By unleashing a terrorist war in the Middle East and targeting the Israeli homeland, Iran may wake up soon and learn Israel, or America, or both might retaliate for a half-century of its terrorist aggression — and mostly to the indifference or even the delight of most of the world. Victor Davis Hanson (Hoover Institution) After Israel was attacked by Hamas on October 7 and Iran on April 13 – and their supportive crazies raised hell in the US – I’ve concluded aggrieved Muslims are their own worst enemy. A growing terrorist resume and shrinking list of western allies prove their means aren’t a ..read more

The share of Americans saying ‘a third major party is needed” hit a record high of 63% in Gallup last October. Young voters are especially eager for more choices. Lee Drutman (CNN) Don’t sleep on Bobby Kennedy, Jr, (RFK), because 33% of voters say they “can see themselves voting for him” (source: NBC News). Odds are he affects the 2024 election outcome, especially for President Biden. GOP strategist David Avella explains: “Democrats have taken for granted young voters, self-described moderates and minorities to the point that they are at the center of Kennedy’s base of support. Thu ..read more

We honor the extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans. Today, we send a message to all transgender Americans: you are America, and my entire Administration and I have your back. President Biden (Easter Sunday proclamation) It may sound mean, but Joe Biden is the “worst president” in US history because he’s ignored America’s predominant majorities, and not helped its aggrieved minorities (unless talking about their woes is a solution). Consider his Easter Sunday proclamation of a Transgender Day of Visibility (see quote up top) that his handlers tried to walk back ..read more

I have seen a side of him that is not seen by the public. He is truly one of the most misunderstood men in America. His recent praise of Nikki Haley was unifying and shows the magnanimous side of him that his friends often see. Expect more of the real Donald Trump to emerge. Stanley Marcus (Home Depot founder) When a consequential business titan like Stanley Marcus complements Trump, it’s not some goober in a MAGA hat talking. His recent guest editorial in Real Clear Politics put Trump vs. Biden into context for well-meaning conservatives who want somebody other than Trump as the G ..read more

The evidence and the president himself put his memory squarely at issue. We asked him about his recorded statement, “I just found all the classified stuff downstairs.” He told us that he didn’t remember saying that to his ghostwriter, finding any classified material in his home after his vice presidency, and how classified documents about Afghanistan made their way into his garage. Robert Hur (under oath) If you watched Democrats on the House Oversight Committee cross-examine Special Counsel Robert Hur, then you know why Donald Trump locked up the GOP nomination in less than eight weeks. The ..read more

Right now, our Commander in Chief is not in command. The free world deserves better than a dithering and diminished leader. Sen. Katie Britt (GOP rebuttal) According to President Biden’s media allies, he exhibited “vigor and stamina” Thursday night. As if voters think screaming scripted talking points and talking for 68 minutes turned the Biden administration into Camelot. Hip to the charade, Donald Trump effused that “he got through it, he is still breathing, and they didn’t have to carry him out in a straight jacket.” Too bad Biden fumbled his two ad lib moments; opening with “if I were sm ..read more

While Ms. Haley and the media focus relentlessly—with reason—on Mr. Trump’s many significant character failings, polls indicate that voters care more about the current administration’s governing failings. Gerard Baker (Wall Street Journal) Anyone who’s ever led an endeavor that attracts criticism appreciates loyalty, which uplifts a leader in the morning and reassures at night. So, why wouldn’t Trump – America’s most criticized politician ever – seek loyalty? None really, except Democrats and their media allies portray his quest for loyalty as evidence of an anti-democracy cult. Trump does ..read more

The deflation data add to a raft of other economic indicators that, on top of a struggling stock market and unraveling property market, pose an extraordinary challenge to the command and control approach of the Chinese government. Prof. Edward Prasad (Cornell University) America’s news consumers must be obsessed with being #1, because its media report ad nauseam the inevitability of Chinese economic and military hegemony. CNBC recently had a timeline showing China’s GDP growing from $363 billion in 1990 to 14.7 trillion in 2020, while CNN reported China’s 348-vessel navy is now the world’s g ..read more

The harsh and sad truth is that America’s election integrity is on the ballot this Fall. The country could survive another four years of Trump or Biden. But, it cannot survive another election in which the loser doubts the results. Rajkamal Rao (TIPP Insights) Biden says he must be re-elected to save our democracy from Trump every day, and his media allies use election deniers to belittle all Trump voters (past or present). Sad, because the 2020 election winner has allowed 11 million aliens to enter the Republic, increased the national debt 24% to (now) $34.2 trillion, an ..read more

The kind of person who will come into the next conservative administration is going to be governed by one principle, and that is destroying the grasp that political elites and unelected technocrats have over the average person. Kevin Roberts (Heritage Foundation) Newt Gingrich thinks the GOP, especially Trump, should wage a populist culture war against the liberal elites ruining America. He looks back to the left’s attacks on centrist Nixon (began EPA and ended Vietnam War), who responded by unleashing “speechwriter Pat Buchanan and Vice President Spiro Agnew” to wage “a relentless culture w ..read more