This is very good news: A Turkish court freed American pastor Andrew Brunson on Friday after he spent nearly two years in jail and more time under house arrest on charges related to terrorism and espionage. Brunson had become entangled … Continue reading →
It’s puzzling to me why the left doesn’t just ignore Kanye West, because all their over-the-top race-based criticism of West draws attention to—and actually validates—his message that the left and the media want black people to think only one way, … Continue reading →
This sort of thing is why Lindsey Graham felt so betrayed at the Kavanaugh attacks. It’s Graham’s statement in 2010, explaining his vote for Elana Kagan: We lost. President Obama won. I’ve got a lot of opportunity to disagree, but … Continue reading →
There are quite a few interesting things about this incident. The first is that there are still Republican students and a Republican Club at Stanford these days. The second is that involves a male college student filing assault charges against … Continue reading →
Nikkii Haley was one of the best UN ambassadors ever, so I’m sorry to see that she’s leaving the post. That said, her job was a largely thankless task in terms of any change being effected in that body. The … Continue reading →
The presumption of innocence for the accused is one of the pillars—probably the main pillar—of our criminal law. Its importance to our liberty cannot be overstated. But Chuck Schumer was at least partially correct when he said of the Kavanaugh … Continue reading →
Three days ago I wrote a post about the Kavanaugh fight called “Character and crucible.” Here’s an excerpt in which I define the word “crucible”: Arthur Miller’s play about the Salem witch trials is called “The Crucible,” and the meaning … Continue reading →
I doubt it, actually. Here’s Michael Rubin at the Washington Examiner on the subject: Kerry is personally invested in the Iran nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA), from which President Trump walked away. The wisdom of Trump’s … Continue reading →
Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez was the first, but not the last: a very young, female, attractive socialist ousting an incumbent Democrat in the primaries. And these nominations are more than nominations, because in the particular deep-blue districts in which these women are … Continue reading →
Fairness is so unusual these days, especially among Democrats (which Dershowitz still is), that it is worthy of special note. I’ve become more and more respectful of Dershowitz in recent years for his devotion to principles over party, as in … Continue reading →
…up to his old tricks: Kerry, in an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt to promote his new book, said that he has met with Iranian Former Minister Javad Zarif—the former secretary’s onetime negotiating partner—three or four times in recent … Continue reading →
Although I don’t follow tennis as closely as I used to, I certainly heard and read about the big brouhaha at the US Open involving Serena’s being penalized by an umpire, and ultimately losing in the finals to relative newcomer … Continue reading →