NR Daily: Trump’s Tweets Are Damaging the Republican Character

The vast majority of commentary about Donald Trump's tweets centers on Trump: What do they say about his state of mind? Do they signal a change in American policy? Will he follow through on his threats? Is he a master media manipulator or just angry? Is he playing nine-dimensional chess or is he simply undisciplined and impulsive? I want to focus on another question entirely: What are Trump's tweets doing to the political character of his Republican supporters? I focus on his tweets because they're the primary way he communicates directly to America ...

October 12 2017

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Trump's Tweets Are Damaging the Republican Character David French The vast majority of commentary about Donald Trump's tweets centers on Trump: What do they say about his state of mind? Do they signal a change in American policy? Will he follow through on his threats? Is he a master media manipulator or just angry? Is he playing nine-dimensional chess or is he simply undisciplined and... READ MORE No, George Ciccariello-Maher Doesn't Believe in Academic Freedom Theodore Kupfer George Ciccariello-Maher is suddenly worried about academic freedom. Before now, the concerns of the associate professor of politics at Drexel University trended mainly to spreading the gospel... Che in our faces, &c. Jay Nordlinger October 9 was the 50th anniversary of Che Guevara's death — his execution — and there has been a lot of writing about him. For and against. The Irish government put out a postage stamp, honoring... ADVERTISEMENT It's 1968 All Over Again Victor Davis Hanson Almost a half-century ago, in 1968, the United States seemed to be falling apart. The Vietnam War, a bitter and close presidential election, antiwar protests, racial riots, political... Our Toxic Smartphone Addiction Heather Wilhelm When I think about social media, smartphones, and other Internet-based rabbit holes, I like to remember one of my favorite poems: "Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island,... Neither Trump nor the GOP Wants to Take Away Your Birth Control Kevin D. Williamson There are many horrifying things about President Donald Trump that I am prepared to believe, but the claim put forward by Linda Greenhouse in the New York Times — that he has loosened up the... America Won't Win the War on Terror Until It Understands the Enemy Katherine Zimmerman Editor's Note: The following piece is adapted from a report originally published by the American Enterprise Institute. It appears here with permission. America is losing the war on terror,... ADVERTISEMENT An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power John Steele Gordon "Fantastic, sweeping and absorbingly informative history of how America grew from a precarious wilderness economy four centuries ago to the unprecedented economic colossus it is today." - Steve Forbes, Forbes Magazine LEARN MORE Top Shots California Wildfires ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.