Friday brought some good news for both the Obama White House and the nation: improvement on the jobs front, bipartisan lunches, a captured terrorist (albeit one being tried in federal court, which is a mistake). It’s a reminder of what
In response to Conservative Writers: Pit Bulls v. Show Dogs: I agree that conservatives should do more long-form journalism. I’ve done a few pieces in that vein. The problem is that long, single pieces do not drive traffic because even
Remember this absurd memorial for human rights abuser Hugo Chávez at the U.N. Human Rights Council? Breitbart News’ Kerry Picket did some digging and confirmed that the U.S. delegate to the Human Rights Council–which we joined thanks to President Barack
John Brennan has already achieved a dubious distinction as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: he has set the record for the largest number of “no” votes ever received by a nominee confirmed to that position. Brennan was confirmed by
He is an unlawful enemy combatant, captured on foreign soil while engaged in hostilities against the United States. He belongs in the military justice system and detention facility established by Congress in accordance with the Constitution and the Supreme Court.
The Huffington Post, also known as the Hugo Chávez fan club, is running a lead story, “U.S. Drone Policy,” that features a photo of American-born Islamic terrorist Anwar Al-Awlaki amidst several photographs of dead children. The image, which would
Near the start of Rand Paul’s filibuster on Wednesday, I noted his call for President Barack Obama to revisit his understanding of the Lochner case. A few other libertarian-minded legal geeks noticed: Josh Blackman did, as did Randy Barnett, for example.
Sen. Rand Paul’s filibuster against the confirmation of CIA Director and “drone czar” John Brennan offers a “teachable moment” to the media and the left about the Tea Party. As they seethe in outrage and confusion that it took a Republican to
After a long day on Capitol Hill Wednesday, starting with Sen. Ted Cruz’s questioning of Attorney General Eric Holder, and continuing through Sen. Ran Paul’s filibuster of John Brennan’s confirmation as CIA Director, both sides of the drone debate seemed
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) yielded the floor at 12:40 a.m. EST on Thursday, March 7 after continuing his filibuster of the confirmation of John Brennan as CIA Director for nearly thirteen hours. During his “talking” filibuster, which originally began as
What if political strategy and tactics are far less important than the current debate about Republican fortunes implies? What if political outcomes are determined by particular media events–and reactions to them? I’ve been kicking around a little theory I’ll call
In response to It’s On: Who Blinks, Rand Paul or Barack Obama?: I agree with you, John–Paul’s filibuster was brilliant, and shows that the GOP does have power, even in the minority, if it has the courage to wield it.
The lesson of Hugo Chávez’s 14 years in power is exactly the lesson Alexis de Tocqueville tried to teach us nearly 200 years ago: that democracy’s flaws are not self-correcting. A despot who claims the support of the people can
Sen. Rand Paul’s ongoing filibuster (as of this writing) of John Brennan’s nomination as CIA Director is exciting, if only because it is a rare example of leadership and principle on Capitol Hill. It’s quite gratifying to see so much
During his old-fashioned, “talking filibuster” of John Brennan’s nomination as CIA Director, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) called for President Barack Obama “to re-think the Lochner case” en route to strengthening protections of individual rights against, among other things, drone strikes. Obama
Thinking of Arianna Huffington’s decision to turn her website into a Hugo Chávez fanpage, I could not help but be reminded of the words of that tortured poet, Sylvia Plath, who wrote in her celebrated poem, “Daddy”: Not God but a
Reprinted below, an actual top story from the Huffington Post: “Hugo Chavez’s Most Memorable Moments.” Hugo Chavez was a man of many talents: he played ball, sang songs, pulled out pistols, and got down and groovy – and that is precisely how
My friend Daniel Pomerantz wrote to me a few months ago from Israel, where he moved a couple of years ago, to say that he was involved with an exciting new publishing project but couldn’t tell me what it was
The Associated Press has released a largely glowing, almost romantic obituary of the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez, who died today. “President Hugo Chavez was a fighter,” the obituary begins, and proceeds to recount a highly selective version of Chávezs
Secretary of State John Kerry revealed today that the U.S. is training Syrian rebel forces in the fight to dislodge dictator Bashar al-Assad. It is the right intervention, but at the wrong time, and reveals much that is wrong with
I’m sure there’s a lesson in here for conservatives about pop culture. But my brain’s too exploded to figure it out.
Democrats and the mainstream media have joined in attacking the Daily Caller over its report late last year that alleged that Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) had patronized prostitutes in the Dominican Republic. Menendez denied the allegation, but admitted to accepting
Jeffrey Lord makes the timely point that the Conservative Political Acton Conference (CPAC) is not supposed to be a big tent. It’s supposed to be a conservative tent. Leave the big-tent politics for the Republicans–and let us have one gathering,
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) delivered a series of stinging, albeit indirect, attacks against President Barack Obama’s policy on Israel during a joint appearance with Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy
