Morning Jolt: All the Things That Went Wrong in 2022

Christmas is just two days away and Hanukkah is ongoing, so I could offer you the standard-issue, saccharine, count-your-blessings holiday greetings in the last Morning Jolt newsletter until December 27.

But two days before Christmas is also the date of the pseudo-holiday "Festivus," marked by the "airing of the grievances."

And perhaps it's the Jets' flopping for the fourth straight week — congratulations to Charlie Cooke and Jaguars fans everywhere — but I find myself in a mood to lay out everything that isn't going right as 2022 is coming to a close, and the giant national and international to-do list in the year ahead.

The Airing of the Grievances

Over in The Dispatch, Nick Catoggio, the artist formerly known as Allahpundit, writes, "You can tell a lot about someone's priorities by what makes them angriest," writing about the populists who sound a lot more angry about Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky's decision to not wear ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY December 23 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY December 23 2022 All the Things That Went Wrong in 2022 Christmas is just two days away and Hanukkah is ongoing, so I could offer you the standard-issue, saccharine, count-your-blessings holiday greetings in the last Morning Jolt newsletter until December 27. But two days before Christmas is also the date of the pseudo-holiday "Festivus," marked by the "airing of the grievances." And perhaps it's the Jets' flopping for the fourth straight week — congratulations to Charlie Cooke and Jaguars fans everywhere — but I find myself in a mood to lay out everything that isn't going right as 2022 is coming to a close, and the giant national and international to-do list in the year ahead. The Airing of the Grievances Over in The Dispatch, Nick Catoggio, the artist formerly known as Allahpundit, writes, "You can tell a lot about someone's priorities by what makes them angriest," writing about the populists who sound a lot more angry about Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky's decision to not wear ...   READ MORE

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