Embarrassed by Success

“I would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people. This land acknowledgement is a recognition of shared history as a nation.” —King Charles III opening the session of Parliament in Canada

Willful Blindness

“I don’t understand the criticism … when people say we see bias in your programs. And by the way, we get that on both sides. You know, I get as many calls from people on the more progressive side as on the conservative side.” —PBS CEO Paula Kerger

Take a Look in the Mirror

“To move forward, we debate, not demonize.” —CBS News’s Scott Pelley with one of many projections throughout his speech

Keen Sense of the Obvious

“The administration and others have said conservatives are too few on campus and their views are not welcome. Insofar as that’s true, that’s a problem we really need to address.” —Harvard President Alan Garber

Shot/Chaser

“I don’t understand how this narrative has developed … that the media was covering for Biden. I think what might be going on here is a lack of understanding about how reporting works.” —The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg

“Mentally, [Biden’s] quite acute.” —Jeffrey Goldberg, September 2023

Re: The Left

“The corporate press’s greatest flaw is its willingness to believe the worst of its enemies and the best of its friends.” —Becket Adams

“What ‘Original Sin’ does is to give those Democrats and their allies in the media an explanation — an excuse. … The tight circle around Biden — the politburo! — carefully controlled his schedule to conceal the truth! We weren’t in the tank. We weren’t negligent. White House insiders were hiding it.” —Byron York

“The left didn’t lose everything with Trump’s second victory in 2024, but it did lose something that will be impossible to recover — broad cultural acquiescence to a radical agenda that briefly appeared to be sweeping all before it.” —Rich Lowry

“Democrats are trying to figure out how to rectify their male voter deficit. The problem is they have not figured out how to define ‘male.’” —Mark Alexander

For the Record

“I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing.” —Elon Musk

“I think a bill can be big or it could be beautiful. I don’t know if it could be both.” —Elon Musk

“In this massive 1,000-plus-page piece of legislation, there is something to bother everybody. This is a horrible way to do business. Stuffing complex tax considerations, complex spending considerations, complex entitlements reform together into one massive bill is just not what the American people deserve.” —Star Parker

“Donald Trump is president of the United States, and the Republicans — for now — control both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Election season is over, and the American people demanded more than sound bites on spending during the last administration. They want the efficiency they were promised. Time for Congress to deliver.” —Ian Haworth