News of the Week for November 16th, 2025
- Abortion
- Gun Rights
- Hide the Decline
- Socialized Medicine
- War & Terror
- National News
- Economy & Taxes
- International News
- Opinion
Abortion
Court Cases & Legislation
South Carolina looks at most restrictive abortion bill in the US
Sending women who get abortions to prison for decades. Outlawing IUDs. Sharply restricting in-vitro fertilization. These are the strictest abortion prohibitions and punishments in the nation being considered by South Carolina lawmakers, even as opponents of the procedure are divided over how far to go.
Gun Rights
Virginia Dems Already Pushing for More Gun Control
Virginia Democrats sure didn’t wait long. It was obvious from the jump that as soon as the election results were in, gun control was going to be on the agenda in the Old Dominion state. It was always going to happen, which is why that election was so important.
FPC Calls on SCOTUS to Strike Down Gun Ban for Non-Violent Felons
I’m of the opinion that if someone is too dangerous to be trusted with their gun rights, they’re too dangerous to be walking among the rest of us. After all, violent people don’t need guns to kill others, so why are you letting them hobnob with the rest of us if they’re that dangerous even today?
End to Shutdown Would Open Door for Vote on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill
The Senate reached a tentative agreement to re-open the federal government late on Sunday evening, and if the House concurs with the package approved by the upper chamber the Schumer Shutdown could be over in a matter of days.
Meet Some of the Democrats in Minnesota Opposed to Walz’s Semi-Auto Ban
Earlier today we reported on a supposed moderate Democrat in the Minnesota Senate who’s come out in favor of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed ban on “assault weapons” and “large capacity” magazines. There are at least two other DFL senators who are publicly noncommittal about the governor’s gun ban plan, and divided control of the Minnesota House will hopefully leave Walz frustrated next year.
St. Paul Invites Lawsuit With Gun Control Vote
The St. Paul City Council is expected to approve a package of gun control ordinances today that would ban public possession of “assault-style” firearms, magazines that can hold more than ten rounds, and binary triggers. The ordinances won’t take effect, however, until or unless the state legislature repeals Minnesota’s firearm preemption law or issues a carveout for the city.
Kentucky Man Sues to Regain 2A Rights
The Supreme Court has already decided it will address the constitutionality of a federal law barring unlawful users of drugs from possessing firearms this session, but that’s not the only part of Section 922(g) that could come under SCOTUS scrutiny this term.
Surge of Liberal Gun Ownership
“As a man, as a father, as a husband, how remiss and derelict would it be for me to not be prepared?” says Charles, the Maryland doctor.
Virginia Gun Control Bills Are Coming. Here’s What to Expect.
Bills for the 2026 legislative session in Virginia can be pre-filed starting on Monday, November 17, and in the coming days we’re going to see dozens of pieces of anti-gun legislation introduced by Democrats in the House and Senate. Now that Democrats will soon have complete control of state government there is no check on their anti-2A impulses (save for their own political calculations), and the upcoming session is going to be an absolute nightmare for gun owners and Second Amendment supporters.
Hide the Decline
Environment &“Green Energy”
China’s Green Energy ‘Revolution’ Is Powered by Coal
The only bright spot for the environment is the rapid expansion of state-of-the-art nuclear power.
Socialized Medicine
Government in Healthcare
Introducing the Hippocratic Society
Conservatives should welcome a new group, the Hippocratic Society, which will appeal to medical students and physicians of varied political stripes but will be particularly friendly to conservatives who might otherwise find themselves relegated to the margins of the medical profession.
War & Terror
The Story of Poppy Day & the Poet John McCrae
As a tribute to the many who have fallen; this Remembrance Day, Captain Nick shares with us the story of Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae MD and his most famous of all poems at this time of year ‘In Flanders Fields’.
Keeping an Eye on the Long Game: Part CIII
The China Doves: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month
The moment the hands of the clock registered eleven in the morning on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the guns of August fell silent and World War I ended. The war would not officially conclude until the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919.
Tourists ‘paid £70,000’ to shoot innocent people in ‘human safari’ hunting trips to Sarajevo
The siege of Sarajevo was watched by the West with horror in the early 1990s, as Serb-Bosnian militants shot at innocent civilians in ‘human safaris’.
Putin Is Kidnapping Ukrainian Children to Use As War Bargaining Chips
Vladimir Putin, Russia’s supreme leader who dislikes critics so much they often throw themselves out the window of tall buildings, has been taking over the provinces of neighboring countries ever since Barack Obama was on another Hawaiian vacation and had no comment.
Venezuela announces ‘massive mobilization’ of military forces as America’s largest warship sails into region
Venezuela says it is launching a “massive mobilization” of military personnel, weapons and equipment in response to the build-up of US warships and troops in the Caribbean Sea.
Venezuela Prepares Guerrilla-Style Defense as U.S. Threat Looms
According to Reuters, President Nicolas Maduro’s government is planning unconventional resistance strategies, including guerrilla tactics and street-level “anarchization,” amid fears of potential U.S. military action.
Republicans turn on Trump’s defense policy chief
Administration allies say they are fed up with the Defense Department’s third-most senior leader and his foreign policy surprises.
Ecuador’s constitutional referendum may grant the U.S. a security foothold but could create potential governance challenges
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem visited Ecuador Nov. 5-6, where she was welcomed by President Daniel Noboa and toured two Ecuadorian military bases in Manta and Salinas.
National
Catholic universities remove DEI job requirement after Campus Reform inquiry
While Campus Reform did not receive any responses from any of the contacted parties, less than 24 hours later, the requirement was removed from the university’s employment website.
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss
President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his onetime chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republican’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
‘South Park’ Creators Break Their Silence on Why Season 28 Keeps Slamming Trump
Trey Parker and Matt Stone break down exactly why they steered so hard into politics with the show’s current season.
Federalist Boss Savages ‘Weak and Rudderless’ Trump in Scathing Rant
Leading MAGA mouthpiece Sean Davis has blasted Donald Trump in a scathing social media post. Davis, a staunch Trump supporter and CEO of the influential online magazine The Federalist, accused the “weak and rudderless” president of focusing too much on foreign policy instead of the domestic economic issues that affect tens of millions of Americans.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the high court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
Trump pardons Giuliani, Powell, Chesebro and dozens more involved in 2020 ‘fake electors’ case
President Trump granted pardons for 77 individuals tied to a plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election — including his close allies Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, a Justice Department attorney announced late Sunday.
Trump Preemptively Pardons Rudy Giuliani, Others Involved in Attempt to Overturn 2020 Election
President Donald Trump has granted preemptive pardons to Rudy Giuliani, his former personal lawyer, and other figures involved in the campaign to overturn the 2020 election, the Department of Justice announced Monday.
Death Toll Climbs to 76 After Two More U.S. Drone Attacks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on X that U.S. forces in the Caribbean carried out two more “lethal kinetic strikes” on Sunday, killing six people he described as “narco-terrorists.” There have now been approximately 19 such strikes against vessels the administration claims were transporting narcotics — the two on Sunday were in the Eastern Pacific, off the coasts of South and Central America.
Trump Admin Presses SNAP Appeal in Supreme Court, Even as Shutdown’s End Appears Imminent
Earlier this afternoon, we posted my piece hoping that the apparent end of the government shutdown would also end the controversy over the Trump administration’s withholding of November benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It appears that is not to be.
D.C. plastic surgeons see surge in “Mar-a-Lago face” requests from Trump insiders
Since January, D.C. plastic surgeons have seen a wave of Trump insiders asking for overt procedures in line with the “Mar-a-Lago face” look.
State legislators maneuver to preserve history of U.S. Capitol riot
New York Assemblyman Chuck Lavine, a Democrat first elected to state office in 2005, has become one of a handful of unlikely leaders of state efforts to preserve the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection.
A Subtle Revolution: Anchorage School District Places “We Do Not Endorse” Disclaimer on U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence
What does it mean when a government-funded institution refuses to endorse our country’s Supreme Law of the Land and the documents forming the basis of our national identity? Not only did Anchorage School District refuse to endorse the American Constitution and Declaration of Independence but took pains to sticker an “Anchorage School District does not endorse the materials or viewpoints expressed in them” disclaimer on the documents. Such a blatant attack on our most foundational documents which detail America’s most dearly held values and shapes the American identity requires explanation.
University of Central Arkansas hit with civil rights complaint over race, sex-based scholarships
The University of Central Arkansas faces a civil rights complaint filed by the Equal Protection Project on Oct. 28 alleging that 10 of the school’s scholarships unlawfully restrict eligibility based on race and sex. One of the scholarships scrutinized in the complaint is the ‘Donis W. Ford Memorial Book Award’ which was first advertised as being offered to ‘full-time junior or senior African-American students’ only.
Betty Boop turns bloodthirsty in twisted new horror with gruesome scenes galore
Beloved childhood character Betty Boop has finally entered the public domain and the iconic 1930s flapper girl is the next in line to undergo a chilling horror movie makeover
Cornell’s DEI Zombie Survived Trump Deal
My Op-Ed in The NY Post: “In a netherworld of word games and obfuscation, Cornell’s DEI lives on — and it will come roaring back if higher education waits Trump 2.0 out. Only ongoing federal enforcement and monitoring will short-circuit a future DEI zombie apocalypse.”
The Compliance Theatre of Online Learning
Artificial intelligence is exposing the poor design of asynchronous digital classes.
Fewer Young Marriages Make for Fewer Young Homebuyers
There’s a lot of handwringing over a National Association of Realtors (NAR) annual survey showing that the median age of first-time homebuyers has hit 40, up from 28 as late as 1990. There’s now a sharp split between the median age of all homebuyers (59) and first-timers, whereas in the early 1980s, the typical homebuyer was 31 and the typical first-time buyer was 29. (The narrowness of the split at that moment may have been an anomaly, given that the survey began in 1981 at a time of 20 percent interest rates, when no sane homeowner would abandon their current mortgage to take on a new one; by the mid-1980s, the split was usually five or six years.) More than a third of first-time homebuyers (36 percent) are still under 35, but that’s now a distinct minority. On the other hand, while some of these are long-term trends, NAR’s prior surveys show that, from the start of the Clinton presidency until Joe Biden took office, the median first-time homebuyer was between the ages of 30 and 33.
Supremes’ SNAP Stay Is Not a Validation of the Trump Administration
Attorney General Pamela Bondi was crowing last night on X about how the Justice Department had “just secured an administrative stay” from the Supreme Court in the case involving the Trump administration’s refusal to fund November’s disbursement of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds — around $8 billion — to 42 million Americans. Bondi suggested that, by this further suspension of a Rhode Island federal district judge’s temporary restraining order (TRO), directing the Agriculture Department to make the payment, the justices had decided to “prevent further judicial upheaval for the SNAP and Child Nutrition programs.”
A Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million and apologize over a raid on a small-town newspaper
A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press freedom.
Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation and squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet
Katie Wilson, a Political Newcomer, Is Elected Mayor in Seattle
Ms. Wilson, a self-described socialist, joined the race after Mayor Bruce Harrell opposed taxing high-income residents to finance construction of new housing.
Lombardo calls special session focused on film tax credits, other ‘unfinished’ business
Gov. Joe Lombardo has called the Nevada Legislature into a long-anticipated special session to deal with a proposed massive expansion of film tax credits and a host of issues left unresolved when the Legislature concluded in June, including criminal justice and health care bills pushed by the governor.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff arrested in FBI public corruption probe
Federal officials arrested Dana Williamson, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff, Wednesday in a public corruption probe that includes multiple charges of bank and wire fraud, according to a federal indictment obtained by The Sacramento Bee.
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation
A 17-year-old with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men. She wants the public to have a fuller understanding of how she was victimized.
Fetterman hospitalized after fall near his Pennsylvania home
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has been hospitalized after a fall near his home, which caused minor injuries to his face, his spokesman said on X.
Democrats eye Trump country for a special election surprise
The upcoming special election to replace retired Rep. Mark Green is bringing top Democratic names to a district Donald Trump carried by more than 20 points.
ICE almost deports Native American woman as cops tell terrified family they can’t help
This comes amid Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown which has terrified communities across the US and led to numerous innocent people being detained
‘Utter Stupidity’: Conservatives Appalled by Tucker Carlson’s Latest Target
Tucker Carlson has his newest target: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the anti-Nazi, Christian evangelist executed by the Third Reich in 1945.
A word from Tucker Carlson
Mediaite’s Isaac Schorr notes that in the latest episode of Tucker Carlson’s show, which was dedicated to denouncing Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro, Carlson observed that Dietrich Bonhoeffer lost his way resisting Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime. “Once you start calling people Nazis,” Carlson remarked, “we really have no choice but to start shooting them. To be Dietrich Bonhoeffer and sort of reach the end of reason, or even Christianity. Bonhoeffer decided Christianity’s not even-, he was a Lutheran pastor. Christianity is not enough, we have to kill the guy [Adolf Hitler]. I’m not judging Bonhoeffer, who was a great man in some ways, but that’s inevitable once we decide that people are Nazis.”
GOP senators distance themselves from provision allowing them to sue over phone record searches
The senators’ comments came after House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would hold a vote on the House floor to repeal the provision inserted by his Senate counterparts.
Filibuster Opposition Creeps Into 2026 Senate GOP Primaries
As you may have noticed, President Donald Trump has embarked on a renewed quest to nuke the filibuster — the Senate’s 60-vote threshold for passing legislation. There are early signs that the White House will continue this crusade well into next year.
He’s Called ‘Little Trump,’ and His Tactics Are Rankling White House Top Brass
Bill Pulte, head of the agency overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has been making big waves from his low-profile post
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
Trump Attacks Marjorie Taylor Greene as “Traitor” After Dropping Support
“Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Green is a disgrace to our GREAT REPUBLICAN PARTY!”
House GOP Wants to Repeal Measure in Shutdown Bill Allowing Senators to Sue Govt
Then why did you vote for the bill?
UCLA accused of offering race- and sex-based scholarships in new civil rights complaint
The Equal Protection Project filed a civil rights complaint against UCLA, alleging that multiple scholarships unlawfully discriminate based on race, sex, and immigration status. UCLA’s programs include awards for Latino, Asia Pacific, and undocumented students, which EPP argues violate Title VI and Title IX protections.
Bondi’s Retroactive Ratificiation of Her Retroactive Ratification of the Comey Grand Jury Presentation
If at second you don’t succeed, try, try again.
Economy & Taxes
China Jumps on the Transhumanism Train
Transhumanism offers a (delusional, in my opinion) hope to blaze a materialistic path to immortality. Transhumanists yearn, for example, to upload their minds to computers, thinking that will do the trick. It won’t. Even if the “mind” could be uploaded, it would merely be software that mimicked a person’s beliefs. The “uploaded” subject would still be dead.
Donald Trump Proposing 50-Year Mortgages Sparks Backlash
U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to introduce 50-year mortgage terms for homebuyers has sparked a backlash from online commentators.
Trump Says Tariffs Will Pay for $2,000 Payouts to Americans
“We are now the Richest, Most Respected Country In the World, With Almost No Inflation, and A Record Stock Market Price.”
Trump’s Latest Economic Proposal is the R-Word
The President Risks Provoking Inflation
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied
Shaky MAGA Math
President Trump today promised to use tariff revenues to ensure that “at least $2000 a person (not including high-income people!) will be paid to everyone”
A Country, As Such, Doesn’t Consume, Save, Invest, or Produce
Although conventional, this language subtly misleads. A country isn’t a person or an organization, and so “it” doesn’t consume, save, invest, or produce. When we economists say, for example, that “America invests,” what we really refer to are the investments made in the geopolitical region known as “America” by individuals and organizations. Some of these individuals and organizations are American and others are foreign. Yet in discussions of the balance of trade these investment decisions are all lumped together into the phrase “America invests.” When this investment exceeds the amount that Americans save, the impression is created that we Americans are living beyond our means – that in order to make up the difference between what we save and what is invested here, we must borrow the funds from foreigners.
It’s the End of the Line for the U.S. Penny
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach will strike the country’s final circulating one-cent coin at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia on Wednesday, the Treasury Department said.
Trump Dismisses Economic Anxiety at His Own Peril
As Oscar Wilde might have said, to lose one presidency over economic angst may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness.
Foreclosures surge 20% as Americans struggle to pay mortgages — and fears of 2008-style crash soar
There is a worrying new trend foreshadowing a housing market crash. Foreclosures — when a bank or lender takes back a home after missed mortgage payments — are once again on the rise in the US.
Los Angeles limits rent hikes in historic vote
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to cap rent increases for most apartments, a decision that continues a wave of tenant victories in the city and across the country.
A Clock Running Clockwise Marks End of Leftist Regime in Bolivia
The promise of change is spurring cautious optimism among Bolivians during the first days of President Rodrigo Paz’s administration.
International
Chinese Astronauts Left Stranded in Orbit as Space Debris Hits Return Module
Mission commander Chen Dong, fighter pilot Chen Zhongrui, and engineer Wang Jie have been aboard the space station since April.
How an undercover Toronto cop secured a murder confession from an 18-year-old — over ‘chit chat’ about makeup, nails and boys
“It was so quick,” a giggling Brianna Warner said on the undercover officer’s recording. “It was one bullet … I didn’t want to waste any.”
Adolf Hitler likely had micropenis, Kallman syndrome, DNA study finds
Fabric cut from the sofa on which Hitler killed himself contained DNA, which was analyzed to reveal that Hitler likely had a genetic condition that disrupts normal sexual development.
‘We may have to evacuate Tehran’: The catastrophe threatening Iran
“May God protect this country from the enemy, from drought, from lies.” Thus prayed Darius the Great, the ancient Persian emperor, in an appeal to the heavens inscribed on the tomb in Persepolis where he was laid to rest more than 2,500 years ago.
A South Korean warning for America on free speech
Let “disinformation” be tackled through free and fiery speech in pursuit of the truth.
Unrest in Mexico
So much time, space, and attention is lavished on whatever the fake news of the day happens to be that what may be news of great significance slips by with little notice.
Surge of Liberal Gun Ownership
“As a man, as a father, as a husband, how remiss and derelict would it be for me to not be prepared?” says Charles, the Maryland doctor.
Thousands protest crime and corruption in Mexico City as ‘Gen Z’ protests gain momentum
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum accused right-wing parties of trying to infiltrate the Gen Z movement, and of using bots on social media to try to increase attendance.
Mexico anti-corruption protest descends into chaos as thousands of ‘Gen Z’ demonstrators storm National Palace
Mobs of frustrated, mostly Gen Z Mexican protestors traded blows with cops and screamed slogans about how corruption and cartel killings have spiraled out of control in their country.
At least 120 hurt in gen Z protests over corruption and drug violence in Mexico
Clashes erupt between protesters and riot police in the capital as rallies take place in cities across the country
Opinion
Andrew Torba’s Plan To Reenact The Fall of Singapore
Last week I linked to an editorial post by Andrew Torba at Gab, “Us or Them”, which I gave serious thought to tagging with the reminder that linking doesn’t signify approval. Instead I decided to lay out my problems with that post here, in the hope of stimulating further discussion and doing my part to stem the tide of antisemitic drivel that bedevils the Grand Old Party.
Biden Set the Stage for Today’s Pardon Disgrace
President Trump’s profligate pardons continued apace this week with the announcement that he would hand down “full, complete and unconditional” reprieves to anyone who was involved in his effort to alter the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
Heritage for Rent
Credibility takes a long time to regain.
“Neoliberalism” Is a Lazy Smear Used by Academics
I’m reading the abstracts that Bob Lawson and Phil Magness helpfully compiled into their new volume, Neoliberal Abstracts. This volume brings together in one place the abstracts of 100 of the most unintentionally zany and moronic papers that are poorly costumed as “scholarship.” Each of these abstracts is to a paper by an author (or authors) who use(s) the term “neoliberal” (or any of its variations) to smear those of us who reject ‘progressive’ notions of identity politics, collectivist economics, class warfare, and all of the other uninformed presumptions and juvenile attitudes that today haunt too many halls of higher education.
Central Planning with Conservative Characteristics
ISI’s American Economic Forum was at times hostile to economic liberty, but there may be limited appetite for a conservative version of government planning.
The Groypers Are So Wrong About America’s Opportunities
On the menu today: The message from the angry young Groypers is that America is devoid of economic opportunities, that there is no path to a better life, and that the whole American way of life should be burned to the ground. Even a casual look at the actual numbers of our economy refutes this self-defeating, self-pitying doomsaying. Meanwhile, President Trump continues to insist that prices are down since he took office, which is . . . not accurate. Read on.
I Hate Them All
Perhaps hate is too strong a word, but I am so disgusted by Washington, D.C., and just about all the politicians there. Democrats just lost a shutdown fight they tried to claim no responsibility for and, when lost, pivoted to Jeffrey Epstein with the help of the press. It turns out one of Epstein’s major private boosters was the author Michael Wolff, who plotted against Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein.
If the Remaining Epstein Files Clear President Trump, Why Not Release Them?
On the menu today: This is one of those days where I’m likely to get accused of “Trump Derangement Syndrome” by those in the MAGA camp, even though I’m writing about President Trump breaking his campaign promises to the MAGA camp. Just like Republicans are considered at fault for noticing Democratic misdeeds — “pounce!” — you and I will be at fault for noticing that President Trump is not releasing the remaining Epstein files, wants to maintain or slightly increase the current number of Chinese students at U.S. universities, and is now arguing that America needs H1-B visas because he believes Americans cannot perform the jobs that need to be done.
Sifting Through the NJ/VA Results: Ticket-splitting, How Hispanic and Asian Voters Shifted, and a Place Where Politics May Still be Local
Although Virginia backed the same party in all statewide races for the fifth-straight election, there was a considerable amount of crossover support for now-outgoing Attorney General Jason Miyares (R), just not nearly enough. There also wasn’t a notably large spike in ballot dropoff and write-in votes in the AG race. Results from pockets of Northern Virginia and New Jersey showed a Democratic rebound among Asian-American and Latino voters, at least compared with 2024, when Donald Trump performed very well for a Republican among those groups. At a time when nearly all politics is national, an important local endorsement in a booming part of New Jersey contributed to a rare bright spot for Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the gubernatorial race. Developments over the past week in Maine and Utah led us to make two changes to our House ratings, one benefiting Republicans and the other benefiting Democrats. They are listed in Table 1 and addressed at the end of the article.
The Groypers Are So Wrong About America’s Opportunities
On the menu today: The message from the angry young Groypers is that America is devoid of economic opportunities, that there is no path to a better life, and that the whole American way of life should be burned to the ground. Even a casual look at the actual numbers of our economy refutes this self-defeating, self-pitying doomsaying. Meanwhile, President Trump continues to insist that prices are down since he took office, which is . . . not accurate. Read on.
Baseless Accusations of Bias Are Losing Their Sting
It wasn’t all that long ago that the mere invocation of ethnicity sufficed for an argument. A pointed claim that someone of majority extraction had offended another with a minority identity was enough to result in investigations, summary firings, and national scandals. An accusation, or even the sly implication, of racial bias was enough to disarm any criticism, which is perhaps why claims of racism are so often deployed as a weapon of first resort by those who find themselves in the hot seat. That weapon has been overused, though, and it’s looking more and more inert.
Tucker Carlson ‘Is Tearing Apart the Conservative Movement’
With Tucker Carlson going deeper into conspiracy-theory territory after defending his interview with Hitler and Stalin booster Nick Fuentes, NRO Editor Phil Klein took the podcaster to task and rejected the attitude of “no enemies to the right,” on Friday’s edition of The Editors.
Expect the Comey and James Indictments to Be Dismissed Without Prejudice
The initial appointment of the prosecutor in these cases was untenable — and Bondi’s fix doesn’t work.
Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They’re Doing
Remember when you thought age verification laws couldn’t get any worse? Well, lawmakers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and beyond are about to blow you away.
