Morning Jolt: Today, the United Kingdom Decides Its Future

Making the click-through worthwhile: The United Kingdom votes today, and makes a key decision about its future; Eric Holder warns us about the dangers of an attorney general who sees himself as a president's wingman; a blunt, direct assessment about anti-Semitism in American life and why so many people only want to see part of the problem; and a question about an odd and grim fact of life in the National Football League.

How Will Brexit End?

Earlier this week, when we taped The Editors podcast*, I was the relative optimist of the group. While I haven't followed today's British election obsessively, the people of the United Kingdom appear exhausted by the endless delays and haggling over Brexit, and I think a sufficient majority wants it to get resolved so that the country can move on to other issues.

The polling looks good for the Conservative party ...

December 12 2019

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Today, the United Kingdom Decides Its Future Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: The United Kingdom votes today, and makes a key decision about its future; Eric Holder warns us about the dangers of an attorney general who sees himself as a president's wingman; a blunt, direct assessment about anti-Semitism in American life and why so many people only want to see part of the problem; and a question about an odd and grim fact of life in the National Football League. How Will Brexit End? Earlier this week, when we taped The Editors podcast*, I was the relative optimist of the group. While I haven't followed today's British election obsessively, the people of the United Kingdom appear exhausted by the endless delays and haggling over Brexit, and I think a sufficient majority wants it to get resolved so that the country can move on to other issues. The polling looks good for the Conservative party ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories You Didn't Build That Kevin D. Williamson What emerges from the complicated story of Detroit's success and the relatively simple story of its failure is not that government must master economic complexity and put it in harness but rather that government must do a lot of relatively simple things well. A Precarious Position: Ukraine Journal, Part III Jay Nordlinger Zelensky is very keen not to be ensnared in the American drama, as is Ukraine itself. Every time Zelensky opens his mouth, on the subject of America, he risks offending someone. Planned Parenthood to Open Sexual Health Centers at 50 Los Angeles High Schools Mairead McArdle Over the next three years, the nation's largest abortion provider will launch dozens of school health centers serving a total of 75,000 teenage students. ADVERTISEMENT The Articles of Impeachment Are Very Weak Andrew C. McCarthy The Democrats' Articles of Impeachment are a collection of silly quibbles about legal actions by President Trump that they're pretending to be outraged by. Jillian Michaels Is Right: Political Correctness Is Worsening the Obesity Crisis Katherine Timpf To deny the link between obesity and health issues is to deny reality. Is Trump the Only Adult in the Room? Victor Davis Hanson The common denominator of all this petulance from Trump's enemies is exasperation over the inability to derail him. No Impeachment, Let the American People Decide Chip Roy The charges against President Trump are weak tea, and with less than a year until the 2020 election, why not drop the impeachment and let the voters decide? Pentagon Watchdog to Review Border-Wall Contract Awarded to Company Repeatedly Praised by... Tobias Hoonhout Congressman Bennie Thompson sent a letter to the DoD on December 4 requesting an audit over "concerns about the possibility of inappropriate influence." ADVERTISEMENT A Message From Young America's Foundation The High School Conferences at The Reagan Ranch High school students can visit Ronald Reagan's California ranch to learn about the 20th Century's greatest President. What better way to celebrate freedom than by walking in President Reagan's footsteps and learning about the ideas he championed? LEARN MORE Photo Essays Top Shots Hong Kong Protests 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.