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Sanger, Calif. On this late October day, as I wheel into the Wonder Valley Ranch Resort nestled in the foothills of the spellbinding if drought-scorched Sierras, I'm struck by the notion that it's a bit late in the season to be going to a summer camp for adults. But then, it would seem a bit late to be going to summer camp at all. For at age 45, I am what noted gerontologist Cedric the Entertainer calls "a grown-ass man." But that hardly matters anymore. For I am also a citizen of Infantilized America, where getting old has gotten old, and youth is no longer just wasted on the young. Maybe it's due to narcissism or nostalgia, or all our...
The asymmetry of modern politics is clear to every conservative; painfully clear to several Yale undergraduates who asked me about it recently. Leftists, they pointed out, are hostile, nasty, and seem to have no concept of a civil conversation. Why? Because they are winning? Losing? Are natural-born bullies? And how can this dangerous mood be changed? It’s not just a question of civility versus rudeness—which of course is no small thing in itself. The deeper problem is that the left seems to have lost its taste for democracy. Naturally there are exceptions to the modern trend, benign leftists and nasty rightists. (Trump is a special...
Iowa Democrats are, at long last, ready for Hillary. Well, mostly ready.
Annapolis As rioting broke out in Baltimore last April, Maryland governor Larry Hogan got a call from Chris Christie, his friend, political ally, and governor of New Jersey. How you handle the crisis, Christie told Hogan, “is going to be the defining moment for you" as governor. The situation was dicey and Hogan's task—preventing the riot from spreading—was delicate. He was a Republican official in a Democratic state, a white politician dealing with a predominantly black city, a governor ready to send in the National Guard who had to negotiate with a black mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. She appeared more fearful of an overreaction...
The WEEKLY STANDARD Podcast with senior writer John McCormack on President Obama's recently announced executive actions on gun control.
The White House is talking about Ted Cruz's birth place. President Obama's press secretary made the comments today in response to a reporter's question.
The reporter asked the White House, "I wanted to ask you whether the President is -- what the President's reaction is to the fact that questions are now being raised by some of Ted Cruz's -- well, by one of Ted Cruz's opponents about the nature of his birthplace and whether that qualifies him to run for President, and whether he in any way enjoys watching that play out?"
"I don't know if he does, but I sure do," Earnest said to laughter.
Read moreWhile the Republican presidential field is slowly narrowing, former governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson announced Wednesday that he will run for president as a Libertarian.
Johnson, who bears a striking resemblence to Depeche Mode lead singer Dave Gahan, ran as a Republican in 2012, dropped out when his chances of winning the nomination looked bleak, and then ran as a Libertarian. He currently serves as CEO of Cannabis Sativa, a marijuana marketing corporation.
Read moreJohn Kerry is warning North Korea that the U.S. will take "appropriate action" in response to the rogue nation's "latest nuclear test."
"The United States and nations around the world have unequivocally condemned North Korea’s latest nuclear test. This highly provocative act poses a grave threat to international peace and security and blatantly violates multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions," Kerry says in a statement released by the State Department.
"As I am reiterating today in conversations with my counterparts overseas, the U.S. is committed to defending the American people and honoring our security commitments to our allies in the region.
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