The ‘Hodgkinson Standard’ and the Political Blame Game
On June 14, 2017, James Hodgkinson, a Bernie Sanders campaign volunteer during the presidential primaries, opened fire on a Republican congressional baseball practice in northern […]
Did the British Collude to Steal the Election for Hillary?
To borrow a Shakespearean expression turned colloquialism, “there’s something rotten in the state of Denmark.” Great Britain has reportedly applied diplomatic pressure against releasing the […]
Trump Stands Up To the Mob
Way back in 2016, in a telephone conversation with my twentysomething niece, she said to me: “You’re not actually going to vote for Donald Trump, […]
Washington Suffers a Relapse with Kavanaugh Stupidity
Statistically, a person recovering from addiction can be expected to suffer at least one relapse. The Washington, D.C., political establishment has been on its Trump-step […]
The Maverick is Dead, Long Live the Maverick
Back in the day, major newspapers selected a few provocateurs to publish on their editorial pages, supposedly from all points on the spectrum. It was […]
NeverTrump Turns to Porn to Make Ends Meet
As Julie Kelly established in these pages last week, when stripped of its Oz-like bluster, Conservative, Inc. is just Bill Kristol behind a curtain pulling […]
Russian Collusion Investigation Has Orwellian Roots
Paul Manafort may or may not have violated tax and banking laws in 2010. Given the twisted and arcane nature of those laws, who knows? […]
Why Ordinary Americans Are Unperturbed by Russia Mania
President Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin was a profile in courage against an onslaught of media pressure that would have made a typical glad-handing huckster […]
Here’s Why Hardiman Would Be Best for the Court
President Trump reportedly has narrowed his list for the vacant Supreme Court seat to four sitting circuit court judges: Amy Coney Barrett, Thomas Hardiman, Brett […]
Fake News Finally Scores on Trump
The media earlier this week reported breathlessly that President Trump was separating children from their parents at the border and placing them in cages. Trump […]
How Twitter Diplomacy Works
President Trump this week will bust 68 years of diplomatic white paper inertia and meet the leader of a nation with which America has been […]
The Deep State That Couldn’t Shoot Straight
The words “deep state” evoke images of evil geniuses carrying out schemes in hollowed-out mountains with submarine entrances. What if they’re not that smart, though? […]
All the President’s Men II: Dirty Tricks with a Vengeance
When the Nunes memo finally became public, the media immediately went to work to say it was “nothing.” Really? Replace the names “Comey,” “Strzok” and […]