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The Classicist: Lessons from WWII

August 22, 2016

Victor Davis Hanson looks at how the year 1941 transformed World War II from a regional conflict into a global conflagration and explains how lessons from that era apply to ...

The Libertarian: The Future of Obamacare

August 17, 2016

Richard Epstein explains what the flight of insurers from Obamacare exchanges means for the program’s future — and describes the steps necessary to reform American health care. Discuss this podcast ...

The Libertarian: The Epstein Party Platform

August 10, 2016

With Democrats moving left and Republicans abandoning many of their traditional principles, Richard Epstein proscribes an alternative pro-growth policy platform for 2016. Discuss this podcast at Hoover.

The Libertarian: The Perils of Progressivism

August 3, 2016

Richard Epstein looks at the policy proposals animating Democrats in 2016 – and explains why they’ll lead to continued economic anemia. Discuss this podcast at Hoover.

The Libertarian: Public Pensions and Public Finance

July 29, 2016

Richard Epstein looks at the massive financial risk emanating from underfunded public pensions. Discuss this podcast.

The Classicist: The Fraying Order

July 18, 2016

Victor Davis Hanson considers whether flaring racial tensions throughout the country can be salved – and whether our politicians are up to the task. Discuss this podcast.

Libertarian Podcast: Black Lives Matter and the Police

July 13, 2016

Richard Epstein looks at the recent controversies over police shootings of African-American men in Louisiana and Minnesota, and the subsequent attacks on police officers in Dallas. Discuss this podcast at ...

The Classicist: America in Free Fall

July 5, 2016

Victor Davis Hanson looks at the factors that may predict an irreversible American decline. Discuss this podcast at Hoover.

The Classicist: Brexit and the Future of Europe

June 27, 2016

Victor Davis Hanson analyzes what Britain’s exit from the EU means for the future of European culture and international security. Discuss this podcast at Hoover.

The Classicist: Weimar America

March 2, 2016

From Bernie to Beyonce, a look at the multitude of factors driving America’s cultural instability. Discuss this podcast at Hoover.

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World

Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib Partnered with Vicious Anti-Semites to Plan Their Trip to Israel

By David French

To the extent that I care at all about Israel blocking entry to two U.S. congresswomen who partner with anti-Semites who seek its destruction, I agree with critics who argue that Bibi Netanyahu should not appear to bow to Donald Trump’s tweeted demands and that blocking Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from ... Read More

White House

The Bogus Story That Launched a ‘Collusion’ Probe

By Andrew C. McCarthy

Editor’s note: Andrew C. McCarthy’s new book is Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency. This is the fourth in a series of excerpts; the first can be read here, the second here, and the third here. The George Papadopoulos Origin Story has never added up. It has been ... Read More

Video

Five Cops Were Arrested in Relation to Stormy Daniels’ Arrest

They're facing charges. Read More

Law & the Courts

Rachel Maddow’s Racial Smear of Second Circuit Nominee Steven Menashi

By Ed Whelan

In a 2010 law-review article titled “Ethnonationalism and Liberal Democracy,” Second Circuit nominee Steven Menashi argues that “ethnonationalism remains a common and accepted feature of liberal democracy that is consistent with current state practice and international law.” Menashi’s specific ... Read More

Sports

It’s Time for Colin Kaepernick to Move On

By Kyle Smith

Colin Kaepernick. Remember him? Below-average quarterback. Above-average poseur. Not “activist,” not really. Activists actually say stuff. Kaepernick almost never says anything. He’s like the Queen or most popes — you have to read the deep-background musings of supposed members of his inner circle to get ... Read More

Economy & Business

How the Government Creates Wealth Inequality

By Chris Edwards

There are economic storm clouds on the horizon, but for now wages are rising, jobs are plentiful, and poverty is falling. Democrats running for president need an economic line of attack, so the solution has been to focus on wealth inequality. Senator Bernie Sanders claims that there has been a “massive ... Read More

World

America’s Other ‘Special Relationship’ Remains Worth Preserving

By Kevin D. Williamson

Clifford May tells this story about George Schultz sending off newly confirmed ambassadors as secretary of state: “He would show them a very large globe. And he would spin the globe, and he would say, ‘Show me your country.’ And with great pride, they’d point out Brunei or Equatorial Guinea or some place ... Read More

U.S.

The Age of Miscalculation

By Kevin D. Williamson

On August 7, 1998, more than 200 people were killed in terrorist attacks on U.S. embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. Americans learned three names most of them never had heard before: Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden, and al-Qaeda. On August 20, 1998, President Bill Clinton ordered a ... Read More

U.S.

Apparently, Everyone Just Forgot about the Allegations against Mark Halperin

By Jim Geraghty

In case you’ve forgotten, the allegations against former ABC News director, author, and MSNBC commentator Mark Halperin were really bad -- violent, explicitly sexual, groping, exhibitionism -- and they came from a dozen women. When Halperin departed the scene, he denied the allegations of violence and unwanted ... Read More

Sports

Jay-Z Joins the Ranks of the Insufficiently Woke

By Jim Geraghty

Rapper and mogul Jay-Z announced his company’s new partnership with the National Football League and has made much of the social-justice Left furious: I think that we forget that Colin [Kaepernick]’s whole thing was to bring attention to social injustice, correct? So, in that case, this is a success; this is ... Read More