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Do You Feel Good?

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Around four years ago I was practicing French with Debbie before a trip to Paris. I wrote then: Je Me Sens Bien As you read this month’s strategy report, Debbie and I will be in Paris. Practicing her French yesterday, Debbie asked me if I knew the meaning of je me sens bien, with James […]

House Democrats Deliver Republicans a Gift

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At The American Conservative, James Pinkerton explains that the rise of radical democratic socialists in the Democrat Party may just be the gift Republicans need to win 2020. He writes: Former British prime minister Harold Macmillan was once asked what could happen that might change the direction of his government. His world-weary answer: “Events, dear […]

Multiculturalism, an Existential Threat to America

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I recently received the “Roundup,” a weekly email from The American Mind. The introduction to this week’s email featured a review of Tom Klingestein’s article “Multiculturalism vs America.” Here’s what it said: In his powerful essay, “Multiculturalism vs America,” Tom Klingenstein, chairman of Claremont’s Board of Directors, argues that multiculturalism is an existential threat, which, […]

The Wine World’s Top Talent Scout

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If there is one man who has changed the way wine is served and understood in America, it is Drew Nieporent. Referring to him as influential is a gross understatement. There may well be no other person in his league. Alongside changing the way Americans drink wine, he has fostered some of the most talented […]

At 80, He Doesn’t Even Consider Retiring

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For many, reaching retirement age is the blessing they have been waiting for. A time when they can realize the dreams they have been saving for so long to achieve. Others can’t imagine not going to work. I have been working for over five decades, and still do every day. In Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Fred Beans […]

Time to Target Octogenarian Justices Ginsburg and Breyer

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Originally posted October 10, 2018. In The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan praises President Donald Trump for his historic defeat of Democrats, a triumph he says may “secure for constitutionalism—perhaps for decades.” He also hands out praise to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for maintaining enough unity among Republicans to get Kavanaugh confirmed. Pat writes (abridged): […]

Notre Dame in Flames

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The Notre Dame cathedral in Paris has burned, and most of it has collapsed. On Wednesday, Debbie and I will be in Paris and get a firsthand look at the remains of the cathedral, an architectural marvel. There is already encouraging talk of rebuilding the cathedral, but Melissa Mackenzie notes at The American Spectator that […]

How Can America Come Together Again?

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On his blog, Pat Buchanan asks how an America so divided, with half its citizens believing it to be evil, come together again? He writes (abridged): Among a good slice of America, especially the young, the West is guilty of centuries of racism, imperialism, colonialism, slavery, sexism, ethnic cleansing, religious persecution and cultural genocide against […]

Moderate Democrats Outnumber the Left Wing by 2 to 1

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Warren Henry explains that even though more moderate Democrats outnumber the progressive wing of the party by 2 to 1, they haven’t seemed to notice their power. Henry notes that there is a “more moderate, more diverse and less educated group of Democrats.” that isn’t as noticeable on social media, but really makes up the […]