Dear Reader (please petition the Federal "News"letter Authority not to revoke my license),

Even for someone who thinks the only difference between 2016 and 2017 is that in 2017 the universe decided to take the condom off, this has been a truly remarkable week. Rather than focus on the totality of it all, however, I'm gonna try to make one extended point.

Allow me to quote . . . myself:

One of my favorite scenes in Scarface is when Meryl Streep compliments Peter MacNicol's seersucker suit. Oh, wait. That's Sophie's Choice. I get them confused sometimes. One of my favorite scenes from Scarface is when Tony Montana shoots the Colombian assassin in the head before he can blow up some guy's car. There are just way too many expletives for this family-oriented "news"letter to transcribe more of the dialogue than absolutely necessary. But you can find it here. Besides, the line I have in mind is pretty short: ...

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Binders Full of Asininity Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (please petition the Federal "News"letter Authority not to revoke my license), Even for someone who thinks the only difference between 2016 and 2017 is that in 2017 the universe decided to take the condom off, this has been a truly remarkable week. Rather than focus on the totality of it all, however, I'm gonna try to make one extended point. Allow me to quote . . . myself: One of my favorite scenes in Scarface is when Meryl Streep compliments Peter MacNicol's seersucker suit. Oh, wait. That's Sophie's Choice. I get them confused sometimes. One of my favorite scenes from Scarface is when Tony Montana shoots the Colombian assassin in the head before he can blow up some guy's car. There are just way too many expletives for this family-oriented "news"letter to transcribe more of the dialogue than absolutely necessary. But you can find it here. Besides, the line I have in mind is pretty short: ... READ MORE Conservatives, Get Real with Yourselves and Denounce Trump's Attacks on the Press Katherine Timpf The president of the United States thinks "it's frankly disgusting the way the press is able to write whatever they want to write," and I think what's "frankly disgusting" is how many... The Left's New Plan to Gut Religious-Liberty Protections Margot Cleveland The Left's New Plan to Gut Religious-Liberty Protections ADVERTISEMENT Trump vs. the First Amendment Kevin D. Williamson As a purely legal question, free speech is in as good a position as it's ever been, thanks in no small part to the work of those Republican presidents and senators our friends on talk radio are... Kevin Hassett's Defense of Tax Reform is Right on Point Karl Smith, Brandon Arnold Earlier this month, Council of Economic Advisers chairman Kevin Hassett took the podium at the Tax Policy Center. The center had recently issued a report suggesting that the "Big Six" tax-reform... The GOP Is Hogtied by a Divided Senate Jonah Goldberg Why can't we have nice things? That's the question, if not exactly the phrasing, so many conservatives are asking these days. Despite controlling the White House and both branches of... Machiavelli or Gamer Michael Brendan Dougherty He instructed his disciple: "U should be OWNING this conversation because u r everything they hate!!! Drop your toys, pick up your tools and go help save western civilization." So said... ADVERTISEMENT The Tyranny of Guilt: An Essay on Western Masochism Pascal Bruckner 'When it comes to the sweaty metabolism of guilt, Bruckner is perhaps the most accomplished anatomist since Nietzsche. (He is also, like Nietzsche, an extraordinary stylist, commanding a sinewy, memorably epigrammatic prose.) . . . Ferociously intelligent, passionately argued, stylistically brilliant.' - Roger Kimball, National Review LEARN MORE Photos of the Week Top Shots ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.