Morning Jolt: Our Bipartisan Obsession with President Trump

Making the click-through worthwhile: the dangerous habit of interpreting every development and bit of news through the lens of your opinion of the president; saluting some good reporting and a reminder that every fleeting news story reflects something happening in the lives of real, flesh-and-blood human beings; data that prove one of the bigest worries about our refugee policy simply isn't based on the facts and history; and one more new bit of good news.

He’s Not a God or the Devil

I'm glad everyone enjoyed yesterday's dose of underreported good news. Yesterday brought the lesson that you can tweet out figures from the Census Bureau about a change in the poverty rate and some people will insist it has to be a lie. A lot of people will respond "but what about inflation?" when given data on "real median earnings" — the real means that is already adjusted for ...

December 06 2019

VISIT NATIONALREVIEW.COM

Our Bipartisan Obsession with President Trump Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: the dangerous habit of interpreting every development and bit of news through the lens of your opinion of the president; saluting some good reporting and a reminder that every fleeting news story reflects something happening in the lives of real, flesh-and-blood human beings; data that prove one of the bigest worries about our refugee policy simply isn't based on the facts and history; and one more new bit of good news. He’s Not a God or the Devil I'm glad everyone enjoyed yesterday's dose of underreported good news. Yesterday brought the lesson that you can tweet out figures from the Census Bureau about a change in the poverty rate and some people will insist it has to be a lie. A lot of people will respond "but what about inflation?" when given data on "real median earnings" — the real means that is already adjusted for ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories The Four Fatal Flaws That Doomed Kamala Harris's Campaign John McCormack Eight months ago, pundits from across the political spectrum were putting their money on Kamala Harris. So what went wrong? The California senator suffered from at least four fatal flaws. The Disgraceful Campaign against the Salvation Army Rich Lowry If you think that volunteering for the Salvation Army, an organization raising funds to provide food and housing, among many other services, for the needy is an inherently praiseworthy act, you haven't been following the woke left-wing activists cutting a swath through American culture. U.S. Jobs Report Breaks Expectations, Unemployment at 50-Year Low Zachary Evans The U.S. Labor Department's jobs report released on Friday showed accelerated hiring and unemployment at a 50-year low. ADVERTISEMENT Adam Schiff's Attack on the Free Press David Harsanyi Where are all the self-styled champions of the free press now that Democratic congressman Adam Schiff has used the surveillance powers of the state to smear not only his political rivals but journalist John Solomon? It's a Mistake for Democrats to Rush the Impeachment Process Jonah Goldberg Their belief that they've finally got Trump dead to rights doesn't absolve them of the responsibility of going through all of the motions to prove their good faith. Europe's Appeasement of Iran Remains a Threat to the West Jonathan S. Tobin While Emmanuel Macron was complaining of NATO's 'brain death,' European efforts to circumvent U.S. sanctions on Iran continued apace. What We Can Learn from the London Bridge Terror Attack Madeleine Kearns Usman Khan's commitment to terrorism was tragically underestimated due to our prevailing progressive fashions -- i.e., cozying up to jihadis -- which are increasingly disconnected from reality. The cost was two promising young lives. Bloomberg: 'Nobody Asked Me' About Stop and Frisk Until I Ran for President Mairead McArdle "I was wrong," Bloomberg said about the policy. "And I am sorry." 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 Swimming in Siberia Photographing Custer 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.