Dear Reader (especially Sean Spicer),

There is a riddle before us. Back in that simpler time, i.e., the GOP primaries, many people assured me that conservatives could trust Donald Trump because Senator Jeff Sessions trusted him. With varying degrees of rage, snark, and dudgeon (which I think is the official law firm of Hogwarts), these people would say to me: "Do you think Jeff Sessions isn't a real conservative?"

On at least one occasion, I recall a finger being poked in my chest to fortify the point in ways reason could not.

My response isn't really relevant (but it was something along the lines of "Sure, but even conservatives make mistakes"). What I find fascinating, however, is how the transitive property now runs the other way. A year ago, I was supposed to trust Trump because Sessions trusted Trump. Now, I'm supposed to distrust Sessions because Trump distrusts Sessions. Okay, then.

The Mind of the EverTrumper

I am not a big fan of psychologizing. But since I am subjected every day to a ...

July 21 2017

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Trump, Party of One Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (especially Sean Spicer), There is a riddle before us. Back in that simpler time, i.e., the GOP primaries, many people assured me that conservatives could trust Donald Trump because Senator Jeff Sessions trusted him. With varying degrees of rage, snark, and dudgeon (which I think is the official law firm of Hogwarts), these people would say to me: "Do you think Jeff Sessions isn't a real conservative?" On at least one occasion, I recall a finger being poked in my chest to fortify the point in ways reason could not. My response isn't really relevant (but it was something along the lines of "Sure, but even conservatives make mistakes"). What I find fascinating, however, is how the transitive property now runs the other way. A year ago, I was supposed to trust Trump because Sessions trusted Trump. Now, I'm supposed to distrust Sessions because Trump distrusts Sessions. Okay, then. The Mind of the EverTrumper I am not a big fan of psychologizing. But since I am subjected every day to a ... READ MORE Be Very Worried About the Future of Free Expression David Harsanyi 'Ads That Perpetuate Gender Stereotypes Will Be Banned in U.K., but Not in the Good Ol' USA!" reads a recent headline on the website Jezebel. Yay to the good ol' USA for continuing to value the... Big Economic Ideas from Art Laffer and Steve Forbes Larry Kudlow Big Economic Ideas from Art Laffer and Steve Forbes ADVERTISEMENT Joe Scarborough, Anti-Trumper? Sarah Quinlan This month, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough escalated his attempt to portray himself as a committed leader of the Trump opposition: He announced that he was leaving the Republican party and wrote... The Looming Republican Disgrace Rich Lowry The ascension of Donald Trump was supposed to change everything in the GOP. As it happens, perhaps one very important thing hasn't: The Republicans may well still be The Stupid Party. That... As Trump's Feud with Mueller Escalates, the GOP May Face a Defining Choice David French Yesterday, the New York Times and the Washington Post both dropped stories that set Twitter aflame with speculation and outrage. The Times reported that "President Trump's lawyers and aides... The Detroit Riot, 50 Years Later Michael Barone Fifty years ago this weekend, a deadly urban riot began in Detroit. It started around 3:30 a.m., when police arrested 85 patrons of a "blind pig" — an illegal after-hours bar — in the midst of... ADVERTISEMENT How Progressives Rewrote the Constitution Richard A. Epstein 'Just as we are being berated by his Chicago colleague Cass Sunstein for not completing FDR's social-democratic revolution...here comes Richard Epstein inviting us to wonder whether the New Deal enterprise and the Progressive movement that preceded it were not all a dreadful mistake.' - Charles Fried, Professor of Law, Harvard University, Former U.S. Solicitor General LEARN MORE Top Shots Alpine Auto Rally ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.