Morning Jolt: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson: The Celebrity Conservatives Need

Making the click-through worthwhile: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson makes a full-throated defense of freedom of speech and jabs at "generation snowflake," all the ways an emergency declaration to build a border wall would violate the U.S. Constitution; and a harder look at the easily overlooked Julian Castro.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Argues 'Generation Snowflake' Is 'Putting Us Backwards'

In May 2017, National Review put Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on the cover, with a piece by David French arguing Johnson was "The Celebrity We Need." More than a few folks chortled that we were turning into People or Us Weekly.

But think about how much courage it takes for a guy as active in Hollywood as Johnson — currently with a reality competition show on NBC, a drama series on HBO, and possibly as many as ten future movies in the pipeline — to come out and make a full-throated defense of freedom of speech, declare that people are too easily offended, and use the term "Generation ...

January 11 2019

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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson: The Celebrity Conservatives Need Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson makes a full-throated defense of freedom of speech and jabs at "generation snowflake," all the ways an emergency declaration to build a border wall would violate the U.S. Constitution; and a harder look at the easily overlooked Julian Castro. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Argues 'Generation Snowflake' Is 'Putting Us Backwards' In May 2017, National Review put Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on the cover, with a piece by David French arguing Johnson was "The Celebrity We Need." More than a few folks chortled that we were turning into People or Us Weekly. But think about how much courage it takes for a guy as active in Hollywood as Johnson — currently with a reality competition show on NBC, a drama series on HBO, and possibly as many as ten future movies in the pipeline — to come out and make a full-throated defense of freedom of speech, declare that people are too easily offended, and use the term "Generation ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Trump and U.S. Civil–Military Relations — the Generals Aren't Always Right Mackubin Thomas Owens Tensions between the the civil and the military sectors are woven into the fabric of the American republic. Hale County Is for Enemies of Moviegoers Armond White "Hale County, This Morning, This Evening" exemplifies the liberal sentimentality that sustains the racial status quo in everyday life, but especially in art circles. U.S. Begins Troop Withdrawal From Syria Mairead McArdle Trump has also announced he will bring home half of the 14,000 American troops in Afghanistan. ADVERTISEMENT An Expansive Python Kyle Smith A new book by Monty Python's John Cleese revisits the wide variety of topics he delved into in the course of his two decades as a Cornell professor. No, Don't Declare an Emergency Rich Lowry In terms of Trump's goal of building a fence and thereby also invigorating his 2020 reelection campaign, a national emergency would get him very little. The Anti-Constitutional Legal Campaign against Gerrymandering Reaches the Supreme Court James W. Lucas In two upcoming cases, SCOTUS must resist the temptation to seize redistricting power for the judiciary in flagrant violation of the Constitution. Don't Ask Government For Love Mona Charen Carlson misses the mark in his recent monologue. Newsom Promises Unemployment Insurance for California Federal Workers Mairead McArdle California's new governor on Thursday promised the state's federal workers that they will be eligible for unemployment insurance during the ongoing shutdown. 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: January 11, 2019 Snowfall in Greece 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.