Friendly Reminder: Bernie Sanders Is A Bigger Authoritarian Than Donald Trump
Let’s concede that the media’s distress about Donald Trump’s nomination is well founded. I certainly believe so. If so, surely it’s also fair to point out that Bernie Sanders is by any measure an...
View ArticleDemocrats Explain Why They’re Protesting Their Own Convention
When I told people I was going to Philadelphia to cover the protests at the Democratic National Convention, they asked the same question over and over: Why do liberals protest aggressively at...
View ArticleMichelle Obama’s Speech Shows Democrats Only Love America To Spite Trump
Monday night at the Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama said America is “the greatest country on earth.” In 2008 at a campaign stop for her husband, however, she said it was the first time...
View ArticleWith DNC Hack, Russia Wins By Showing Up
The Democratic National Convention opened in turmoil thanks to a collection of internal e-mails hacked from the Democratic National Committee, which show (among other things) just how heavily the party...
View ArticleThe DNC Is A Chaotic Exercise In Cognitive Dissonance
PHILADELPHIA – No one ever accused the political Left of being intellectually consistent, but the cognitive dissonance on display this week at the Democratic National Convention takes it to a new...
View ArticleThe Media Keeps Airbrushing Democrats Like Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Pride comes before the fall, and for Debbie Wasserman Schultz that moment was last week when she gleefully taunted Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. Hey @Reince – I'm in Cleveland...
View Article4 Ways Donald Trump Is Living Rent-Free In The DNC’s Head
In the 1980s, Dry Idea anti-perspirant had a series of commercials where celebrities gave advice, always culminating with “Never let them see you sweat.” Here’s one featuring fashion designer Donna...
View ArticleStop Pretending Women Automatically Support Hillary
American women have fought long and hard over the past century and a half to take a stand in the public square. The original suffragists fought for voting rights for all women, as they do have opinions...
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Furious Sanders Delegates Coordinate DNC Walkout With Protesters Outside
On the second day of the Democratic National Convention, peaceful but aggressive protests continued outside Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center. Inside, hundreds of Bernie Sanders delegates staged a...
View ArticleThe Democrats’ Convention Is The Victim Group Olympics
The Democratic National Convention this week in Philadelphia is Democrats’ chance to offer their vision for America. With the Republican National Convention ending last week, Democrats and their allies...
View Article4 Times Michelle Obama Said We Should Make America Great Again
Critics and supporters alike gave First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention high praise this week. Her message was a sweeping and positive retort to Donald Trump’s...
View ArticleObama Mentions Himself 119 Times In Speech About Hillary
While endorsing Hillary Clinton for president at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night, Barack Obama couldn’t help but mention himself — 119 times. Instead of focusing on Clinton’s...
View ArticleCory Booker’s Proverb Reveals The Limits Of Identity Politics
During my college years as a political science major from 2009-2014, one of the more interesting texts I was assigned to read was John Judis and Ruy Teixeira’s award-winning, much-acclaimed book, “The...
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James Cameron’s Climate Change Lies At The DNC
Among the various previews of the Democratic agenda at their convention this week was a video by James Cameron touting the horrific devastation already happening because of global warming. It was...
View ArticleThe Democratic National Convention Reminded Us Just How Badly The GOP Blew It
As Hillary Clinton was capably delivering her platitudinous speech on Thursday, my mind kept drifting back to a familiar question: Has there ever been a more consequential act of political suicide in...
View ArticleHillary Clinton’s Historic Night Marred By Contradiction And Dissent
PHILADELPHIA – If you watched the final night of the Democratic Convention on television at home or at a watch party, it might have seemed like everything went pretty well for Hillary Clinton and the...
View ArticleEven Her Supporters Know Hillary Clinton Is The Terminator
In his Democratic National Committee speech, Bill Clinton told this anecdote about his wife, Hillary: “She closed her book, put it down and started walking toward me. She walked the whole length of the...
View ArticleDear DNC: Abortion Isn’t Empowering. It Turns Women Into Bullies
The Democratic National Convention made history for women this week. No, I’m not referring to Hillary Clinton receiving the nomination, making her the first woman to be running for president for a...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Is A Big Fat Hypocrite On Women’s Rights
American women have so many reasons to be grateful today. We live in one of the few countries in the world that esteems the role of women in society and protects their freedom to do things like run for...
View ArticleWhat Trump Should Have Said About Khizr Khan’s Slain Son
Symbolic stars of all kinds—Blue Stars, Gold Stars, even sheriff’s stars—have played a surprisingly prominent role in this summer’s news. This past week the North Carolina GOP mistook the Blue Star...
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