The ‘Good Old Days’ of the Trump Presidency

Dear Reader (and especially any dogs in Japan with some time to kill),

Look around, folks. This is as good as it gets.

Wait, don't pull the toaster into the bathtub quite yet. I don't mean in your personal life or for the country. I'm just saying these are the Trump administration's salad days (I mean that figuratively; not a lot of salad is served in the Trump White House).

Shortly after Trump was elected, I told people that I wasn't all that worried about Trump's first months in office because I thought he would be nervous about trying to do a job he never expected to win, and thus somewhat willing to be constrained and contained by his cabinet and other party leaders. "What happens," I remember saying to Jay Nordlinger, among others, "when this guy truly feels comfortable in the job and thinks he knows it better than the generals and his other advisers?"

Pick a Lane

Now, before I go on, let me go on about something else for a moment.

If you're of a certain ...

March 16 2018

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The 'Good Old Days' of the Trump Presidency Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (and especially any dogs in Japan with some time to kill), Look around, folks. This is as good as it gets. Wait, don't pull the toaster into the bathtub quite yet. I don't mean in your personal life or for the country. I'm just saying these are the Trump administration's salad days (I mean that figuratively; not a lot of salad is served in the Trump White House). Shortly after Trump was elected, I told people that I wasn't all that worried about Trump's first months in office because I thought he would be nervous about trying to do a job he never expected to win, and thus somewhat willing to be constrained and contained by his cabinet and other party leaders. "What happens," I remember saying to Jay Nordlinger, among others, "when this guy truly feels comfortable in the job and thinks he knows it better than the generals and his other advisers?" Pick a Lane Now, before I go on, let me go on about something else for a moment. If you're of a certain ... Read More Top Stories Betsy McCaughey Defends Trump's Tariffs, Badly Ramesh Ponnuru Nothing in her op-ed strikes so much as a glancing blow at any of the criticisms of the... Let's Hope Bannon Never Comes Back from His European Tour Jonah Goldberg Let's Hope Bannon Never Comes Back from His European Tour ADVERTISEMENT Strzok and Page Plotted Covert Meeting with Presiding Judge in Michael Flynn Case Jack Crowe The news comes as Republican calls for a special prosecutor to investigate misconduct at the Justice Department are growing... Love, Simon Outs Hollywood's Youth Exploitation Armond White Political contrivance and imitation ruin Berlanti's gay... Much More than Economics Mona Charen Russ Roberts's EconTalk podcast takes the 'dismal' out of the dismal... The NRA Makes a Wise, Principled Decision to Support Gun-Violence Restraining Orders David French The NRA is now supporting a measure that can save lives and protect the Second... ADVERTISEMENT What NR is Reading The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau Alex Kershaw "Exceptional….The Liberator balances evocative prose with attention to detail and is a worthy addition to vibrant classics of small-unit history like Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers." — The Wall Street Journal LEARN MORE Photo Essays Blooms of Spring Cartoons of the Day: March 15th, 2018 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.