It’s Easy to Overlook the Faults of Our Leaders When We Catastrophize the Alternative

Jim Geraghty

Making the click-through worthwhile: Justin Trudeau wins again, and Virginia Democrats appear set to win again, yet people still wonder why Trump voters stand by their man; some Democrats wonder if they have any more options in 2020; and the final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker arrives, greeting a much more wary fanbase.

Almost Everybody Finds a Way to Excuse the Sins of the Leaders They Prefer

You hear this question from a lot of people, including from colleagues I respect a great deal: “How can Trump voters/Republicans/evangelicals just shrug their shoulders at President Trump and his pressure on Ukraine/abandonment of the Kurds/sordid payoffs to Stormy Daniels/warm and fuzzy talk about Putin and Kim Jong-Un/[insert scandal du jour here]?”

Trump voters shrug their shoulders at these scandals probably for the same reasons that so many in the Canadian Liberal party shrugged their shoulders ... Read More

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For Laughter and Lawyers

Katherine Timpf

Freedom of speech takes many forms, and we need your support for both of these.

The Nobel Committee Dreams of a Post-Fossil-Fuel Future

Mark P. Mills

Using today’s Nobel-class lithium magic, it still costs over 100 times more to store energy in a battery than it costs to store the same amount of energy as natural gas or oil. Even a twofold improvement in lithium technology won’t come close to closing that cost gap and bring us any closer to a “rechargeable” and “fossil fuel-free” world.

Connecticut College Students Charged With Violating State Law Prohibiting ‘Ridicule’ after...

Tobias Hoonhout

Students Jarred Karal and Ryan Mucaj were arrested by campus police Monday night after using a racial slur in an incident captured on video.

A Bipartisan Way to Make Prescription Drugs Affordable

Chuck Grassley and Bill Cassidy

Elizabeth Warren’s Financial Berlin Wall

Kevin D. Williamson

Elizabeth Warren proposes to lock in high-earning, highly taxed Americans.

Holding Coalitions Together, Today and in 1840s Britain

Dan McLaughlin

In the long run, a political party needs all of its elements to succeed: not only different factions within its coalition, but also a balance of elites and populists, leaders of the people and followers of their moods and needs. When they can no longer coexist, the wilderness beckons.

Trump Should Want a Rapid Impeachment

Rich Lowry

Trump should be secretly rooting for the rapid arrival of Impeachment Day (and the near-inevitable acquittal in the Senate). It will be one of the biggest stories of the Trump presidency.

Establishment Dem Donors Muse About Late Clinton 2020 Entry

Mairead McArdle

High-dollar donors also mused whether power players like Michelle Obama or Michael Bloomberg could be convinced to throw their hat into the primary.

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Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead

Jim Mattis and Bing West

Call Sign Chaos the #1 national bestselling book by General Jim Mattis and Bing West, is a clear-eyed account of Mattis’s lifelong dedication to America, and his journey from marine recruit to four-star general to Secretary of Defense!

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