Week in Review: War with North Korea Is a Distinct Possibility

Retired Navy captain Jerry Hendrix is a good friend and a fine defense analyst. He has written an essay that begins with an account of what happened on board the USS Fitzgerald after it was struck by a container vessel in June. I hope everyone reads it, even though it will break your heart. After the Fitzgerald was...

September 17 2017

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War with North Korea Is a Distinct Possibility Jim Talent Retired Navy captain Jerry Hendrix is a good friend and a fine defense analyst. He has written an essay that begins with an account of what happened on board the USS Fitzgerald after it was struck by a container vessel in June. I hope everyone reads it, even though it will break your heart. After the Fitzgerald was... READ MORE Trump Didn't Get Rolled by Pelosi and Schumer Kevin D. Williamson Wimpy strikes again. Everybody knows the Wimpy proposition: "I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today." In the old Popeye cartoons, no sensible person gave Wimpy a hamburger in... Hillary's Shallowness on Abortion Alexandra DeSanctis If anyone is looking for valuable insights from Hillary Clinton about how her views on abortion factored into her loss last November, they'd better look somewhere other than her new memoir, What... ADVERTISEMENT Price-Gouging Is a Public Service Kevin D. Williamson It's the little things. The response to our back-to-back hurricanes — from both the public sector and from civil society — shows that the American people and their institutions have made... Immigration Hawks Lick Their Wounds after Trump's About-Face Jonah Goldberg 'At this point, who doesn't want Trump impeached?" — Ann Coulter tweet, 7:05 a.m., September 14, 2017. "If reports true 100%. I blame R's. They caused this. They wanted him to fail and now... Seeing the Confederacy Clear Jay Nordlinger Ed Gillespie, the veteran GOP politico, is running for governor of Virginia. He was born and raised in New Jersey — but he knows his territory, obviously. He is running, at least in part, on the... Jennifer Lawrence's Grotesque Spoof of the Nativity Kyle Smith Ordinarily when a filmmaker goes trampling all over your senses with an eye toward maximizing disgust, it's for the purpose of producing some cheap scares. In Mother, though, the aim is a... ADVERTISEMENT Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture Anthony Esolen 'Our culture suffers from many debilitating diseases. Anthony Esolen's voice is a much-needed tonic. Here's hoping America heeds his counsel.' — R. R. Reno, editor, First Things LEARN MORE London Train Bombing Cassini's Grand Finale ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.