Dear Reader (Including Paul Manafort, who will finally have the time to catch up on back issues of this "news"letter),

Imagine a semi-prosperous middle-aged white guy saying something like: "The Jews are bad and not just because they smell like cabbage."

I think it's fair to say that some reasonable people would call that ridiculous or anti-Semitic or some combination of the two.

Now imagine a one-armed lesbian Yemeni refugee with a cleft palate, a severe gluten allergy, and a really rough childhood saying the exact same thing.

Does the statement become any more true? Do I suddenly, as if by magic, start to emit the odor of cabbage? When all eyes turn to me for no obvious reason and people start asking, "Is someone making sauerkraut?" is it because the One-Armed Yemeni has called out my people again?

The reason I ask is that I'm still noodling over James Clyburn's statement yesterday. From The Hill:

Clyburn came to Omar's defense Wednesday, lamenting that many of the media reports surrounding the recent controversy have omitted mentioning that Omar, who was born in Somalia, had to flee the ...

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The Aristocracy of Victimhood Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (Including Paul Manafort, who will finally have the time to catch up on back issues of this "news"letter), Imagine a semi-prosperous middle-aged white guy saying something like: "The Jews are bad and not just because they smell like cabbage." I think it's fair to say that some reasonable people would call that ridiculous or anti-Semitic or some combination of the two. Now imagine a one-armed lesbian Yemeni refugee with a cleft palate, a severe gluten allergy, and a really rough childhood saying the exact same thing. Does the statement become any more true? Do I suddenly, as if by magic, start to emit the odor of cabbage? When all eyes turn to me for no obvious reason and people start asking, "Is someone making sauerkraut?" is it because the One-Armed Yemeni has called out my people again? The reason I ask is that I'm still noodling over James Clyburn's statement yesterday. From The Hill: Clyburn came to Omar's defense Wednesday, lamenting that many of the media reports surrounding the recent controversy have omitted mentioning that Omar, who was born in Somalia, had to flee the ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Captain Marvel and Today's Exhausting Feminism Heather Wilhelm "Captain Marvel," or at least its reception, might be a subtle indicator of how suffocating modern feminism has become. Republicans Need to Wake Up on Paid Leave Hadley Heath Manning Government-paid family leave is tempting but expensive. There are better and cheaper ways to help families. Bill Shine Resigns as White House Deputy Chief of Staff Mairead McArdle Bill Shine resigned Friday from his position as White House deputy chief of staff and communications director after nine months on the job. ADVERTISEMENT Yes, There's a Crisis at the Border Rich Lowry Under the Trump administration, migrants are coming in greater numbers and we are apprehending but not returning them. Amazon's Zero Tax Liability Comes from Bipartisan Consensus Andrew Wilford The policies that benefit the company are entirely defensible. The Democratic Surrender on Anti-Semitism Jonathan S. Tobin The Left has slowly been transforming the Democratic party. The Green New Deal Is Unserious and Juvenile Mona Charen If people are serious about addressing climate change, they must acknowledge that you cannot stamp your foot and demand that the entire U.S. economy be transformed in ten years. House Democrats Pass Electoral-Reform Package Mairead McArdle The House passed a broad electoral-reform bill Friday, fulfilling a Democratic campaign promise from last year. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN US AT THE 2019 IDEAS SUMMIT Photo Essays Seoul Shrouded in Smog Captain Marvel Premiere ADVERTISEMENT 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.