Morning Jolt: Our Political Fights Are Bad Because We Don’t Agree on the Rules

This is the last Jim-written Morning Jolt for a week. Enjoy the week leading up to Easter Sunday, and if you're going to be driving on I-95 South in Virginia, North Carolina, or South Carolina this afternoon, please stay out of the left lane.

Our Political Fights Are Intense Because We No Longer Agree on the Rules

Matthew Walther, writing about Julian Assange in The Week, lists how many Democrats and Republicans changed their minds about Assange depending upon whose secrets he was exposing and concludes:

[if Assange exposes Trump's secrets], we can expect to see both sides revert once more to their circa 2010 defaults. Once more Assange would be the bugbear of the national security right and a liberal icon. ...

April 12 2019

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Our Political Fights Are Bad Because We Don't Agree on the Rules Jim Geraghty This is the last Jim-written Morning Jolt for a week. Enjoy the week leading up to Easter Sunday, and if you're going to be driving on I-95 South in Virginia, North Carolina, or South Carolina this afternoon, please stay out of the left lane. Our Political Fights Are Intense Because We No Longer Agree on the Rules Matthew Walther, writing about Julian Assange in The Week, lists how many Democrats and Republicans changed their minds about Assange depending upon whose secrets he was exposing and concludes: [if Assange exposes Trump's secrets], we can expect to see both sides revert once more to their circa 2010 defaults. Once more Assange would be the bugbear of the national security right and a liberal icon. ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Yes, Investigate the Investigators Rich Lowry It's unclear how much FBI officials were legitimately concerned by Russia connections of Trump associates, and how much they were acting in partisan malice. The Courts Have Shown Too Much Deference to Unaccountable Government Officials David McDonald The sworn representatives of a government of the people must be held to a higher legal standard than the rest of us, not a lower one. The court have shown too much deference to unaccountable, out-of-control government officials for too long. Georgetown Students Vote to Pay Reparations to Descendants of School's Slaves Jack Crowe Todd Olson, VP for student affairs at Georgetown, stressed the university's commitment to atonement but stopped short of endorsing the student's plan. ADVERTISEMENT Why 'Tax the Rich' Demands Are So Unreasonable Jonah Goldberg When 1 percent of the people provide more than a third of income-tax revenue, they're already paying their fair share — and suggesting that people who don't want to pay even more are "unpatriotic" is bullying nonsense. Sauvage/Wild Challenges PC Notions of Homosexuality   Armond White "Sauvage/Wild" is surprising and compelling for scenes that constantly convince you of Leo's sympathetic humanity, whether he is being childlike, naïve, angry, tender, filthy, or troublesome. Uncle Sam's New Credit Card David Beckworth Sticking to the older, less flashy U.S. Treasury credit card is simple and the most stabilizing financial path forward. Are Crazy State Liquor Laws Constitutional? Caleb Whitmer There are many ways to describe the U.S.'s alcohol laws. "Nonsensical" is just one of them; another, more often than not, would be "anti-consumer." Chicago Sues Jussie Smollett for Cost of Police Overtime Jack Crowe Outgoing mayor Rahm Emanuel previously called the handling of the case a "whitewash of justice." ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 30% TODAY Photo Essays Family Day at the Masters Songkran Water Festival 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.