Dear Weekend Jolters,

I may be whistling The Good Ship Lollipop, but I am really somewhere in or on the Atlantic, aboard the Queen Mary 2 on the 2017 National Review Cruise, where your faithful correspondent is crushed from the work (nice if you can get it) that comes from luxury cruising. Weep for me. Anyway, here is a truncated edition of this weekend's Jolt.

NRO Editorials

This past week there were two formal positions taken.

1. We called on President Trump to put an end to Obama's immigration disaster, DACA.

2. On the Arpaio matter: we formally called the President's action a "bad pardon."

NR Podcasts

The new episode of The Editors is up and awaiting your ...

September 02 2017

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It Came from Beneath the Banana Dear Weekend Jolters, I may be whistling The Good Ship Lollipop, but I am really somewhere in or on the Atlantic, aboard the Queen Mary 2 on the 2017 National Review Cruise, where your faithful correspondent is crushed from the work (nice if you can get it) that comes from luxury cruising. Weep for me. Anyway, here is a truncated edition of this weekend's Jolt. NRO Editorials This past week there were two formal positions taken. 1. We called on President Trump to put an end to Obama's immigration disaster, DACA. 2. On the Arpaio matter: we formally called the President's action a "bad pardon." NR Podcasts The new episode of The Editors is up and awaiting your ear drums. Rich, Michael Brendan Dougherty, Dan McLaughlin, and Theodore Kupfer talk about Hurricane Harvey, the pardon of Joe Arpaio, and the prospects for tax reform. Over at Radio Free California, Will Swaim and David Bahnsen discuss Elon Musk's latest technology gambit, Hyperloop, and why the Silicon Valley entrepreneur can't seem to get it off the ground -- or under the ground -- in his home state. Also: How the powerful California Teachers Association spent its summer vacation, and David's surprising take on the 2018 California governor's race. Over at Political Beats, episode two of our groovy new podcast features hosts Scot Bertram and Jeff Blehar talking about the Dave Matthews Band with our old colleague Robert Costa. John J. Miller is at it again, discussing with author Paula Fredriksen her new book, Paul: The Pagan's Apostle. Three NRO Pieces I Recommend 1. I kid you not: College students are frightened by a banana peel. Kat Timpf reports. 2. More on Arpaio: Andy McCarthy writes that the pardon was unmerited, unnecessary, and impulsive. 3. HHS Secretary Dr. Tom Price (I love him!) writes that the Administration believes in the dignity of work. Gotta Run Sorry NR friends -- when I get back next week I will give you and your events and books and whatever some deserving love and attention. Right now I have been ordered up to the Crow's Nest: I'm on Iceberg Watch. So before I say adios, remember to not throw any debris over the side of the ship, fly the flag, say your prayers, squeeze the toothpaste tube from the bottom, and maybe visit the grave of a loved one and say a prayer. God's blessings on you and yours, Jack Fowler Price's War on Mental Illness D. J. Jaffe The abysmal failure of the U.S. mental-health system to serve the seriously ill is apparent to everyone except those who work in it. As I documented in Insane Consequences: How the Mental Health... Vox Ruins Funerals in a Quest for Environmental Justice John Hirschauer Vox Ruins Funerals in a Quest for Environmental Justice ADVERTISEMENT Arpaio Pardon Shows the Futility of Mueller's Obstruction Investigation Andrew C. McCarthy Where are the calls for obstruction charges? On the matter of President Donald Trump's pardon of Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, just about any bad thing that could be said has been said. This is the... Will Comey's Deception Cause Republicans to Rally around Trump? Jonathan S. Tobin As Hillary Clinton might say, "At this point, what difference does it make?" That's the reaction many Americans might have to the revelation that former FBI director James Comey was preparing... What Is American about American Art Brian T. Allen I'm an art historian specializing in American art. I also directed a museum that focused entirely on the art of our country. After the election, a friend with lots of political connections asked... The Off-Mark All-Female Remake of Lord of the Flies Philip H. DeVoe William Golding's dystopian novel Lord of the Flies will soon become the latest addition to the all-female-cast-remake genre, joining Ghostbusters and Ocean's Eleven. The directors, Scott... ADVERTISEMENT The New Philistines Sohrab Ahmari 'This short book is reminiscent of pre-novelist Tom Wolfe books like The Painted Word and From Bauhaus to Our House, which told amusing but depressing tales about lefty politics making their way into the art world, making both art and politics worse in the process.' — Tevi Troy, National Review LEARN MORE Burning Man Festival World's Tallest Sand Castle ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.