Thinking outside the box on D.C. statehood (From my column at RCP)
Everyone says they want Congress to get stuff done, but nothing significant ever happens. That’s partly because the two sides don’t want to give each other any wins. How about…
Andrew Sullivan on Covington: How can one man be so right and so wrong at the same time?
The first half of Andrew Sullivan’s new article at New York magazine — “The Abyss of Hate Versus Hate” — is as good an indictment of the left for their…
Yikes! Roger Stone was a political operative! Who knew?
Let’s take another look at the Roger Stone indictment to see how thin it was. When you glance at it sideways, it pretty much disappears. Now that is thin! In…
Roger Stone lied to a traitor. Doesn’t that make him a hero?
Well, the Mueller/Russia Witch Hunt finally found a witch, and his name is Roger Stone, longtime friend and staunch defender of President Trump. Stone has been arrested and charged with…
FLASHBACK: ‘The Stoning of the Boy Who Smirked’: A parable for our times
Someday soon someone will write a book about the Covington confrontation that could be titled “The Stoning of the Boy Who Smirked.” It is truly a mirror on our times…
A Frank admission from the New York Times!
I don’t often have reason to praise any aspect of the New York Times, so I will take advantage of one that unexpectedly presents itself today. Columnist Frank Bruni has…
Julie Kelly’s brilliant take-down of the CANTs (Conservative-Attacking Never Trumpers)
Not for the first time I am struck by the clear-thinking, hard-hitting political analysis of Julie Kelly at American Greatness. Her article “Call-Out Conservatives Join the Left’s Lynch Mob” is…
Heartland Diary USA passes 1,000 followers! Thank you, MAGA community!
I am humbled by the growth of my conservative blog in just a short while. Launched at the end of October, www.HeartlandDiaryUSA had 300 followers by Jan. 10. Then just…
Identity Politics: The opposite of Make America Great Again
Friends, I hope my column on identity politics at Real Clear Politics this morning resonates with you. I think we can agree that one of the reasons we need to…
National Media 3; Truth 0
For the third time in just over a week, the national media and the national “conscience” have condemned someone on the basis of one-sided reporting that is either not confirmed…