Dear Reader (Including the subhuman animals who hear Yanny),

I'm writing this with a pretty stiff cold-medicine-and-Irish-whiskey hangover, married to some dismayingly early cigar smoking chased down with coffee. Don't judge, I need the nicotine and caffeine because I am beyond exhausted: In the last ten days, I've given talks or interviews in New York, Chicago, Austin, Dallas, D.C., San Francisco, Yorba Linda, and Los Angeles, half of it with a head cold and the other half with the head of Alfredo Garcia in a duffel bag. (Sorry, that's the hallucinatory cocktail of cold medicine speaking.) But I am also your humble servant, and I want to hold up my end of the bargain with you, my Dear Readers. So let's see what I can come up with.

I've always been fascinated by useful idiots — and I don't mean interns who are good at fetching coffee or pumicing my feet. I mean "useful idiots" in the Leninist sense (even if Lenin may not have in fact coined the term). Useful idiots, ...

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The Tribe's Useful Idiots Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (Including the subhuman animals who hear Yanny), I'm writing this with a pretty stiff cold-medicine-and-Irish-whiskey hangover, married to some dismayingly early cigar smoking chased down with coffee. Don't judge, I need the nicotine and caffeine because I am beyond exhausted: In the last ten days, I've given talks or interviews in New York, Chicago, Austin, Dallas, D.C., San Francisco, Yorba Linda, and Los Angeles, half of it with a head cold and the other half with the head of Alfredo Garcia in a duffel bag. (Sorry, that's the hallucinatory cocktail of cold medicine speaking.) But I am also your humble servant, and I want to hold up my end of the bargain with you, my Dear Readers. So let's see what I can come up with. I've always been fascinated by useful idiots — and I don't mean interns who are good at fetching coffee or pumicing my feet. I mean "useful idiots" in the Leninist sense (even if Lenin may not have in fact coined the term). Useful idiots, ... Read More Top Stories Democrats Reach a Tipping Point on Israel Jonathan S. Tobin An increasingly powerful left wing is causing the party to abandon the Jewish... The Russia Temptation Rich Lowry The Russia Temptation Putin Praises Trump as a Good Businessman On Energy Project Mairead McArdle Russian President Vladimir Putin praised President Trump’s business skills, even as the U.S. puts a Russian energy project in jeopardy. "Donald isn't just president of the... ADVERTISEMENT Legislating Censorship in California Stephanie N. Taub A bill in the state assembly would restrict access to info on marriage and... The Glorious Misery of Camping Heather Wilhelm More camping might be exactly what America... Media Coverage of the Israeli–Palestinian Clash Is Built on a Myth David Harsanyi In reality, Hamas is the aggressor and Israel is the... Pastor Jeffress, Remember George Washington Mark Tooley 'The Government of the United State gives to bigotry no... 'Do Something': Cuomo Pens Open Letter to Trump after School Shooting Mairead McArdle Cuomo has been aggressive in pushing for stricter gun-control laws in New York state. ADVERTISEMENT From Our Sponsor Conrad Black's new book… explains the president "not only in the context of his pre- political life and family but in the great sweep of American history… It's also beautifully written." — Mark Steyn Available at Amazon Photo Essays Hawaiian Volcano Eruptions Venezuela's Presidential Election 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.