Robert Mueller Testifies

Jim Geraghty

Making the click-through worthwhile: Robert Mueller doesn’t plan on dropping any bombshells today, raising the question of whether today’s much-hyped hearing does more to undermine momentum for impeachment than add to it; Democratic grassroots complain that their leaders are a bunch of wimps and squishes; and an examination of which fictional characters would likely vote for Trump.

Robert Mueller May Well Crush the Hopes of Impeachment Advocates Today

By the time this newsletter reaches you, former FBI director and special counsel Robert Mueller will have begun testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, and this afternoon he moves on to the House Intelligence Committee.

Mueller is 74 years old and has never sought the spotlight or been particularly interested in doing interviews, televised or otherwise. Today’s hearings may be his swan song in American life. As noted yesterday ... Read More

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Was Trump’s ‘Go Back’ Tweet Malice or Ignorance?

Jonah Goldberg

When Trump tells four women of color that they should go back where they came from, it’s possible he had no clue that he was tapping into a rich vein of racist and nativist rhetoric. Indeed, it’s possible he didn’t know that three of the women weren’t immigrants at all.

The Bipartisan Blowout

The Editors

There is a spending crisis, and neither Republicans nor Democrats seem interested in fixing it.

Mueller Reiterates ‘The Report Is My Testimony,’ Calls Demand for a Prosecutor to Testify...

Jack Crowe

Mueller again stated that he would not comment on aspects of his investigation into Russian election interference that were not included in his final report.

Don’t Dismiss Communist China’s Critics

Jonathan S. Tobin

Whatever you think of Steve Bannon, he’s right about one thing: President Xi Jinping’s regime is a totalitarian threat to be resisted.

What Next, Boris?

Madeleine Kearns

In terms of delivering Brexit, uniting the country, and defeating Corbyn, the Boris Johnson premiership is marked as high risk and high reward.

Donald Trump, the Profligate President

Michael Tanner

Neither President Trump nor the Republican party has displayed any interest in reining in spending.

Two Conservative Ideas for Fixing Student Loans

Robert VerBruggen

Worthy students deserve better solutions than a government handout.

Poll: Democrats Increasingly Think DOJ Meddled in Mueller Probe

Mairead McArdle

The poll also found that voters are split on whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russians during the 2016 election.

WHAT NR IS READING

The Smallest Minority: Independent Thinking in the Age of Mob Politics

Kevin D. Williamson

A dizzying tour through a world you’ll be horrified to recognize as your own. With biting appraisals of social media, political hustlers, journalists and identity politics, The Smallest Minority is a defiant, funny, and terrifyingly insightful book about what we human beings have done to ourselves.

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