How To Be Great: An Annual Commencement Address
This time of year, commencement season, brings with it a number of speeches having to do with culture and politics. Some of the most important […]
Politicizing and Misunderstanding the Opioid Crisis
The nation’s opioid crisis is real and it is serious. As Christopher Caldwell recently pointed out, “those who call the word ‘carnage’ an irresponsible exaggeration […]
In RE: Lewis v. Trump—A Thought Experiment
It should be stipulated without reservation that U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) was one of the most important civil rights heroes of the 1960s. He sacrificed not only […]
To Understand 2016, Go To Nashville, Not Hollywood
PowerLine’s John Hinderaker is surely right that “These people don’t seem to understand that the rest of America doesn’t give a rat’s a** what Hollywood […]
The Bookends of Failure: President Obama Teaches What Not To Do
If a monument is to be created commemorating President Barack Obama’s anti-terrorism and foreign policy legacy, etched in marble above it should be the phrase: […]
The Israeli Settlements: Five Questions Obama Never Thought Of
If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is correct that the Obama administration initiated, stood behind, and coordinated the wording of the anti-Israel U.N. Security Council […]
The Common Sense Trump-Has-Been-Elected Survival Guide
With Donald Trump’s election, a growing number of websites, organizations, survival guides—and even elected officials—have issued statements of fear, stoked notions of dystopia, and promoted […]
Gordon Chang on Why The Taiwan Call Is a Good Thing
Chris and I were joined on our radio program Tuesday by Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China and Nuclear Showdown: North Korea […]
This is How Coaches Should Talk
As they engage in their daily duties, most heroes to our youth operate quietly, without recognition—parents and teachers, first among them. This, because almost everyone […]
The Conservative Victory in the Trump Administration is Already Here
The exact shape of President-Elect Donald Trump’s administration and cabinet is not yet fully formed or defined but of this there can be no doubt: Whatever […]
Abdicating Moral Authority and Why it Matters
When President Obama first announced his plans to normalize relations with Cuba last year, he lectured opponents up front, as is his wont: Yes, there […]
A Little Common Sense, A Little Patience
For years, conservatives tossed around the Richard Weaver phrase that “ideas have consequences.” Someone needs to write a book, Elections Have Consequences. Cue, now, the […]
The Squandered Teachable Moment
One of the main challenges of producing or hosting a radio or television show is finding new or interesting things being said or written. One […]
Eight Thoughts About Comey and Clinton
The hypocrisy of the Democrats going after James Comey and defending Hillary Clinton reached a fevered pitch over the past 96 hours. What a difference […]
The Most Under-Reported Story This Year
In this year of news and commentary saturation about the character flaws of the presidential candidates, scandals left and right, policing and race, healthcare, and […]
Trump’s Resilience & America’s
They’ve thrown the kitchen sink at him–whether it’s the entirety of the Washington Post editorial page or the New York Times, whether it’s CNN or […]
About Last Night: Three Observations…
I. John Hinderaker was tough, but right: “Some of the rats might want to consider returning to the ship.” We are now all used to […]
The Main Purpose of Our Politics Right Now
To Democrats, we’re “deplorable.” To some on our own side, we’re “hacks.” Or, as a Twitter post said of some colleagues this morning: we are […]
When A Lie Travels: Comparing Alcohol To Marijuana
This November, several states will vote on whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use, and the proponents of legalization have seized on a seemingly clever […]
What’s Truly De·plor·a·ble
The “most qualified” candidate for president is briefed on bombings in New York and New Jersey and the best she can muster is: “I think […]