Morning Jolt: Trump’s ‘Great Wall’ Isn’t What’s Being Built

Making the click-through worthwhile: what you're not hearing about the slowly spreading wall or bollard fence along our southern border, trying to make sense of President Trump's negotiating strategy in the funding fight, an ugly scene in France, and some kind words for the Three Martini Lunch podcast.

What You're Not Hearing about the Slowly Growing Border Wall/Bollard Fence

Trump in yesterday's meeting with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi: "One thing that I do have to say is, tremendous amounts of wall have already been built, and a lot of — a lot of wall. When you include the renovation of existing fences and walls, we've renovated a tremendous amount and we've done a lot of work."

As I've detailed in two articles for NRO, it is more accurate to say that under previously passed legislation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection continues to ...

December 12 2018

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Trump's 'Great Wall' Isn't What's Being Built Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: what you're not hearing about the slowly spreading wall or bollard fence along our southern border, trying to make sense of President Trump's negotiating strategy in the funding fight, an ugly scene in France, and some kind words for the Three Martini Lunch podcast. What You're Not Hearing about the Slowly Growing Border Wall/Bollard Fence Trump in yesterday's meeting with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi: "One thing that I do have to say is, tremendous amounts of wall have already been built, and a lot of — a lot of wall. When you include the renovation of existing fences and walls, we've renovated a tremendous amount and we've done a lot of work." As I've detailed in two articles for NRO, it is more accurate to say that under previously passed legislation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection continues to ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Privacy Matters Michael Brendan Dougherty We are dangerously unaware of how our data is being viewed and used. Partisans Prefer Legalism to Morality Jonah Goldberg We've lost anything remotely like a moral consensus in this country because legalism has crowded out morality. Members of Migrant Caravan Demand $50,000 Each From U.S. Consulate to Return Home Jack Crowe The migrants, most of whom arrived in Tijuana one month ago as part of a massive caravan of more than 6,000, also demanded an end to deportations. ADVERTISEMENT Global Migration Pact: The U.N.'s Attempt to Erode Sovereignty Jonathan S. Tobin Efforts to override the rule of law can create chaos that does little to help those in need. The Mob Gets Kevin Hart Ben Shapiro To suggest that parents should abandon their children to the whims of a society hell-bent on tearing down real, valuable standards and boundaries is to abandon children to the wolves. More on the Free-Exercise Clause and Religious Exemptions John Yoo and James C. Phillips Yoo and Phillips explain what their critics got right and wrong in their continuing discussion of religion, the Constitution, and natural rights. Washington's Short-Term Thinking Won't Head Off the Coming Debt Crisis Michael Tanner Lawmakers and President Trump must look beyond their own immediate political prospects to imagine the country they'll leave behind if they hope to head off the coming debt crisis. Christmas Market Gunman Yelled 'Allahu Akbar' Before Opening Fire Jack Crowe The attacker, who remains at large, has a criminal record and has served time in prison, according to officials. 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 30% TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: December 12, 2018 Top Shots 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.