1+ hour, 33+ min ago   (576+ words) On Labor Day, I attended a festive dinner that the legendary New York raconteur publicist and book agent, Doug Dechert, hosted at the popular uptown Manhattan meeting spot, Orsay. Other than the guest of honor, all five others present (Dechert,…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (764+ words) It was probably inevitable that the Right's economic populism would degenerate into promises of more government checks. Early in the week, the administration floated the idea of redirecting federal childcare aid so low-income married stay-at-home parents could get a $9,000 subsidy…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (565+ words) Every major social/political movement over the last 125 years has inevitably split in two because of ambition, policy, tactical disagreements, and personality conflicts. The Bolsheviks ultimately seized power during the October Revolution of 1917, establishing the foundation for the Soviet government…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (380+ words) Has Talarico said “God is nonbinary,” or "God is not a Christian"? Yup. Has he claimed there are "six genders," called Jesus "a radical feminist," and described himself as "a Christian who hates Christianity”? Yep. These quotes are accurate. Paxton…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (941+ words) Political experts, including those who make a living predicting election outcomes, have had a rough couple of election cycles. The 2022 midterm election was supposed to be a GOP wave election, with Republicans gaining 25-30 seats in the House and up to…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (381+ words) The reason isn't complicated once you look at what Democrats are actually campaigning on: nothing. Ford insisted that the DSA, not the DNC, supports abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which isn’t true. “No. The DNC voted to get rid…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (748+ words) Happy Monday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Azbliktron felt that gourmet popcorn sapped the warrior spirit in his pickleball confreres. My good friend Kevin Downey Jr. and I have been having a big boy sleep out (separate beds) this weekend....

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (949+ words) Because the argument Glazov makes is bigger than another book about the political left. It is about what happens when people become so committed to an ideology that they begin embracing movements, governments and causes that contradict the freedoms they…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (359+ words) Conventional wisdom still says that Democrats are favored to win the midterms this year. But Democrats may have blown up their chances when Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan Senate primary. There’s a reason why the establishment is quietly panicking about…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (670+ words) More than 400 Michigan Jewish Democrats and independents — including Democrat mega-donor Rob Orley — went public Wednesday with their support for GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. "Many of us have been fiercely supportive of Democratic candidates and principles,…...