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Twenty Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Kamala Harris

By Jim Geraghty

1. As both a district attorney and state attorney general, Harris pushed for a new statewide law that lets prosecutors charge parents with misdemeanors if their children are chronically truant. “We are putting parents on notice,” she declared. “If you fail in your responsibility to your kids, we are going ... Read More

Twenty Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Kamala Harris

By Jim Geraghty

1. As both a district attorney and state attorney general, Harris pushed for a new statewide law that lets prosecutors charge parents with misdemeanors if their children are chronically truant. “We are putting parents on notice,” she declared. “If you fail in your responsibility to your kids, we are going ... Read More

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The Thin Veneer of American Civilization

By Victor Davis Hanson

Nine months ago, New York was a thriving, though poorly governed, metropolis. It was coasting on the more or less good governance of its prior two mayors and on its ancestral role as the global nexus of finance and capital. The city is now something out of a postmodern apocalyptic movie, reeling from the ... Read More

NR PLUS U.S.

The Thin Veneer of American Civilization

By Victor Davis Hanson

Nine months ago, New York was a thriving, though poorly governed, metropolis. It was coasting on the more or less good governance of its prior two mayors and on its ancestral role as the global nexus of finance and capital. The city is now something out of a postmodern apocalyptic movie, reeling from the ... Read More

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Culture with Kat Timpf: 16-Year-Old Girl Shouldn’t Face Child-Porn Charges

Kat Timpf explains why a 16-year-old Maryland girl shouldn't be charged with child-porn distribution after making a video of herself. Read More

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Culture with Kat Timpf: 16-Year-Old Girl Shouldn’t Face Child-Porn Charges

Kat Timpf explains why a 16-year-old Maryland girl shouldn't be charged with child-porn distribution after making a video of herself. Read More

Five More Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Susan Rice

By Fred Fleitz

Joe Biden is reportedly considering Barack Obama’s former national-security adviser Susan Rice to be his running mate. National Review’s Jim Geraghty recently told us “20 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Susan Rice.” I worked with Rice during the Clinton administration and have five more things ... Read More

Five More Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Susan Rice

By Fred Fleitz

Joe Biden is reportedly considering Barack Obama’s former national-security adviser Susan Rice to be his running mate. National Review’s Jim Geraghty recently told us “20 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Susan Rice.” I worked with Rice during the Clinton administration and have five more things ... Read More

Cuomo Rejects Independent Investigation of N.Y. Nursing Home Deaths, Saying It Would Be ‘Political’

By Zachary Evans

New York governor Andrew Cuomo rejected calls for an independent investigation into deaths of coronavirus patients in state nursing homes, saying such an investigation would be "political." The state has seen over 32,000 deaths from coronavirus, with at least 6,500 of those deaths among residents of nursing ... Read More

Cuomo Rejects Independent Investigation of N.Y. Nursing Home Deaths, Saying It Would Be ‘Political’

By Zachary Evans

New York governor Andrew Cuomo rejected calls for an independent investigation into deaths of coronavirus patients in state nursing homes, saying such an investigation would be "political." The state has seen over 32,000 deaths from coronavirus, with at least 6,500 of those deaths among residents of nursing ... Read More

Kamala Harris Is Farther Left Than Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders

By Kyle Smith

How extreme is Kamala Harris? Pretty extreme. There are various measures for these things, but according to Progressive Punch ("Leading with the Left"), Kamala Harris is the fourth farthest-left of any senator with a score of 96.76 percent out of 100 on "crucial votes," despite moderating very slightly in the ... Read More

Kamala Harris Is Farther Left Than Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders

By Kyle Smith

How extreme is Kamala Harris? Pretty extreme. There are various measures for these things, but according to Progressive Punch ("Leading with the Left"), Kamala Harris is the fourth farthest-left of any senator with a score of 96.76 percent out of 100 on "crucial votes," despite moderating very slightly in the ... Read More

Wait, Joe Biden Picked That Kamala Harris?

By Jim Geraghty

Kamala Harris? Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris? Out of all of Biden's options, he chose the rival whose presidential campaign is best remembered for her attack on him, contending he opposed busing? The rival who said the way he described his relationship with old segregationists was “hurtful”! The woman ... Read More

Wait, Joe Biden Picked That Kamala Harris?

By Jim Geraghty

Kamala Harris? Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris? Out of all of Biden's options, he chose the rival whose presidential campaign is best remembered for her attack on him, contending he opposed busing? The rival who said the way he described his relationship with old segregationists was “hurtful”! The woman ... Read More

Biden Chooses Kamala Harris as Vice Presidential Nominee

By Zachary Evans

Joe Biden has picked California senator Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential nominee for the 2020 election. "I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked Kamala Harris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate," Biden wrote ... Read More

Biden Chooses Kamala Harris as Vice Presidential Nominee

By Zachary Evans

Joe Biden has picked California senator Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential nominee for the 2020 election. "I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked Kamala Harris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate," Biden wrote ... Read More

Is Kamala Harris as Safe a VP Pick as She Seems?

By John McCormack

So, it’s Kamala. After all the speculation about whom Biden might pick to be his running mate, he chose the woman most likely to get the nod all along, according to the betting markets. The California senator was and is widely seen as the “safe” choice, given the constraints Biden had imposed on himself. ... Read More

Is Kamala Harris as Safe a VP Pick as She Seems?

By John McCormack

So, it’s Kamala. After all the speculation about whom Biden might pick to be his running mate, he chose the woman most likely to get the nod all along, according to the betting markets. The California senator was and is widely seen as the “safe” choice, given the constraints Biden had imposed on himself. ... Read More

Biden Plays the Catholic Card

By Alexandra DeSanctis

In a speech in Ohio last week, President Trump remarked that presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden aims to “take away your guns, destroy your Second Amendment,” adding: “No religion, no anything. Hurt the Bible, hurt God. He’s against God, he’s against guns.” Biden took umbrage at this rather ... Read More

Biden Plays the Catholic Card

By Alexandra DeSanctis

In a speech in Ohio last week, President Trump remarked that presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden aims to “take away your guns, destroy your Second Amendment,” adding: “No religion, no anything. Hurt the Bible, hurt God. He’s against God, he’s against guns.” Biden took umbrage at this rather ... Read More

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Twenty Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Kamala Harris

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The Thin Veneer of American Civilization

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Culture with Kat Timpf: 16-Year-Old Girl Shouldn’t Face Child-Porn Charges

Culture with Kat Timpf: 16-Year-Old Girl Shouldn’t Face Child-Porn Charges

Five More Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Susan Rice

Five More Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Susan Rice

Cuomo Rejects Independent Investigation of N.Y. Nursing Home Deaths, Saying It Would Be ‘Political’

Cuomo Rejects Independent Investigation of N.Y. Nursing Home Deaths, Saying It Would Be ‘Political’

Kamala Harris Is Farther Left Than Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders

Kamala Harris Is Farther Left Than Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders

Wait, Joe Biden Picked That Kamala Harris?

Wait, Joe Biden Picked That Kamala Harris?

Biden Chooses Kamala Harris as Vice Presidential Nominee

Biden Chooses Kamala Harris as Vice Presidential Nominee

Is Kamala Harris as Safe a VP Pick as She Seems?

Is Kamala Harris as Safe a VP Pick as She Seems?

Biden Plays the Catholic Card

Biden Plays the Catholic Card