As Boris Johnson ascends to the British prime ministership, the questions of how UK foreign policy will change, and what impact his leadership will have on simmering tensions with Iran, remains wide open. The relationship between the UK and Iran reached a boiling point when Britain’s Royal Navy seized an Iranian oil tanker that the…
Archives for July 2019
Hong Kong Will Not Know Freedom Without a Fight
July 30, 2019 by
The world is witnessing something stunning: the complete erosion of Hong Kong. The once shining “Pearl of the Orient” has become a mere fantastical title from a distant era — one that believed in codes of conduct, democracy, and inalienable rights. Instead, over the last two months, terror and chaos have gradually descended on Hong…
Woman finds heartwarming note on her McDonald’s receipt: ‘I can’t buy my son breakfast so I bought yours’
July 30, 2019 by
Something magical happened at a McDonald’s drive-thru, and the reason for it was truly heartwarming.A woman from Tennessee claims that after ordering food for her son, she approached the window to pay. When she got there, however, she was treated to a shocking yet pleasant surprise. test (Heidi Goforth)WORSHIP GROUP STOPS AT CHICK-FIL-A, BUSTS OUT VIRAL…
Deroy Murdock: Claims that Trump is a racist are baseless and divisive
July 30, 2019 by
President Trump has feuded since Saturday with Rep. Elijah Cummings about the Maryland Democrat’s congressional district, which includes West Baltimore – its poorest section. Racism accusations are flying like feathers in a chicken coop.The following quiz should illuminate these bipartisan charges of bigotry and identify who actually talked trash about Charm City.True or False? President…
O’Rourke: Insuring Americans will take more than expanding ObamaCare | TheHill
July 30, 2019 by
Former Rep. Beto O’RourkeBeto O’RourkePoll: Beto O’Rourke leads 2020 Democrats in Texas by 3 points, followed by Biden O’Rourke invites black men who kneeled during anthem to debate The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump, Sharpton feud over Baltimore attacks MORE (D-Texas) said on Tuesday that it will take more than just expanding the Affordable Care Act…
Sen. Tom Cotton: CNN Rigs Democrat TV Debate to Protect ‘Their Party’
July 30, 2019 by
CNN executives have rigged the July 30 Democratic debate to protect “their party” from a damaging repeat of the first debates, GOP Sen. Tom Cotton said Tuesday. “CNN has said they are not going to have hand-raising or yes/no questions,” he told an event organized by the Center for Immigration Studies. “Well, that’s because CNN…
Sanders Campaign Manager Rips Corporatist Media: Debates Make ‘American People Stupider’
July 30, 2019 by
Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-VT) campaign manager on Sunday ripped the corporatist media for making “the American people stupider” with game-like debates that focus on “gotcha” moments instead of issues that impact the lives of regular Americans. Faiz Shakir, the campaign manager, criticized media outlets like CNN, which will host this week’s debates, for putting a…
Tom Arnold Gushes over ‘Beautiful’ Ilhan Omar: ‘If I’m Lucky, We’ll Fall in Love’
July 30, 2019 by
Anti-Trump Hollywood actor Tom Arnold professed his undying emotions Tuesday for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), who’s spent her short tenure in Washington advocating radical far-left policies and pushing antisemitic tropes, saying he would be “lucky” if he and the “Squad” member “[fell] in love.” “She’s beautiful, smart & brave. If I’m lucky we’ll fall in…
Apple forecasts strong revenue even as iPhones drop to under half of sales
July 30, 2019 by
(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) iPhone sales dropped to less than half of quarterly revenue for the first time in seven years, but CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday described the change as successfully diversifying away from a single product and forecast results above Wall Street targets. FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is displayed onstage before…
O’Rourke Invites High School Football Players Who Kneeled for Anthem to Debate
July 30, 2019 by
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke speaks during a kickoff rally in El Paso, Texas, March 30, 2019. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) Three former Michigan high-school football players who were disciplined after kneeling for the national anthem will attend the second round of Democratic primary debates with Beto O’Rourke on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. O’Rourke invited four…
Hawley Introduces Bill to Ban ‘Addictive’ Social Media Features
July 30, 2019 by
Senator Josh Hawley in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., July 11, 2019. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) will introduce legislation on Tuesday that would ban the “addictive” features of various social media platforms, which the freshman lawmaker believes have weaponized human psychology in service of an attention-for-profit model.…
The 2020 Redistricting Battle
July 30, 2019 by
People vote during the 2016 presidential election in Los Angeles, Calif. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters) The end of the citizenship question is just the beginning.The imbroglio over the Trump administration’s unsuccessful effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census has passed. But that debate was only a foreshadow of what may become the most divisive…
Identity Politics and Art, the Work of Bruno Schulz, and Rebuilding Notre-Dame
July 30, 2019 by
I try to ignore the preoccupation with identity politics today, but it ain’t always easy. On some mornings, over half of the pieces I read address in some way what a literary work tells us—or doesn’t tell us—about patriarchy and racism. In a way, critics and writers who have become captivated by these obsessions du…
The Most Soviet Story Ever
July 30, 2019 by
I’m going to be scarce today. Old friends from Dallas are visiting. They are immigrants from Ukraine. I’m going to be showing them around St. Francisville. Last night, after jambalaya, we were all drinking a bit and telling stories. Vladimir told a great one about how his father, during Soviet times, solved the family’s toilet…
Bolton Proposes and The President Disposes
July 30, 2019 by
Donald Trump and his National Security Advisor John Bolton during NATO Summit 2018. Gints Ivuskans/shutterstock Yesterday the president made another bizarre statement about Iran: Just remember, the Iranians never won a war, but never lost a negotiation! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2019 Suffice it to say that Trump doesn’t doesn’t know anything…
‘The Bachelorette’ Hannah B. had sex with Pete W. in windmill four times, says elimination was ‘really hard’
July 30, 2019 by
“The Bachelorette” star Hannah Brown revealed on Monday night’s finale that she and Peter Weber had sex in a windmill not once, not twice, but four times.“I was a little dishonest about something,” Brown, 25, said during the live portion of the episode. “Since it’s out there, and I did say there was something that…
Russian Instagram influencer found dead with stab wounds stuffed in suitcase at her own Moscow apartment
July 30, 2019 by
An Instagram influencer in Russia who amassed tens of thousands of followers has been discovered dead, stuffed in a suitcase in her own Moscow apartment days after posting vacation photos from a trip to the Greek island of Corfu.Ekaterina Karaglanova’s body was found Friday after family members contact her landlord after not hearing from the…
Trump warns China not to wait for 2020 election to make trade deal | TheHill
July 30, 2019 by
President TrumpDonald John TrumpSharpton: Trump has ‘particular venom’ for blacks, people of color Trump signs 9/11 compensation fund bill alongside first responders Trump continues assault on Fed: It ‘has made all of the wrong moves’ MORE is warning China not to wait until the 2020 election to reach a trade agreement. In a series of morning tweets…
Sex Assault Investigation into Trump’s Pick for No. 2 Military Post Found No Semen Evidence
July 30, 2019 by
President Donald Trump’s nominee for vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was cleared by an investigation this month of allegations of sexual assault against an Army colonel — but her decision to identify herself in a recent New York Times piece has renewed a media spotlight on her claims, just as the general…
Mo Brooks: Trump Baltimore Tweets ‘Emphasize How Badly’ Areas Governed by Democrats Are Doing
July 30, 2019 by
Even though Democrats and the media are trying to make President Donald Trump’s tweets criticizing Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and the problems plaguing the district he represents about race, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) sees Trump’s tweet as serving an “important” purpose. During an appearance on Huntsville, AL radio’s WVNN on Monday, Brooks suggested it was…
Report: Garlic Festival Gunman Acquired Rifle ‘Legally’
July 30, 2019 by
AP Photo/Noah Berger) The California Gilroy Garlic Festival gunman reportedly “legally” purchased the rifle he used in his attack. CNN reports Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee discovered that the gunman lived in Nevada with family members for a time. In fact, Smithee noted police are not really sure how long the gunman had been back…
Sanders, Warren take center stage as 2020 Democratic debates enter second round
July 30, 2019 by
DETROIT (Reuters) – Progressive allies Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren headline the first night of the second Democratic presidential debates on Tuesday, with eight other contenders aiming for a breakout performance that could propel them into the top tier of the White House race. FILE PHOTO: U.S. presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders speaks…
Maryland’s Republican Governor Condemns Trump’s Baltimore Remarks
July 29, 2019 by
Maryland governor Larry Hogan speaks at the National Governors Association summer meeting in Providence, R.I., in 2017. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) The Republican governor of Maryland, Larry Hogan, on Monday denounced President Trump’s criticism of Baltimore as “outrageous and inappropriate” after the president attacked Representative Elijah Cummings, calling his Baltimore-area district a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.” “Why…
McConnell Calls Accusations That He’s a Russian Asset ‘Modern-Day McCarthyism’
July 29, 2019 by
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters after the weekly policy lunch on Capitol in Hill, May 14, 2019. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday launched into a scathing speech on the Senate floor, defending himself against accusations that he aided Russian efforts to meddle in the 2020 elections by opposing an…
What Manual Labor Taught Me
July 29, 2019 by
(Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters) At a chemical factory, I learned how industrial experience generates wealth for ordinary men, their nation, and the world.Our latest issue on the American worker put me in mind of an old job. I can’t lie, this National Review posting is among the sweetest I’ve had. I can read and write almost anything…
Overpopulation, Not Climate Change, Caused California’s Water Crisis
July 29, 2019 by
In 2014, headed towards a Palm Springs golf holiday at the height of a prolonged California drought, President Barack Obama stopped in Fresno on Air Force One with Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein aboard, joined by Governor Jerry Brown. “Unless and until we do more to combat carbon pollution that causes climate change, this…
Trump Once Again Takes Aim at the ‘Law and Order’ Vote
July 29, 2019 by
Did President Donald Trump launch his Twitter barrage at Elijah Cummings simply because the Baltimore congressman was black? Was it just a “racist” attack on a member of the Black Caucus? Or did Trump go after Cummings after watching a Saturday Fox News report about how his district was in far worse condition than the…
The New Quincy Institute Seeks Warmongering Monsters to Destroy
July 29, 2019 by
For the last month, the foreign policy establishment has been abuzz over the new kid on the block: the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, named for John Quincy Adams. Adams, along with our first president George Washington, warned of foreign entanglements and the urge to go abroad in “search of monsters to destroy,” lest America’s…
Ilhan Omar apparently hit back at Rand Paul with this retweet
July 29, 2019 by
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., seemed to have hit back Monday at Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., with a particular retweet.Paul had targeted Omar last week in an interview, following President Trump’s claims earlier this month that Omar and other members of the progressive “Squad” should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.…
Hogan Gidley says Trump critics shouldn’t be taking cues from Al Sharpton amid Cummings row
July 29, 2019 by
Todd Starnes and Hogan GidleyTodd Starnes speaks with Special Assistant to President Trump and White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley about President Trump’s comments about Baltimore and Rev. Al Sharpton.MSNBC host and civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton is the last figure people should be taking advice from, according to Deputy White House Press…