Tucker Carlson's Sycophantic Interview With Trump Illustrates the Advantages of Skipping the Debates
It's no mystery why the former president preferred a forum in which his record and positions would face no serious challenge.
It's no mystery why the former president preferred a forum in which his record and positions would face no serious challenge.
Accusing competitors of being "super PAC puppets," just asking questions about conspiracies, and lying about the media is all of the same successful populist piece.
The proponent of "big hair and small government" explains how to flourish in a global financial universe that is indifferent to the individual.
At best, tonight's debate is a glorified preseason football game—an unwatchable spectacle that no one ought to enjoy.
The next presidential election may be between the two men. Can't we do better?
The "Tariff Man" promises to strike again.
A report reveals new draconian restrictions the 2024 frontrunner wants to implement, such as sea blockades in Latin America and "ideological screening" for migrants.
Panic over China's rapid economic growth has fueled all manner of big-government proposals. They're looking even more foolish now.
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The host of Why We Can't Have Nice Things explains how indefensible tariffs cause baby formula shortages, screw Hawaii residents, and increase traffic in the Northeast.
Trump and his acolytes' conduct was indefensible, but the state's RICO law is overly broad and makes it too easy for prosecutors to bring charges.
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Trump's Georgia indictment has much in common with the most recent federal case against him. But also breaks some new ground.
The defendants will claim their alleged "racketeering activity" was a sincere effort to rectify election fraud.
Congress should grant permanent residency to Afghans who came to the US fleeing the fall of their country to the brutal Taliban regime.
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I was one of the critics he responded to, and in this post I offer a rejoinder.
Plus: A listener inquires about the potential positive effects of ranked-choice voting reforms.
End the government’s plea-bargaining racket with open and adversarial jury trials.
Haley seeks to make her relative youthfulness a selling point. It hasn't caught on among primary voters, but it's nonetheless worth considering whether the oldest candidates are always the best.
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Giving presidents impunity for using force and fraud to try to nullify election results is far worse than any potential risk of prosecuting Trump.
Though an improvement over his obsession with wokeness and culture wars, DeSantis can't seem to ditch the populist demagoguery.
When he alleged fraud and sought help from government officials, they say, Trump was exercising rights guaranteed by the First Amendment.
Plus: Why don't journalists support free speech anymore?
The Democrats and Republicans seem ripe for replacement. But how and by what?
Recent articles by Lawfare and Walter Olson perform a valuable service on this front.
A new documentary film argues that the second-largest website on the planet is flooded with misinformation. Is that right?
His state of mind when he tried to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election remains a mystery, perhaps even to him.
The 2-1 ruling (divided along surprising ideological lines) is a win for the administration. But they may well still end up losing in the end.
The libertarian comedian on why he's dreading the presidential election season, how he survived COVID, and why he needs to do more psychedelics.
The new federal charges against Trump depend on the assumption that his claims were "knowingly false."
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His attempt to stay in power despite losing an election is well worthy of prosecution and punishment, on grounds of retribution and deterrence.
The nature of their conduct is a better indicator of the punishment they deserve.
Special prosecutor Jack Smith says Trump attempted to "defraud the United States."
Unlike calling Trump's stolen-election fantasy "the Big Lie," his lawyer's statements were demonstrably false assertions of fact.
Plus: A listener question concerning drug decriminalization and social well-being
While it remains unclear how sensitive the documents he retained were, his attempts to conceal them are easier to prove.
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What does that tell us about the state of American Christianity?
The independent journalist talks about true press freedom, the Twitter Files, Russiagate, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
After firing the staffer blamed for a video that borrowed Nazi imagery, is Ron DeSantis finally backing away from the authoritarian edgelords?
The maverick journalist talks Twitter Files, the end of the anti-government left, Donald Trump, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
New York politicians got out of the way for once, and something beautiful happened.
The decision is an unsurprising, straightforward application of the text of the relevant statute. It could have a major impact.