John Bolton had good reason not to speak out sooner
(June 18) Just about everyone in the U.S. public square is criticizing John Bolton for waiting until now to tell of his experiences with President Trump. Just about everyone is […]
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On Bolton’s book, AG Barr threatened First Amendment
(June 17) The Justice Department’s attempt to suppress publication of The Room Where It Happened, the new memoir by former national security adviser John Bolton, is constitutionally dangerous. By approving […]
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Senate Republicans burned by Bolton’s book
(June 18) Every Senate Republican except for Mitt Romney now owns every single damaging revelation about President Trump reported in the memoir of former national security adviser John Bolton. Those […]
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Flag Day honors that which should unify us
(June 14 official editorial of the Washington Examiner) June 14 is Flag Day and the commemoration should remind us that we need a unifying symbol now more than ever. The […]
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Don’t defund police; just reform (some of) them
(June 8) Police departments should not be defunded, but they should be reformed. Some reforms should be able to attract broad consensus. Herewith, then, are the ideas that should be […]
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Don’t politicize the very definition of ‘racism’
(June 11) The philologists and etymologists at Merriam-Webster are succumbing to the mob, and it’s a piteous sight. Now they are changing the definition of the word “racism” to reflect […]
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In England, historical ignoramuses attack Gladstone
(June 9) When the woke despoilers of history and reason try to cancel the legacy of one of the greatest liberalizers in Western civilization, they demonstrate a willful ignorance so […]
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Military base names should not be sacrosanct
(June 10) President Trump has taken a morally and historically unacceptable position in saying his administration “will not even consider” the renaming of military bases now named after Confederate generals. […]
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Rodney King sends note to my readers (figuratively speaking)
Why can’t we all just get along? Those famous, admirable, and heartfelt words of a troubled and far from blameless Rodney King, the victim of a famous police beating in […]
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Defending Drew Brees and the police.
Context, people, context! There really was nothing wrong with Drew Brees’ full statement (June 3): The thought police blasting quarterback Drew Brees today should spike their own outrage. Brees is […]
