Week in Review: The Unconventional Anthony Scaramucci

The news media are dismissing the new White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci much the same way they derided Donald Trump. "A P.T. Barhum in a Ferragamo tie" is how the New York Times referred to Scaramucci after his appointment on Friday. The Times ridiculed his initial appearance before reporters, accusing...

July 30 2017

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The Unconventional Anthony Scaramucci John Fund The news media are dismissing the new White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci much the same way they derided Donald Trump. "A P.T. Barhum in a Ferragamo tie" is how the New York Times referred to Scaramucci after his appointment on Friday. The Times ridiculed his initial appearance before reporters, accusing... READ MORE A National State of Non-Emergency Kevin D. Williamson Blame Joe Biden. Once upon a time, many years ago, Joe Biden labored under the charming delusion that he might someday be elected president of these United States. His ambitions came to... Death of a F***ing Salesman Kevin D. Williamson A few years ago in New York, Al Pacino starred in a revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, and the casting was poignant: In 1992, a much younger and more vigorous Pacino had played the... ADVERTISEMENT Don't Be Shocked (Shocked!) by Alaska Threats Jonah Goldberg It's a bit of a cliché to quote Casablanca when it comes to Washington's gift for manufactured outrage, but the classics are classics for a reason. When Captain Louis Renault orders Rick's... Defunding Planned Parenthood Isn't Enough Alexandra DeSanctis Both Congress and our country are mired in an inexhaustible debate over whether to remove Planned Parenthood's federal funding as a result of its provision of abortion. The question we ought to... Why Charlie Gard's Life Was Worth Fighting For Brad Wenstrup Five grueling months went by as Chris Gard and Connie Yates battled with the U.K. courts for the right to fight for their son's life. This week, they withdrew their petition seeking to bring... Is It the Right or the Academy That's Lost Faith in Free Inquiry? Frederick M. Hess, Grant Addison In the past few years, the closing of the academic mind has become hard to ignore. When a Republican presidential candidate's name chalked on a sidewalk is cause for student protest, "bias... ADVERTISEMENT God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades Rodney Stark 'God's Battalions launches a frontal assault on the comfortable myths that scholars have popularized about the crusades. The results are startling. His greatest achievement is to make us see the crusaders on their own terms.' - Philip Jenkins, author of The Lost History of Christianity LEARN MORE Marine Corps Heavy Helicopters Photos of the Week ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.