Sen. Bernie Sanders holds a campaign rally in Detroit, Mich., October 27, 2019. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters) As the most authentic anti-war candidate in the field, the Vermont senator may be helped more than any other 2020 Democrat by Qasem Soleimani’s killing. Donald Trump’s decision to order the killing of Iran’s arch-terrorist general Qasem Soleimani split the

On Tuesday, Iran suddenly attacked Iraqi military bases housing American servicemen. The attacks were, Iranian officials said on Twitter, a response to America’s hit on Terror General Qassem Soleimani. President Trump’s measured response to the attacks proves once again that it’s a blessing for America and for the rest of the world that he is

A WeWork logo in San Francisco, Cali., September 30, 2019 (Kate Munsch/Reuters) The spectacular fall of the office-space company shows the wisdom of public markets. The year 2019 will be remembered for a lot of things in the world of markets: a robust performance for risky assets; a substantial rally in bonds; declining trade fears

The constipated reaction to Ricky Gervais’s Golden Globe Awards monologue got me thinking about the old Dean Martin roasts. Celebs were not only able to laugh at themselves back then, but rather enjoyed doing so. As promised, I’m going to post the first part of Don Rickles’s turn at the mic when he was roasted.

A Marine with Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command 19.2, stands post during the reinforcement of the Baghdad embassy compound in Baghad, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2020. (Sergeant Kyle C. Talbot/USMC) In response to Re: Soleimani Was a Political Killing  Rich Lowry writes: “Iranian-supported forces have been killing

After President Donald Trump killed Iran Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani in an airstrike Friday, liberals suggested the president’s decision was based on — drumroll, please — racism. “There is nothing new about American terrorist attacks against Black and Brown people for the expansion of American imperialism,” NFL quarterback turned liberal commentator Colin Kaepernick tweeted.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to the media on Capitol Hill, June 18, 2019. (Leah Millis/Reuters) Senator Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) said Tuesday that Democrats will force votes on their desired witnesses at the outset of the impeachment trial against President Trump, even as it seems Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.)

PITTSBURGH — Darrin Kelly, president of the powerful Allegheny-Fayette County Central Labor Council, says that not one of the Democratic candidates running for president has reached out to him to ask about or listen to what union families in western Pennsylvania are looking for in a nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in November. “Not

My very first anti-euthanasia column, published in Newsweek, warned that societal acceptance of assisted suicide/euthanasia would eventually include organ harvesting “as a plum to society.” I was called an alarmist and a fear-monger, but alas, I was right. In Belgium and the Netherlands, mentally ill and disabled people are killed in hospitals at their request,

OK, That Just Happened Happy Monday, my dear readers, and what a marvelous day this is. Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globe Awards for the fifth — and he insists final — time last night and his opening monologue was the greatest thing in awards show history. Taking no prisoners and deeming no cows sacred, the

Kataib Hezbollah Iraqi militia hold a picture of Qassem Soleimani as they gather ahead of the funeral of the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad, Iraq, January 4, 2020. (Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters) It’s legal to kill an enemy in combat, and Soleimani was clearly escalating his attacks on U.S. forces. In ordering a strike

So Meat Loaf caused a little kerfuffle this weekend by saying he thought Greta Thunberg had been “brainwashed.” I don’t know that should be a surprise, but it got me thinking about her again. I have a lot of sympathy for the kid. For me, it started with seeing her picture. She’s small, slight, even

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks during a town hall event in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. January 5, 2020. (Daniel Acker/Reuters) Struggling to reclaim momentum, the progressive presidential candidate makes a bizarre claim in Iowa. Manchester, Iowa — Each Democratic presidential candidate has a different argument for why he or she is the candidate

Former vice president Joe Biden speaks during a meeting in New Hampton, Iowa, December 5, 2019. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) The former vice president says Trump needs congressional authorization for ‘any further action against Iran.’ Des Moines—While campaigning in Iowa on Saturday night, former vice president Joe Biden criticized President Trump’s decision to kill Iranian Quds Force

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press briefing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., January 17, 2019. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) Enough is enough: It’s long past time for Congress to reclaim its constitutional war-making power. Nancy Pelosi complains that the Trump administration’s decision to assassinate Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani was “provocative and disproportionate” and that

Tattoos are not new. What is new is their ubiquity and extent of body coverage. They meet the eye with livid starkness everywhere one looks, turning the atmosphere and the culture positively fluorescent. What was once a niche market has expanded exponentially. Practically everyone of a certain age group, say, late teens to early fifties,

A worker passes by stocks of aluminium ingot at ” Pechiney ” aluminium factory (Reuters) Manufacturing activity in the U.S. sank in December to its lowest level in more than a decade as prospects for an end to the long-running trade battle with China remain unclear. The Institute for Supply Management announced Friday that its

We need to rediscover America. America isn’t the largest country in the world. We don’t have the most people or the most homogeneous culture. So why have there been more American Nobel Prize winners than from any other country? Why do Americans consistently lead in medical innovation? Why is our entertainment culture so dominant worldwide?

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., December 3, 2019. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) The stock market fell over fears of unrest following a U.S. strike that killed Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani Thursday, but defense-contractor shares surged as speculation regarding possible conflict

Judge Vaughn Walker 2010—Eager to broadcast his show trial against Proposition 8 and traditional marriage, Chief Judge Vaughn Walker undertakes his third inept and illegal effort—all within the space of two weeks—to amend the local rule that bars televising of trial proceedings. Days after setting a ridiculously short period for public comment on a “proposed”

Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters during his 2018 gubernatorial campaign in San Diego, Calif. (Mike Blake/Reuters) Never underestimate the Golden State: A review of the past year’s highlights I  still get buzzed when I recall that a majority of Californians looked at what Gavin Newsom allowed while mayor of San Francisco — rampant homelessness, transportation gridlock,

Facts that are inconvenient to the “woke” social justice narrative have to be explained away. The narrative is that we live in a class society in which whites, males, heterosexuals, Christians and Jews, and the rich all oppress people of color, females, LGBTQ++, Muslims, and the poor. The facts are, well, more diverse. When the

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference following a meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Moscow, Russia, December 30, 2019. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters) Russia on Friday strongly condemned the U.S. for the killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, who perished Thursday in a drone strike authorized by the Trump administration.

Shot ….Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities. They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat. Happy New Year! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2019 Chaser Wait…Another Chaser Tyler has more details here: Qasem Soleimani,

A woman receives an ultrasound during a prenatal exam. (Joshua Lott/Reuters) A new bill in the Massachusetts state legislature would permit women to obtain an abortion after 24 weeks’ gestation if a doctor determines that “the abortion is necessary to protect the patient’s life or physical or mental health.” Currently, abortion is legal in Massachusetts

Have you ever wondered why the political left is so inconsolably angry these days? Why does it consider President Donald Trump to be such a threat and his supporters so contemptible? This isn’t my imagination. While most people expressed their New Year’s greetings in positive terms, the celebrity left defaulted to its Trump-hating form. Every

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters after the weekly policy lunch in Washington, D.C., May 14, 2019. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) When the president and the Senate majority are from the same party, look for the swift confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee. When Justice Antonin Scalia died in early 2016, Senate majority leader Mitch

The 2020 Democratic presidential primary was to be a new moment in American history: a field jam-packed with candidates representing the many oppressed minorities. There were multiple women, multiple black candidates, and an openly gay man. One candidate, Kamala Harris, won the “intersectional” lottery: a mixed-race woman, both black and Indian-American! Yet, one after another,

Flag at a protest against Trump administration transgender policies in New York City in 2018. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) In the U.K., judges apply the Equality Act of 2010 inconsistently. No one can doubt Jordi Casamitjana’s commitment to veganism. His diet, wardrobe, romantic and leisure choices, and even his method of transportation — he can’t take the

MEET GEORGE JETSON [embedded content] I hope everyone’s 2020 is off to a good start. It was a mercifully slow-ish news day, free of any “I” word bickering. I was wondering where to go with this morning’s briefing when I happened upon this: Nanobots, ape chauffeurs and flights to Pluto. The predictions for 2020 we