fast takes
A party of shameless liars, how did Dems let this happen? and other commentary
Just “how did the Democrats let this happen?” marvels the Washington Examiner’s Byron York. President Biden’s performance in Thursday’s debate made clear that “there is no way” he’s fit “to...
Nobel-winning hack attack, SCOTUS defies extremism tag and other commentary
For all the claims that the “conservative majority is both extreme and radical,” the truth is that “the justices agree a lot of the time.” I.e., “of the 18 rulings...
US elites choose Jew hate, ‘Green-energy transition’ and other commentary
“The city of Los Angeles cannot say it didn’t know” an antisemitic mob would blockade the Adas Torah synagogue, thunders Commentary’s Seth Mandel.
How US slow-walks weapons, how DEI wrecks our universities and other commentary
Team Biden’s “assertion of normalcy” on arming Israel “is easily refuted,” explains Michael Doran at Tablet.
Inside the Kim-Putin bromance, Gaza’s real food problem and other commentary
Russia and North Korea are buddying up “to keep the U.S. off balance,” explains Tom Rogan at the Washington Examiner.
Why Biden’s losing the young, Biden’s freezes are real and other commentary
“Disapproval of Biden is widespread among young voters” and not just because of “American support for Israel’s war against Hamas,” explains Jeremy Etelson at The Hill.
We’ve made a mess of blue cities, why we’re all Soviets and other commentary
“As Democrats make their case to voters,” “one challenge is that some of the bluest parts of the country — cities on the West Coast — are a mess,” confesses...
Opioid orphans, Amazon’s not afraid to fail and other commentaries
“Amazon isn’t run by geniuses who never screw up. It is run by geniuses who do, and who understand when something isn’t working,” argues National Review’s Dominic Pino.
Blame the hostage-takers, rise of the ghost voters and other commentary
“In a morally sane world, the rescue of civilian hostages should have been widely celebrated as a heroic operation,” not international outcry, lament National Review’s editors.
Wall Street, Texas, Europe’s nationalist rebellion and other commentary
"The new Texas Stock Exchange is another sign" New York is “losing its dominance in finance,” Allison Schrager says.
‘All-in-the-Family’ Biden biz, Gaza’s phony ‘facts’ and other commentary
President Biden “has repeatedly distanced himself from his family’s business dealings, saying that he has never so much as discussed them with his relatives or with anyone else,” notes Politico’s...
Justice Dept. targets whistleblower, Biden aims to sock franchisees and other commentary
“Texas Children’s Hospital made no secret of its support for transgender medicine,” notes City Journal's Christopher Rufo.
Greenpeace’s war on kids, terrorism for tots and other commentary
“A Philippines court made the decision to block the growing of Golden Rice,” grumbles Zion Lights at Spiked, “following campaigns led by Greenpeace” to discredit the genetically modified grain.
DEI = ‘Didn’t Earn It’, Europe’s harsh laws suppress speech and other commentary
“Perhaps a jeering minority will rid us of today’s most egregiously indefensible phrase: ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,’” hopes John Tierney at City Journal.
Hunter Biden hoping for jury nullification, protesters target the arts and other commentary
“A possible strategy” for Hunter Biden’s defense team in his gun trial is “jury nullification,” argues Jonathan Turley at The Hill.
Remember Tiananmen Square, media’s leap to condemn Israel and other commentary
“The voices of the brave individuals who perished 35 years ago in the Tiananmen Square massacre continue to echo across our collective conscience,” mourns Sen. Ben Cardin at Fox News.
The endless language war, liberals' flag lies and other commentary
"That picture of a pine tree is not a right-wing symbol of hate; cowards are turning it into one."
Rafah reveals Hamas as evil, ‘equity’ is the new Marxism and other commentary
“The anti-Israel set is right about something for once: it is unconscionable that Rafah has been turned into a warzone,” thunders Brendan O’Neill at Spiked.
Columbia’s devotion to DEI, Gaza pier doomed from start and other commentary
“Columbia is using an ‘evaluation tool’ . . . that mandates hiring committees assign more weight to DEI than teaching, and to give DEI equal weight to research,” fumes John...
No ‘there’ there in Trump case, Jewish students stand up and other commentary
“There’s just not much to the Manhattan prosecution. The penalties sought are way out of line with the offenses alleged,” and it was “brought by a prosecutor, Bragg, who campaigned...