Morning Jolt: A Smashing Victory for Conservatives in the U.K.

Let's end this week with a bang: The Conservative party enjoys a gargantuan win over in the United Kingdom, ensuring the passage of Brexit and utterly crushing the hopes of the Left that socialism would be a big winner at the ballot box; a new revelation about Joe Biden and his son Hunter might shake up the Democratic primary; Politico offers a bizarre assessment about Congress; and a Democratic House member is caught watching golf during the impeachment markup.

The Sun Rises on a Whole New World for Conservatives

Holy smokes, what an absolute drubbing from beginning to end — and I'm not just talking about last night's Jets game. In yesterday's elections in the United Kingdom, the Conservative party needed 326 seats to have a majority, and they have, as of this writing, 364 with one seat still being counted. That's a pickup of 47 seats and the biggest win since Margaret Thatcher won her third term in 1987.

Yesterday I laid out why Johnson's top opponent, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, ...

December 13 2019

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A Smashing Victory for Conservatives in the U.K. Jim Geraghty Let's end this week with a bang: The Conservative party enjoys a gargantuan win over in the United Kingdom, ensuring the passage of Brexit and utterly crushing the hopes of the Left that socialism would be a big winner at the ballot box; a new revelation about Joe Biden and his son Hunter might shake up the Democratic primary; Politico offers a bizarre assessment about Congress; and a Democratic House member is caught watching golf during the impeachment markup. The Sun Rises on a Whole New World for Conservatives Holy smokes, what an absolute drubbing from beginning to end — and I'm not just talking about last night's Jets game. In yesterday's elections in the United Kingdom, the Conservative party needed 326 seats to have a majority, and they have, as of this writing, 364 with one seat still being counted. That's a pickup of 47 seats and the biggest win since Margaret Thatcher won her third term in 1987. Yesterday I laid out why Johnson's top opponent, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Richard Jewell Is Eastwood's History of the Future Armond White What's impressive about "Richard Jewell", Clint Eastwood's latest common-man-hero epic, is its transition from casual realism to profound feeling. It's a period film that addresses our current distress. The Shocking Right-Wing Tinge of Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood Kyle Smith Quentin Tarantino's stort drips disdain on hippie Boomers from the vantage point of an older, sturdier, more rules-bound and more conservative America. FTC Considers Seeking Injunction to Block Facebook from Integrating Messaging Apps Mairead McArdle The Federal Trade Commission is considering a preliminary injunction against Facebook to block the company from integrating its various messaging applications. ADVERTISEMENT Rubio's Industrial Policy Is Far from Radical Fred Bauer One of the important subtexts of Marco Rubio's industrial-policy speech is the intersection of economic structures and geopolitical strategy. Brexit's Last Chance NR Staff This excerpt is from Episode 180 of 'The Editors.' The Unhistoric Impeachment Rich Lowry Ultimately, impeachment is going to get swallowed up by the news cycle like everything else. It will leave a mark, becoming a line in Wikipedia and any other capsule account of the Trump presidency. In short order, though, it will seem like an event from a distant epoch. The Damning Inspector General's Report Conrad Black The inspector general's report exposes many acts of severely irregular conduct on the part of the FBI. House Judiciary Committee Approves Articles of Impeachment, Setting Up Vote on House Floor Tobias Hoonhout The House Judiciary Committee voted Friday to refer articles of impeachment to the House for a floor vote next week. ADVERTISEMENT A Message From Young America's Foundation The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free Richard 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 National Review Institute: On Campus Birds of Prey 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.