Week in Review: The Porn President

President Trump is a master of changing the subject. Stung by Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury, Trump held an open negotiation on immigration with congressional leaders in order to showcase his executive mettle — and then went on to provide a slow day's worth of headlines when he voiced his contempt for tropical "s**tholes"...

January 14 2018

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The Porn President Kevin D. Williamson President Trump is a master of changing the subject. Stung by Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury, Trump held an open negotiation on immigration with congressional leaders in order to showcase his executive mettle — and then went on to provide a slow day's worth of headlines when he voiced his contempt for tropical "s**tholes"... READ MORE Anatomy of a Farce Andrew C. McCarthy Someone with fourth-hand knowledge that the bank was robbed claims that Smith conspired — er, I mean, colluded — with the local organized-crime family to rob the bank. Jones figures it must be... What If Tonya Harding Were Black? Kyle Smith There's this movie about an impoverished girl who gets beaten and otherwise abused by her mother, then beaten and otherwise abused by her husband. Naturally, it's a comedy. I, Tonya, which... ADVERTISEMENT Trump's 'Sh**hole' Comments Double Down on Identity Politics David French The president of the United States should not, by word or deed, communicate that he is hostile to or disdainful of entire classes of the American population. It doesn't matter if such divisive... What If American Life Expectancy Declined Again and the Elite Cared More About Trump's... David French The news came and went so fast that you might have missed it. American life expectancy has declined. Again. In 2015 and 2016, in fact, the average American life span declined for two years in a... Another Triumph for Steve Martin Kyle Smith On two occasions, I've been in the room with Steve Martin when someone asked him, "How do I make it in show business?" You can tell the questioner is expecting Martin to say something like, "Oh,... Why Have We Let Actors Become Our Moral Guides? Jonah Goldberg There's a great scene in the wonderful 1982 movie My Favorite Year, which is set in 1954. Peter O'Toole plays a semi-washed-up actor named Alan Swann, famous for swashbuckling roles. For reasons... ADVERTISEMENT Ten Restaurants That Changed America Paul Freedman 'Impeccable . . . . The culinary and cultural journey Mr. Freedman has taken us on demonstrates the abiding qualities in our society ― its openness to new sources and sourcing, its diversity, its restlessness with the same old thing, its capacity for reinvention and assimilation ― all of which bode well for the future of America's restaurants and its cuisine.' — Martin Rubin, Washington Times LEARN MORE Top Shots Coming of Age Day 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.