The Great Books

Adam Schiff’s Attack on the Free Press

By David Harsanyi

Where are all the self-styled champions of the free press now that Adam Schiff has used the surveillance powers of the state to smear not only his political rivals but a journalist? With the release of the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment report Tuesday came the revelation that Giuliani and his ... Read More

Adam Schiff’s Attack on the Free Press

By David Harsanyi

Where are all the self-styled champions of the free press now that Adam Schiff has used the surveillance powers of the state to smear not only his political rivals but a journalist? With the release of the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment report Tuesday came the revelation that Giuliani and his ... Read More

Matt Gaetz: ‘I Think it’s a Little Weird’ that Giuliani is in Ukraine Meeting with Government Officials

By Tobias Hoonhout

Trump ally Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) distanced himself from the president’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani during an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo Thursday night. “I think it’s a little weird that Rudy Giuliani is over in Ukraine right now, and I’m not here to defend Rudy Giuliani,” Gaetz told ... Read More

Matt Gaetz: ‘I Think it’s a Little Weird’ that Giuliani is in Ukraine Meeting with Government Officials

By Tobias Hoonhout

Trump ally Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) distanced himself from the president’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani during an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo Thursday night. “I think it’s a little weird that Rudy Giuliani is over in Ukraine right now, and I’m not here to defend Rudy Giuliani,” Gaetz told ... Read More

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AOC’s District Poll Numbers Are Bad

According to a Quinnipiac poll, 36 percent of respondents had an unfavorable view of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Read More

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AOC’s District Poll Numbers Are Bad

According to a Quinnipiac poll, 36 percent of respondents had an unfavorable view of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Read More

The Disgraceful Campaign against the Salvation Army

By Rich Lowry

Damaging photos of Pete Buttigieg have surfaced — ringing a bell for the Salvation Army. The images of the South Bend, Ind., mayor and Democratic presidential candidate participating in the Red Kettle Ring Off, a friendly competition between officials from South Bend and nearby Mishawaka over who can raise ... Read More

The Disgraceful Campaign against the Salvation Army

By Rich Lowry

Damaging photos of Pete Buttigieg have surfaced — ringing a bell for the Salvation Army. The images of the South Bend, Ind., mayor and Democratic presidential candidate participating in the Red Kettle Ring Off, a friendly competition between officials from South Bend and nearby Mishawaka over who can raise ... Read More

Hey, Maybe That Peloton Ad Is Just a Bad Commercial and Nothing More

By Jim Geraghty

One of the side effects of living in an era where almost anything can turn into clickbait, and/or fuel for some sort of social media outrage mob, is that anything that is weird or amusing or unusual or worthy of a little chuckle almost inevitably turns into a GIANT NATIONAL CONTROVERSY. Take, for example, that ... Read More

Hey, Maybe That Peloton Ad Is Just a Bad Commercial and Nothing More

By Jim Geraghty

One of the side effects of living in an era where almost anything can turn into clickbait, and/or fuel for some sort of social media outrage mob, is that anything that is weird or amusing or unusual or worthy of a little chuckle almost inevitably turns into a GIANT NATIONAL CONTROVERSY. Take, for example, that ... Read More

FBI Failed to Inform FISA Court that Steele Dossier was Unreliable: Report

By Mairead McArdle

The Justice Department's inspector general has concluded that the FBI omitted crucial details in its requests for warrants to surveil Trump campaign associate Carter Page, saying the agency neglected to mention that some of the information the warrant applications were based on was shaky. Justice Department ... Read More

FBI Failed to Inform FISA Court that Steele Dossier was Unreliable: Report

By Mairead McArdle

The Justice Department's inspector general has concluded that the FBI omitted crucial details in its requests for warrants to surveil Trump campaign associate Carter Page, saying the agency neglected to mention that some of the information the warrant applications were based on was shaky. Justice Department ... Read More

Do Failing Historically Black Colleges Deserve Billions in Handouts?

By Adam Kissel

The federal government shovels hundreds of millions of dollars per year to America’s 100 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), with minimal accountability. Congress is poised to keep the shovel going full steam, and presidential candidates Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and Cory Booker (N.J.) want America ... Read More

Do Failing Historically Black Colleges Deserve Billions in Handouts?

By Adam Kissel

The federal government shovels hundreds of millions of dollars per year to America’s 100 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), with minimal accountability. Congress is poised to keep the shovel going full steam, and presidential candidates Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and Cory Booker (N.J.) want America ... Read More

NR PLUS Elections

Pete Buttigieg, Progressive Saint

By Kyle Smith

Don’t bet against the attractiveness of platitudes, sanctimony, and a vague promise of refreshing the American spirit. It worked in 2008. But Barack Obama had a global financial crisis and war weariness to run against. He also had a way with the electorate. Does Pete Buttigieg? His elevator pitch to American ... Read More

NR PLUS Elections

Pete Buttigieg, Progressive Saint

By Kyle Smith

Don’t bet against the attractiveness of platitudes, sanctimony, and a vague promise of refreshing the American spirit. It worked in 2008. But Barack Obama had a global financial crisis and war weariness to run against. He also had a way with the electorate. Does Pete Buttigieg? His elevator pitch to American ... Read More

You Got a Low IQ, Fatso

By Jay Nordlinger

When someone has irked you and you want to lash out at him, it is natural, apparently, to mock his looks. Donald Trump and Joe Biden have both exemplified this. Last summer, Trump was doing one of his rallies, and it was interrupted by protesters. The crowd started chanting “U.S.A.!” “U.S.A.!” of ... Read More

You Got a Low IQ, Fatso

By Jay Nordlinger

When someone has irked you and you want to lash out at him, it is natural, apparently, to mock his looks. Donald Trump and Joe Biden have both exemplified this. Last summer, Trump was doing one of his rallies, and it was interrupted by protesters. The crowd started chanting “U.S.A.!” “U.S.A.!” of ... Read More

The Four Fatal Flaws That Doomed Kamala Harris’s Campaign

By John McCormack

Eight months ago, pundits from across the political spectrum were putting their money on Kamala Harris. “If she was a stock right now, I’d buy her,” Jim Messina, Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign manager, told MSNBC’s Morning Joe on April 11. “A combination . . . of Harris for president and Beto ... Read More

The Four Fatal Flaws That Doomed Kamala Harris’s Campaign

By John McCormack

Eight months ago, pundits from across the political spectrum were putting their money on Kamala Harris. “If she was a stock right now, I’d buy her,” Jim Messina, Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign manager, told MSNBC’s Morning Joe on April 11. “A combination . . . of Harris for president and Beto ... Read More

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AOC’s District Poll Numbers Are Bad

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Hey, Maybe That Peloton Ad Is Just a Bad Commercial and Nothing More

Hey, Maybe That Peloton Ad Is Just a Bad Commercial and Nothing More

FBI Failed to Inform FISA Court that Steele Dossier was Unreliable: Report

FBI Failed to Inform FISA Court that Steele Dossier was Unreliable: Report

Do Failing Historically Black Colleges Deserve Billions in Handouts?

Do Failing Historically Black Colleges Deserve Billions in Handouts?

Pete Buttigieg, Progressive Saint

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You Got a Low IQ, Fatso

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The Four Fatal Flaws That Doomed Kamala Harris’s Campaign

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