September 11, 2015
Trivializing the Serious Business of National Security
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) Replays of media coverage of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks underscore the seriousness of our national security debates. Now, contrast the images being rebroadcast Friday with the circus that invaded...
September 10, 2015
Politico’s Roger Simon: “Wild and Crazy” Sarah Palin Makes Trump Look Like Winston Churchill
“News Nation with Tamron Hall” Politico’s Roger Simon: “Wild and Crazy” Sarah Palin Makes Trump Look Like Winston Churchill 9/10/15 – NBC News...
September 9, 2015
Don’t Expect a Coup Against Boehner Any Time Soon
Ever since Mark Meadows decided to file a non-privileged motion to vacate the chair, a meaningless procedural maneuver meant to please a restive conservative grievance industry, the local media has been abuzz about efforts to replace John Boehner as Speaker...
September 8, 2015
Don’t Shut the Government Down Over Planned Parenthood
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank Blog) Will conservative voters learn from past tactical mistakes? To shut the government down over Planned Parenthood Federation of America and face the same fate that befell the battles over...
September 4, 2015
America Is Better Than Europe
The sights from the refugee crisis in Europe present graphic images to the American people. I have a theory that those images are spilling over into the political debate on immigration reform here in the States. We look at Europe...
September 3, 2015
The Loyalty Pledge and Donald Trump
The Republican National Committee is circulating a loyalty pledge among the 17 or so Republicans who are running for the White House. I assume the effort is to nail Donald Trump down once and for all. He is a slippery...