Barack Obama, whose imperial term changed the way Americans interact and in some ways paved the way for the Trump presidency, is now watching his much-celebrated and mythologized two-term legacy be systematically demolished. This, in many ways, tells us that American governance still works.
Publication: The Federalist
More Proof the Left Really Does Want to Abolish Legal Gun Ownership
Gun control advocates hide behind the rhetoric of ‘common-sense gun laws,’ but sometimes the mask sometimes slips off and their real goal is revealed.
Rudy Knows Exactly What He’s Doing
Former federal prosecutor and New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has a simple message to Robert Mueller: Put up or shut up.
Google’s Insane Campus Is What Happens When You Politicize Everything
Warring camps of employee activists at Google exemplify the dysfunction of our political climate and the rise of tribalism in American life.
Jake Tapper’s Novel Gets Panned
“The Hellfire Club” is a mess from start to finish. It starts like a slow train, with one car jerking the next into motion, chugs along for a while in the middle, then crashes in a tangled wreck of a rushed climax and conclusion.
The UK Prosecutes Women for Abortion and It Works
Despite one of the laxest abortion laws in the world, on rare occasions women have been prosecuted and jailed in the U.K. for illegal abortions.
Kanye West’s MAGA Tweet Champions Free Thought Amid Conformity
It makes perfect sense that Kanye West would choose to ride for the side of free thought. His presence is a monumental tilt in our current marketplace of ideas.
FEC Records Indicate Hillary Campaign Illegally Laundered $84 Million
The mainstream media took no notice of a federal court filing that exposes a $84 million money-laundering conspiracy Democrats executed during the 2016 presidential election.
The Boston Globe’s News Fabrication Scandal Is Nothing New for Journalism
If the Boston Globe concludes the accusations against writer Kevin Cullen are true, his career may well be at an end. But not all news fabricators go off into obscurity.
New Polls Undermine Forecast of Blue Wave in Midterms
A trove of new polling shows the once-formidable lead Democrats had in the generic congressional ballot is nearly gone.
Blame the Left for the Rise in Moralizing
Progressives and social justice warriors today are in the business of moralizing, which isn’t the same thing as being moral.
The New Yorker Publishes Hate Piece Against Chick-fil-A’s Christian Ethos
Liberals can’t stand the success of a Christian-run company selling folks fried chicken sandwiches successfully with a smile.
San Francisco’s Homeless Camps Expose Failure of Liberal Utopia
In America’s most liberal city, increasingly visible homeless camps are a stark symbol of San Francisco’s economic hollowing out and the failure of progressive governance.
Data Indicate Illegal Immigrants Exploit US Asylum with False Claims
Migrants to the United States have become far more likely to claim asylum. The result is a growing backlog of court cases, which harms actual refugees and drags U.S. resources.
Scott Pruitt Is Trump’s Biggest Asset
The media’s biggest target after Trump is Pruitt, the president’s most effective cabinet secretary. Ousting him would be a huge victory for Trump’s opponents.
Bolton’s Appointment Rattles the Muslim Brotherhood Echo Chamber
The Trump administration ought not to concede one inch to those who wish to sideline the personnel and stifle the policies that would make its counterjihadist agenda a reality.
The Parkland Kids Are Like Pentecostal Child Preachers
The problem with child preachers is they eventually grow up to discover the world is not so easily conquered, and the faithful crowds can in fact be rather fickle.
No, the “March for Our Lives” Isn’t Defining a Generation
We are told the Parkland kids have defined their generation. We’ve been told this before, and it’s always wrong.
Bolton Is the National Security Advisor Trump Has Been Waiting For
John Bolton not only shares the president’s views on many foreign policy issues, he has decades of experience in government, politics, and American leadership.
McCabe’s Bogus Witch Hunt of Sessions Confirms Worst Fears About FBI/DOJ
Of all the Russian conspiracy angles, the one alleging Jeff Sessions is working on behalf of the Russians is easily the most outlandish.
Mueller Has Been Botching Investigations Since the Anthrax Attacks
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the anthrax attacks following 9/11 — one of the most important of his career — did not go well, to say the least.
San Francisco Is Suffering from the Excesses of Its Own Liberalism
The astounding level of mismanagement and general deterioration of public decency will continue to plague the city until reasonable measures are taken to combat vagrancy.
Larry Kudlow Is a Big Upgrade for the White House
Many liberal columnists have already lined up to point out that Kudlow has made some bad predictions in the past. It’s worth remembering that this puts him on par with just about every other economist who’s ever appeared on TV or written a column or worked for government.