Jonathan Tobin: So long as the discussion is about ideas and policies that will make us safer, the NRA’s hard-line opposition to anything that could inconvenience gun buyers is a loser. But once liberals start engaging in an all-out culture war in which the NRA and its members are depicted as little better than Nazis, then the half of the country that lives in places where gun ownership is a normal part of life is bound to rally around them.
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The #MeToo Movement Won’t Sink Trump
Rich Lowry: Trump is almost certainly operating on a version of the same implicit bargain from voters as Bill Clinton got in 1992: We know what kind of guy you are, but we’re electing you anyway, assuming you won’t be stupid enough to continue to behave this way in the White House.
The Left’s Wild Fantasies About Finding Crimes to Topple Trump
Rich Lowry: Even in the worst case for Trump, Mueller is unlikely to charge him with a crime. There is longstanding Office of Legal Counsel guidance that it’s unconstitutional to indict a president while he’s in office. The worst case for Trump is probably a report by Mueller that could become, in effect, an impeachment referral.
Trump’s Tax Plan Is Actually Working Wonders
Michael Goodwin: Not that they needed one, but progressive wing nuts and their fellow travelers are getting another reason to hate President Trump. He’s proving that capitalism works.
Bob Mueller’s Elephant and the Media Blind Men
Editorial: Not one leak, ever, has suggested that Mueller has found an iota of evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians — which, recall, is what the investigation is supposed to be about.
James O’Keefe Is Bringing Back the Best Practice of Journalism
Michael Goodwin: One reason for my changing view of O’Keefe — the reprehensible conduct of so-called legitimate news organizations. They, too, are guilty of deception by pretending to offer straight news when they function more like propaganda outlets for the Democratic Party.
Trump’s Right About the Need to Pick Immigrants for Skills
Rich Lowry: The fact is that immigrants from rich countries tend to do better here than immigrants from poor countries, and education level is a key factor.
The Post-Weinstein Golden Globes Was an Exercise in Hypocrisy
Not one actor or actress, on the red carpet or on stage, made direct reference to their industry’s greatest monster — the one they boast of slaying yet still want to appease.
Why Desperate Dems Have Resorted to All-Out Fear-Mongering
Michael Goodwin: With the stock market hitting some 70 new highs, and with consumer and business confidence at record highs and unemployment at record lows, the slow-growth Obama years are looking worse and worse. And cruel because it’s now achingly obvious the former president’s policies denied millions a spot on the ladder of opportunity.
Mueller Investigation on Track to Clear Trump
The….likelihood is that the Mueller investigation, despite all the reasonable suspicions about its partisanship, will end up exonerating the president.
Flynn’s Russia Contacts Were No Crime and No Scandal
Rich Lowry: Flynn admitted to lying to FBI agents about his contacts with Russia and other foreign governments during the transition. He’s paying a steep price for his dishonesty, but from what we know so far, it’s not clear what’s supposed to be the larger scandal.
Another Anti-Trump “Smoking Gun” Turns Out to Be Nothing
Editorial: So a weekend that began with signs of armageddon for Trump closed with the president looking as secure as ever, the anti-Trump media looking worse than ever — and the FBI’s “nonpartisan” investigations looking anything but.
Liberals Are Increasing the Odds of a New Korean War
Seth Lipsky: If the goal is truly to deter war with North Korea, Trump’s critics are painting themselves into a corner.
Good Riddance to Lena Dunham
Maureen Callahan: Lena Dunham is a total hypocrite who claims we’re the ones who have issues with her body and slovenly dress, yet she strains to appear sexy and glamorous on the red carpet. She wants desperately to be liked while claiming she doesn’t care if we like her.
Unhinged Coverage of Trump Is Hurting the Media
Kyle Smith: Turn down the volume. Unclench your fist. Turn the dial back down from 11. Trump isn’t going anywhere for a while. Deal with it.
She Said a Powerful Congressman Harassed Her. Here’s Why You Didn’t Hear Her Story
Michigan Rep. John Conyers, a Democrat settled a wrongful dismissal complaint in 2015 with a former employee who alleged she was fired because she would not “succumb to [his] sexual advances.” Documents from the complaint obtained by BuzzFeed News allege that Conyers, the ranking Democrat on the powerful House Judiciary Committee, repeatedly made sexual advances to female staff…
No One Is Talking About Trump’s Game-Changing Deal
Selena Zito: President Trump announced in Beijing that the US and China had signed an $83.7 billion memorandum of understanding to create a number of petrochemical projects in West Virginia over the next 20 years. If the agreement holds tight, it is an economic game changer for the state.
Reckoning with Bill’s Sexual Offenses Is the Final Nail in Clinton’s Coffin
Seth Mandel: The recent wave of liberals “reckoning” with Bill Clinton’s sexual offenses should be put into proper context. It is not the beginning of the end for the Clintons atop the Democratic Party. It’s just the end.
How the Ex-DNC Chair Ruined Clinton’s Chance at 2020
Michael Goodwin: Who’s afraid of the Clintons? Not Donna Brazile.
NY Times Coverage of Mueller Is Peak Liberal Bias
Michael Goodwin: In the Times’ view, there are only two reasons to question Mueller’s credibility: insanity or treason….The animating impulse for the assault is obvious — the Times is locked into its mission of destroying President Trump, and, like Hillary Clinton, still cannot accept Trump’s election as legitimate.
Mueller’s Big Catch Was Low-Level, Unpaid Intern
Paul Sperry: There was nothing illegal about what Papadopoulos did. The only crime alleged in the indictment is that he lied to federal agents when they asked him about the contacts last January.
Mueller Should Resign
Michael Goodwin: Mueller served as head of the FBI for more than four years under President Obama and cannot be expected to investigate his former colleagues and bosses. But without that necessary step, his work would be incomplete at best. So it’s time for him to say bye-bye.
Trump Is Overwriting Obama’s Unlawful Green Schemes
Rich Lowry: The populist Trump has operated within constitutional lines better than his technocratic predecessor, who used tendentious readings of the law and sweeping bureaucratic actions to impose his policies on immigration, health care, college campuses and the environment.
Terrifying! Wiretaps May Prove Trump Right
Michael Goodwin: Did Obama or somebody working for him put Trump under surveillance during or after the election for the purpose of a political coup? It’s a frightening question, all the more so because I suspect the answer will be yes — if we can ever get to the truth.