November 29, 2024 — John Hinderaker
Donald Trump posted this last night on Truth and other platforms. It is a sort of not-very-deep fake, featuring Joe Biden, Adam “Pencil Neck” Schiff, and others: pic.twitter.com/FhHeS8WdrK — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 28, 2024 Do I approve? Not really. Do I wish that our President-Elect were a little more dignified? Yes. But it is a small point: I am happy to settle for not being crazy.
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November 28, 2024 — John Hinderaker
In 2019, Britain’s Tories won a landslide victory. Just five years later, they were voted out of office. The Conservatives failed to deliver on immigration, and Boris Johnson went “green.” With more or less leftist positions on those two issues, what reason was there to vote Tory? None, most people concluded. Now the “green” train is engaged in a slow-motion wreck. Electric vehicle mandates are part of the problem. The
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November 28, 2024 — John Hinderaker
On Monday, Senator Tom Cotton wrote to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, criticizing actions within the Department of Defense that have been reported in the press. I haven’t seen the letter in downloadable form, but I believe this is the complete text: Secretary Austin, I write to express my concern that Pentagon officials are seeking to undermine President Trump’s incoming administration. It appears that partisans and obstructionists inside the Department
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November 27, 2024 — John Hinderaker
Death threats have been made against a number of President-Elect Trump’s cabinet nominees: Nearly a dozen of President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees and other appointees tapped for the incoming administration were targeted Tuesday night with “violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them,” prompting a “swift” law enforcement response, Fox News Digital has learned. The “attacks ranged from bomb threats to ‘swatting,’” according to Trump-Vance transition spokeswoman
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November 26, 2024 — John Hinderaker
Walmart has joined a growing list of American companies who have renounced DEI programs and initiatives. Walmart’s announcement was precipitated by pressure from activist Robby Starbuck: Walmart has said it will no longer consider race and gender policies when granting supplier contracts after facing pressure from a conservative activist. *** Walmart is winding down the Center for Racial Equity, a non-profit organisation awarded $100 million of funding by Walmart in
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November 26, 2024 — John Hinderaker
We have not joined in the calls for ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon. What Israel needs is victory, not a stop to the fighting; not until the fighting is done. But today Israel agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had submitted the proposal to the cabinet for approval Tuesday evening local time. The deal was approved 10-1, with only far-right minister Ben Gvir voting against
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November 26, 2024 — John Hinderaker
This post is adapted from a panel presentation I did on Friday at the David Horowitz Freedom Center’s Restoration Weekend. First, the topline numbers: Donald Trump won the election 312 to 226. Trump received 76,857,299 votes, while Kamala Harris got 74,365,231, for a total of 151,222,530 ballots counted. Trump’s margin was around 2.5 million votes. Trump got 2,633,324 votes more than he received in 2020, while Harris received 6,918,270 ballots
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November 25, 2024 — John Hinderaker
Martha Njolomole was born in Malawi, one of the poorest nations in Africa, and a country where pretty much all economic activity is controlled by the government. She grew up in a household that had neither running water nor electricity. Nor did her family own any books. Through a combination of talent and extraordinary diligence, Martha won a scholarship to study in the United States. She was stunned by what
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November 24, 2024 — John Hinderaker
My organization conducts a quarterly poll of registered voters in Minnesota, the results of which are published in our magazine. The polling is done by Meeting Street Insights. Our pollster was in the field last week, and the results will be published in the January issue of Thinking Minnesota. We asked questions that were intended to help explain why people voted the way they did in this year’s presidential election.
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November 24, 2024 — John Hinderaker
With Matt Gaetz out of the picture–Donald Trump’s motive for nominating him may forever remain a mystery–the Democrats have trained their guns on Pete Hegseth, Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense. Will Hegseth be confirmed? I think so, for several reasons. First, Senate Republicans are not in the mood to give Democrats another scalp. They remember that in 2021, not a single Democrat voted against any of Joe Biden’s cabinet
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November 24, 2024 — John Hinderaker
The David Horowitz Freedom Center’s Restoration Weekend wrapped up this morning. This year, it was in Naples, Florida. Restoration Weekend is always a great event. The weekend began in the only possible way: As you can imagine, the mood was celebratory. Speakers included Pete Hegseth, Rep. Byron Donalds, Peter St. Onge, Guy Benson, Daniel Pipes, and many more. I had the privilege of introducing Caroline Glick. Riley Gaines and Geert
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November 23, 2024 — John Hinderaker
Climate conferences are mostly dreary boondoggles, but every now and then things come into focus. Like when they talk about money. The “green” scam is all about the money. Global warming warriors are trying to pull off the greatest transfer of wealth since the Industrial Revolution. Mostly is this is from industry to industry, but it also applies from country to country. Thus, the “developing” countries try to shame the
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November 23, 2024 — John Hinderaker
Mitch McConnell is retiring, prompting an election in the GOP Senate caucus to select a new leader. For reasons that were not clear to me, Florida’s Rick Scott was the favorite of some MAGA Republicans. But the caucus elected John Thune, who served as Whip under McConnell. In an interview with Breitbart, Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson had some strikingly candid comments about the contest for Majority Leader. I have a
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November 21, 2024 — John Hinderaker
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. For “balance,” the ICC also issued an arrest warrant for Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif. The ICC says the Israeli leaders are guilty of “crimes against humanity” in connection with the war started by Gaza. The ICC is a bad joke, but sadly, there are countries that take it seriously:
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November 21, 2024 — John Hinderaker
In the least surprising breaking news of 2024, Matt Gaetz has announced that he is withdrawing from consideration as Trump’s Attorney General. Conspiracy theories are legion, and some are hailing what would appear to be a fiasco as one more sign of Trump’s genius. The Senate seat that will be vacated by Marco Rubio figures in some of these speculations. I think the truth is simpler. Gaetz’s announcement comes a
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November 21, 2024 — John Hinderaker
The organization that I run, Center of the American Experiment, is Minnesota’s flagship conservative organization. We lead the effort to rescue Minnesota from its status as a failing blue state. Over the years, many Power Line readers have contributed to American Experiment. Today is Give to the Max day in Minnesota, when charities of all kinds make their pitch for contributions. American Experiment is participating, and a generous donor has
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November 20, 2024 — John Hinderaker
Jaguars have traditionally been stylish muscle cars. Just a few years ago, the entire Jaguar product line had big V-8 engines. That was why people bought them. For 20 years I drove Jaguars; actually just two cars, one for 11 years and one for nine. They were great vehicles, and I enjoyed driving them. Jaguar began going off the rails when it announced that it would transition to an all-electric
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