NR Daily: The Defense Sequester Has Got to Go

There is no better analyst of the national scene than Hugh Hewitt, and no more effective United States senator than Tom Cotton. The two get together frequently on Hewitt's radio show, and Hewitt recently interviewed Cotton on MSNBC. Among the subjects they covered was the defense sequester. Cotton summed up the issue in a nutshell, expressing the frustration that many of us feel: Hewitt: Putting aside the ups and downs of the defense act, authorization act, and all of the Budget Control Act maneuvering, are you confident that by the end of the year, the Budget Control Act will be no more, and thus the sequester of the Pentagon removed? Cotton: I certainly hope so, Hugh ...

September 22 2017

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The Defense Sequester Has Got to Go Jim Talent There is no better analyst of the national scene than Hugh Hewitt, and no more effective United States senator than Tom Cotton. The two get together frequently on Hewitt's radio show, and Hewitt recently interviewed Cotton on MSNBC. Among the subjects they covered was the defense sequester. Cotton summed up the issue in... READ MORE Don't Fall for Jimmy Kimmel's Cheap Zero-Sum Emotionalism David Harsanyi In recent months, late-night talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel has taken to scaremongering his audience with well-worn Democratic-party talking points regarding health-care-insurance policy. Between... Lessons in Hope: Learning from the Life of Pope John Paul II NR Interview Lessons in Hope: My Unexpected Life with St. John Paul II isn't a book George Weigel ever expected to write. But Weigel is also "someone who never expected to become a papal biographer," either.... ADVERTISEMENT Jeff Sessions Is Right to Prioritize the Fight against Violent Crime John W. Huber Earlier this week, our nation's observation of Constitution Day gave me an opportunity to reflect on the power conferred by our founding document on the executive branch to "take Care that the... Australian Retail Giant Removes Mention of Christmas from Christmas Trees Katherine Timpf Big W, an Australian retail giant, has completely scrubbed any mention of the word "Christmas" from all the Christmas trees in its stores. According to the Daily Telegraph, the chain's... Dogs' Love of Man Is Real Jonah Goldberg One of my favorite kinds of news stories is the report of a new scientific study that verifies the obvious. You've seen them. New research finds that heterosexual men are attracted to very... Trump Makes Two Promising Moves in the War on Terror David French Donald Trump is making the right moves in America's long war. Yesterday and today, the New York Times broke news of two important but incremental changes in American policy that will make it... ADVERTISEMENT The Enemy at the Gate: Habsburgs, Ottomans, and the Battle for Europe Andrew Wheatcroft "Offers a riveting account of the slow, methodical Ottoman approach to Vienna….[A] masterful account of the siege and battle.." - Victor Davis Hanson, First Things LEARN MORE Top Shots Hurricane Maria's Path ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.