National Review

You’ve got to hand it to Hillary Clinton and her team. Their message discipline is awesome -- at least in terms of taxes. It reminds me of the orderly march of the Chinese Red Army on the way to battle.Here’s the latest: The Bush tax cuts were responsible…

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s campaign promise to curb homelessness across New York City has been a failure. When de Blasio entered office in 2014, there were 50,689 people sleeping in homeless shelters. But during his first year in office, the count increased by…

During the last two presidential elections, pollsters have asked a variety of related questions to gauge whether Americans think the candidates care about them.This month, for example, Quinnipiac asked likely voters whether they think Clinton and Trump care…

Today, California governor Jerry Brown announced that he had signed Assembly Bill 1671, a measure criminalizing many forms of whistleblowing in the health-care industry. The law makes it an alternate felony-misdemeanor offense to intentionally distribute, or…

Michael is absolutely correct to sound the alarm about the Democratic party's threat to the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal money being used to fund Medicaid abortions.Hyde is one of the few areas of national comity in the abortion wars. Now, in a…

According to senators Mike Lee (R., Utah) and Ted Cruz (R., Texas), the Department of Justice has long been favoring abortion clinics in its enforcement of accessibility laws, while declining to enforce said laws to protect houses of worship. The Freedom of…

Dorothy Rabinowitz has written a broadside against those Americans so benighted that they refuse to vote for Hillary Clinton in the election. She has somehow divined that we are not moved by anything as weighty as deep disagreement with her about important…

Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt won a big victory for school choice yesterday as the Nevada Supreme Court upheld the state’s education savings account program against a challenge under the state’s Blaine Amendment.Blaine Amendments typically bar state…

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the social justice warrior of the day -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Janaye Ervin. Petty Officer Ervin refused to salute during morning colors, the Navy is investigating, and now there's a Change.org petition circulating…

The American Revolution was an exceedingly close affair — and not just in its military outcome. The caliber of the leaders who emerged through the crucible of rebellion, combat, and ultimately fractious independence was always and ever in doubt. The…

The first presidential debate between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump was promoted by the networks as a Super Bowl–like affair, a contest between two heavyweights who not only despise each another personally but differ…

In politics, imitation is the sincerest form of hatred. And with Donald Trump having pulled just close enough in the polls to make Democrats sweat, they seem to be lining up to imitate Trump’s style.First up, former Vermont Governor, presidential candidate…

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the passing of the Hyde Amendment, legislation prohibiting the federal government from funding abortion through Medicaid. Unfortunately, this anniversary won't receive as much attention as the anniversary of the landmark…

George Leef is not happy with Justice Kennedy, either. Mr. Leef's bone to pick (that's what you do at lunch, right?) involves "the renewed push by state officials to impose sales taxes on out-of-state transactions, especially Internet purchases,” which he…

According to a September 30 Wall Street Journal article, the Obama administration signed a secret agreement with Iran to lift U.N. sanctions from two Iranian banks -- Bank Sepah and Bank Sepah International -- that helped finance Iran’s ballistic-missile…

Jim alluded to Trump's over-night tweet-storm:Did Crooked Hillary help disgusting (check out sex tape and past) Alicia M become a U.S. citizen so she could use her in the debate?— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2016This guarantees that --…

Yes, they do, according to this study -- and they vote quite a bit. Here's the abstract:In spite of substantial public controversy, very little reliable data exists concerning the frequency with which non-citizen immigrants participate in United States…

Hoover Institution fellow Thomas Sowell discusses inequality and how it is part of the human condition. Sowell notes that political and ideological struggles have led to a dangerous confusion about income inequality in America. We cannot properly understand…

The morning brings three polls from key states, all conducted after Monday night’s debate.In Florida, Mason Dixon finds Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump, 46 percent to 42 percent, with Gary Johnson at 7 percent and Jill Stein at one percent. “Despite…

I've watched the ABC series Blackish only once or twice, but I did watch it Wednesday night, and was not just pleasantly surprised but pleasantly astonished. The plot revolves around the sit-com father's dismay that his daughter has lost her faith and his…

Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy has once again demonstrated why the Supreme Court needs justices who have a proven track record of fidelity to the Constitution. Last week Kennedy spoke to a meeting of the International Bar Association in Washington, D.C. and…

Between 3 and 5 a.m. this morning, the Republican nominee for president offered some thoughts on Twitter, urging those believing the tale of Miss Venezuela to “check out her sex tape and past.” He declared any stories about his staffers being dissatisfied…

From the last Morning Jolt of the week:You Can’t Help a Man Who Can’t Help Himself.Between 3 and 5 a.m. this morning, the Republican nominee for president offered some thoughts on Twitter, urging those believing the tale of Miss Venezuela to “check out…

2013—Rosemary Barkett’s 34-year Reign of Error in the American judiciary—first in Florida’s lower courts, then as a state supreme court justice (and chief justice), and finally as a federal appellate judge—comes to an end, as she retires from the…

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During the ten years I was privileged to serve Oklahoma in the United States Senate, the one question I heard most often from voters was: “What can I as a private citizen do to fix Washington?”Patriotic Americans in both political parties have asked me…

‘I blame popular culture,” armored-car security guard David Ghantt says to explain his part in a $17 million robbery recounted in the new comedy Masterminds. It’s a good satirical alibi because it lays blame on the process that distracts people from…

Charles Murray is a libertarian. We know that because, among other things, he wrote a book titled “What It Means to Be a Libertarian: A Personal Interpretation.”His views on immigration weren’t that we should have open borders, as many who call…

‘Hillary Clinton has the temperament to be president.”That statement is as absurd as confusing a wheelbarrow for a fighter jet.After 40 years in public life, Clinton speaks clearly and often presents herself with poise and occasional flashes of elegance.…

It hasn’t been a good year for Connecticut. The state’s perpetual budget crisis has continued unhindered, with no resolution on the horizon. The state’s junior senator garnered national fame for a 15-hour filibuster on gun control replete with falsehoods…