DAILYCALLER (Mary Rooke) - ROOKE: GOP Governor’s Weak Response On Immigration Is The Reason We Can’t Stop Fighting The Blob
‘The perfect reminder that the fight is not even close to being over’
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Doug Bandow) - Washington’s Unseemly Celebration of Lindsey Graham
The late senator supported foreign policy catastrophes that harmed America. The post Washington’s Unseemly Celebration of Lindsey Graham appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Washington’s Unseemly Celebration of Lindsey Graham The late senator supported foreign policy catastrophes that harmed America. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images If Washington is good at anything, it is self-celebration. Those who dominate the city constantly remind the public, especially those who live in the great beyond, the “flyover country” between the coasts, of the eternal wisdom, dedication, genius, and goodness of those who have successfully climbed the capital’s well-greased pole of political rule. Never is the shameless hypocrisy on greater display than during the funerals of those who did…Open
NYTIMES (John S.W. MacDonald) - Chuck Russell, Director of ‘The Mask’ and Third ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Movie, Dies at 74
His work, including “The Blob,” a remake of the cult 1958 horror movie, was known for its use of brash visual effects.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (James P. Pinkerton) - The Iran War As History: The Box Scores Of Foreign Wars
Will Iran be a “blip”? The president certainly hopes to keep it that way. The post The Iran War As History: The Box Scores Of Foreign Wars appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The Iran War As History: The Box Scores Of Foreign Wars Will Iran be a “blip”? The president certainly hopes to keep it that way. President Donald Trump is determined to put the Iran War in the rear-view mirror. On the other hand, the two countries have been trading fire in recent days, and Trump calls Iranian leaders “scum.” He further says they want to assassinate him . So the situation is, shall we say, fluid. Still, it’s clear that Trump wants a deal more than he wants war. In symbolism-heavy speeches on July 3 and 4, the president cast the Iran conflict as a great American victory, past tense. At Mt.…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ben Sixsmith) - Western European Elites’ Hungary Hypocrisy
Are their crooks so different from our crooks? The post Western European Elites’ Hungary Hypocrisy appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Western European Elites’ Hungary Hypocrisy Are their crooks so different from our crooks? (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP via Getty Images) The end of Viktor Orbán’s premiership in Hungary has been greeted with whoops and cheers throughout Europe’s halls of power. “Hungarians have struck a blow for democracy,” the Economist claims . “Citizens … mobilised to take their country back,” the Guardian informs us . Well, I’m not going to pretend that Orbán’s rule did not contain blatant gerrymandering and corruption . I made critical points about his Fidesz government before as well as…Open