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Whatever Happened to Entitlement Reform?

1:00 PM, Apr 29, 2016

By Mark Hemingway

If you want a good indication of how unserious America’s politics are at the moment, consider that this election has had virtually no discussion of entitlement reform. It was a central issue in 2012, and not only that, Republicans put the issue front and center by putting Paul Ryan on the ticket, who remains the only major politician in the last number of years to propose a serious plan to reform entitlements. (If Ryan's proposals had a flaw, it's that they were not aggressive enough.) While Republicans lost the 2012 race, polls showed that they had fought the Obama administration to a draw on the question of which ticket would protect Medicare.

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Mike Pence Announces Support of Ted Cruz, Compliments Trump

11:51 AM, Apr 29, 2016

By Chris Deaton

The Indianapolis Star and ABC News are reporting that Indiana governor Mike Pence will endorse Ted Cruz for president. Read more

Kristol: Setting Aside Personal Biases to Stop Trump

11:44 AM, Apr 29, 2016

By Chris Deaton

Bill Kristol appeared on MSNBC Thursday and reacted to the personal criticism of Ted Cruz among his congressional colleagues. Read more

Trump Cites Nonexistent Tweet for Mike Tyson Endorsement

10:22 AM, Apr 29, 2016

By Jeryl Bier

Donald Trump created a stir in Indiana Thursday by touting an endorsement by boxing legend (and convicted rapist) Mike Tyson. Read more

Prufrock: The Value of the Humanities, Translating Shakespeare, and the Sensational Wilkie Collins

9:30 AM, Apr 29, 2016

By Micah Mattix

The best in books and arts from around the web, including: Michael LaPointe on C. E. Morgan, Laura Freeman on J. L. Carr, dealing with shell shock, and more. Read more

'Monsters to Destroy'

8:22 AM, Apr 29, 2016

By Joseph A. Bosco

Confirmed isolationists, and others concerned with United States over-involvement in foreign conflicts, often quote the 1821 admonition of John Quincy Adams that America should "go not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy." Read more

Last: Dear Trump Supporters, Corey Lewandowski is YOU

4:59 PM, Apr 28, 2016

By Chris Deaton

Senior Writer Jonathan Last comments on Donald Trump's treatment of his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski once the going got tough in the latest edition of THE WEEKLY STANDARD Newsletter. Read more

Obama Blames Electoral Losses on Lack of Communication

Policies? What policies?

3:58 PM, Apr 28, 2016

By SHOSHANA WEISSMANN

President Obama told the New York Times he attributes Democratic losses in the House and Senate during his administration to a lact of communication. Read more

After Saying He'd Make the USFL Generals Great, Trump Destroyed Them

1:40 PM, Apr 28, 2016

By David Sacko

In 1983, Donald Trump promised to make my beloved New Jersey Generals great, yet he succeeded only in destroying my team and the rest of the USFL. Read more

General Dunford Suggests White House Is Limiting His Ability to Fight ISIS

12:49 PM, Apr 28, 2016

By SHOSHANA WEISSMANN

On Thursday, Senator Lindsey Graham asked General Dunford about his ISIS strategy.

"[T]he military strategy that we're embarked on is the best way to destroy ISIL. And it's what you recommended. Or is it limited by conditions put on you by the White House?"

Dunford responded, "[T]o clarify, so if I say..."

Graham interrupted, "[W]ould you do more if you could?"

He answered, "I would do more if I could, but the limitation is not just a political limitation. Part of it is our partners on the ground...

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More Human than Human

Book Review: More Human: Designing a World Where People Come First, by Steve Hilton.

12:22 PM, Apr 28, 2016

By ERIN MUNDAHL

Technology has made the world run faster, increased productivity, and given us more stuff. Governments have organized themselves into massive institutions built to run more and more programs on behalf of citizens. And yet, for all this creation, our brave new world often seems cold, bureaucratic—something designed with processes and data, rather than people in mind. In short, it's become something inhuman. Read more

A Movie He Can't Refuse

11:04 AM, Apr 28, 2016

By Victorino Matus

When Ted Cruz is standing on the debate stage, does he ever reflect on the words of Michael Corleone? “Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment." After all, the Texas senator and presidential contender did recently admit The Godfather Part III is one of his favorite movies. Read more

Prufrock: Yale Keeps Calhoun and Tacky Russian Art Repels Hipsters

9:30 AM, Apr 28, 2016

By Micah Mattix

The best in books and arts from around the web, including: A stunning performance of Long Day’s Journey Into Night, a narrow history of virility, Michael Dirda on strange stories, and more Read more

Hillary Already Monetizing Off Trump

8:45 AM, Apr 28, 2016

By SHOSHANA WEISSMANN

Hillary Clinton's Brooklyn-based campaign sells lots of gear perfect for your inner hipster, from "Herstory" shirts (get it?) to shirts celebrating her very newfound pro-same sex marriage stance.

One of the shirts in her campaign store already has the word "Trump" in it. The t-shirt is being sold for $45.

If Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, Clinton will have no shortage of fodder against him. But she's not even waiting until the general election to monetize.

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Vinters of the World, Unite!

8:22 AM, Apr 28, 2016

By Zack Munson

The Nation, America's foremost journal of the left, was back in my inbox this week. And for those of you who can't quite afford their upcoming trip to Cuba but still want to be a part of the worldwide Marxist revolution, well, the Nation Wine Club might just be right for you. Read more

Donald Trump, Bob Knight Collude to Steal All the Straight Talk

Going big in Indiana.

9:49 PM, Apr 27, 2016

By Chris Deaton

There was only one man in the Hoosier state who could have taken the stage and been as frank, unrestrained, carefree, confrontational and colorful as Donald Trump. Read more

Trump's Foreign Policy Speech: Defining Presidential Down

Hosted by Michael Graham.

6:00 PM, Apr 27, 2016

By TWS PODCAST

The WEEKLY STANDARD Podcast with senior writer John McCormack on Donald Trump's foreign policy speech, and Carly Fiorina's acceptance speech. Read more

The GOP Should Reject Price Controls

5:00 PM, Apr 27, 2016

By Robert Goldberg

For decades, Democrats and Republicans have had very different positions on drug prices. Democrats, led by Hillary Clinton portrayed drug companies—like other profitable industries—as greedy profiteers whose prices should be cut by having government 'negotiate' drug prices as they do in Europe, Canada and China. Indeed, Mrs. Clinton nearly wiped out the vaccine industry with her proposal to have the government purchase childhood immunizations at a government set price. Read more

Trumpism Corrupts, Continued

4:02 PM, Apr 27, 2016

By Jonathan V. Last

One of the hallmarks of Trumpism is that signing on with Trump means that you can't just support the wall and leave it at that-you're required to defend every stupid thing he says, ever, until infinity. Don't take my word for it. Here's Trump Super-Fan Ann Coulter:"It's like constantly having to bail out your 16-year-old son from prison." Read more

Harry Wu, 1937-2016

2:51 PM, Apr 27, 2016

By Ellen Bork

Harry Wu, the former Chinese political prisoner died Tuesday at 79. In the 1990s, Mr. Wu used his personal experiences and research to bring the matter of forced labor—and the products they exported to the West—into the then still open American debate over human rights in China. Read more

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