National Review- Quillette
- A Cartoonish View of History April 23, 2025Joe Sacco’s graphic works provide vivid and moving depictions of the terrible suffering in the Strip. But his accounts of the causes of that suffering are simplistic and one-sided in the extreme.Benny Morris
- Australian Election 2025, The Nuclear Debate with Will Shackel: Quillette Cetera Episode 44 April 23, 2025Why nuclear must be part of Australia’s energy future.Zoe Booth
- Have We Forgotten Weimar? April 22, 2025This is not the first time Germany has resorted to censorship in the mistaken belief that the state can contain dangerous ideas. The last time they tried this, it facilitated the rise of the Nazis.Jay Sophalkalyan
- A Cartoonish View of History April 23, 2025
- Jay Nordlinger
- Heroes and Nominees April 22, 2025On the nomination of Jimmy Lai, Ilham Tohti, and others for the Nobel Peace Prize.Jay Nordlinger
- Where honor rules, &c. April 22, 2025On golf, the American order, Trump’s fitness, the city of Cleveland, Al Capone, Leonardo da Vinci, and more.Jay Nordlinger
- Dollars to Doughnuts April 21, 2025Reader mail on Denmark, tariffs, and more.Jay Nordlinger
- Heroes and Nominees April 22, 2025
Tag Archives: President Obama
Government by Executive Decree
According to press reports, by Executive Order President Trump is preparing to suspend the payroll tax through the end of the year retroactive to July 1. He also intends to extend supplemental jobless benefits, although at what level and for … Continue reading
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And About Those Norms…
We hear a lot about norms these days, and in particular, about how President Donald Trump’s typically juvenile behavior violates long standing norms and therefore harms democracy. There is something to this. Trump is, after all, boorish, a habitual liar … Continue reading
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Tagged Collusion Inquiry, Comey, Donald Trump, FISA, Hillary Clinton, James Brennan, James Clapper, James Comey, Joe Biden, Norms, Perkins Coie, President Obama
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Now What?
Campaign Finance Recent events have proved to be clarifying if unedifying. Michael Bloomberg did us the enormous favor of spending over $500 million in an effort to win the Democratic Presidential nomination. For his efforts he won a total of … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion politics, campaign, Chuck Schumer, Democrats, demonstration, Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg, money in politics, President Obama, President Trump, primary, protest, Supreme Court
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