Andrew McCarthy: he Paul Manafort indictment is much ado about nothing . . . except as a vehicle to squeeze Manafort, which is special counsel Robert Mueller’s objective — as we have been arguing for three months.
Publication: National Review
Terry Richardson, Celeb Photographer, Had Many Enablers, Obama Included
Count yourself blessed if you’ve never been exposed to “Uncle Terry’s” stomach-turning pictures of women simulating oral sex with bananas and cow teats; models urinating in snow; a college intern (now his wife and the mother of twin boys) inside a trash can wearing a diamond “SLUT” tiara while fellating Richardson; or his countless self-portraits standing naked, erect…
Kirsten Gillibrand’s Glowing Vogue Profile Airbrushes Her Record
Back in May, New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand indicated she wasn’t interested in a 2020 presidential bid…But Vogue will have none of that, and Gillibrand’s cooperation with the glowing profile suggests she certainly doesn’t mind being treated as a top prospect for the next Democratic presidential nomination.
Where #MeToo Goes Off the Rails
For women, monsters are everywhere. At least that’s how it feels in the social-media fog in the fall of 2017. In the hostile world that women face, we are now told, Weinsteins lurk around every corner.
Did Trump Beat Isis?
Unlike Trump’s other boasts, the shift in the war occurred on his watch and after he changed the rules of engagement.
Why the US Needs a 355-Ship Navy Now
One of President Trump’s signature campaign promises to the American people was a 350-ship Navy….If we do not maintain global supremacy on the seas, nations hostile to our principles will fill the gaps.
The Glass House That Is the NFL
Multimillionaire young players, mostly in their 20s, often cannot quite explain why they have become so furious at emblems of the country in which they are doing so well…Are they mad at supposedly inordinate police brutality toward black citizens, or racial disparity caused by bias, or the perceived vulgarity of President Donald Trump?
Kimmel’s Gun Control Accusations Are Repellent
Ben Shapiro: His assumption that those who disagree with him don’t care about the victims in Las Vegas is repellent.
Hillary’s Infinite Jest
The failed candidate’s awkward book misfires on all fronts, obsesses over sexism, and even drags David Foster Wallace into the whole mess.
How “Fake But Accurate” Stories Sunk Liberal Journalism
Like Dan Rather, the CNN Investigates team was undone by the belief that attacks on Republicans don’t require proof.
Fire Steve Bannon
David French: If the president wants to take decisive action to distance himself from America’s most hateful elements, there is one thing he can do today: He can fire Steve Bannon, the man who gave them a platform.
Clean Energy’s Dirty Little Secret
National Review
Discarded solar panels are piling up all over the world, and they represent a major threat to the environment. Clean energy may not be so clean after all. (Original article.)
Defund the Evergreen State College
Washington’s legislature ought to defund Evergreen State and bring the country one step closer to breaking the student mob’s chokehold on the American college campus.
Has-Been Hillary
Hillary Rodham Clinton isn’t merely in a state of denial. She has become Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense. Politically speaking, she is dead, but she doesn’t know it. Her staffers are so many Haley Joel Osments — too kind (and too attached to their salaries) to tell her that her career is over.