Do you remember when Joe Biden first ran for president? It was 1988. Yes, more than three decades ago. With the caveat that much can change between now and November 2020, Roger Kimball discusses why Joe Biden is an intermittent glimmer – an ignis fatuus – over The Swamp that surprises everyone and then disappears. […]
Without Comey, No Mueller Investigation
Special Counsel Robert Mueller and former FBI Director James Comey’s long-standing relationship should have disqualified Mueller from overseeing an investigation into President Trump. Comey has been a fierce critic of the President, reports Julie Kelly in American Greatness. Without Comey, who helped fabricate the Trump-Russia collusion narrative in 2016, “there wouldn’t have been a Mueller […]
CNN, MSNBC – The Decline of Serious Journalism
Many of today’s major media – especially CNN, MSNBC– have had an ongoing role in massive hoaxes that easily could have been disproved. All that was missing, writes Richard Rahn, was basic due diligence. Michael Avenatti Hoax: “The creepy porn lawyer,” as Tucker Carlson called him, appeared on CNN and MSNBC “more than 100 times […]
The Deep State’s Right to Overturn an Election?
In the weeks leading up to the 2016 presidential election, President Barack Obama was worried that Donald Trump, certain to be a sore loser, would not blame his losing the White House on voting irregularities. “There is no serious person out there who would suggest that you could even rig America’s elections,” pronounced Obama. “After […]
How Socialism Works in Venezuela
Recently the NYT published two major articles on the crisis in Venezuela. Never once did the newspaper blame the crisis on socialism, but rather on “misguided policies.” Not mentioned as “misguided policies:” widespread nationalizations of industry, massive public housing schemes, heavily subsidized food and household products, “free” healthcare. Francis Menton in the Manhattan Contrarian explains […]
Democrats Can’t Accept the Truth
On last night’s episode of Special Report with Bret Baier, Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist explained how the “frustrated” Democrats put all their cards on the Mueller probe and came up with nothing. Ian Schwartz noted Hemingway’s words at Real Clear Politics, writing: The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway said on ‘Special Report’ Wednesday night that Democrats […]
Nadler Looking for a Dancing Bear at a Political Circus
Democrats are not happy that Don McGahn, Persident Trump’s legal adviser, skipped a Congressional hearing on Tuesday, even though Mr. McGahn has every constitutional right not to appear, “Our subpoenas are not optional,” raged House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler for TV cameras. In front of him was an empty witness table with Mr. McGahn’s name […]
Democrats Try to Stop Short Term Health Insurance Coverage
Last year, the Trump administration allowed for short-term, limited-duration health insurance. It is a viable option for healthy people who earn too much for subsidies and are being charged too much for ACA coverage, explains the WSJ. Democrats claim these plans are designed to trick Americans, calling them “garbage.” Nancy Pelosi tweeted that the Trump […]
The WSJ May Endorse Mayor de Blasio?
Editors of the WSJ are making noise about breaking with the newspaper’s longtime policy: they are considering endorsing Bill de Blasio for president, under one condition. First de Blasio must resign as mayor of NYC while he is running. A Tale of Two Cities In a Dickensian moment, de Blasio referred to New York as […]
Finally Coming to America: Accountability, Transparency, Blind Justice
The Justice Department always had the ability to investigate the Trump/Russia story. What it didn’t have was the right person to run the investigation. Until now. Attorney General William Barr, in asking U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, is determined to restore Justice’s credibility. “If the Justice Department had […]
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