Kenneth Weinstein: Pompeo brings deep insight, unique experience, and a broad, strategic mindset to foreign policy. His strong relationship of trust with President Trump can bring back morale and a sense of purpose to the State Department, as well as credibility when talking to our allies and partners.
Publication: The Washington Examiner
Report About Institutionalizing Parkland Shooter Before School Massacre Further Undercuts Gun Control Argument
Siraj Hasmi: No gun law could have prevented the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. And in fact, the myopic focus on guns is allowing those with positions of responsibility to escape culpability for their role in letting this happen.
Hillary’s Renewed Attack on the “Deplorables” Shows the Blindspot of the Elites
Timothy Carney: The wealthy parts of the country aren’t just wealthy in Clinton’s account, they’re the ones responsible for the GDP! The poor parts of the country aren’t just poor, they’re unproductive.
Steve Brill’s Plan: How Not to Address the Fake News Problem
Becket Adams: People aren’t going to dismiss a story they read just because someone from an untrusted industry said so. If these Newsguard ratings are going to have any bite, the news industry as a whole is going to have to win back some the trust it has squandered.
The Right of Self-Defense Is Fundamental
Because the state has no duty to protect you or your family, the state in turn may not deny you to the right to protect yourself: This is the bedrock argument of many fierce defenders of the right to bear arms.
Media Erred When Suggesting Florida Governor Scott Hid from Anti-Gun Activists
He was at the funeral for slain Douglas High School athletic director Chris Hixon.
Trump Isn’t the First President to Hate on the Media and He Won’t Be the Last
Daryl Austin: Is it okay for the Obama administration to treat Fox News as an “opponent,” but not okay for the Trump administration to do the same with CNN? It’s easy to love the media when they love you back but no president has skated by without being held accountable by at least some members of the press.
Working Class Families Are Winning Big Under Trump
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its newest jobs report on Friday, and the data clearly show, under the pro-business policies implemented by the Trump administration, low-income and working-class families are enjoying significant economic gains not experienced in nearly 20 years.
Trump Isn’t Mentally Disturbed
Tom Rogan: The president has a medical scheduled for next Friday and the results of Trump’s examination will then be read to the press. This doesn’t seem like a terribly clever way for the White House to conceal Trump’s media-presumed insanity, does it?
Trump First President to Protect Electric Grid from EMP, Cyberattacks
President Trump became the first national leader to call for protecting the U.S electric and communications grid against an electromagnetic attack like one practiced in North Korea.
Falling Obamacare Should Surprise No One
Sally Pipes: Fewer than 10 million people signed up for 2018 health plans through the state and federal exchanges, according to one recent projection. That’s down from 12.2 million sign-ups in 2017.
How Chelsea Handler Suspends the Rules of Feminism to Mock Sarah Sanders
Amid her repeated gender-based attacks on White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, conservatives have rightfully challenged Chelsea Handler’s feminist credentials, arguing such conduct is hypocritical from a self-styled champion of women.
For Once, the Joke Is on Al Franken
For a man who was courted by everyone in the Democratic Party, fawned over for his Hollywood pedigree, and admired by progressives for his notorious grilling of Republicans appointed to Cabinet positions in the Trump administration, the mere thought of being reduced to zero status in American politics was a bridge too far for the egocentric Minnesotan.
Mike Pompeo Just Proved Why America Needs Him at the CIA
Tom Rogan: Pompeo has shown an abundance of the two qualities that the CIA most depends on for its success: comfort with risk taking and intellectual rigor.
Media Meltdown and the Damage It Does to Democracy
Relying on the supposedly respectable news media would have left you believing that the FBI found President Trump urging national security adviser Michael Flynn to contact Russia during the campaign (it didn’t), that Trump national security aide K.T. McFarland wrote that Russia threw the election to Trump (she didn’t), and that Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, blasted sick, poor children as slackers (he didn’t).
On Election Anniversary, No Buyer’s Remorse Among Trump Voters
Among his supporters, Trump’s presidency is already viewed as a success. Most Trump voters credit him with at least trying to follow through on his campaign promises.
The Media’s Big Lie Overshadows Trump’s Harmless Ones
Eddie Scarry: But the media never tire of the Big Lie that he’s both racist and sexist.
When It Comes to Politics, Celebrities Are Out of Control
Louis Sarkozy: (The fame of athletes) in no way justifies them gaining credibility on topics other than their profession. In fact, it presents a dangerous equation.
Potential Democratic 2020 Hopefuls Took Donations from Harvey Weinstein
A number of high-profile Democrats — including Corey Booker — rumored to be considering bids for their party’s presidential nomination in 2020 accepted donations from Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who admitted on Thursday to a history of sexual harassment against women.
When Trump Said “Real Catastrophe,” He Was Almost Certainly Referring to Federal Response
Becket Adams: Here’s the thing, though: The president wasn’t saying that the hurricane that wrecked New Orleans was somehow worse or greater than the hurricane that wrecked Puerto Rico. He was comparing the federal government’s response to both events.
Obnoxious NFL Players Protesting the Flag and Anthem Need to Take Protesting 101
Quin Hillyer: Don’t denigrate the symbols of a nation of good people who would otherwise empathize with your grievance.
If You’re Upset by Trump’s Warning to North Korea, You Probably Missed the Point
Becket Adams: President Trump wasn’t addressing U.N. envoys Tuesday when he said America would obliterate North Korea if it attacked the U.S. or its allies. Rather, Trump seemed to address Kim Jong Un directly, speaking in a language that the pudgy despot understands.
Trump’s Transgender Ban Makes Military and Medical Sense
Julie Pulley: The military healthcare budget has been in crisis for some time and cannot absorb the massive additional cost of gender transition healthcare.
Ecoterrorists Target Infrastructure and Endanger the Public
If Islamist terrorists had sabotaged a U.S. oil pipeline, held a press conference to claim credit for their crime, then punctuated their declaration by defacing government property, it would be a national news story…Yet when two radical environmental activists did exactly that, confessing in a July press conference, it was barely noticed.