Morning Jolt: Why Did CNN Bring Back Jeffrey Toobin?

On the menu today: contemplating the madness of CNN bringing back Jeffrey Toobin; wondering whether Europe is destined to drift toward China; and the shutdown of a massive port in southern China offers more evidence that the country's COVID-infection statistics are distant cousins to reality at most.

What Is CNN Thinking?

Bringing back and re-featuring Jeffrey Toobin is the worst thing that CNN has done since . . . I would say Chris Cuomo helping his brother Andrew with the spin response to his sexual harassment accusations, but that was just late last month.

Why? We're in this giant national argument, often furious and vicious, about what kind of behavior gets you "canceled" and in many cases fired from your job, expelled from your college or university, and dismissed from polite society. The standards seem more nebulous than ever. Idiots are demanding authors change what they wrote in past books ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 11 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 11 2021 Why Did CNN Bring Back Jeffrey Toobin? On the menu today: contemplating the madness of CNN bringing back Jeffrey Toobin; wondering whether Europe is destined to drift toward China; and the shutdown of a massive port in southern China offers more evidence that the country's COVID-infection statistics are distant cousins to reality at most. What Is CNN Thinking? Bringing back and re-featuring Jeffrey Toobin is the worst thing that CNN has done since . . . I would say Chris Cuomo helping his brother Andrew with the spin response to his sexual harassment accusations, but that was just late last month. Why? We're in this giant national argument, often furious and vicious, about what kind of behavior gets you "canceled" and in many cases fired from your job, expelled from your college or university, and dismissed from polite society. The standards seem more nebulous than ever. Idiots are demanding authors change what they wrote in past books ...   READ MORE

Trending on National Review 1. How States Can Respond if Biden Lifts Iran Sanctions 2. Why You Should Worry about Inflation 3. Yellen's International Tax Scheme Would Punish America Top Stories Joseph W. Sullivan Politically, Global Food Inflation Has Started Flashing Red Will this episode of food inflation end with its own Arab Spring somewhere in the world, a period of political ... Andrew Stuttaford Hayek's Tiger On the menu today: inflation, corporatism, risk and space flight, billionaires and value ... NEWS Loudoun County Teacher: District Has Created 'Very Hostile Environment' over Equity... A teacher told NR that the Tanner Cross debacle was the tip of the iceberg as far as the district’s ... Rich Lowry H.R. 1 Is a Travesty The bill is a disaster for free speech, an assault on the Constitution, and likely to die a well-deserved death in ... Michael Brendan Dougherty Songs of the Bad War Some of the earliest and most powerful anti-war songs of this era don't mention Vietnam, but World War ... Kyle Smith Good News for NYC: A Better Mayor Is (Probably) Coming The bad news for New York City is that the next mayor will almost certainly be a Democrat. The good news is that ... Robert H. Bork, Jr. The Dangers of Conservative 'Antitrust Revival' Those on the right should be wary of the massive expansion of government increasingly popular anti-monopoly ... NEWS Manchin Says He Will Continue to Support Hyde Amendment The senator could use his position on the Appropriations Committee to ensure that any spending bill would have the ... PODCASTS Episode 21: Deflation: The Reward... Episode 335: The Veep Is in Deep PHOTOS Top Shots Robots Report for Duty VIDEO The Coming Backlash... New York Times Editorial... NRPLUS ARTICLES Cancel the Geneva Summit Capitol 'Terrorism' Commentary by... 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.