NR Daily: Turn a Light On

By the time you read this column, there will no doubt be some new President Donald J. Trump tweet or utterance — on-the-record or leaked — that will have the media and country debating all atwitter which one or another of his demons it exposes. People not typically prone to defend Trump may find themselves doing so simply because they don't think the latest is definitive proof that he's Hitler. I'm far from the first to observe that elements of our country appear to be watching a reality-TV show with rapt attention. Time and emotions are invested in it ...

January 15 2018

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Turn a Light On Kathryn Jean Lopez By the time you read this column, there will no doubt be some new President Donald J. Trump tweet or utterance — on-the-record or leaked — that will have the media and country debating all atwitter which one or another of his demons it exposes. People not typically prone to defend Trump may find themselves doing so simply... READ MORE The Claims Against Aziz Ansari Reveal the Defects of Modern Sexual Morality David French It was inevitable. The #MeToo movement was going to collide directly with all the ambiguity and pain of the college sexual-assault tribunals. We were going to read not about sexual assault but... In Hawaii, No Heads Roll over False Missile Alarm John Fund In ancient Hawaii, members of the outcast class Kauwa were often sacrificed to the gods. No one is suggesting that anything like that be done in the wake of the incredible blunder by a Hawaii... ADVERTISEMENT The Return of Earmarks Won't Solve Congressional Irresponsibility Jay Cost Last week, President Donald Trump floated the idea of bringing back earmarks to Congress. These are the appropriations made by Congress for specific projects, usually inserted into spending... Return of the Ultimate Swamp Creature Jonathan S. Tobin It got lost amid the rave reviews President Trump got for behaving like a normal president for an hour-long meeting with members of Congress and then was buried completely by his vile remarks... Eliminate the Cadillac Tax? Chris Pope House Ways and Means Committee chairman Kevin Brady recently suggested eliminating the Affordable Care Act's "Cadillac tax" as part of an upcoming bipartisan spending agreement. The Cadillac tax... How Acton Academy Turns Learning Upside Down Laura Sandefer Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Courage to Grow: How Acton Academy Turns Learning Upside Down. It is adapted here with permission. It was never in our life plans to start our... ADVERTISEMENT The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 James D. Hornfischer "A masterful account of the barbaric last year of the Pacific War...The Fleet at Flood Tide is, quite simply, popular and scholarly military history at its best." - Victor Davis Hanson LEARN MORE NFL Playoffs: Divisional Round 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.