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Resistance, the Vague and Anonymous Kind
I’m with Lowry, not Cooke or Frum, on this.
Cory Booker Is Embarrassing Himself
For those keeping score at home, the senator from New Jersey is embarrassing himself.
Promoting ‘Rational’ Elder Suicide
Let’s hope World Suicide Prevention Day advocates explicitly for the lives of our elders, no exceptions.
A New Standard for Stupid
I wrote about the “white power” hand-signal flap today.
The Trump Administration Needs a ‘Disparate Impact Inventory’
Gail Heriot has written an excellent paper describing how this might be done.
‘Spartacus’ Cory Booker ‘Broke Rules’ to Release Emails Already Cleared for Publication
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) made a great show of breaking Senate rules on Thursday to release “committee confidential” emails regarding Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett…
Why Jane Austen Made An Ordinary Girl The Heroine Of ‘Northanger Abbey’
In the third lecture of Hillsdale College’s free online course on the young Jane Austen (which you can take along with me here), Lorraine Murphy, an English…
Booker’s Kavanaugh email release during Supreme Court hearing draws fiery responses from senators
Sen. Cory Booker told Brett Kavanaugh during Thursday’s hearing he was willing to “knowingly violate” the rules of the Senate Judiciary Committee — and risk his…
Kavanaugh says he’s never had ‘inappropriate conversations’ with anyone regarding Russia probe
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh stressed that he has not had “inappropriate conversations” with anyone – including those at a law firm founded by one…
Preventing the Crowd-Out of Private Benefit Plans
We want employers to continue offering benefits and additional options for employees.
Remember: There’s No Official in Washington Who’s Not ‘Senior’
This op-ed writer could be almost anyone, including someone who’s No. 3 or No. 4 at a cabinet agency.
A Constitutional Crisis?
Is shambolic government really a threat to the constitutional order?
CNN’s Chalian: Booker, Harris Using Kavanaugh Hearing to One Up Each Other in 2020 Bid
“This is probably the closest I’ll ever have in my life to an ‘I am Spartacus’ moment,” Booker said during Thursday’s Kavanaugh hearing.
NATO Macedonia: Name change a must for membership
SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told Macedonia’s political leaders Thursday that the Balkan country could only join the military alliance if voters…
Will espresso-loving Italy embrace country’s 1st Starbucks?
MILAN (AP) — Will the country that gave us espresso embrace the company that gave us grande Frappucinos?Starbucks is about to find out as it…
US plans to sidestep limits on detaining immigrant children
The Trump administration said Thursday it plans to circumvent a longstanding court agreement that governs how children are treated in immigration custody, in part to…
The Latest: Macron criticizes Italy over migrant refusals
MADRID (AP) — The Latest on Europe’s migrant crisis (all times local):6 p.m.Leaders of France, Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands have met to coordinate their…
The Op-Ed Writer Wanted to Wound Trump
It is a dishonorable act and there’s no justification for the author continue to work for this president.
***Live Updates*** SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings: Brett Kavanaugh Faces Final Round of Questions
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will face a second round of questioning on Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senators will get 20 minutes for…
Poll: Nike Favorability Crashes 34% with Kaepernick Ad Campaign
A poll from Morning Consult shows devastating results for Nike’s brand favorability, in the days after making Colin Kaepernick the face of their new ad…
Booker vows to ‘knowingly’ violate Senate rules to release secret Kavanaugh email, drawing GOP condemnation
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker injected chaos into Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing Thursday as he vowed to release a confidential Kavanaugh…
Kavanaugh protesters flood Grassley’s office ahead of hearing: ‘We’ve got some things to talk about’
Protesters took over Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley’s office as the committee entered its third day of Supreme Court hearings to — once again —…
North Carolina hit with subpoena for millions of voter records by federal officials investigating fraud
Federal officials have subpoenaed more than 20 million documents related to voter records in North Carolina as part of an investigation into alleged fraud.
The Warm Blanket Of Anonymity
The New York Times’ decision to publish an anonymous op-ed from a resistance official inside the Trump administration has had its intended effect: total takeover…
In Twitter, Jack Dorsey Created A Monster He Can’t Control
The strangest moment in yesterday’s House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing in which Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appeared came when fringe conservative activist Laura Loomer…
Poll: Nike Brand Reputation In Free Fall Following Release Of Colin Kaepernick Ad
Nike’s favorability rating has plummeted after the brand rolled out an ad campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The athletic apparel company’s favorability rating has…
Democracy Dies in Subversion
There are mechanisms in place to deal with an unfit president in the White House. This was not one of them.
Should Public Seating at High-Profile Congressional Hearings Continue?
Far too many members of the public are choosing to violate the law.
Arkansas Medicaid Work Requirements Under Attack
As usual, the Left misrepresents what conservatives want to do.
Moroccan judge holds first hearing in case of captive girl
BENI MELLAL, Morocco (AP) — Family members of a dozen young men suspected in the gang-rape, forcible tattooing and torture of a 17-year-old Moroccan girl…
4 Takeaways From The Second Day Of Brett Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS Hearings
The second day of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings were better the first in one respect: We heard more from the candidate than…
Thai police arrest 12 for sharing Facebook rape allegation
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand have arrested 12 people who shared a Facebook post about a British tourist’s allegation that police had refused to…
Baltic countries want Walmart to remove Soviet-themed shirts
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Three Baltic countries have lashed out at retail giant Walmart for selling online T-shirts and other products with Soviet Union emblems…
Burberry to drop real fur, stop destroying unsold goods
LONDON (AP) — British luxury fashion brand Burberry said Thursday it will stop using real fur in its products and also stop destroying products that…
The Lure of Pie
Some people will tell you that an economy’s a pie, and society, too. Do you believe it?
US cardinal, critic of pope, still waiting for answers
ROME (AP) — One of Pope Francis’ leading critics said Thursday he was “deeply shaken” by accusations of a sex abuse cover-up against the pontiff…
Inquest: Cranberries singer O’Riordan drowned after drinking
LONDON (AP) — The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan accidentally drowned in a bathtub after drinking, a coroner’s inquest concluded Thursday.A police officer told the inquest…
Trump lieutenants deny penning op-ed as hunt for author intensifies, president slams ‘deep state’
Top administration officials publicly denied penning the explosive New York Times op-ed from an anonymous “senior official” that described a secret inside effort to protect…
Kavanaugh questioning enters final stretch, as Dems seem to lay traps
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh enters what could be the final stretch of questioning in his confirmation hearing Thursday, with Democrats springing a series of…
Palatial Starbucks opens in Italy, home of espresso
MILAN (AP) — Starbucks is opening its first store in Italy on Friday, betting that premium brews and novelties like a heated marble-topped coffee bar…
Trafficked Myanmar woman faced heart-wrenching choice on son
GUCHENG, China (AP) — They were the first photos Marip Lu had ever taken of her son, and it broke her heart to think they…
NATO chief tells Macedonia: No membership without name deal
SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance will not accept Macedonia as a member unless it finalizes an agreement with neighbor…
Nearly 300K troops ready for Russian war games
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s military chief of staff says that the military exercises that begin next week, expected to be the biggest in three decades,…
John Kerry on NYT Op-Ed: ‘This Is a Genuine Constitutional Crisis’
Wednesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” former Secretary of State John Kerry said The New York Times op-ed critical of President Donald Trump and attributed to a senior White…
Deep State Official: ‘There Are Dozens and Dozens of Us’
“I hope he knows — maybe he does? — that there are dozens and dozens of us,” the source continued.
Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Plunge to New Post-1969 Record
Economists had expected 213,000 jobless claims, level with the prior week.
Donald Trump: Abuse Scandal ‘Devastating for the Catholic Church’
“To me, it’s a very sad story. The Pope is handling it, I guess, the best anyone can handle it,” President Donald Trump said in…
Jeff Bezos Donates $10 Million to Super PAC Helping Veterans Run for Office
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie made a $10 million donation to a Super PAC aiming to help military veterans run for elected…
Bernie Sanders Introduces ‘Stop BEZOS Act’ to Bill Companies for Federal Welfare Programs
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) threw some not-so-subtle shade at Amazon and its CEO Jeff Bezos on Wednesday when he introduced a bill that would allow…
UK Could Raise Marriage Age to 18 to Tackle Forced Weddings
Government ministers are considering raising the minimum age for marriage in England and Wales from 16, as the phenomenon of children from minority communities being…