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The Child-Soldiers of the Gun Control War

The National Review

Quite a few advocates of gun control, including many who claim the mantle of “objective” journalism, have taken the view that these kids cannot be criticized. Apparently, it’s fine to push kids suffering from post-traumatic stress…in front of cameras in order to drive public policy, but it’s an affront to decency to disagree with what they say or question the practice of using victims this way.

 

Why the Cult of Trump Has Taken Hold

The National Review

Jonah Goldberg: Never before in modern American history have we had a president so transparently demanding not just loyalty but praise from his subordinates and political allies. He considers criticism of his behavior a greater offense than voting against his agenda — and so do his most ardent supporters.
 

Media Drops the Ball on Trump Stories

The National Review

Rich Lowry: The media’s errors over the past week haven’t been marginal or coincidental, but involved blockbuster reports on one of the most dominating stories of the past year, Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. They all slanted one way — namely, toward lurid conclusions about the Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with the Russians.
 

Leftist Hypocrisy and the War on Women

The National Review

The same Democrats who have bellowed for years about the Republican party’s “war on women,” who never waste an opportunity to lash out at the pro-life movement for being “anti-woman,” and who propelled Barack Obama to his second term….have dropped their weapons and retreated now that members of their own ranks are being implicated in a real war on women: the scourge of sexual assault.
 

Texas Shooting and Gun Ownership

National Review

Rich Lowry: Small towns might not even have a police department, and the police tend to be for after-the-fact investigations rather than real-time responses…In swaths of the country, a gun isn’t an optional extra layer of self-protection but a necessary first defense.