Morning Jolt: Beware the $31,000 Dining-Room Set

Making the click-through worthwhile: some unwise expenditures at the top levels of our government, the challenge facing Larry Kudlow, and another beloved institution of the childhood of Generation X closes its doors.

Beware the Ides of March!

Spend Too Much on a Table and You May Not Be Sitting at It for Much Longer

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Housing and Urban Development officials repeatedly consulted with Secretary Ben Carson's wife about the prospect of redecorating his office last year, according to new documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.

The push to redecorate Carson's office in the weeks following President Donald Trump's inauguration – even before the former pediatric neurosurgeon had taken office – has come under congressional scrutiny in recent weeks. HUD's former chief administrative officer, Helen Foster, filed a complaint with the department's special counsel last fall charging that she was ...

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Beware the $31,000 Dining-Room Set Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: some unwise expenditures at the top levels of our government, the challenge facing Larry Kudlow, and another beloved institution of the childhood of Generation X closes its doors. Beware the Ides of March! Spend Too Much on a Table and You May Not Be Sitting at It for Much Longer Your tax dollars at work: Housing and Urban Development officials repeatedly consulted with Secretary Ben Carson's wife about the prospect of redecorating his office last year, according to new documents released under the Freedom of Information Act. The push to redecorate Carson's office in the weeks following President Donald Trump's inauguration – even before the former pediatric neurosurgeon had taken office – has come under congressional scrutiny in recent weeks. HUD's former chief administrative officer, Helen Foster, filed a complaint with the department's special counsel last fall charging that she was ... Read More Top Stories 'God Bless You' Listed among Anti-Muslim 'Microaggressions' Katherine Timpf The list, compiled by a group of college librarians in Boston, also counts 'Merry Christmas' as an... The Real Down Syndrome 'Problem' George Will The Real Down Syndrome 'Problem' ADVERTISEMENT Conor Lamb's Win in PA-18 Is a Victory for Democrats 'Personally Opposed' to Abortion Alexandra DeSanctis He supports extreme pro-abortion positions but mimes... What Happens When Moral Monstrosity Is Socially Approved? Ben Shapiro Ruth Marcus appeals to the majority consensus, as if social approval makes immoral acts... The Globalism of the Anti-Globalists J. J. McCullough Why is Steve Bannon such an international... Lessons from Germany's 'Spring Offensive,' 100 Years Later Victor Davis Hanson Germany lost World War I in a matter of months after near victory. The lessons from that defeat are still valuable... ADVERTISEMENT What NR is Reading Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left Roger Scruton "A masterpiece...[Scruton] neither ridicules nor abuses the writers he considers; he patiently deconstructs them...laying bare their warped assumptions and empty pretensions." — Barton Swaim, The Wall Street Journal LEARN MORE Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: March 14th, 2018 Trump Visits the Border 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.