Morning Jolt: A Lesson from the Democratic Debate: Math and Emotions Don’t Mix

Making the click-through worthwhile: Why Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and progressive activists hate John Delaney and/or math; why Democrats prefer to live in an imaginary world with no potential threats in Iraq or Afghanistan; and finally, a candidate turns to the real issue of dark psychic forces.

Warren and Sanders Take on Their Worst Enemy: Math

You can find my debate review here.

The assessment from the rest of the mainstream media is that last night featured Elizabeth Warren against less-progressive foes, and that Warren won handily.

The line everyone is quoting is Warren's riposte to John Delaney: "I don't understand why anybody goes to all the trouble of running for president of the United States just to talk about what we really can't do and shouldn't fight for."

Step back and you can see a media myth being created before your eyes. Everyone's talking about the zinger, nobody can remember that allegedly unambitious agenda from Delaney that ...

July 31 2019

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A Lesson from the Democratic Debate: Math and Emotions Don't Mix Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: Why Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and progressive activists hate John Delaney and/or math; why Democrats prefer to live in an imaginary world with no potential threats in Iraq or Afghanistan; and finally, a candidate turns to the real issue of dark psychic forces. Warren and Sanders Take on Their Worst Enemy: Math You can find my debate review here. The assessment from the rest of the mainstream media is that last night featured Elizabeth Warren against less-progressive foes, and that Warren won handily. The line everyone is quoting is Warren's riposte to John Delaney: "I don't understand why anybody goes to all the trouble of running for president of the United States just to talk about what we really can't do and shouldn't fight for." Step back and you can see a media myth being created before your eyes. Everyone's talking about the zinger, nobody can remember that allegedly unambitious agenda from Delaney that ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories What Noah Smith Gets Wrong about Poverty Kevin D. Williamson Social spending of all kinds creates incentives and disincentives. Economic treatments of fundamentally non-economic social problems are not likely to produce good results. John Delaney, We Hardly Knew Ye John McCormack If he weren't a bald, middle-aged, straight-white-male centi-millionaire, he might be getting some real traction. House Dems Near 50 Percent Support for Impeachment Inquiry Jack Crowe The total number of House Democrats in support of an impeachment inquiry is 116, just two votes short of reaching the 50 percent threshold. ADVERTISEMENT 2020 Democrats Want You to Pay for Abortions Alexandra DeSanctis There's one thing most of the candidates agree on: Whatever health-care program the federal government offers should cover abortion. The Congressional Impeachment Show Needs to Be Canceled Jonah Goldberg If Democrats are to have any hope of retaking the White House in 2020, they must abandon their dreams of impeaching President Trump. The Baltimore Culture Wars: A History Armond White The city of Baltimore has been an object of celebration, defense, argument, and embarrassment in the arts since long before the latest political conflict. Why the Middle East Policies Favored by Sanders and Warren Would Be Counterproductive Mike Watson The progressive approach championed by Sanders and Warren would only make Saudi behavior worse. Beto Slams Warren's 'Mistaken' Call to Decriminalize Border Crossings Jack Crowe O'Rourke was one of three primary candidates to demure when asked whether they would support a proposal to make illegal border crossing a civil offense. ADVERTISEMENT WHAT NR IS READING The Smallest Minority: Independent Thinking in the Age of Mob Politics Kevin D. Williamson A dizzying tour through a world you'll be horrified to recognize as your own. With biting appraisals of social media, political hustlers, journalists and identity politics, The Smallest Minority is a defiant, funny, and terrifyingly insightful book about what we human beings have done to ourselves. LEARN MORE Photo Essays Top Shots Defending America 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.