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Bolton investigation ‘warrants skepticism’
Editors at National Review Online assess the latest legal action against longtime foreign policy hawk John Bolton. There’s much we don’t know about the FBI search of John Bolton’s home…
John Bolton
American lawyer and diplomat (born 1948)
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Iran’s Plots Against Trump Deserve More Attention
Jimmy Quinn writes for National Review Online about one of the few aspects of Donald Trump’s life that deserves more attention. Iran’s threats targeting Donald Trump have not been subtle,…
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Blame Obama, Biden For Newly Powerful Axis of Evil
Majid Rafizadeh writes for the Gatestone Institute about the negative impact of Democratic foreign policy. The Biden administration… is also financing the ruling mullahs of Iran with billions of dollars…
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Chinese sanction top Trump officials
Jack Beyrer of the Washington Free Beacon highlights communist China’s latest provocative action. The Chinese government is targeting outgoing federal government officials. The Chinese government announced sanctions on former secretary…
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Trump dragging Tillis down?
NYT headline: Trump’s Sagging Popularity Drags Down Republican Senate Candidates And of course one of those candidates is Sen. Thom Tillis who— according to an NYT Upshot/Siena College poll of…
Elections & Public Integrity
Democrats quietly predicting Biden ‘landslide’
Naomi Lim of the Washington Examiner highlights Democratic leaders’ reactions to recent electoral developments. Democrats, including Joe Biden, are trying not to jinx themselves as the political tide seems to…
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Law & Public Safety
The House Impeachment Inquiry: A Guide for the Perplexed
Back when the impeachment inquiry was still in the hands of the House Intelligence Committee, I got an email message from an old friend asking, “What do you make of…
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Defending top Trump advisers
Myron Magnet of City Journal bucks conventional wisdom about President Trump’s supporting cast. Like many Republican Trump voters, I rue the loss from the president’s inner circle of such wise…
Elections & Public Integrity
Trump’s tweets versus Democrats’ polished pronouncements
Auguste Meyrat argues in a Federalist column that an authentic Donald Trump beats an inauthentic Democrat in most circumstances. The days of the fabricated candidate are numbered. If it doesn’t…
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Trump’s frustration with his advisers
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online ponders a recurring theme within the Trump administration. With John Bolton’s resignation, President Trump is now looking for his fourth national-security adviser in less…
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Fund focuses on Africa
John Fund of National Review Online explains why Americans can’t afford to ignore Africa. Twenty years ago, the venerable Economist magazine called it the “Hopeless Continent.” Even today, stories of…
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Socialism and Venezuela: A poor match
Monica Showalter of the American Thinker explores the impact of socialism on a once-thriving Latin American country. You can tell that things are not going well for Venezuela’s Maduro socialist…