In a new set of oral histories, David Plouffe, President Barack Obama’s political adviser, described how he urged Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. not to challenge Hillary Clinton for the nomination.
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Constricting oil exports cuts both ways. The post Will Iran Blink on the Strait of Hormuz? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Will Iran Blink on the Strait of Hormuz? Constricting oil exports cuts both ways. Much of the commentary on the confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz assumes the United States has stumbled into an unprecedented crisis. CNN started the meme, claiming unidentified “sources” leaked a classified briefing saying that what is unfolding is conditioned by confusion and disbelief. The Atlantic followed with a scolding think piece , the New York Times with its own version , and then the New Yorker , calling the unpreparedness “inexcusable.” In reality, Washington and Tehran have fought variations of this maritime contest before. What is unfolding today is not Armageddon, just Round Three. During Trump’s first term, Tehran…Open
The government is trying to make criticism of Islam illegal. The post Britain Is Bringing Back the Blasphemy Laws—and the Free Speech Union is Taking the Government to Court appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Britain Is Bringing Back the Blasphemy Laws—and the Free Speech Union is Taking the Government to Court The government is trying to make criticism of Islam illegal. UK Special Coverage I should explain, for American readers, what a judicial review is in the UK. It is not quite the same as suing the government, though it has a similar effect. It is a procedure by which the courts in England and Wales can examine whether a public body—a minister, a local authority, a regulator—has acted unlawfully. If the judges agree that it has, they can quash the decision. Think of it as the British equivalent of challenging an executive action in the federal courts, except that our system doesn’t require you to invoke the…Open
The administration has betrayed its promise of domestic renewal for American families. The post Make Families, Not War appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Make Families, Not War The administration has betrayed its promise of domestic renewal for American families. American families are in crisis. In the U.S., fewer young people are getting married, and they are having fewer children. They struggle to afford a first house. They report depression and loneliness at high rates. For those in the Millennial and Gen Y cohorts that do have kids, they worry about what—indeed whether—their children are learning in schools. Groceries are expensive; mortgage rates and housing prices are crushing. Whatever the future holds, America’s young parents know it almost certainly will include having to take care of aging Boomers and their own small children at the same time, with a…Open
Border czar Tom Homan said Immigration and Customs Enforcement will act as a “force multiplier” by handling rudimentary tasks, such as checking IDs.
Multiple fire crews are finding their jobs complicated by wind gusts that are coming in with a weather front.
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The Department of Homeland Security said Jose Medina-Medina is a “criminal illegal alien” from Venezuela who was released twice after brushes with the law.
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The disruption in fertilizer supplies as a result of the conflict in Iran is "going to have severe implications on our productivity, which will turn have dramatic implications on food prices," Dr. John Newton with the American Farm Bureau said.
His imagination drew the attention of Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone. And when his industry looked askance at his conservative views, he kept busy on his own terms.
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