RON DESANTIS, IN THE MAINSTREAM ON UKRAINE. Recently, Fox News’s Tucker Carlson asked all the Republican presidential candidates and possible candidates to answer a series of questions on U.S. policy concerning the war in Ukraine. There were six: 1) I…
Author: Byron York, Washington Examiner
Biden and Democrats’ Chronic Crime Problem
JOE BIDEN AND DEMOCRATS’ CHRONIC CRIME PROBLEM. What’s one good clue that President Joe Biden really intends to run for reelection in 2024? He is trying to distance himself from the Democratic Party’s soft approach to crime. The president, who in 2020…
The Peter (Buttigieg) Principle
THE PETER (BUTTIGIEG) PRINCIPLE. In the 1960s, there was a professor and business analyst named Laurence J. Peter. He became famous for coming up with something called the Peter Principle. The informal way to describe it was this: In a business hierar…
The I-Card: Judiciary Hearing Turns Into a Circus
THE I-CARD: JUDICIARY HEARING TURNS INTO A CIRCUS WITH A LESSON. The new, Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee held its first hearing Wednesday. Under Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), the hearing’s purpose was to begin what is expected to be a l…
The Joe and Hunter Biden Scandal Convergence
Republicans have long said the Hunter Biden laptop scandal is really a Joe Biden story. Now, it looks like the Joe Biden classified documents scandal is also a Hunter Biden story. Two Biden scandals are merging into one.
Trump, South Carolina, and GOP Opinion
FROM HARDCORES TO MOVEONS: TRUMP, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND REPUBLICAN OPINION. Columbia, South Carolina – Former President Donald Trump did something unusual here in South Carolina Saturday night. He held a small event, or at least a relatively small event…
U.S. Disarms Itself To Aid Ukraine
The United States has shipped massive amounts of military aid to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022. There has been bipartisan support on Capitol Hill for the aid, although some Republicans have questioned the price tag – $27.5 billio…
The Never-Ending War on Brett Kavanaugh
THE NEVER-ENDING WAR ON BRETT KAVANAUGH. Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court more than four years ago, on Oct. 6, 2018. His oath followed perhaps the ugliest Supreme Court Senate confirmation process in history – and that, g…
The ‘Meh’ Presidency: Biden Slips Again
THE ‘MEH’ PRESIDENCY: BIDEN SLIPS AGAIN. Here’s a lesson from the polls in the last 16 months. When President Joe Biden is unpopular, when things are going badly, his job approval rating falls to about 36%. When he is doing better, when things are goi…
Biden and the Sanctuaries’ Dilemma
BIDEN AND THE SANCTUARIES’ DILEMMA: ‘WE’RE TRYING TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GET HERE.’ This newsletter has written previously about the fundamental difference between Republicans and Democrats when it comes to the crisis on the U.S.-Mexico borde…