Ian Tuttle
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On the Alt-Right and the ‘Alt-Left’
There was never anything "alt-" about the so-called alt-left ... → Read More
H. R. McMaster Is Not the Enemy
Those who want the administration to succeed should cut out the conspiracy theories about McMaster’s being an Islamist ... → Read More
The Welfare Culture and Its Discontents
A review of Theodore Dalrymple's short stories ... → Read More
The Roots of Left-Wing Violence
Antifa designates its political opponents as fascists in order to justify opposing them with violence ... → Read More
Politics & Fences – Liberal Limits
Politics, like construction, has its boom and bust cycles, and fences — of both the literal and figurative sort — are out of fashion right now. We’re supposed to be erasing borders, not erecting barriers; opening hands, not clenching fists. But while he doesn’t get much credit for it, Robert Frost’s “old-stone savage” was right: Good fences do make good neighbors. Fences differentiate what is… → Read More
Against the ‘25th Amendment Option’
Less than four months into his term, members of Congress and commentators are openly speculating about whether President Donald Trump ought to be removed from office, and about how to do so. There are two constitutional mechanisms available: impeachment, as provided by Article II of the Constitution; or by a majority vote of the cabinet (and, if necessary, the approval of two-thirds of both… → Read More
Trump Discovers the Trouble with Being President
It turns out that being president is hard. “I loved my previous life. I had so many things going,” Donald Trump told Reuters in a newly published interview. “This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier.” The president’s plaintive remark should come as no surprise. This is the same man who, in February, announced: “Nobody knew that health care could be so… → Read More
Democrats’ Sudden Amnesia about Obamacare’s Many Ills
A reminder that Republicans are struggling to mend a system that’s badly broken. → Read More
Preet Bharara Firing Is Normal. Bharara Grandstands, Plays Victim
Leave it to a Manhattanite to be a drama queen. Preet Bahrara, fired by Trump last weekend, plays the martyr, but he’s just a grandstanding Democratic partisan. → Read More
Where Are the Republican Party’s Leaders?
After finally winning control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, the GOP has proven gun-shy. → Read More
Liberal Cosmopolitans Lash Out at the Shattering of Their Worldview
The commentators blaming Britain's exit from the EU on irrational fears are blinded by their own prejudices. → Read More
Yes, Trump University Was a Massive Scam
Many people believe that higher education is a de facto scam. Trump University, Donald Trump’s real-estate institution, was a de jure one. First thing first, Trump University was never a university. When the “school” was established in 2005, the New York State Education Department warned that it was in violation of state law for operating without a NYSED license. Trump ignored the warnings. (The… → Read More
Trump University: Yes, It Was a Massive Scam
Many people believe that higher education is a de facto scam. Trump University, Donald Trump’s real-estate institution, was a de jure one. First thing first, Trump University was never a university. When the “school” was established in 2005, the New York State Education Department warned that it was in violation of state law for operating without a NYSED license. Trump ignored the warnings. (The… → Read More
Hillary Clinton & Iowa Caucus: a 'Transparency' Problem
What a difference a fortnight makes. Two weeks ago, Hillary Clinton was all about transparency. “We have to do a much better job of protecting Americans’ voting rights,” she wrote in a CNN op-ed on January 21. “What we need now more transparency, more accountability, and above all, more citizens exercising their right to vote.” Having since secured a hair’s-breadth victory in Monday’s Iowa… → Read More
New York: Public-Relations Consultants Are 'Lobbyists' if They Talk to Editorial Boards
An astonishing assault on the First Amendment, courtesy of the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics: > The board in charge of cleaning up Albany extended its claws into newsrooms Tuesday, requiring public-relations consultants to report as lobbyists if they try to influence editorial writers. [via Crain’s] Here’s the rule, passed by the commissioners in a 10–3 vote: > A public… → Read More
Fox News Host Attacks George P. Bush, an Afghanistan Vet, for Not Serving in Iraq
Well, this is embarrassing: > Curious, will your son George P. be joining the fight embedded in Iraq, Jeb? Oh wait, that’s right, he’s also planning to run for President. — Andrea Tantaros (@AndreaTantaros) January 29, 2016 Besides being a generally repulsive line of attack, there’s also . . . this: George P. Bush served an eight-month tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2010, as a Naval Reserves… → Read More
Katrina Pierson: Donald Trump’s Consistently Inconsistent Spokeswoman
In April 2009, Katrina Pierson was a disappointed Obama voter and, she emphasized, “just a mom,” when she made her first foray into politics: a seven-minute speech at the Dallas Tea Party Tax Day Rally. “No president is going to change your life circumstances,” she reminded the crowd. “No government, no friends, no family, but most certainly no president is going to change your life… → Read More
'She threatened me.’ —Juanita Broaddrick on Hillary’s role in covering for Bill Clinton.
On January 6, a ghost from Hillary Clinton’s past stirred: “I was 35 years old when Bill Clinton, Ark. Attorney General raped me and Hillary tried to silence me,” Juanita Broaddrick tweeted from her home in Van Buren, Ark. “I am now 73. . . . it never goes away.” > I was 35 years old when Bill Clinton, Ark. Attorney General raped me and Hillary tried to silence me. I am now 73….it never goes… → Read More
Juanita Broaddrick's Bill Clinton Rape Accusation Haunts Hillary
'She threatened me.’ —Juanita Broaddrick on Hillary’s role in covering for Bill Clinton. → Read More
Thanks to Lawsuit, Cruz's Eligibility to Continue Being Stupid Issue We Have to Talk About
And . . . there it is: > Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz should be disqualified from the race because he isn’t a “natural-born citizen,” a fellow Texan claims in a “birther” challenge filed against the senator in a U.S. court. The suit seeks a court definition of the term to clarify whether Cruz — who was born in Canada to an American mother — can or can’t serve if elected. “This… → Read More