Morning Jolt: It’s Debate Night Again. Try to Control Your Excitement.

Making the click-through worthwhile: Democrats hold another debate tonight, showcasing a colossally mismanaged process that has done little to serve viewers at home, undecided primary voters, or the candidates themselves; taking bets on whether Tulsi Gabbard rips Hillary Clinton a new one this evening; why so many presidential candidates seem like hapless "nice guys" looking for a date; and why this allegedly dramatic and historical impeachment process is changing zero minds.

It’s Safe to Say Some Candidates Will Drop Out Soon, but the Rest Still Have the Same Issues

Brace yourselves, America: There's another Democratic presidential debate tonight.

This is the seventh night that Democratic candidates have gathered for a nationally televised debate, and that stage still has ten people running for president on it. If you've watched them all, you've watched 15 hours of arguments about whether critics of Medicare for All were too timid, which candidate was most upset about the president's latest outrage, preplanned one-liners from Kamala Harris, and Joe Biden trying to finish a sentence with the same thought that he began with ...

November 20 2019

VISIT NATIONALREVIEW.COM

It's Debate Night Again. Try to Control Your Excitement. Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: Democrats hold another debate tonight, showcasing a colossally mismanaged process that has done little to serve viewers at home, undecided primary voters, or the candidates themselves; taking bets on whether Tulsi Gabbard rips Hillary Clinton a new one this evening; why so many presidential candidates seem like hapless "nice guys" looking for a date; and why this allegedly dramatic and historical impeachment process is changing zero minds. It’s Safe to Say Some Candidates Will Drop Out Soon, but the Rest Still Have the Same Issues Brace yourselves, America: There's another Democratic presidential debate tonight. This is the seventh night that Democratic candidates have gathered for a nationally televised debate, and that stage still has ten people running for president on it. If you've watched them all, you've watched 15 hours of arguments about whether critics of Medicare for All were too timid, which candidate was most upset about the president's latest outrage, preplanned one-liners from Kamala Harris, and Joe Biden trying to finish a sentence with the same thought that he began with ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories The Progressive 'Policy Community' Ukraine Fantasy Andrew C. McCarthy We have good geopolitical reasons to give Ukraine military support, but the people running the country are far from admirable. An Oversimplified, Misleading Argument about Inequality and Taxes Joshua R. Hendrickson Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman's Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay sacrifices intellectual rigor to polemic zeal. Former Baltimore Mayor Charged with Fraud, Faces up to 20 Years in Prison Zachary Evans In March,Pugh faced allegations she made $500,000 from selling her book to the University of Maryland Medical System while she was serving on the board. ADVERTISEMENT Marco Rubio's Unpersuasive Critics Declan Leary Laissez-faire diehards seem unconvinced by Rubio's talk of the common good. But there is a new generation on the Right that appears more willing to listen to his concerns. Welcoming them into the fold will build a stronger coalition. What's Behind Buttigieg's Iowa Surge? Jonathan S. Tobin Buttigieg's politics are moderate only in comparison to those of genuine radicals, but his calm, cool presence is a natural contrast to the populist fire-breathing of figures such as Trump and Sanders. Nancy Pelosi Is Already Attacking the Legitimacy of the 2020 Election David Harsanyi For the past 20 years (at least), Democrats have shown a destructive inability to accept the fact that a bunch of voters simply disagree with them. Why the Louisiana Election Is Not a Crushing Loss for Conservatives Jonah Goldberg Lasting victories for conservatives and progressives aren't measured in election returns, they're measured in what voters expect politicians in both parties will do once elected. FBI Admits Failures in Protecting American Research from Chinese Theft Tobias Hoonhout This comes after the Senate accused federal agencies of failing to adequately monitor the exploitation of U.S. science research by the Chinese government. ADVERTISEMENT What NR Is Reading Ghost: My Thirty Years as an FBI Undercover Agent Michael R. McGowan & Ralph Pezzullo “An excellent look into the murky world of Undercover. McGowan proves to be one of the top UCAs in the FBI. A must read.” — Joseph Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco LEARN MORE Photo Essays Top Shots Defending America 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.