by jpitney | Nov 7, 2023 | Budget, Congress
Ernest Istook at Newsmax: With a new U.S. House Speaker in place, Republicans now have a quick opportunity to re-unify, rallying around how they handle the level of massive federal spending and borrowing. They should revive the “automatic continuing...
by jpitney | Nov 6, 2023 | Israel, Journalism, Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists: The Israel-Gaza war has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7 and Israel declared war on the militant Palestinian group, launching strikes on the blockaded Gaza...
by jpitney | Nov 5, 2023 | Foreign Policy, Reagan
William Safire discussed the “moral equivalence” arguments of 40 years ago: I checked with William F. Buckley, who helped popularize the current sense of the phrase, and the inventor of modern conservatism reports: ”Moral equivalence is a handy...
by jpitney | Nov 4, 2023 | Civility
At The Bulwark, Alexandra Hudson lists 8 ways to promote tolerance, reduce partisanship, and restore and reenergize civility: Remember that reasonable minds will disagree on important subjects. Civility means that even unreasonable minds deserve some level of respect....
by jpitney | Nov 4, 2023 | Foreign Policy
George F. Will at WP: Today, there are three recklessly led nuclear powers — China lawlessly rampant in neighboring seas, Russia trying to violently revise European borders and North Korea. A fourth, Iran, is impending. And now, the post-World War II U.S. consensus...
