So far, the defining word of the Biden era is “trillion.” The Joe Biden who portrayed himself as a moderate, old-school, bipartisan dealmaker during the presidential campaign is now a distant memory.
Publication: National Review
Biden’s Call for MLB to Move All-Star Game from Georgia Contradicts Pledge for Unity
Punishing a state over a piece of legislation is not a way to unify Americans. It’s a way to further divide Americans.
We Need a Serious Investigation into the Origins of Covid-19
The World Health Organization is too compromised by China to be trusted.
Biden’s Call for Reinstating Mask Mandates Undercut by Evidence from Texas and Michigan
Governor Greg Abbott rescinded the Texas mask mandate effective March 10. Yet over the past 14 days, Texas has seen its cases decline by 17 percent.
The Covid Dead-Enders
Unfortunately, for you, Covid dead-enders stand in your way. The most common form are those who think some particular Covid-era convention must be a useful permanent obligation for the human race.
Latest Andrew Cuomo Scandal Implicated His Brother Chris
This is now not only a political scandal, but a media scandal. We already know how Chris Cuomo breached journalistic ethics in covering his brother, including by conducting a highly embarrassing interview which included the prop of a giant nasal swab. Now it turns out that Andrew was using his power to give special VIP testing to Chris.
Here’s How Much the Covid-19 Tax Stimulus Could Cost You
For higher earners, the bills climb so fast that they jump off the chart. The average for Americans with incomes between $500,000 and $1 million is $304,000. A typical American family, with $88,000 of income, faces a bill near $27,000.
Preachy Winners and Dull Movies Characterize the Academy Award Nominations
The Best Picture list looks politicized — like a race and gender-studies reading list. It doesn’t look amusing. Instead, it lacks broad attraction and the promise of a good time that used to be proven by the fact of popularity.
Dems and Media Go Silent on “Kids in Cages” Now That Biden’s in Office
The conditions at the border are the same or worse. The only thing that’s changed is the administration.
Florida’s Covid Successes
Coronavirus has been a disaster and a challenge for everyone. Nobody has got it completely right. Florida, though, has come closer than most.
Team Biden’s Covid Deceptions
Many of the new administration’s claims about coronavirus vaccines are, at best, politically convenient half-truths.
Trumpism without Trump?
Party insiders may dream of Trumpism without Trump, fearing that he could never win a majority of voters. They may be right. But then again, who has been right about Donald Trump’s final demise in the past five years?
Against Canceling Dr. Seuss
A beloved American author is targeted by the book-banners, epitomizing all that’s wrong with cancel culture.
Sen. Joe Manchin in Command
Progressives look at Manchin and his vote for Brett Kavanaugh, his pro-coal, self-described pro-life,mostly pro-gun* views, and conclude they’re dealing with a conservative Republican who just happens to have a “D” after his name. But if you step back and look at the big picture, Joe Manchin is clearly a Democrat.
The Keystone Pipeline Is Good for America
It offers thousands of good-paying jobs and optimizes health and human safety for the American people. The president should reverse course.
Ted Cruz’s Vacation Was Unseemly, But Not Wrong
Cruz’s stock is not trading at an all-time high, but the senator’s critics are, in this case, off-base. People who can take care of themselves and their families in an emergency should take care of themselves and their families in an emergency, if only to remove the possibility of their having to be taken care of by the public.
NY Times Corrects the Record on Officer Sicknick’s Death
Irrespective of whether impeachment had ever been pursued, it is vital that we have an accurate accounting of what happened on January 6, including an accurate accounting of what happened to Officer Brian Sicknick. And since impeachment was pursued, we are also owed an explanation of why the House managers did not clarify the circumstances of Sicknick’s death after making an explosive allegation about how it came to pass.
Another Impeachment Failure
Impeachment ends with a whimper, not a bang, as the Senate is gift-wrapped a bombshell witness but bizarrely chooses to skip over her.
Nikole Hannah-Jones Is the Donald Trump of the NY Times
She knows that she can act with impunity, and increasingly pushes the envelope to see what she can get away with.
NY Times Defends Star Reporter Who Doxxed Washington Free Beacon Reporter
The New York Times is defending Nikole Hannah-Jones, one of its most controversial star journalists, after she doxxed a reporter from the conservative news site who reached out to her for comment about one of her past Twitter posts using the n-word.
Don’t Quit on the GOP
The Republican Party is the only plausible electoral vehicle for right-of-center politics, and it is worth fighting over.
Will Biden’s Hard-Left Turn Lead to Pushback?
Biden is advancing radical policies that most Americans do not support.
The Trump Impeachment Farce
Conrad Black: This impeachment must stand as the stupidest legislative initiative in the entire history of the United States of America.
If You’re Gushing About Non-Answers, You’re Not Really a Journalist
it is just swell that Jen Psaki is nicer than Kayleigh McEnany and that reporters find her easier to deal with than Sarah Huckabee Sanders. But on that widely touted pledge to share more accurate information, Psaki is getting graded on a generous curve. Far too generous.