The Darwinism Of Allegations

The Darwinism Of Allegations

Claire Berlinski, a freelance journalist working in Paris, has written a thoughtful and well-written piece in The American Interest called The Warlock Hunt, on the recent cataract of sexual harassment accusations currently roiling the political landscape. The first...
The Comey Apocalypse

The Comey Apocalypse

Andrew Sullivan soiled himself awhile ago writing a dread harbinger of journalistic things to come in the form of a gargantuan article for New York Magazine. Not that it was a mediocre performance. Rhetorically, it was stellar. The political blogging icon lashed into...
Missile Strikes And Multi-Dimensional Style

Missile Strikes And Multi-Dimensional Style

I must say, President Trump knows how to make life interesting, doesn’t he?  Around nine in the evening on April sixth, I started getting a cataract of emails from liberal friends, emails rippling with CAPS and EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!! about Trump bombing Syria, Trump...
“Be Nice To Trump Voters”

“Be Nice To Trump Voters”

New York Times Op-Ed Columnist Nicholas Krystof indulged in a bit of rank heresy this morning, suggesting in a short piece that perhaps the time had come for The Resistance to offer an olive branch and — gasp! — be nice to Trump voters. Not make peace...
Twilight Of The Press?

Twilight Of The Press?

After a month of being insulted morning, noon and night by the American press, President Donald J. Trump celebrated his first month in office by holding a press conference in which he gave back as good as he got.  The press scurried to their word processors to report...
The Political Logic Of Universal Medicare

The Political Logic Of Universal Medicare

What is Trump going to replace Obamacare with? Speculation is rife, and Trump’s many foes are cackling. True, even Bill Clinton, as the height of his wife’s campaign, called Obamacare “the craziest thing in the world…”  But calling it...