Unaccountable Big Media Personified
As Americans were finalizing their holiday plans on July 3, the New York Times quietly announced that Ali Watkins, the reporter caught up in a […]
First Amendment
The Heck with Civility—This Is War
At least since the appearance of my book, Rules for Radical Conservatives—originally written under the name and in the voice of my radical leftist character […]
The Left Is Slipping into Terminal Irrelevance
Well, last week was quite a week. For one side, a week of winning. For the other, a week of wailing. It will be no […]
Overruling Roe Doesn’t Require Religious Reasoning
With the retirement of Anthony Kennedy, President Trump will be selecting a second justice for the U.S. Supreme Court. As attorney and law professor Jessica […]
Trump’s Hawaiian Volcano: The Scott-Free Dread of Korematsu
Does the Supreme Court care whether America is free or slave? That was the question 160 years ago, and it remains the question today. The […]
It’s Dangerous to Disagree in America
This weekend, Sarah Sanders Huckabee and her family were thrown out of a Virginia restaurant after a vote by the staff. Do not trivialize this […]
Deutsch, Hayden, and the Moral Collapse of U.S. Jewish Institutions
Last week, on the MSNBC TV show “Morning Joe,” MSNBC contributor Donny Deutsch said that every American who votes for President Donald Trump is a […]
Why This Immigration Psychodrama Will Also Pass
A month from now there will be a new manufactured news story that Donald Trump is savage, represents an existential danger, or is unhinged. We […]
American Greatness and American Venality
One ought to be immune to what Roger Simon splendidly and succinctly called the “festival of hypocrisy” that is the current hysteria over separating family […]
Our Imploding Press
If democracy in the United States is imperiled, as some say it is, then the pregnant question remains: Imperiled by whom? For the Left, Democrats, […]
What the Imminent Janus Ruling Means for Government Unions
The U.S. Supreme Court is about to rule on Janus v. AFSCME, a case that challenges the ability of public sector unions to force government […]
Moms to Daughters: Don’t Be Ali Watkins
The case of Ali Watkins offers mothers an opening to have an uncomfortable yet necessary conversation with their daughters: Don’t sleep your way to the […]
Cake, Conscience, and Kangaroo Courts
The Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission was no jurisprudential masterpiece, but its messy eating marks an important point […]
A Bad Aftertaste in the Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision
I’m amazed by those pundits who offer a thorough analysis of Supreme Court cases within hours of their publication. I find it takes a bit […]
The Creepy and Creeping Power of Social Media
With the recent revelations that “Google allowed “Nazism” to be associated with the California Republican Party in searches, to YouTube removing purely mechanical gun content, […]
Bullies in the White House Press Corps
Of all the post-2016 credibility casualties—the Clintons, the FBI, Hollywood, professional athletes, late-night comedians—the American news media is the most bloodied. After fluffing Barack Obama […]
Having Your Cake and Eating It, Too
Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, was the most closely watched case of the 2017-2018 […]
Masterpiece Cakeshop: The Death Knell of Religious Liberty
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed down its much-anticipated decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case about whether a […]
The Barrs and the Bees: An Appeal for Audience Empowerment
A hullaballoo is raging in the media about . . . what else? The media. I will not repeat the socially unacceptable quotes by Roseanne […]
Trump’s Twitter Blocking Court ‘Loss’
One theme dominates the entirety of Trump’s persona, namely, he is “antifragile.” Much of what would rattle or weaken an ordinary politician makes him stronger. […]