Morning Jolt: Predictions, Old and New

Today is the last Morning Jolt of 2019, with a lot of business to resolve before 2020 starts: the cold hard facts and difficult lessons of this weekend's attacks on houses of worship; how accurate my instincts were in the past year, plus predictions for the coming year; knocking around some insufferable critics of the new Star Wars film; and a buffet table full of podcasts . . .

Why America Needs Armed Citizens

Let's get one thing straight: An armed citizen responding to an attempted mass shooter in a place of worship, like yesterday at the West Freeway Church of Christ, is no one's first choice or ideal scenario. We would all prefer a world where no gunmen ever charged into a church, and no man with a knife ever charged into a rabbi's house, as in Monsey, N.Y. Saturday night ...

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Predictions, Old and New Jim Geraghty Today is the last Morning Jolt of 2019, with a lot of business to resolve before 2020 starts: the cold hard facts and difficult lessons of this weekend's attacks on houses of worship; how accurate my instincts were in the past year, plus predictions for the coming year; knocking around some insufferable critics of the new Star Wars film; and a buffet table full of podcasts . . . Why America Needs Armed Citizens Let's get one thing straight: An armed citizen responding to an attempted mass shooter in a place of worship, like yesterday at the West Freeway Church of Christ, is no one's first choice or ideal scenario. We would all prefer a world where no gunmen ever charged into a church, and no man with a knife ever charged into a rabbi's house, as in Monsey, N.Y. Saturday night ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories An Unshackled 2020: Sisters of Life Show the Way Kathryn Jean Lopez A Catholic order of women religious dedicated to the sanctity of life use their freedom to serve others. Creating Conservatism Inc. John O'Sullivan The Institute takes conservative ideas, National Review's history, and the Buckley legacy on the road across America; the NRI fellows who represent and spread conservative ideas in every part of the country. Families of Soldiers Fallen or Wounded in Afghanistan Sue Contractors for Allegedly Paying... Zachary Evans Families of American troops and contractors killed in Afghanistan have sued U.S. and international contractors involved in Afghan reconstruction projects ADVERTISEMENT Back talk, &c. Jay Nordlinger I don't claim to know the absolute truth about these military cases, that's for sure. But forgive me if I've become cynical about this "I've got your back" business. Russia Claims to Be the First Nation with Operational Hypersonic Missiles Zachary Evans Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to president Vladimir Putin on Friday that the country's hypersonic Avangard missile has become operational. ADVERTISEMENT What NR Is Reading The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free Rich Lowry A fascinating, erudite—and much-needed—defense of a hallowed idea unfairly under current attack. — Victor Davis Hanson LEARN MORE Photo Essays Ring of Fire Eclipse Top Shots 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.