Category: Columns

‘You’re Next!’: Democrats Discover the Mob has a Mind of its Own

Below is my column in The Hill on the Democratic establishment struggling to fend off attacks from the far left in their party. After years of fueling the mob, leaders from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are finding that the mob has its own ideas about revolutionary change that do not include them.

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Going “All In”: The Supreme Court Delivers Major Wins for the Administration on Immigration Enforcement

Below is my column on Fox.com on the two immigration decisions yesterday from the Supreme Court. One of the cases turned on a Clintonesque debate of what the meaning of “in” is. In the end, however, the Court went “all in” with executive authority over immigration policy.

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“F… Around and Find Out”: Philly D.A. Krasner’s Campaign Slogan Comes Back to Haunt Him

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Below is my column in The Hill on the scathing rebuke of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner by the state Supreme Court. Krasner ran for reelection on the slogan “F–k Around and Find Out.” He just found out…

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Post-Platner Democrats Must Ask: ‘Are We the baddies?’

Below is my column in The Hill on the Democratic establishment and media rallying around Graham Platner. As Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has repeatedly stressed, Platner is needed for them to retake power. The allegations of domestic abuse, the Nazi tattoo, and other controversies are secondary to that single overwhelming goal. The question is, when they take power by any means necessary, what will they be other than the majority?

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“Not Like Classic Abuse Allegations”: NYT Writer Tries a Classic Coke Pitch for Platner

Some people just like classic Coke. Others insisted on the original Reese’s recipe.  New York Times writer Jodi Kantor went on CNN to explain why Democrats can vote for Maine senatorial candidate Graham Platner despite multiple women coming forward to denounce him: this is really not the classic Me Too allegations that Kantor and others seem to prefer for outrage. Continue reading ““Not Like Classic Abuse Allegations”: NYT Writer Tries a Classic Coke Pitch for Platner”

On the Kavanaugh Anniversary, Democratic Leaders Swap “Me Too” for Maine

Below is my column in The Hill on the Graham Platner controversy on the eighth anniversary of the Kavanaugh nomination. It now appears that there are some women who are not to be believed . . . when the Senate may be in the balance.

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A “View from the East Wing”: Jill Biden’s Fantasy Book Tour

Below is my column in the New York Post on the latest claims of former First Lady Jill Biden on her book tour. Today, “View from the East Wing” will be released after a rocky pre-release tour. Her interviews certainly produced buzz, but not necessarily the type that she was seeking. Her claims on the pardon of Hunter Biden are part of an effort to rewrite history that borders on utter fantasy. It appears that the former First Lady would like to be known as both a fiction and nonfiction author.

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The Red Apple: Mamdani Announces Possible Transfer of Housing to Tenants

Below is my column in The Hill on the new housing plan of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to seize the properties of the “worst landlords” and hand them over to tenants or tenant groups. It is a plan that is hardly unexpected given the socialist agenda of the Administration. However, it promises to replicate the failures of socialist systems of the past.

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Let Them Eat Impeachments: Dan Goldman Fights to Keep the Rage — and His Career — Alive

Below is my column on Rep. Dan Goldman struggling to overcome a challenge from Mamdani-backed Brad Lander. Goldman is sticking to his impeachment-heavy campaign pitch as Lander pushes bread-and-butter issues. He is reportedly over 20 points behind the popular housing advocate.

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This is a ‘Jackie Robinson moment,’ but not the one Hakeem Jeffries thinks it is

 

Below is my column in The Hill on the calls for a boycott of SEC schools by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries over the Supreme Court banning racial gerrymandering under the Voting Rights Act. The use of such sports legends as Jackie Robinson to fight for a form of racial discrimination shows how politics can outstrip our principles.

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“He was right then. He is right now”: Hakeem Jeffries’ Brother Calls on Citizens to Emulate John Brown

 

This week, Hasan Kwame Jeffries, an Ohio State University history professor and the brother of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, joined the mantra of many on the left for citizens to rise up and fight the system “by any means necessary.” However, Jeffries added a menacing element in calling for citizens to emulate John Brown, who murdered white farmers who supported slavery.  He is not the first academic to use Brown as a model for political action today. Continue reading ““He was right then. He is right now”: Hakeem Jeffries’ Brother Calls on Citizens to Emulate John Brown”

A Comey Cake? Former Prosecutor Accused of Stealing Smith Report Files and Hiding Them as Cake Recipes

Former Justice Department prosecutor Carmen Mercedes Lineberger has been indicted for allegedly removing confidential Justice Department material and then concealing her efforts. Lineberger is accused of secretly transferring Jack Smith’s final report and hiding the material under files labeled “chocolate cake recipe” and “bundt cake recipe.” There has not been a greater recipe for disaster since aides tried to fit all of Biden’s candles on a cake. Continue reading “A Comey Cake? Former Prosecutor Accused of Stealing Smith Report Files and Hiding Them as Cake Recipes”

Harri-esy: Why “No Bad Ideas” is a Uniquely Bad Idea

Below is my column in The Hill on Kamala Harris and her “bad ideas” podcast. Harris was previously said to favor packing the Supreme Court, but the podcast appears to be part of the effort of many in the Democratic Party to condition voters to an emerging radical agenda on the left.

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Defamation, She Wrote: Israel Moves to Sue the “Gray Lady” Over Kristof Column

Below is a longer version of my column in the New York Post on the announced plan of Israel to sue the New York Times. The country faces some difficult challenges under tort law. However, the strategy may be in large part an effort to secure discovery (and a public forum) more than a verdict.

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Socialist Storytime: AOC Spins Anti-Capitalist Fable About the Founders

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is fast becoming the greatest fabulist since Aesop.

Recently, Ocasio-Cortez insisted that true billionaires are a capitalist myth since “you can’t earn a billion dollars.” However, her greatest work of fiction may be her insistence that the Framers fought against billionaires and would have joined her and other socialists in seeking to eradicate them today. Continue reading “Socialist Storytime: AOC Spins Anti-Capitalist Fable About the Founders”