In an on-air response to an article attacking him and the network, Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson flipped the tables on The New York Times Thursday night when he called out the liberal paper for “screwing up coronavirus stories from day one.” And rubbed their nose in the ridiculous China and virus articles they

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of unbelievable events I never thought I would see in America. Not the pandemic, because most people expect that diseases will come and go even on a larger scale than normal. But the absolute willingness of my fellow Americans to be ordered about by their state governments

Don’t be fooled. Though Ellen Degeneres may be the pleasant, smiling face of popular daytime talk show Ellen, some of the people calling the shots behind the scenes aren’t quite as jovial and happy-go-lucky as their brand pays them to appear. Though he tries to toe the well-adjusted, normal guy line for the sake of

Many Democrats and much of the media claim that President Donald Trump has mishandled and continues to mishandle the response to the coronavirus pandemic. But a Johns Hopkins study found the United States is better prepared for a pandemic than any other country. Released in October 2019, the Global Health Security Index examined 195 countries

It’s unfortunate that CNN Prime Time host Chris Cuomo had contracted the coronavirus and had to be quarantined in his basement. But it was only a matter of time before he and the network exploited it to bash President Trump. They made their move on Wednesday when they used Cuomo’s diagnosis to dredge up the

The Islamic worldview—even concerning things such as disease (e.g., coronavirus)—is fundamentally based on a dichotomy: Anything and everything non-Islamic is evil, dirty, to be shunned, hated, and struggled against (“jihad”); anything Islamic is good, clean, to be embraced, loved, and struggled on behalf. A Christian youth recently found this out the hard way. Saleem Masih,

Congress passed and the president signed a $2 trillion “stimulus” bill. “Not enough!” shrieked politicians. They said the government must do more. They demanded President Donald Trump reactivate the Defense Production Act, a 1950 law that lets government force companies to make things. Trump hesitated. That upset lovers of big dictatorial government. They demanded the

It’s Healthier Than Touching My Face Yes, there is still plenty of death, and grief, and sorrow, and murder (h/t Steve Martin) and we will get to all of that in the links, but first another “notes from lockdown/quarantine” installment. Major League Baseball was supposed to begin last week and on Opening Day, MLB Network

Israel has been providing the Palestinians in both the West Bank and Gaza with crucial aid against the coronavirus—not simply out of love and charity, but because populations in such close proximity to each other have a mutual interest in tackling the problem. Israel fears the security implications of a meltdown of Palestinian society in

Join Steve Green (aka VodkaPundit) and Stephen Kruiser for an exclusive live chat for VIP Gold members on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Eastern. During the chat, you’ll be able to submit your questions to be answered live. The live video stream will be added to this post shortly before the event. If you’re not already

She’s the Worst Many people are being called upon to deal with more than the rest of us during these plague quarantine times. Health professionals pop into mind first for most people, obviously. But what of those people who are making this isolation easier for us? The people who are delivering groceries, medicine, and, yes,

As I write this column on a lovely Sonoran Desert Sunday afternoon it is four weeks to the day that I was returning home from CPAC after four fantastic days with old friends, new colleagues, and some random members of foreign parliaments. I hosted a Kruiser Kabana every night that I was there and, upon

On Sunday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) leveled a serious charge against President Donald Trump. She accused him of “fiddling” while people died of the coronavirus. “As the president fiddles, people are dying,” Pelosi told CNN on Sunday. This accusation echoes the classic criticism of the Roman Emperor Nero, who is said to have “fiddled”

In the midst of the madness–unprecedented upheaval and uncertainty for many of us–Americans, myself included, are finding ourselves taking a fresh look at what is truly important and what is not.  For example, many who obsess over live sports and sporting events on TV or in person are realizing that they can, in fact, live

Last February 15 marked the five year anniversary of the martyrdom of 21 Christians—20 from Egypt and one from Ghana.  One human rights group summarized the incident in a statement: This week in 2015, 21 men were brutally beheaded on a Mediterranean beach in Libya, by members of ISIS. They had been captured by ISIS

On Thursday, Democratic frontrunner and former Vice President Joe Biden released his most recent plan to deal with the coronavirus crisis, but his most eye-popping proposal came in a follow-up tweet. The plan boils down to claims that he would do what Trump is doing with the current $2 trillion stimulus bill the House of

Even amid the throes of the coronavirus crisis, with Americans either at home or practicing heavy social distancing, many companies are looking to hire. Many essential businesses, like grocery stores and delivery companies, need more workers to meet demand. Many other companies have transitioned to telework, and some telework companies may also be hiring. This

This Is How We Do It  For the next few Fridays, we are going to keep things nice and light here at the Morning Briefing. I have the blessing of the Mothership to basically make this a beer blog at the end of the week. The world doesn’t have to be madness. Yes, we all

In response to the deluge of articles, reports, blogs, vlogs, news items, panel discussions, and press briefings that confront us at every turn regarding COVID-19, we apprehensively follow the prescriptions and advisories intended to combat the pandemic. We wash our hands five times a day, we practice “social distancing” (a new term that has entered

Between the rabid fake news out to panic people and the stock market crash and the inaccurate information about what’s really going on in our hospitals, I’m exhausted. How are you? I feel like none of us has any idea what’s really happening. Join me to discuss how I’m seeing the great pandemic of 2020…it’s

On Friday, President Donald Trump signed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package in order to provide essential relief to individuals and businesses struggling with the fallout from the social distancing measures required to fight the spread of the virus. The government arguably had the responsibility to help the economy after the government warned citizens not

The Iranian regime is trying to exploit the coronavirus catastrophe, which has left 11,900 dead in Iran, to defuse U.S. and international sanctions. The regime’s officials, who downplay the number of fatalities to about one-fifth of the true figure, follow a carefully orchestrated campaign to this end. First, Iran’s Central Bank director asked for a

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s attempted partisan sabotage of the coronavirus relief bill might mark a new low for her. That the bill finally passed doesn’t excuse her reckless gamesmanship. Republican and Democratic Senate leaders were close to an agreement when Pelosi parked her partisan broomstick and poured poison into the congressional punchbowl. “Talking to some

From “Russia! Russia! Russia!” to impeachment, the left has been desperately trying to oust Donald Trump from the presidency. After repeated failures, they saw a new opportunity in the coronavirus outbreak, and immediately began politicizing it, accusing him of overreacting, then under-reacting, spreading lies about what he and his administration has done. Over the past

Worst Episode of Family Feud Ever After three days of descending into dysfunctionally divisive hell at a time when Americans most needed some unifying behavior — as well as some money — the United States Senate finally put on its Big Politician Pants, lit a unity candle, and had the most kumbaya of all kumbaya

Rapper and actor O’Shea Jackson, commonly known as Ice Cube, supported President Donald Trump’s impeachment and removal from office. Ice Cube recently said he “can’t wait to see” Trump in handcuffs. So, the black rapper, who became rich and famous by attacking the country’s “racist” criminal justice system, now cheers on criminal justice — at

OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT… Just as I began writing this, Twitter lit up with the announcement that the Senate had finally reached a deal on the coronavirus stimulus package that the Democrats have been stonewalling since the weekend. There aren’t a lot of details as I write this (I’m sure there will be many more

Coronavirus is frightening. I’m working from home, practicing “social distancing.” Experts say it’ll help “flatten the curve” so fewer people will be infected simultaneously. Then hospitals won’t be overwhelmed. But the infection rate grows. Doctors and hospitals may yet be overwhelmed. It didn’t have to get to this point. Coronavirus deaths leveled off in South

Ever since she burst onto the scene a little over a year ago (seems like a lifetime, I know), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was immediately minted as The Next Big Thing in the Democratic party. At first, the overblown attention she was getting from the mainstream media seemed almost like a joke, especially since AOC said

I had just gotten off of the phone with my local ACE Hardware here in Tucson to see when they were going to get restocked with the ammo I need, when I read that Los Angeles County was shutting down gun stores. That got me thinking and I decided to share those thoughts with you.