Week in Review: The Exquisite Sensibilities of the Outrage Industry

There isn't that much organic outrage in the world; it is by necessity manufactured.

August 26 2018

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The Exquisite Sensibilities of the Outrage Industry Kevin D. Williamson From one point of view, Awkwafina might be seen as lampooning black speech; from another, she might be seen as lampooning Asian Americans who borrow from black usage, which some do. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories On Hush Money, the President's Best Defense Is Lack of Criminal Intent Andrew C. McCarthy The prosecutor is unlikely to establish that Trump understood that his conduct was illegal. Fair-Minded Investigation or Partisan Witch Hunt? Cleta Mitchell Hillary Clinton's campaign appears to have committed worse violations of campaign-finance law than Trump is accused of. Trump Cancels Pompeo's North Korea Trip, Citing Lack of Chinese Cooperation in Talks Jack Crowe The president announced Friday that Pompeo hoped to return to North Korea 'in the near future,' and blamed Beijing for stalling negotiations with Pyongyang. ADVERTISEMENT Robert Mueller Shouldn't Even Ask Trump for an Interview Andrew C. McCarthy The special counsel does not need the president's testimony in order to complete his work. Some Constitutional Questions Worth Asking Kavanaugh George Will Tough constitutional questions the Senate should ask Kavanaugh. Tech Titans Made Serious Mistakes, and More Censorship Won't Right the Ship David French Progressive social-media leaders were wrong about so many things; now they don't know what to do. Context Is Key in Evaluating Nordic 'Socialism' Ben Shapiro In short, many of the ideas that make Nordic social democracies effective operate in a different context than that of the United States. To take those ideas out of their context and plop them down in the United States would be, in many cases, to ignore just why they worked in the first place. Hayden: Trump Deserves the Respect Due Any U.S. President Mairead McArdle The former CIA director, who has been sharply critical of President Trump, said on Friday that Trump deserves the respect to which his office entitles him. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 40% TODAY Photo Essays Top-Paid Actors Russian Military Expo ADVERTISEMENT 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.