"The significance of Leipzig is not simply that an airport bus driver became an unlikely ninja warrior for a few seconds on a German runway. It is that those few seconds reveal the strange environment in which NATO deterrence now operates."
"If it is truly civic and educational collapse, how can Douthat raise his family in a blue state? Why hasn’t he struck out for Wyoming or Kentucky? But then, that’s what this clown does, and always has done."
Vance has spent two years nurturing a viral bigotry in his party....Had Dreher been capable of recognizing Vance’s flaws earlier, he may have been in a position to gather critical GOP opposition to the vice president’s political and moral recklessness."
"I will be curious to see if audiences show up for this, given the rigmarole surrounding its production/release....angry, loud folks couldn’t stop The Odyssey from being a big hit. But maybe they can help make Coyote vs. Acme a profitable proposition."
"I’ll stick with my judgment from a week ago: We’re likely to see a real Democratic blue wave this November....And I’ll now add that the prospects for holding important governorships in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Arizona also look good."
Hungary is in a historic moment. The first “consolidated democracy” to fall prey to an authoritarian takeover, it now seeks to throw off the shackles of despotism and author a new democratic constitutional settlement.
"Nothing bad can happen from what we’re doing," Trump said. But bad things are happening already, as the measles figures show, and more are on the way.