Dear Reader (Let's just do this thing),

To paraphrase the great man himself, we're going to live every week like it's Energy Week.

As I tried to explain on NPR this morning, I think you can look at this week — officially "Energy Week" according to the crackerjack folks working in the White House Communications shop (who I kind of imagine live in a constant state of captive fear of Trump's Twitter feed, like Craster's wives).

It began very well for the president (and I said so on Special Report). The Supreme Court backed him up — decisively — on the travel ban. Neil Gorsuch revealed himself to be the conservative star he was sold as. The president had...

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Put Down the Phone, Mr. President Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (Let's just do this thing), To paraphrase the great man himself, we're going to live every week like it's Energy Week. As I tried to explain on NPR this morning, I think you can look at this week — officially "Energy Week" according to the crackerjack folks working in the White House Communications shop (who I kind of imagine live in a constant state of captive fear of Trump's Twitter feed, like Craster's wives). It began very well for the president (and I said so on Special Report). The Supreme Court backed him up — decisively — on the travel ban. Neil Gorsuch revealed himself to be the conservative star he was sold as. The president had... READ MORE California's Medicaid-Spending Crisis Ian Tuttle California officials, intimately familiar with seismic activity, are forecasting a "Big One" coming to the Golden State — in the form of the Republican Congress's health-care legislation. On... New England's Hallowed Halls, Crumbling Samuel J. Abrams New England's Hallowed Halls, Crumbling ADVERTISEMENT Is $13.7 Billion a Good Price for Whole Foods? Henry I. Miller, Jeff Stier Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross called Amazon's recent $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods a "clever move" because it marries Amazon's marketing and distribution expertise with a... This Is a Fight for the First Amendment, Not against Gay Marriage David Harsanyi This week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips, the man who refused to create a specialty wedding cake for a same-sex couple in Colorado in... On Economic Issues, Both the GOP and the Democrats Lack Credibility Michael Barone Liberal writers and political operatives, now that it's finally dawning on them that no one is going to find evidence that Donald Trump conspired with Russia to steal the presidential election,... Is Nikki Haley the Alternative Secretary of State? Jonathan S. Tobin Secretary of State Rex Tillerson doesn't seem to enjoy being America's top diplomat. He finds himself isolated in Foggy Bottom and not getting much love or cooperation from the White House.... ADVERTISEMENT Royal Ascot Hats Interesting Images ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.