Morning Jolt: What to Expect from the First Democratic Presidential Primary Tonight

A big news day makes the click-through worthwhile: The Democrats are prepared for the first debate of the presidential primary tonight; Robert Mueller agrees to testify before Congress; and NRATV ceases production, with little sense of its long-term fate.

It's the First Democratic Presidential Debate Night. Try to Control Your Enthusiasm.

For some of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, tonight is as good as it's going to get. They'll step out onto that stage, stand next to bigger names such as Elizabeth Warren and Beto O'Rourke, the audience will cheer, and for one brief shining moment, they will look and feel like serious candidates for the presidency of the United States.

And then, a short time later, reality will set in. They'll have to wait forever for a question. When the question arrives, it will be on a different topic than what they were hoping to get. They will try to shoehorn in a prepared one-liner, and it will land with a thud instead of the laughter and applause they sought. They'll realize, halfway through their ...

June 26 2019

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What to Expect from the First Democratic Presidential Primary Tonight Jim Geraghty A big news day makes the click-through worthwhile: The Democrats are prepared for the first debate of the presidential primary tonight; Robert Mueller agrees to testify before Congress; and NRATV ceases production, with little sense of its long-term fate. It's the First Democratic Presidential Debate Night. Try to Control Your Enthusiasm. For some of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, tonight is as good as it's going to get. They'll step out onto that stage, stand next to bigger names such as Elizabeth Warren and Beto O'Rourke, the audience will cheer, and for one brief shining moment, they will look and feel like serious candidates for the presidency of the United States. And then, a short time later, reality will set in. They'll have to wait forever for a question. When the question arrives, it will be on a different topic than what they were hoping to get. They will try to shoehorn in a prepared one-liner, and it will land with a thud instead of the laughter and applause they sought. They'll realize, halfway through their ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories A Teacher Confronts Reality Titus Techera Teachers face a new wave of elite enthusiasm for some theory of education on more or less a yearly basis, with little regard for common sense, implementation, or adequate observation of the consequences. Bernie's Daft Debt Jubilee The Editors This is bad fiscal policy, bad education policy, and poisonous politics. If that is a foretaste of 2020, it is going to be an ugly scene. Mueller to Testify Publicly Before Congress Mairead McArdle The House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees announced Tuesday that Mueller will honor subpoenas they issued to him to testify on July 17th. ADVERTISEMENT Justice Gorsuch Wages War for the Constitutional Order David French He's dragging Congress back into its proper constitutional prominence -- whether it likes it or not. The Wrenching Reparations Question Michael Tanner Take the animating sentiment behind reparations seriously, but implementing them would only exacerbate racial tension. Immigration Policy: Bordering on Madness Kevin D. Williamson The U.S. is lousy at excluding illegal immigrants — and at treating them humanely once they're here. Social-Media Censors vs. Gays Kevin D. Williamson The great irony of our time is that it is the progressives, who long presented themselves as the sworn enemies of Big Business, who have elected to make the sensibilities of the Fortune 500 and their human-resources departments the effective boundary on what is sayable and what is thinkable. San Francisco Becomes First U.S. City to Pass E-Cigarette Ban Jack Crowe San Francisco on Tuesday became the first U.S. city to effectively ban the sale of e-cigarettes. ADVERTISEMENT GIVE THE GIFT OF NR Gift Your Grad! Move that special grad in your life in the right direction. Enter coupon code MYGRAD at checkout to get 60% off all NR gift subscriptions. SEE MY OPTIONS Photo Essays Top Shots Russia's ARMY-2019 Expo 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.