trying to keep him out of the White House. “Well, look, it...
View ArticleThe Hill: Trump Calls for Higher Ethanol Mandate, Seeking Iowa Wedge Issue...
As caucus night approaches, we probably should have seen this coming:Donald Trump said Tuesday that federal regulators should increase the amount of ethanol blended into the nation’s gasoline...
View ArticleFor Some, Mishandling Classified Information Has Lasting Consequences
It turns out that General David Petraeus’s troubles are far from over. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is considering demoting Petraeus, a humiliating move that would cost him hundreds of thousands of...
View ArticleSummer Internship
National Review is accepting applications for its summer internship. The intern will work in our New York office, receive a modest stipend, participate in every part of the editorial process, and have...
View ArticleRough Day for Cruz in Iowa
Ames, Iowa— It was a rough day for Ted Cruz in the Hawkeye State.Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump, Cruz’s major rival here, in a long, rambling speech this afternoon. She noted that she was choosing...
View ArticleKrauthammer's Take: Hillary E-mail Scandal Now ‘Worse than What Snowden Did’
A new report that Hillary Clinton’s personal server contained information about “special access programs” makes her handling of sensitive material “worse than what Snowden did,” Charles Krauthammer...
View ArticleWatch: Marco Rubio's Inspiring, Honest Answer to an Atheist's Challenge
On a day when Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have dominated the headlines, I wanted to share with you this exchange between Marco Rubio and an atheist questioner. Rubio’s presentation of his beliefs —...
View ArticleDeath, Taxes, Sarah, and Donald
I was actually surprised to hear that Sarah Palin had endorsed Donald Trump, though I’m not sure why. I guess I sort of assumed she had retired; she hasn’t made the news much lately, though not for...
View ArticleOh, Come On
Sorry for being behind the news cycle with this, but I really want to get it off my chest. Both mainstream-lib media types and conservatives on Twitter are making fun of Donald Trump for saying “Two...
View ArticleThe Wrongs of American Justice
From my most recent NRO article, on the prosecutocracy and a broken criminal-justice system: “The idea that judges are softies who don’t penalize wrongdoers is fatuous, especially in the state courts...
View ArticleEl Chapo Had a 'Fast & Furious' Rifle
From the midweek edition of the Morning Jolt:‘El Chapo’ Drug Kingpin Had a Rifle From Federal ‘Fast & Furious’ ProgramThe Fast and Furious gun-smuggling scandal is one of those stories that the...
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Kasich: 'I Consider Myself the Prince of Light and Hope.'
John Kasich, to Hugh Hewitt, yesterday: “Look, we have a lot of candidates who like the ‘Prince of Darkness,’ I consider myself the ‘Prince of Light and Hope’ and I don’t spend all my time getting...
View ArticleHalf a Million Visa Overstays— in Just One Year
For some time now, Congress has been demanding a report on the number of foreign visitors who overstay their visas and thereby become illegal aliens. This matters because an estimated 40 percent of the...
View ArticleTen Things that Caught My Eye Today (Jan. 20, 2016)
1. Alliance Defending Freedom advocates calling the genocide of Christians what it is at the European parliament.2. Isis has destroyed Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery, satellite images confirm...
View ArticleThe Establishment vs. the Conservatives
Conservatives are griping at each other a lot these days. If you haven’t noticed, I envy your ability to ignore the obvious. One of the problems, I think, is that people are talking past each other.A...
View ArticleThe Server Is the Smoking Gun, Part 2,088,129
As I’ve been ranting for quite a while, the never-ending search for the smoking gun in Hillary’s e-mails keeps missing the huge smoking artillery piece lying out in plain sight: the server itself. It...
View ArticleKathy Lee Gifford Calls Kermit Gosnell’s Abortion Mill a ‘War on Women’
Maybe, just maybe, pro-lifers are having an impact on the culture.On Wednesday, NBC Today Show hosts Kathy Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb discussed the upcoming Kermit Gosnell movie with actor Dean Cain who...
View ArticleNew Ad from Jeb: It's Not Too Late to Change the Future!
A new ad from Jeb Bush portrays a not-too-distant future where Hillary Clinton beats Donald Trump in the general election:There’s considerable debate about whether head-to-head polling in December or...
View ArticleUniversity Professor Investigated for Ties to ISIS
For those who are familiar with the universe of truly radical university professors, this is the least surprising news of the day:A Kent State University professor is at the center of an FBI...
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