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Has Everything Blown Up in Bibi’s Face?

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At The American Conservative, Barbara Bolan explains the predicament Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself in today. She writes (abridged): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s old bag of tricks failed him in Israel’s second round of elections Tuesday. It now appears that the electorate has rejected his divisive rhetoric, attacks on the judiciary and press, […]

Amy Coney Barrett: Trump’s Ready Replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

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Originally posted April 2, 2019. Fox News reports that President Trump may be holding the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett as a ready replacement should the seat of Ruth Bader Ginsburg become vacant. Ginsburg’s recent health problems, which forced her to miss time on the bench, have made many wonder if she can continue […]

Here’s the One Word Biden and Warren Didn’t Say All Night

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Democrats were forthcoming last night with their pledges to confiscate Americans’ guns and to destroy the healthcare system, but there was one word that Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren couldn’t bring themselves to say in the entire three hours of discussion: Jobs. The two front runners didn’t want to talk about jobs, and it’s no surprise. […]

GOP Sweeps North Carolina Special Elections

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In each of two congressional special elections held yesterday in North Carolina, the GOP candidate won the day. Once their elections are certified, Congressmen-elect Dan Bishop and Greg Murphy will bring the GOP caucus to 199 in the House of Representatives, leaving the party only 19 seats from retaking the majority. Eric Lendrum reports in […]

Breaking News: John Bolton Fired, Hooray!

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The President has just announced via Twitter that he asked for the resignation of National Security Advisor John Bolton last night. I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House. I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration, and therefore…. — […]

Gorsuch: “We Should All Be Originalists”

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“We should all be originalists.” That’s the suggestion of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch in his new book “A Republic, if You Can Keep It.” Here are some quotes from Gorsuch’s book: Originalism teaches only that the Constitution’s original meaning is fixed. Living constitutionalists often complain we can’t know the original understanding because the document’s […]

Put Away Your Cincinnati Reds Hat, It’s Scaring People

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At National Review, Katherine (Kat) Timpf calls out author Rebecca Makkai for asking people on Twitter to stop wearing red baseball caps. She’s not just asking for people to stop wearing the popular MAGA caps associated with President Trump’s campaign, but literally all red baseball caps, even those from sports teams. Timpf writes: A  prominent liberal […]