NR Daily: Temper Your Optimism about Iran

So far the stateside response to the recent Iranian protests has been as meaningless as possible: a debate about the American debate about the protests. Whose tweets have been strong and robust? Whose tweets have been weak and spineless? Are Trump's comments in 2017 and 2018 better than Obama's were in 2009? When it comes to the war over public statements, put me squarely on Team Trump. To the extent that it matters, I prefer to see an American administration express strong public support for democratic protests against a hostile, jihadist regime. The key phrase here, however, is "to the extent that it matters ...

January 03 2018

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Temper Your Optimism about Iran David French So far the stateside response to the recent Iranian protests has been as meaningless as possible: a debate about the American debate about the protests. Whose tweets have been strong and robust? Whose tweets have been weak and spineless? Are Trump's comments in 2017 and 2018 better than Obama's were in 2009? When it... READ MORE Bannon Owns the Resistance for a Day Michael Brendan Dougherty At least for a day or so, Steven Bannon has taken over #TheResistence to Donald Trump. You could see it start early. The liberal punditariat, unsatisfied with Trump's obvious and manifest... How Have Trump's Pro-Life Promises Held Up? Alexandra DeSanctis Is Donald Trump a man of his word? This question is and has been the subject of intense and sustained public debate, but pro-life Americans have yet to find reason to believe that the president... ADVERTISEMENT Don't Fear the Self-Driving Car Ian Adams Someday — not necessarily soon, but someday — agents of the state will seek to ban driving outright, warns National Review Online editor Charles C. W. Cooke. Be it in the name of safety or in... Dave Chappelle's Defense of Louis C.K. Kyle Smith Reflecting on the downfall of Louis C.K., Dave Chappelle is puzzled. In his superb new hour of stand-up comedy, The Bird Revelation, from Netflix, he notes, "One lady said, 'Louis C.K.... Let's Have a Little Humility about the Future Kyle Smith Chuck Klosterman's book But What If We're Wrong makes an admirable attempt to think about the future: What blithe assumptions of today will look absurd in retrospect? What minor artists will... The Eleven Most Ridiculously PC Moments of 2017 Katherine Timpf A lot of things happened in 2017 — including a lot of being offended. It was hard to narrow it down, but here — in no particular order — are the eleven most politically correct moments of... ADVERTISEMENT The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 James D. Hornfischer "A masterful account of the barbaric last year of the Pacific War...The Fleet at Flood Tide is, quite simply, popular and scholarly military history at its best." - Victor Davis Hanson LEARN MORE Top Shots Supermoon Scenes ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.