Dear Reader (including those of you with merely average-size nuclear buttons),

It would take a heart of stone not to laugh at the downfall of Steve Bannon.

The most famous thing Anthony Scaramucci ever said was that Bannon kept trying to fellate himself (he used a more colorful phrase). Despite Bannon's passing resemblance to Ron Jeremy, most observers rightly took this charge to be figurative. If Bannon actually attempted to gratify himself in such a manner, dozens of people would likely lose their eyesight as the buttons from all of Bannon's shirts rocketed across the room.

But, figuratively, the charge rang true. Bannon's motto is "honey badger don't give a sh**." In an interview with Gabriel Sherman for Vanity Fair, Sherman asked Bannon what he thought about the criticism about him. "I ...

January 05 2018

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The Bannon Fallacy Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (including those of you with merely average-size nuclear buttons), It would take a heart of stone not to laugh at the downfall of Steve Bannon. The most famous thing Anthony Scaramucci ever said was that Bannon kept trying to fellate himself (he used a more colorful phrase). Despite Bannon's passing resemblance to Ron Jeremy, most observers rightly took this charge to be figurative. If Bannon actually attempted to gratify himself in such a manner, dozens of people would likely lose their eyesight as the buttons from all of Bannon's shirts rocketed across the room. But, figuratively, the charge rang true. Bannon's motto is "honey badger don't give a sh**." In an interview with Gabriel Sherman for Vanity Fair, Sherman asked Bannon what he thought about the criticism about him. "I ... READ MORE Getting Better All the Time, Here and around the World Kyle Smith Some truths are so obvious that no one believes them. Here's one: Things are getting better. Much better. In the United States and around the world. Not everything is cause for optimism, but... DACA, DACA, Bo-Baca . . . Mark Krikorian DACA, DACA, Bo-Baca . . . ADVERTISEMENT Paul Nehlen and Breitbart's Shameless Opportunism Theodore Kupfer December was shaping up to be a big month for Paul Nehlen, the Republican gadfly who is for a second straight cycle running to unseat House speaker Paul Ryan in Wisconsin's first congressional... Don't Dance on Bannon's Grave Yet Mona Charen President Trump's official statement about Steve Bannon — the lack of exclamation points makes it seem as if it may not be 100 percent his own words – is welcome. The president distanced himself... Michael Wolff's Revelations and How Conservatives Should Approach Trump Jim Geraghty Whether or not you believe every detail of Michael Wolff's new book Fire and Fury — it seems unlikely that Donald Trump would have no idea who John Boehner is, for example, considering that he... The Trumpist Gets Trumped Rich Lowry Steve Bannon just got Jeff Flaked. The former Trump strategist who has been on a chest-thumping tour vowing to defeat any Republican officeholder insufficiently loyal to Donald Trump got... ADVERTISEMENT America the Ingenious: How a Nation of Dreamers, Immigrants, and Tinkerers Changed the World Kevin Baker Among the many rewards of . . . Kevin Baker's survey of Yankee know-how, is stumbling on its buried nuggets. . . . Readers will unearth one or two such treasures on nearly every page as Baker examines a wide range of the achievements that have made, and still make, America great again—and again.' - The Wall Street Journal LEARN MORE High-Flying Skiers Northeast Blizzard 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.