Morning Jolt: Even Trump’s Supporters Are Getting Tired of His Daily Drama

Making the click-through worthwhile: An observation that America's employers run aground when they start evaluating their employees on their political views on social media rather than the ability to do the work well; President Trump rages, although it's not clear what all this public raging is doing for him; Trump allies boast they've accumulated a lot of damaging information on reporters critical of the president; and what Andrew Luck's sudden retirement teaches us about life.

Remember When Workplaces Were About . . . Work?

Google just changed the "community guidelines" for the company's message board: "While sharing information and ideas with colleagues helps build community, disrupting the workday to have a raging debate over politics or the latest news story does not. Our primary responsibility is to do the work we've each been hired to do, not to spend working time on debates about non-work topics." This comes shortly after some more than 1,300 Google workers signed a petition demanding the company publicly commit to not working with Customs and Border ...

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Even Trump's Supporters Are Getting Tired of His Daily Drama Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: An observation that America's employers run aground when they start evaluating their employees on their political views on social media rather than the ability to do the work well; President Trump rages, although it's not clear what all this public raging is doing for him; Trump allies boast they've accumulated a lot of damaging information on reporters critical of the president; and what Andrew Luck's sudden retirement teaches us about life. Remember When Workplaces Were About . . . Work? Google just changed the "community guidelines" for the company's message board: "While sharing information and ideas with colleagues helps build community, disrupting the workday to have a raging debate over politics or the latest news story does not. Our primary responsibility is to do the work we've each been hired to do, not to spend working time on debates about non-work topics." This comes shortly after some more than 1,300 Google workers signed a petition demanding the company publicly commit to not working with Customs and Border ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories How the 1619 Project Rehabilitates the 'King Cotton' Thesis Philip Magness The New York Times' series on slavery relies on bad scholarship to advance an argument with an inauspicious history. May the President Ban Commerce with China . . . by Tweet? Andrew C. McCarthy A major purpose of the federal government is to protect the American people from foreign threats. To perform that function, the government is given immense authority to regulate foreign relations and commerce. NYT Reporter: Trump Allies Targeting Journalists Are Deploying Media Matters Playbook Jack Crowe Founded by billionaire liberal activist David Brock in 2004, Media Matters has routinely targeted well known conservative pundits. ADVERTISEMENT The Driverless-Car Pile-Up Michael Gibson Even the most credible, savvy venture capitalists and entrepreneurs fail at an astonishing rate. Why would a bureaucrat with a ton of money do better? A Squeaker in 2020? Not Likely Dan McLaughlin When presidents run for reelection, they usually win. When they do lose, the margin is rarely close. Political-Donor Disclosure Rules Need Reform, in the Age of Twitter Mobs John Fund We should encourage bipartisan efforts to minimize abuses such as those of Joaquin Castro and also to ensure that voters have the transparency they need to hold elected officials accountable. Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Rob Porter as Part of Obstruction Probe Jack Crowe Porter, who resigned last year amid allegations of domestic abuse, served as a close confidante to the president during the Mueller probe. ADVERTISEMENT WHAT NR IS READING Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency Andrew C. McCarthy “If you want to become conversant in every aspect of this [Russiagate] hoax that matters, if you want to be the one in your family that has the answers to any question about this, then this book is a must. Not only that, it is fun to read it... It blows this thing to smithereens.” — Rush Limbaugh LEARN MORE Photo Essays A-10 Thunderbolt Animal Time Outs 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.