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Bernie Sanders flips off urban minority kids

Few things offend Bernie Sanders as much as people escaping from command-and-control government systems, even minority students whose parents are...

‘The Great Misdirection’

Over on the home page, I wrote about how the latest Democratic investigations are all about finding facts that were already found because they want to...

The Biden Restoration 

Biden had a big rally in Philadelphia yesterday. As with his announcement video, it was all pretty standard rhetoric, with a memorable zinger on Trump...

‘What if Trump Has Driven Democrats Sane?’

It’s still very early, but Biden’s initial strength should force us to contemplate a disturbing possibility, as I wrote for Politico today: The...

‘A Sex Strike to Nowhere’

I wrote about the Georgia heartbeat bill today: Lysistrata, the character from the Aristophanes play of the same name, declared a sex strike to try to...

The truth about Georgia’s ‘heartbeat law’

Lysistrata, the character from the Aristophanes play of the same name, declared a sex strike to try to stop a devastating war in Ancient Greece....

‘Lock Them Up’

I was never a big fan of the “lock her up” chant, but it always struck me as the equivalent of Boston Red Sox fans chanting “Yankees suck”...

‘There Are No Trump Mysteries’

I wrote today about one of the lessons of the new report on Trump’s taxes: The surprise about the big New York Times story on Donald Trump’s tax...

‘We’ve Heard Enough from Robert Mueller’

I wrote today on Mueller’s likely congressional testimony: The last thing the world needs is more of Robert Mueller’s commentary, but Congress is...

Bob Mueller’s job now is just to go away

The last thing the world needs is more of Robert Mueller’s commentary, but Congress is determined to have him hold forth at a public hearing. It...

Inquiring Minds Want to Know . . .

The notion that there are important things to learn about the start of the Russia investigation is picking up support from people who aren’t exactly...

Emmet Flood Woodsheds Mueller

This is a very strong letter from White House special counsel Emmet Flood regarding how Robert Mueller discharged (or, more properly, didn’t...

Norms, You Say?

Allowing a president to appear on the ballot would seem to be a pretty important one, but California doesn’t necessarily agree. The real nightmare...

The Wonders of a Tight Labor Market

It’s been a matter of debate why wage growth has been so slow during the recovery, until recently. This New York Times piece suggests the answer is...

‘The Absurd Barr Scandal’

From my Politico column today:If Barr wanted to cover for Trump, he could have crimped the Mueller probe, sat on the report, or redacted it into...

No, Bill Barr Didn’t Lie or Mislead

The alleged Russia collusion scandal has become the alleged Bill Barr scandal. There are now calls for him to resign or be impeached because he...

Biden’s Strong Start

I haven’t been very bullish on Biden but he has front-runner numbers nationally out of the gate, per the latest CNN poll: Biden 39% Sanders 15%...

Buttigieg Fourth in Latest Polls

Meanwhile, the Mayor Pete surge appears to have peaked for now in national polling: Also notable that Buttigieg is now a point behind Warren in both...

Showdown in Venezuela

It looks like the crisis is entering a new phase: The leader of Venezuela’s opposition, Juan Guaido, on Tuesday declared he was “beginning the...

‘The 8chan Terrorists’

I wrote today about the San Diego synagogue attack: The ancient hatred is the same, the technical means has changed.

Today’s anti-Semitism festers in online sewers — and the pages of The New York Times

The ancient hatred has migrated to the Internet. The San Diego synagogue shooter was self-radicalized on a right-wing message board on the Web site...

The ‘Very Fine People’ Controversy 

There’s been some debate over what Trump really said in the wake of Charlottesville, intensified by Biden making it such a big part of his...

Joe Biden’s Weaponized Clichés

I thought Joe Biden’s announcement video was interesting. Not for anything intrinsically of note in the content. The central theme was that...

Impeachment would free Trump for his best reality-TV ever

No one enjoys getting ­impeached, and if it happens to him, President Trump will be no exception. On the other hand, it’s hard to imagine any...

Trump Will Relish His Fight with the Democratic House

I wrote about Trump v. Nancy Pelosi’s House majority today for Politico: No one enjoys getting impeached, and if it happens to him, Donald J. Trump...

The Folly of Impeachment

I wrote about it today. It looks like Nancy Pelosi’s play, sensibly, is to put off impeachment with further inquires, but it remains to be seen if...

Impeachment is now the deranged fantasy of rage-driven Dems

The collusion fantasy has officially given way to the impeachment fantasy. The Left’s passionate investment in the Mueller investigation had much...

Sorry, Democrats: You can’t hide your socialist stars

There was Bernie Sanders at a Fox News Channel townhall, not giving an inch in a forum every Democratic presidential candidate has shunned. His reward...

Does the Obstruction Statute Apply?

That is a very important technical legal question. Mueller addresses it in a tacked-on legal brief at the end of the report. Our friend Josh Blackman...

The Composite Presidency 

The Mueller report puts a spotlight on the composite nature of the Trump presidency, which is a constant negotiation between Trump and his aides about...

‘We’ Nailed It

That’s an inside–McCarthy Report podcast joke. Andy often says “we” out of modesty. Regardless of what pronoun he wants to use, this column of...

Where Does Carter Page Go to Get His Apology?

Remember when Carter Page was supposed to be a spy, when he was a hot cable-TV get, when he was going to be at the center of Trump-Russia collusion? I...

The Worst Executed Cover-Up of All Time

Bill Barr said the Mueller report will be lightly redacted, that the president made no claim of executive privilege, that Congress will see an...

A Preview of the Hysteria 

We’re getting an advance look at the hysteria that will greet the release of the Mueller report in the freakout over Bill Barr’s press conference....

‘Sorry Democrats, but Your Stars Are Socialists’

I wrote my Politico column about Nancy Pelosi’s dilemma trying to argue that some of the party’s biggest stars don’t represent the party.

‘Weep for Notre Dame’

We have lots of good pieces on Notre Dame on the home page. Here’s my entry.

As Notre Dame Burned

An amazing scene:Ave Maria pic.twitter.com/lb6Y5XV05a— Ignacio Gil (@Inaki_Gil) April 15, 2019

Notre Dame’s collapse — and the loss of what it stood for

“I believe that this church offers the carefully discerning such cause for admiration,” the 14th-century French philosopher Jean de Jandun wrote...

No, the Context of Omar’s Remarks Doesn’t Help

Really the cruelest irony that the point Rep. Omar was making was about empowering Muslims to stand proud in the face of casual discrimination and...

The Sanctuary City Plan

I think Trump is using the idea of sending migrants to sanctuary cities mostly as a talking point, and it would be wrong to do it, not to mention...

Obama 2008 Redux

Pete Buttigieg’s announcement yesterday was pretty effective. He is borrowing from the Obama playbook circa 2008: running on a standard progressive...

Bernie Sanders Warms Up to Getting Rich

Bernie Sanders is newly vocal defender of making a lot of money, now that it has emerged that he himself is a millionaire: “I didn’t know that it...

Yes, Baseball Just Got a Little More Boring

I love baseball, but its problem of games that are too long without enough action is getting worse.

‘The Anti–Bill Barr Smear Campaign’

Our editorial on the reaction to his testimony.

The Assange Indictment 

It’s worth nothing that the Trump administration, which we were supposed to believe was a tool of Russia (and some people still believe is a tool of...

‘Yes, Investigate the Investigators’

I wrote about Barr’s testimony today: Barr is committed to reviewing the conduct of the Russia investigation, which is getting denounced as an...

Yes, we need to probe the Russia Collusion probers

Attorney General William Barr dared to use the “s” word. He said in congressional testimony that the Trump campaign had been spied on by the...

Wanted: A Research Assistant

I’m looking for a New York-based research assistant to help with a book project over the next couple of months. Candidate needs to be...

UVa’s Victory and the Wisdom of Jay Nordlinger 

Before an editorial meeting around the beginning of the basketball season, Jay and I were talking college basketball.  He asked about UVa and I said...