Morning Jolt: Democrats Demand to See Trump’s Tax Returns

Making the click-through worthwhile: Democrats in the House demand that the IRS turn over six years of President Trump's tax returns; Bernie Sanders isn't quite clear on when he'll release his tax returns; Beto O'Rourke identifies the modern version of the Third Reich.

Good morning! Hope you're enjoying this "[darn] healthy economy . . . Over the past three months, the economy has produced on average +180,000 jobs per month. Which is smoking."

Should Congress Get to See Trump's Tax Returns?

The tradition of presidential candidates releasing their tax returns was a good thing. If you want the power of the presidency, you have to be willing to let the American people learn a great deal about you. I'd argue the American people have a right to ...

April 05 2019

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Democrats Demand to See Trump's Tax Returns Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: Democrats in the House demand that the IRS turn over six years of President Trump's tax returns; Bernie Sanders isn't quite clear on when he'll release his tax returns; Beto O'Rourke identifies the modern version of the Third Reich. Good morning! Hope you're enjoying this "[darn] healthy economy . . . Over the past three months, the economy has produced on average +180,000 jobs per month. Which is smoking." Should Congress Get to See Trump's Tax Returns? The tradition of presidential candidates releasing their tax returns was a good thing. If you want the power of the presidency, you have to be willing to let the American people learn a great deal about you. I'd argue the American people have a right to ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Wasted Brexit Michael Brendan Dougherty Brexit was an insurgent political cause, but there is no sense of insurgency in the Tory party or the government, no energy or drive to do the great thing with which it has been tasked. The Nationalist Fever Will Break, Eventually Michael Brendan Dougherty Because nationalist politics is this eruptive and opportunistic force, something that comes in to motivate and accomplish collective projects, we have to judge it by the justice of its cause, the ends it pursues, and the means by which it pursues them. New Chicago Mayor Vows to Investigate Decision to Drop Smollett Charges Jack Crowe Newly elected Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed Wednesday to investigate why the Cook County state's attorney's office dropped all charges against Jussie Smollett. ADVERTISEMENT Biden and the Problem of Touch Mona Charen Most of us just aren't designed to live the kind of solitary lives that excessive entanglement with technology is encouraging. We are social and also tactile creatures. High-Tax Illinois Faces a Progressive Tax Push John Tillman Pritzker wants to ignore history and hard facts to embrace a tax climate proven to fail. Against the backdrop of a booming national economy and thriving labor market, his fight looks all the more foolish. Mike Leigh's Nearly Great Peterloo Armond White Leigh's shift to simplistic, pop-media modes of villainy and victimization undermines his seeming compassion. His history broadens, but it doesn't deepen. The Underexamined Factor in Too Many Police Shootings David French As the tragic death of Willie McCoy showed, what cops do in the moments before drawing their weapons can make all the difference. California AG: Illegal Immigration Should Be Decriminalized Mairead McArdle California attorney general Xavier Becerra called Thursday for unauthorized immigration to be decriminalized. ADVERTISEMENT What NR is Reading Saints and Sinners in the Cristero War: Stories of Martyrdom from Mexico Msgr. James T. Murphy "Very few Americans, including those of Mexican ancestry, know anything about the brutal modern persecution of the Church in Mexico. This is a most welcome and thorough account...of this very cruel oppression of the Church. It's a stirring wake-up call." — James V. Schall, S. J., Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University LEARN MORE Photo Essays Movie Preview: Peterloo Venezuelans Flee to Colombia 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.