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July 4, 2017 — Steven Hayward

Mid-Week in Pictures: July 4 Edition

Featured image Look at the bright side (so to speak): at least Governor Christie didn’t take off his shirt. That would clear any beach, and might have brought down the plane the snapped the pic of him validating why the government should own as little land as possible. In any case, here’s to the 4th: But let’s remember what we have to celebrate on the beach this summer: And coming next month—more »
February 8, 2016 — Paul Mirengoff

How will Jeb do tomorrow? (and why it matters)

Featured image New Hampshire voters will answer several potentially consequential questions tomorrow: How badly will Sanders beat Clinton; what will Trump’s margin of victory be; what price (if any) will Rubio pay for repetition in debating? For me, though, the biggest question is: How well will Jeb Bush do? Here’s why. There has been much speculation about the degree of winnowing the Republican field will undergo after New Hampshire. In particular, how »
February 7, 2016 — Paul Mirengoff

Tell me why

Featured image Tell me why no one attacked John Kasich last night. He’s leading the governors/former governors in New Hampshire, and conventional wisdom holds that only one (or at most two) governors will survive the New Hampshire primary. He’s a bona threat to finish ahead of Marco Rubio (and this was true even before last night) and Ted Cruz. If he finishes a close second, he could even hurt Trump going forward. »
December 28, 2015 — Scott Johnson

Dave Begley: Not live from Council Bluffs

Featured image Nebraska attorney David Begley has covered the appearance of the presidential candidates in Iowa over the past year. We’ve posted his reports in the “Live from…” series (usually “…Council Bluffs). As the Iowa caucuses approach, Dave takes a look back: For a non-journalist, I may be unique in having seen and reported on all of the major (and some minor) 2016 candidates with the exception of Jeb Bush. Readers should »
November 24, 2008 — Paul Mirengoff

History makes way for Obama-worship at the New York Times

Obama-worship remains the order of the day at the New York Times, and the Times is more than happy to rewrite history on behalf of the candidate it worked so hard to elect. Consider this piece by David Sanger. Sanger’s thesis is that Obama’s selections, reported selections, and rumored selections for key posts in his administration indicate that he will govern from the center right of his party. That case »