Morning Jolt: Trump's Tough Call on Afghanistan

Today on the click-through: Trump's Afghanistan speech and why he had to take the path he wanted to avoid; why Trump may need a new "ideas guy" with Steven Bannon gone; and the New York Times unintentionally veers into the realm of a Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous parody.

Why Trump Had to Make the Decision He Did

For the last couple of years, I've kept an eye on reports from the office of the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, and the news is rarely good.

Since 2012, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan reconstruction John F. Sopko has done the ...

August 22 2017

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Trump's Tough Call on Afghanistan Jim Geraghty Today on the click-through: Trump's Afghanistan speech and why he had to take the path he wanted to avoid; why Trump may need a new "ideas guy" with Steven Bannon gone; and the New York Times unintentionally veers into the realm of a Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous parody. Why Trump Had to Make the Decision He Did For the last couple of years, I've kept an eye on reports from the office of the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, and the news is rarely good. Since 2012, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan reconstruction John F. Sopko has done the ... READ MORE The Alt-Right Carries on Margaret Sanger's Pro-Abortion Legacy Elliot Kaufman The National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) is good at what is does. That's why it is now trying to tie the white supremacists of the alt-right to the pro-life movement, even though the... Journalists Overreach in Their Quest to Purge 'Hate' from the Web David French Journalists Overreach in Their Quest to Purge 'Hate' from the Web ADVERTISEMENT Salzburg Journal, Part II Jay Nordlinger Editor's Note: Earlier this month, Jay Nordlinger was at the Salzburg Festival in Austria, hosting a public-interview series for the Salzburg Festival Society and writing criticism. Some of this... The Destructive Power of Progressive Overreach Berny Belvedere Editor's Note: This piece was originally published by Arc Digital. It is reprinted here with permission. As the reality of Trump's election to the presidency first set in, analysts... A Profound Tension Point for Conservatives David L. Bahnsen News that Steve Bannon is the latest casualty in the palace intrigue inside the Trump White House dominated the news cycle last Friday and throughout the weekend. The news came off of what many... The Very Strange Indictment of Debbie Wasserman Schultz's IT Scammers Andrew C. McCarthy Let's say you're a prosecutor in Washington. You are investigating a husband and wife, naturalized Americans, who you believe have scammed a federal credit union out of nearly $300,000. You... ADVERTISEMENT Into the Dark: The Hidden World of Film Noir, 1941-1950 Mark A. Vieira 'Offers an unprecedented portal into Hollywood's golden era of cynicism. A systematic study of noir, this gorgeous coffee table tome fills a significant gap in scholarship on the genre.' - MovieMaker LEARN MORE Solar Eclipse over America, 2017 Photoshop of the Day ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.