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Thursday, July 19, 2018
What Goes Around Comes Around — Tariffs Stuck on the Spin Cycle
American firms cheering for protectionism in the form of tariffs on their foreign competitors should be careful what they wish for. As they say, “What goes around comes around.” Case in point: The American washer and dryer manufacturer Whirlpool Corp.
Mr. President, Declassify Documents Relating to Russian Collusion Now
Now that FBI agent Peter Strzok has appeared before Congress and told us nothing that we did not know, it is time for President Donald Trump to act. Strzok looked like a cocky crook testifying to Congress about a failed con job.
The Transgender Posse vs. Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson is no stranger to left-wing pressure. In 2014, protesters demanded that she sever her ties to an Israeli company, SodaStream. Last year a racial interest group condemned her for playing the character Motoko in “Ghost in the Shell,” a Hollywood remake of a Japanese classic.
Questioning Intelligence
Did President Trump bungle the moment in Helsinki by casting doubt on American intelligence findings that Russian agents “meddled” in the 2016 election?
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Terror Plot Shows Iran Is Afraid of Democratic Opposition but Not European Policy
On June 30, several European authorities thwarted an attack on the annual Free Iran rally organized by supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
Another Leftist Meltdown
The Left and its media allies are having yet another meltdown over the president’s comments at the Helsinki summit.
Shock and Kavanaugh: Dems Ratchet up Judge Talk
If the Brett Kavanaugh nomination had a subtitle, it could easily be The Great Democratic Freakout of 2018.
Boston University’s Fake-O-Nomics Darling
It costs a pretty penny to earn a diploma in stupid.
Trump’s Deference to Putin Is Less About Collusion Than Character
Last week, I wrote that the best way to think about a Trump Doctrine is as nothing more than Trumpism on the international stage. By Trumpism, I do not mean a coherent ideological program, but a psychological phenomenon, or simply the manifestation of his character.
Jim Jordan, Brett Kavanaugh, and Journalism by Innuendo
First it was Republican Congressman Jim Jordan. Now it’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. These men are considered guilty by association for being in proximity of wrongdoing that took place almost 30 years ago.
Avenatti, the Media’s Legal Hero
On July 10, The New York Times Magazine devoted nearly 6,000 words to Michael Avenatti, the Trump-trashing lawyer representing porn star Stormy Daniels, who claims she had sex with President Donald Trump. How is he worthy of so much attention?
Why Trump Doesn’t Admit Russian Interference
Was Russia’s effort to interfere in the 2016 election the most important issue on the table at President Trump’s Helsinki summit with Vladimir Putin? No. But it’s not an unimportant issue, either, and Trump knew the American press is obsessed with it. So he knew it would play a big role in the Trump-Putin post-summit news conference.
U.S.-Russian Relations as a Domestic Political Weapon
Former CIA Director John Brennan never accused his old boss Barack Obama of “treasonous” behavior.
Our Rules of the Game: U.S. Constitution
Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement, leading to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, has thrown progressives, the Democratic Party, and the news media into an out-and-out tizzy.
What Is Democratic Socialism?
The new rising star of the Democratic Party is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The 28-year-old former bartender doesn’t know much about politics — this week, she bungled her way through an interview answer by referring to Israeli “occupation” of Palestine and citing her lack of expertise on the issue despite her international relations degree.
Trump Isn’t the First President to Embarrass America by Cozying Up to Putin
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting to get a different result, which is one of the many reasons President Trump’s news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed so insane.
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
FBI Agent Peter Strzok: I Checked My Beliefs at the Door
Peter Strzok, the former deputy assistant director of the Counterintelligence Division of the FBI, testified on July 12 before two House committees.
We Need to Hear More About Anti-Trump Bias by the FBI and Mueller’s Team
House hearing must not be the end