NR Daily: A First Look at Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman

It's powerful, engaging, and brilliantly written and shot — but way too long.

September 28 2019

VISIT NATIONALREVIEW.COM

A First Look at Martin Scorsese's The Irishman Kyle Smith Scorsese's latest epic exhibits all the strengths he is known for, but it runs too long to be classed among his best. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Joe Biden vs. the Democratic Economy Truthers John Hirschauer Mistrust of the traditional indicators of economic health is all the rage in Democratic circles. It seems not to have infected Joe Biden. On Shooting a Wild Hog: An Uneasy Hunter Brings Home the Bacon Jordan Sillars Romanticizing blood sports obscures the reality of death and suffering. Still, immersing oneself in the natural world, in search of prey, is essentially romantic. House Democrats Subpoena Pompeo for Ukraine Documents Mairead McArdle Three Democratic committee chairmen in the House issued a subpoena to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Friday, seeking documents dealing with President Trump's contacts with Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT Misunderstanding Menashi Ramesh Ponnuru A CNN.com article confuses the facts in attacking judicial nominee Steven Menashi's past writings on abortion. Whither Anti-Communism? Michael Brendan Dougherty The Vatican and the Western business elite, once instrumental in the West's winning the Cold War, have been brought to heel by the Chinese Communist party. How about a Bipartisan Treaty against the Criminalization of Elections? Andrew C. McCarthy If you think there is an indecorous heavy-handedness to the way Donald Trump and Joe Biden conduct foreign policy, that's fine – go vote against them on Election Day. We don't need creative prosecutors deciding elections by testing the boundaries of abstruse statutes. Once Again, Progressive Anti-Christian Bigotry Carries a Steep Legal Cost David French Once again, a court declares — in no uncertain terms — that in the conflict between private faith and public bigotry, religious liberty will prevail. Feds Announce Charges in $2 Billion Medicare-Fraud Scheme Mairead McArdle Federal authorities on Friday charged more than 30 individuals in connection with an alleged Medicare-fraud scheme that took as much as $2 billion out of the pockets of taxpayers. 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 Major League Missed Catches 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.