Morning Jolt: Pete Buttigieg Is Having His Moment

Making the click-through worthwhile: You can tell South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg has really arrived because he's starting to get critical profiles after the sudden wave of glowing ones; yet another close election out in Wisconsin; a dog that didn't bark, and an investigation that didn't leak; and some words of appreciation for podcast listeners.

Setting the Stopwatch on Pete Buttigieg's Moment

Whenever a candidate "has a moment" — and South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg is definitely having a moment — there's inevitably a backlash, mostly driven by primary rivals but sometimes reflecting serious scrutiny that was neglected during the candidate's sudden rise.

This soup-to-nuts denunciation of Buttigieg in the left-of-center National ...

April 03 2019

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Pete Buttigieg Is Having His Moment Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: You can tell South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg has really arrived because he's starting to get critical profiles after the sudden wave of glowing ones; yet another close election out in Wisconsin; a dog that didn't bark, and an investigation that didn't leak; and some words of appreciation for podcast listeners. Setting the Stopwatch on Pete Buttigieg's Moment Whenever a candidate "has a moment" — and South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg is definitely having a moment — there's inevitably a backlash, mostly driven by primary rivals but sometimes reflecting serious scrutiny that was neglected during the candidate's sudden rise. This soup-to-nuts denunciation of Buttigieg in the left-of-center National ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Moscow Snuffs Out Religious Liberty in Eastern Ukraine Doug Bandow Russia and its Ukrainian dependents are persecuting religious minorities in the name of the Christian church. Both Sides Are Wrong about the Border Crisis Jonah Goldberg The immigrants swarming the border aren't primarily Mexican anymore, but Central American. They aren't single Mexican men looking for work but rather families, often with a dismayingly large number of children in tow. Trump Says Closing the Border May Be Necessary Despite Economic Cost Mairead McArdle President Trump said Tuesday that the economic cost of closing the southern border would be worth bearing for the security such a move would provide the U.S. ADVERTISEMENT Nancy Pelosi's Perv Problem Michelle Malkin If women were accusing Republican men of such behavior, Nancy Pelosi would be issuing scathing recriminations. But the speaker of the House's nonchalance about her fellow Democrats' invasions of personal space is par for the course. A Brutal Month for Brexit Madeleine Kearns Brexit may or may not be saved, but March 2019 will go down as a brutal month for Brexit and a ruinous one for Theresa May. The Polls Are Tight, but Netanyahu Is Still Likely to Secure Another Term Jonathan S. Tobin Despite tight polls, Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to secure another term as Israeli prime minister next week. What comes next, for the U.S. and Israel, is less clear. Andrew Cuomo's Outrageous Budget Deal Kyle Smith New York's Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo, has given his blessing to a package laden with billions in new taxes and spending. Assault-Weapon Ban Easily Advances in New Zealand Parliament New Zealand lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that would ban the military-style semi-automatic weapons used in the Christchurch mosque shootings. ADVERTISEMENT What NR is Reading Saints and Sinners in the Cristero War: Stories of Martyrdom from Mexico Msgr. James T. Murphy "Very few Americans, including those of Mexican ancestry, know anything about the brutal modern persecution of the Church in Mexico. This is a most welcome and thorough account...of this very cruel oppression of the Church. It's a stirring wake-up call." — James V. Schall, S. J., Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University LEARN MORE Photo Essays Classical Music Kids March Madness 2019 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.