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11/13/2019 - 12:33pm

David Harsanyi

At issue this week... Media Bias by David Harsanyi This week, James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas, a group that has often infiltrated news organizations to uncover liberal bias, released an explosive “hot mic” video of “Good Morning America” co-host Amy Robach venting about ABC’s decision to spike a story about late serial sex...

The best defense for President Trump

By: Rich Lowry 11/06/2019 - 11:53am

At issue this week... Impeachment by Rich Lowry Republicans have had trouble mounting an effective defense on Ukraine because they haven’t put down their stakes on the most defensible ground. COMPLAINTS about House Democrats’ less-than-transparent impeachment process, though justified, were clearly perishable...

Another terrorist bites the dust

By: Cal Thomas 10/30/2019 - 11:15am

At issue this week... ISIS by Cal Thomas Only extreme partisans intent on denying President Trump any credit for any success would be critical of the operation he ordered that resulted in the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. These extreme partisans include Speaker Nancy Pelosi who, while praising the...

Foolhardy campaign against ‘endless wars’

By: Rich Lowry 10/23/2019 - 12:08pm

At issue this week... Syria Conflict by Rich Lowry Barack Obama and Donald Trump are diametrically opposed figures, representing the categorical rejection of the other for his supporters, yet they share significant foreign-policy DNA. THEY BOTH defined themselves in opposition to George W. Bush’s foreign policy. Obama...

NBA’s corporate activism is about dollars

By: Ben Shapiro 10/16/2019 - 11:46am

At issue this week... NBA and China by Ben Shapiro In recent years, the NBA has become famously political. During the heyday of the Black Lives Matter movement, the NBA permitted players to wear slogan-printed T-shirts in support, and stars like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul spoke out loudly on the issue. The...

Trump getting impeached over Russia

By: Rich Lowry 10/09/2019 - 12:31pm

At issue this week... Impeachment by Rich Lowry After three years, we’re still on the Russia story. To be sure, the locus has shifted 500 miles west from Moscow to Kiev, and now we are consumed with the Ukraine controversy rather than the Russia investigation, although it’s essentially the same thing - a...

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