Morning Jolt: Impeachment Is a Drag

Making the click-through worthwhile: Congress is in the middle of only the fourth impeachment process against a president in American history, and yet the general public is generally tuned out or bored by it all; New York slides back towards its pre-Giuliani status, showcasing how violent crime can decline but the public can still feel less safe; an ugly spat gets all too public; and some of the weirder and surprisingly enjoyable offerings from Christmas television offerings.

For Something Allegedly Momentous, Americans Sure Seem Bored by Impeachment

This ongoing impeachment process is weird. We all have a good sense of the outcome, and just about all of the intermediate steps. There's little to no dispute about what the president did, said, or intended. If the Democrats believed they would reap a great political benefit from this, it hasn't happened yet. It could well force senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar, and Michael Bennet (yes, he's still running) to spend weeks or months away from the presidential campaign trail. Former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter may well be called as ...

December 03 2019

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Impeachment Is a Drag Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: Congress is in the middle of only the fourth impeachment process against a president in American history, and yet the general public is generally tuned out or bored by it all; New York slides back towards its pre-Giuliani status, showcasing how violent crime can decline but the public can still feel less safe; an ugly spat gets all too public; and some of the weirder and surprisingly enjoyable offerings from Christmas television offerings. For Something Allegedly Momentous, Americans Sure Seem Bored by Impeachment This ongoing impeachment process is weird. We all have a good sense of the outcome, and just about all of the intermediate steps. There's little to no dispute about what the president did, said, or intended. If the Democrats believed they would reap a great political benefit from this, it hasn't happened yet. It could well force senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar, and Michael Bennet (yes, he's still running) to spend weeks or months away from the presidential campaign trail. Former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter may well be called as ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Impeachment Power Can Be Abused, Too Andrew C. McCarthy In their unseemly zeal to impeach President Trump on a blatantly political deadline, and without any semblance of fairness or due process, Democrats are abusing the House's power over impeachment. 'Common-Good Capitalism' Can Reinforce Freedom Fred Bauer Political liberty depends on certain underlying social conditions, and a regime that wants to make such a liberty sustainable will have to attend to them. Biden Claims Buttigieg 'Stole' His Health Care Plan Zachary Evans The Buttigieg campaign commented that the mayor had discussed his health care policy since January, before Biden announced his candidacy. ADVERTISEMENT Anti-Majoritarianism Isn't Un-American David Harsanyi Atlantic writer Adam Serwer's attack on social-conservative Trump supporters doesn't hold up to scrutiny. Remembering Rob Odle George Weigel Essential to good governance and comity, Washington attorneys like Rob Odle are more numerous than the jokes would allow. Impeachment Is a Political Fool's Errand Deroy Murdock The Democrats' "bombshell" hearings fizzled like wet firecrackers. Hypnotic witnesses expressed policy and stylistic differences with President Trump but failed to tie him to any impeachable offense. When Will Transgender Clinical Activists Acknowledge Detransitioners? Madeleine Kearns British media have increased the visibility of those who change their mind about sex change. They exist in America, too. Trey Gowdy Dismisses Lisa Page's Claim that Texts were Taken Out of Context: 'They Were... Mairead McArdle "They were talking about impeachment before even Adam Schiff was talking about impeachment," Gowdy said on Fox News. ADVERTISEMENT What NR Is Reading The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free Rich Lowry Makes an original and compelling case for nationalism . . . A fascinating, erudite—and much-needed—defense of a hallowed idea unfairly under current attack. — Victor Davis Hanson LEARN MORE Photo Essays Best Photos of 2019: Space Krampus Run 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.