The McCarthy Report

Chick-fil-A’s Shameful Capitulation

By John Hirschauer

After what one Chick-fil-A executive called “years of taking it on the chin,” referring presumably to the decades of hectoring leveled at the company by LGBT activists, the press, and scolds at American colleges and universities, the fast-food chain announced its decision to withdraw support from three ... Read More

Religion

Chick-fil-A’s Shameful Capitulation

By John Hirschauer

After what one Chick-fil-A executive called “years of taking it on the chin,” referring presumably to the decades of hectoring leveled at the company by LGBT activists, the press, and scolds at American colleges and universities, the fast-food chain announced its decision to withdraw support from three ... Read More

Elections

Nancy Pelosi Is Already Attacking the Legitimacy of the 2020 Election

By David Harsanyi

‘Nancy Pelosi just stated that ‘it is dangerous to let the voters decide Trump’s fate.’ @FoxNews In other words, she thinks I’m going to win and doesn’t want to take a chance on letting the voters decide. Like Al Green, she wants to change our voting system. Wow, she’s CRAZY!” tweeted Donald Trump ... Read More

Elections

Nancy Pelosi Is Already Attacking the Legitimacy of the 2020 Election

By David Harsanyi

‘Nancy Pelosi just stated that ‘it is dangerous to let the voters decide Trump’s fate.’ @FoxNews In other words, she thinks I’m going to win and doesn’t want to take a chance on letting the voters decide. Like Al Green, she wants to change our voting system. Wow, she’s CRAZY!” tweeted Donald Trump ... Read More

Video

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

Video

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

U.S.

From Impeachment to the Debates — and Back Again

By Victor Davis Hanson

After three days of Adam Schiff’s impeachment inquiry, we are left with only the monotony. We know in advance all the questions, the subjective mood answers and bureaucratic mindset of the witnesses, the ensuing spin, and the congressional posturing. In lieu of a Jaworski or Starr special prosecutor’s ... Read More

U.S.

From Impeachment to the Debates — and Back Again

By Victor Davis Hanson

After three days of Adam Schiff’s impeachment inquiry, we are left with only the monotony. We know in advance all the questions, the subjective mood answers and bureaucratic mindset of the witnesses, the ensuing spin, and the congressional posturing. In lieu of a Jaworski or Starr special prosecutor’s ... Read More

Film & TV

Frozen II Is a Fjord Fiasco

By Kyle Smith

Since Frozen was a nearly perfect Disney feature, Frozen II brings with it the expectation of magic. Magic is really hard to pull off, though, and this time the sparkle is gone. In Frozen II, the story is strange, the jokes are terrible, the romance is nonexistent, and the songs are clunkers. Fairy tales that end ... Read More

Film & TV

Frozen II Is a Fjord Fiasco

By Kyle Smith

Since Frozen was a nearly perfect Disney feature, Frozen II brings with it the expectation of magic. Magic is really hard to pull off, though, and this time the sparkle is gone. In Frozen II, the story is strange, the jokes are terrible, the romance is nonexistent, and the songs are clunkers. Fairy tales that end ... Read More

White House

Sondland Testifies That Giuliani Was ‘Expressing the Desires of the President’ When He Orchestrated ‘Quid Pro Quo’

By Tobias Hoonhout

Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testified Tuesday morning that “the answer is yes” as to whether President Trump's requests to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in their July 25 phone call constituted a quid pro quo. “Mr. Giuliani conveyed to Secretary Perry, Ambassador Volker, and ... Read More

White House

Sondland Testifies That Giuliani Was ‘Expressing the Desires of the President’ When He Orchestrated ‘Quid Pro Quo’

By Tobias Hoonhout

Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testified Tuesday morning that “the answer is yes” as to whether President Trump's requests to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in their July 25 phone call constituted a quid pro quo. “Mr. Giuliani conveyed to Secretary Perry, Ambassador Volker, and ... Read More

White House

The Impeachment Clock

By Victor Davis Hanson

Adam Schiff’s impeachment inquiry is incoherent. Given the impossibility of a senatorial conviction, the only strategy is to taint the president with the brand of impeachment and weaken him in the 2020 election. Yet Schiff seems to have no sense that the worm has already turned. Far from tormenting Trump and ... Read More

White House

The Impeachment Clock

By Victor Davis Hanson

Adam Schiff’s impeachment inquiry is incoherent. Given the impossibility of a senatorial conviction, the only strategy is to taint the president with the brand of impeachment and weaken him in the 2020 election. Yet Schiff seems to have no sense that the worm has already turned. Far from tormenting Trump and ... Read More

Law & the Courts

Former Baltimore Mayor Charged with Fraud, Faces up to 20 Years in Prison

By Zachary Evans

Former Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh was indicted on Tuesday on multiple federal charges, including fraud and tax evasion. In March, federal authorities began investigating allegations that Pugh made $500,000 from selling her children's book Healthy Holly to the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) ... Read More

Law & the Courts

Former Baltimore Mayor Charged with Fraud, Faces up to 20 Years in Prison

By Zachary Evans

Former Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh was indicted on Tuesday on multiple federal charges, including fraud and tax evasion. In March, federal authorities began investigating allegations that Pugh made $500,000 from selling her children's book Healthy Holly to the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) ... Read More

Elections

Warren’s Wealth Tax Is Unethical

By Michael R. Strain

Senator Warren would impose a 2 percent annual tax on wealth above $50 million, and a 6 percent annual tax on wealth above $1 billion. These numbers may seem small, but remember that they would be applied every year. With wealth taxes, small numbers have large effects. Applied to an asset yielding a steady ... Read More

Elections

Warren’s Wealth Tax Is Unethical

By Michael R. Strain

Senator Warren would impose a 2 percent annual tax on wealth above $50 million, and a 6 percent annual tax on wealth above $1 billion. These numbers may seem small, but remember that they would be applied every year. With wealth taxes, small numbers have large effects. Applied to an asset yielding a steady ... Read More

Politics & Policy

Josh Hawley’s Striking Critique of American Life

By Michael Brendan Dougherty

Missouri senator Josh Hawley might be the most interesting thinker the U.S. Senate has seen since Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Or at least, he’s the senator today who most resembles Moynihan as a sweeping and adventurous social critic. Last night, at a dinner held by the American Principles Project Foundation, ... Read More

Politics & Policy

Josh Hawley’s Striking Critique of American Life

By Michael Brendan Dougherty

Missouri senator Josh Hawley might be the most interesting thinker the U.S. Senate has seen since Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Or at least, he’s the senator today who most resembles Moynihan as a sweeping and adventurous social critic. Last night, at a dinner held by the American Principles Project Foundation, ... Read More