Noah Rothman
Associate Editor @Commentary. MSNBC/NBC News contributor. Author "Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America" bit.ly/NoahRothman
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24 hours in, senators flout quaint impeachment rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — So much for the Senate's quaint rules and tradition. Almost immediately after Chief Justice John Roberts gaveled in Wednesday's session of President Donald Trump's...
Dems unload 'overwhelming' impeachment case on the Senate — even as they press for more
House managers work to balance their case with urgent pleas for new witnesses and documents.
Trump Opens Door to Cuts to Medicare and Other Entitlement Programs
The president signaled a willingness to scale back Medicare, a shift from his 2016 platform of protecting welfare programs.
No One Wants to Hear Good News, but It’s Everywhere
The perspective needed to identify the good news with which we are surrounded is in short supply, and audiences don’t want to hear it anyway.
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My latest: The Good News We Cannot Stand
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You’re not going to want to read this. Your every instinct is telling you that whatever follows, however valuable it might be, won’t be satisfying. And you’re probably right.
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Low crime. Reduced emissions. Increased geopolitical stability. Better health outcomes. Declining poverty rates. Some of the "problems" our policy makers are trying to solve, an outgrowth of consumers' addiction to bad news.
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Reflections on the Liberation of Auschwitz Obscured by Politics
How geopolitics and constituency services in Israel are overshadowing the remembrances of the liberation of Auschwitz.
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Read @VivianBercovici on the geopolitics and domestic constituency maintenance overshadowing reflections on the liberation of Auschwitz in Israel.
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Manslaughter, Arson, Hate Crimes -- See All The Crimes Suspects In New York Now Get Released For Under Bail Reform
Judges are now prevented from imposing a cash bail and holding repeat offenders for dozens of crimes regardless of the suspect's criminal history.
Democrats Want a National Primary
Little change in 2020 Dem contest, Trump reelect
Ozone-Depleting Chemicals Led 20th Century Arctic Warming: Study
Chlorofluorocarbons and other substances were banned in 1989 under the Montreal Protocol.
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Good news on the climate front. Wonder if this model will get the traction more apocalyptic projections generate.
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New study says office breakrooms have more bacteria than most restrooms
A recent study found 50 percent of coffee makers reservoirs have had mold for years.
My Mother, Gertrude Himmelfarb
My mother combined high standards with a worldly understanding of the way people are. Or one could say that to an unusual degree, in her public work and her private life, my mother sought to reconcile conservative standards with liberal tolerance.
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Lovely and moving reflections on the life and work of the late Gertrude Himmelfarb from @BillKristol
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Hiding in the Grass: Fear and Confusion as Fighters Overran a U.S. Airfield
The brazen Shabab assault at Manda Bay, Kenya, a sleepy seaside base near the Somali border, on Jan. 5 left three Americans dead, raising complex questions about the military’s mission in Africa.
Monty Python star Terry Jones dies aged 77
Monty Python star Terry Jones has died at the age of 77, his agent has said
Schiff may have mischaracterized Parnas evidence, documents show
Unredacted material shows he may have referred to the wrong "Mr. Z."
Rep. Bobby Rush endorses Mike Bloomberg
Rush was backing Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., for president before she dropped out
Commentary Podcast: The Impeachment Trial and the FBI Scandal
The Commentary podcast welcomes Bloomberg columnist Eli Lake on the show to talk about impeachment and the FBI’s misconduct.
Noah Rothman
The podcast is up: With special guest star, @EliLake!
commentarymagazine.com/podcast/bad-ar…
In this episode, we talk about the impeachment trial, the Time's non-endorsement, and Eli's fantastic lead article in @commentary: "The FBI Scandal (read it here: commentarymagazine.com/articles/the-f…) pic.twitter.com/Z9uib6IzXQ
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The FBI Scandal
What had been teased as the greatest espionage scandal in American history—a U.S. president conspiring with Russia to steal an election—today should be seen as a cautionary tale about the fallibility of our lawmen and spies, the credulity of our...
Noah Rothman
The podcast is up: With special guest star, @EliLake!
commentarymagazine.com/podcast/bad-ar…
In this episode, we talk about the impeachment trial, the Time's non-endorsement, and Eli's fantastic lead article in @commentary: "The FBI Scandal (read it here: commentarymagazine.com/articles/the-f…) pic.twitter.com/Z9uib6IzXQ
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Brazilian President Bolsonaro says Glenn Greenwald may 'do jail time'
Miami, July 29, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s remarks that Glenn Greenwald, the co-founder and editor of The Intercept Brasil, could “do jail time” and suggesting that he had...
How Senate Republicans can survive impeachment — and avoid Democrats' mistakes
The majority of voters believe Trump’s conduct vis-à-vis Ukraine was wrong. If Republicans aren’t careful, they might assume a healthy share of that disfavor for themselves.
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Moving toward a speedy acquittal without seeking out the evidence Democrats left on the table presents its own set of risks.
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Senate Republicans should avoid the Democrats' impeachment mistakes. My latest for NBC
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The "let's do Bolton for Hunter Biden" thing seems like a galaxy brain take, but if it's not, it's not hard to see how that could go pretty badly for Republicans.
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