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After retracting public comments three times in a little over a month, New York Times opinion columnist Bari Weiss defended her columns and tweets Friday, claiming a social media “mob” is smearing anyone who departs from far-left political orthodoxy. “Saying ‘I am offended’ is a way of making someone radioactive; a way of smearing their reputation,” Weiss told…
Trump’s budget chief also issued both a flattering and immediately controversial press release praising Trump’s departing economic chief /hdc_responsive/article/byline.vm end of /hdc_responsive/article/byline.vm hdc_responsive/mainElement.vm In this file photo taken on September 28, 2017 National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn waits to speak about tax reform during a briefing at the White House in Washington, DCAFP PHOTO…
I know what you’re thinking. Did she fire five shots or six? Well did I, punk? Be sure to show your work. In Dalton, Georgia, a teacher was arrested today after police responded to a report of shots fired at Dalton High School, providing one possible answer to the question, “How will school safety be…
To a certain extent, we expected it from the men who wear lobster-printed pants, the men from Connecticut, the Young Republicans of America with their gelled and parted hair, their summers in Nantucket, their LL Bean slippers worn on the porches of fraternities, 2pm on a Monday. But when my friend pulls me aside in…
What is Ivanka Trump doing in the White House? We know what she is literally doing. At this moment, she is in South Korea, where she led the U.S delegation to the Winter Olympics and briefed South Korean President Moon Jae-in on the administration’s new economic sanctions against North Korea. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the first daughter has…
January 24, 2018 01/24/2018 4:19 pm By Eric Levitz@EricLevitz Share The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was once an agency dedicated to preventing banks and credit-card companies from scamming ordinary Americans. Now, it is an agency dedicated to protecting potential financial scammers from legal penalties. This rebrand is the achievement of one Mick Mulvaney….
A demonstrator from CodePink holds up a banner as National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre delivers remarks during a news conference at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 21, 2012. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Media outlets and politicians in mourning have all offered thoughts, prayers and not much else for the most…
On Monday, a representative of the National Rifle Association officially blamed “political correctness” for the massacre in Orlando this past weekend. This line of argument—that that the killings were a result of our inability to speak frankly about the dangers this country faces—gathered momentum while the dead bodies still lay in the Pulse nightclub….
People who tweet a lot and/or went to college are always talking about “the discourse.” “The discourse is so bad now.” “The discourse was mean to me.” “The discourse won’t let me be racist in public without consequence.” Most of those who prominently complain about “the discourse” are right-leaning writers with bad ideas who have…
There are a lot of requirements if you want to vote in Kansas. You must be 18 years old. You need to show a photo ID at your polling place and show proof of U.S. citizenship when you register to vote. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says the state’s voter ID laws are among…