NR Daily: Ireland’s Peculiar Presidential Election

It's a consequential race for a symbolic role, and the incumbent is vehemently anti-American.

October 26 2018

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Ireland's Peculiar Presidential Election Ciaran Burke Rather than make ill-conceived attempts at cutting the American presidency down to size, the Irish electorate can choose to treat their institution as one worthy of American esteem. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories University Warns that 'Sexualized' Costumes Are 'Dangerous' Katherine Timpf It should be college students' personal choice to decide if they want to display their bodies with sexualized Halloween costumes, and using ridiculous words like "dangerous" to describe doing so is insane. Logic of the Vendetta Now Guides Our Politics Jonah Goldberg Whether the packages delivered to leading Democrats and liberals turn out to be functioning bombs or dummy devices intended to send a message, the effect is largely the same: American politics is descending further into the logic of the vendetta. European Human-Rights Court: Defaming Muhammad Not Protected Speech Jack Crowe Defamatory statements about the prophet Muhammad are not covered by free-speech protections, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT The Caravan Exposes the Democrats Michael Brendan Dougherty Their ability to kid themselves about their commitment to border enforcement is one of the reasons America's debate about immigration is so deranged. Claire McCaskill Is Just Another Partisan Democrat Kyle Smith Claire McCaskill only placates the radical fringe of activists and donors that rules the Democratic party. In Praise of Divided Government Jay Cost Divided government is the normal state of affairs in American government, and it's not such a bad thing. 'Medicare for All' Would Be Terrible for Seniors Chris Pope Democrats' enthusiasm for 'Medicare for All' ignores the needs of America's seniors. Minn. Dem. Chairman: 'I Don't Believe' Keith Ellison Accuser Mairead McArdle The chairman of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor party said Wednesday that he doesn't believe the allegations of abuse leveled against Ellison. 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 Cartoons of the Day: October 25, 2018 Cartoons of the Day: October 24, 2018 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.