Morning Jolt: What I Saw in Syria

On the menu today: Let me tell you about my trip to Syria these past few days. Yes, you read that ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 04 2025 What I Saw in Syria On the menu today: Let me tell you about my trip to Syria these past few days. Yes, you read that correctly. Apparently, a nearly two-week stretch in Ukraine — including trips to the north and east, considerably closer to the front — wasn't exciting enough. My traveling companions managed to talk me into traveling to Syria to check in on how the new government is taking shape, after dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime collapsed like a Jenga tower back in December. (Yes, I realize the U.S. State Department's travel advisory for Syria is basically a flashing neon sign that asks, "What are you, crazy?" None of this is going to help me deter accusations that I'm going through a midlife crisis.) On the Ground in Syria The opportunity ... READ MORE  > Conservative principles have never been more important to America’s future.   Become the next person to support NR’s principled journalism by joining NRPLUS today.  BECOME A MEMBER → TOP STORIES    Yes to English as the Official Language Rich Lowry  > Republicans Have High Hopes About Flipping Wisconsin's High Court Audrey Fahlberg  >   >   >   > ADVERTISEMENT NR PODCASTS: FEATURED EPISODE    Midcentury by John Dos Passos FEATURED PHOTO GALLERY    Ukraine at War ADVERTISEMENT 19 West 44th Street, Ste. 1701, New York, NY, 10036 Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.