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Scandinavian Cultural Imperialism

Note by , October 24, 2016

I have long held the thesis that the Nobel prizes have turned into a form of Scandinavian cultural imperialism. Since they’re Scandinavian, it’s a new, passive-aggressive kind of imperialism. So I was not surprised to see the Swedes get into a snit about Bob Dylan being “impolite and arrogant” for failing to say anything to […]

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What Is the National Interest?

Feature Article by , September 15, 2016

The Road from Etchasketchistan, Part 2 A few years ago, I compared the state of our foreign policy debate to the fictional country of Etchasketchistan. It is as if the foreign policy establishment have been turned upside down and shaken, resetting the alignments that have held since 9/11, and in some cases since the end […]

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The Clintonization of Politics Begins

Commentary by , August 29, 2016

Anthony Weiner is at it again, a three-time loser caught once again exposing himself in Internet exchanges with younger women—who inevitably hand him over to the tabloids for a feeding frenzy. Given his compulsion toward self-destructive behavior, Anthony Weiner is actually lucky sending revealing photos to girls is his thing. If it were liquor, he’d […]

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The Clown Nose On, Clown Nose Off Candidate

Feature Article by , August 16, 2016

We have finally found the true successor to Jon Stewart, and it is…Donald Trump? Yes, pretty much. Consider the parallels. His approach to politics is all about mocking the supposed personal shortcomings of his targets. His main talent as a speaker and TV personality seems to be pulling faces and mugging for the camera. Once […]

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Sheriff Clarke Is Right About the War on Cops

Feature Article by , July 20, 2016

Nearly eight years after the historic election of Barack Obama as America’s first black president, and we can see the disappointing result: a small-scale race war in America’s cities. That it’s a war was heralded by Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who denounced the recent attacks in Dallas and Baton Rouge as “anarchy” in his […]

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The Planned Obsolescence of ObamaCare

Feature Article by , July 14, 2016

President Obama recently published an overview of the results of ObamaCare in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It’s a pretty extraordinary article, because in important ways it acknowledges that ObamaCare has basically failed—and it lays the cards on the table for what we always knew was going to be his next step. Remember […]

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How Democrats Won the Gun Control Sit-In

Feature Article by , June 26, 2016

The Democrats’ House gun-control sit-in was a failure and was always destined to be a failure from the standpoint of actually moving any gun control legislation. No bill, no break? Not really. Paul Ryan ended the current congressional session, and eventually everyone just filtered out. But maybe it was a success after all, just at […]

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Liberal Is as Liberal Does

Feature Article by , May 17, 2016

At Rutgers University, President Obama gave a commencement speech in which he argued against the campus culture of “safe spaces” and suppression of politically incorrect speech. If participation means voting, and it means compromise, and organizing and advocacy, it also means listening to those who don’t agree with you. I know a couple years ago, […]

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There’s No Such Thing as a “Moderate” Supreme Court Nominee

Feature Article by , March 18, 2016

As expected, President Obama has appointed a supposedly “moderate” and “centrist” nominee for the Supreme Court, which is code for someone with a thin enough record of actual ideas and convictions that nobody can really tell how he would rule on anything. Clearly, Obama is hoping to shame Senate Republicans into confirming his nominee. The […]

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The Phantom Menace (of Global Warming)

Feature Article by , December 19, 2015

Top Stories of the Year: #5 It’s time to count down the top stories of the year, looking back at the big events of 2015 and reviewing my own coverage of them. We’ll start the countdown with #5, which is the least important of the big stories because it’s not about something that’s actually happening. […]

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