Morning Jolt: Kirsten Gillibrand and America’s Meritocracy

Making the click-through worthwhile: As a presidential candidate, Kirsten Gillibrand never made much of a splash, but the crash and burn of her campaign offers quite a few lessons about the American meritocracy and how people perceive those at the top; Andy McCarthy asks a tough question about mercy; Bernie Sanders plans to restructure your life; and an unexpected but fitting reimagining of two of my favorite fictional characters.

Voters Saw Kirsten Gillibrand as Type-A Girl from High School

Kirsten Gillibrand is out of the presidential race. I'd like to think that Tuesday's Corner post, declaring that she was only delaying the inevitable, was the straw that broke the camel's back.

What's left to learn from the crash and burn of Gillibrand?

Go back to Gillibrand's biography. If you had a daughter who was accepted to Dartmouth and studied two ...

August 29 2019

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Kirsten Gillibrand and America's Meritocracy Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: As a presidential candidate, Kirsten Gillibrand never made much of a splash, but the crash and burn of her campaign offers quite a few lessons about the American meritocracy and how people perceive those at the top; Andy McCarthy asks a tough question about mercy; Bernie Sanders plans to restructure your life; and an unexpected but fitting reimagining of two of my favorite fictional characters. Voters Saw Kirsten Gillibrand as Type-A Girl from High School Kirsten Gillibrand is out of the presidential race. I'd like to think that Tuesday's Corner post, declaring that she was only delaying the inevitable, was the straw that broke the camel's back. What's left to learn from the crash and burn of Gillibrand? Go back to Gillibrand's biography. If you had a daughter who was accepted to Dartmouth and studied two ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Conservatives Need More Than Courage Matt Shapiro It must be paired with caution, shrewdness, decency, and, if those qualities prove insufficient, carefully crafted legislation. If Joe Walsh Is the Answer, Ask a Different Question Michael Brendan Dougherty If Trump's rise signaled or even exacerbated a decline in the health of the GOP, the also-rans challenging him in the 2020 primaries aren't the cure. Tulsi Gabbard Slams DNC for 'Lack of Transparency' after Failing to Qualify for Upcoming... Jack Crowe The DNC came under fire following the 2016 election after it was revealed they worked to secure the nomination for Hillary Clinton instead of Bernie Sanders. ADVERTISEMENT Beto O'Rourke Wants to Be an Instagram Model Katherine Timpf Beto O'Rourke may think he wants to be president, but I am here to help him recognize the truth: What he really wants to be is an Instagram model. What Is Justice for McCabe? Andrew C. McCarthy The former deputy director's FBI coddled Clinton and addled Trump. Now he seeks clemency . . . even as he sues the Justice Department. Why Socialism, and Why Now? Victor Davis Hanson The handmaiden of failed socialist regimes has always been ignorance of the past and present. And that is never truer than among today's American college-degreed (but otherwise economically and historically illiterate) youth. Competing with Secular Gods in North Korea Doug Bandow If Kim Jong-un wants the blessings of foreign commerce, the U.S. should press him to do more to liberalize his society. Lawrence O'Donnell Retracts Report on Trump's Ties to Oligarchs after Legal Threat: 'I... Jack Crowe "We don't know whether the information was inaccurate," O'Donnell said, "but the fact is we do know it wasn't ready for broadcast, and for that I apologize." ADVERTISEMENT WHAT NR IS READING Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency Andrew C. McCarthy “If you want to become conversant in every aspect of this [Russiagate] hoax that matters, if you want to be the one in your family that has the answers to any question about this, then this book is a must. Not only that, it is fun to read it... It blows this thing to smithereens.” — Rush Limbaugh LEARN MORE Photo Essays Top Shots MAKS 2019 Air Show 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.