Morning Jolt: The 2017 End-of-the-Year Awards

This is the last Morning Jolt of 2017! I hope your year was full of joy and success, and that any frustrations, setbacks, and any tragedies were bearable. If not, at least 2017 is almost in the books, and 2018 promises a fresh start for all of us.

The Three Martini Lunch End-of-the-Year Awards

As mentioned earlier this week, Greg Corombus and I end our podcast's year by handing out awards based upon the categories of the old McLaughlin Group. A selection of some of our choices in the traditional categories:

Most underrated political figure: I went with Virginia's governor-elect Ralph Northam. Boring, vanilla, cookie-cutter, a complete nonentity as lieutenant governor for the past four years, and none of that mattered! He won, he won big, and no matter how that last disputed House of Delegates race turns out, he will have a closely-divided state legislature, which no one expected. He could end up being not just the most liberal Virginia governor in a generation, he could be the Virginia governor who enacts the ...

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The 2017 End-of-the-Year Awards Jim Geraghty This is the last Morning Jolt of 2017! I hope your year was full of joy and success, and that any frustrations, setbacks, and any tragedies were bearable. If not, at least 2017 is almost in the books, and 2018 promises a fresh start for all of us. The Three Martini Lunch End-of-the-Year Awards As mentioned earlier this week, Greg Corombus and I end our podcast's year by handing out awards based upon the categories of the old McLaughlin Group. A selection of some of our choices in the traditional categories: Most underrated political figure: I went with Virginia's governor-elect Ralph Northam. Boring, vanilla, cookie-cutter, a complete nonentity as lieutenant governor for the past four years, and none of that mattered! He won, he won big, and no matter how that last disputed House of Delegates race turns out, he will have a closely-divided state legislature, which no one expected. He could end up being not just the most liberal Virginia governor in a generation, he could be the Virginia governor who enacts the ... READ MORE Don't Take the Wrong Lessons from NYC's Murder Drop Heather Mac Donald Cop critics who assiduously ignored the 20 percent increase in the national homicide rate over the previous two years have suddenly become enthusiastic purveyors of crime statistics. Fueling... Winston Churchill: The Man Who Saved Civilization Rich Lowry Winston Churchill: The Man Who Saved Civilization ADVERTISEMENT Balls and strikes, &c. Jay Nordlinger Since the rise of Trump, conservatives have had a bit of a debate — conservative writers, I mean. Should we "call balls and strikes"? Should we ump the Trump presidency? Should we go day by day,... News of Over-Regulation Reaches the New York Times Mona Charen It may not be exactly the coming of the Messiah, but seeing a front-page story in the New York Times about over-regulation certainly feels like a breakthrough of note. Titled "One Apple Orchard... Security Theater Comes to Disney World Resort Katherine Timpf Just when you thought Disney World couldn't be a bigger nightmare, new security measures at some of its hotels are basically allowing Mickey Mouse and his obnoxious friends to invade your... The Year of Lost Opportunities Kevin D. Williamson The political year began with a development that I would have called virtually impossible (and, in fact, did) in October of 2016: the inauguration of Donald J. Trump, serial bankrupt, game-show... ADVERTISEMENT Snow and Steel: The Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45 Peter Caddick-Adams "[Caddick-Adams] illuminates the Battle of the Bulge until he has run out of facets. He layers context and connections with an inclusive style. Both the reader who knows nothing or little of this battle and the maven steeped in Bulgeiana will come away...educated and sated. Snow and Steel is a treasure." - Michael Dolan, Senior Editor, World War II Magazine LEARN MORE Best of 2017: Animals Top Shots ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.