The men were thuggish, but some of the women were quite nice. The post The Kennedy Cult, Truth and Fiction appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag The Kennedy Cult, Truth and Fiction The men were thuggish, but some of the women were quite nice. TakiMag With apologies to Mr. Dickens, it was the best of times and the worst of times. The best was New York nightlife, Studio 54 and late nights at Elaine’s, all before smart phones and the World Wide Web; the worst was the AIDS epidemic sweeping New York City. Andy Warhol reigned culturally supreme with his merry nocturnal band of gays, his enormous entourage viewing their own destruction as an aesthetic pleasure. Their existence was devoid of meaning except to attain celebrity. Andy himself had given me a column in his…Open
The stated American war aims have been achieved, and with difficult work a conclusion is conceivable. The post How to End the War in Iran appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs How to End the War in Iran The stated American war aims have been achieved, and with difficult work a conclusion is conceivable. The difficulty of finding a path toward ending the war with Iran should not dissuade us from looking for one. In terms of the goals the Trump administration set out for the attack, there is little reason to continue the conflict. At the same time, the political and, in particular, economic costs of the conflict have grown. President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post on Monday, combined with media reports , indicates some interest in ending the war on his part, but a serious diplomatic push…Open
The race to replace retiring former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has turned ugly over immigration . Why it matters: The seat is safely Republican, but the primary is shaping up to be one of the cycle's most bruising intra-party battles. - Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), former Attorney General Daniel Cameron and businessman Nate Morris are leading contenders. - Though none has secured President Trump's endorsement. Driving the news: A Club for Growth-aligned super PAC, Win It Back, launched a new TV ad titled "Amnesty Andy" targeting Barr over immigration. - "In México, they call him Amnesty Andy and illegal aliens' best amigo," a narrator says in the ad . - In under a week, Win it Back PAC dropped nearly $750,000 on the…
Reality TV star Reza Farahan, who has been exiled from Iran since 1979, joins "Katie Pavlich Tonight" to discuss his feelings on the United States war against Iran. "Katie Pavlich Tonight" offers a conservative take on the day’s events while welcoming all viewpoints. The goal: cutting through left-right bias in pursuit of plain facts and honest analysis.
House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington is in informal talks with Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham about a second reconciliation bill to fund the Pentagon — and potentially DHS. Why it matters: With DHS talks stalled and a defense supplemental in limbo, reconciliation may be Republicans' only path forward. - "I need to have a strong partner in the Senate, and I've got that with Lindsey," Arrington (R-Texas) told Axios on Monday. "He's been as enthusiastic as anybody … on a reconciliation 2.0." - "Reconciliation is the only path to a defense supplemental," he said, adding that he is open to adding DHS funding to any reconciliation bill. "I'm not opposed to it. … It's going to become a public safety issue." The intrigue: Upon returning…
