Noah Rothman
Associate Editor @Commentary. MSNBC/NBC News contributor. Author "Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America" 1/29/19: bit.ly/NoahRothman
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How Trump Is Weighing on 2020’s Most Vulnerable Senators
Morning Consult’s latest quarterly Senator Approval Rankings show Trump is less popular than several Republican senators trying to hold onto their seats next year, including Susan Collins of Maine, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Cory Gardner of...
Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi to meet and discuss working relationship
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a freshman lawmaker who has clashed wit...
'Radio silence' from GOP on Trump's tweets: Senator
Sen. Brian Schatz, D-HI, discusses the first-ever public meting of the Senate Dems' special committee addressing climate change. Sen. Schatz also discusses Trump's tweets against freshman members of Congress.
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I've never seen anything like this. Who thought it was a good idea to air this dirty laundry? I guess the idea was to make the retiring columnist look bad, but it's definitely not a clean hit.
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The Outrage Economy Is Real. The Outrage Is an Illusion.
Consumers love participating in the outrage economy. The firms that cater to it benefit financially. But the outrage that fuels it is an illusion.
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The outrage itself is often illusory, but the engagement the perception of outrage generates is quite real and monetizable.
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Chris Pratt's white nationalism. The racist backlash against TheLittle Mermaid. The Dalai Lama's sexism. Kim Kardashian's cultural appropriation. Flag shoes. & ct. The outrage was narrow, at best. The monetization of that outrage is, however, very real.
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Rand Paul angles to become Trump's emissary to Iran
The senator pitched the idea during a recent round of golf with the president.
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Iran implicated in multiple covert attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf. Iran shoots down a 8-figure US drone. The result: Rand Paul lobbies Trump to meet with Javad Zarif to restart nuclear talks. Blackmail works!
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Ocasio-Cortez gets new 2020 challenger: a Republican immigrant from Jamaica
Scherie Murray, a New York businesswoman who immigrated from Jamaica as a child and is active in state Republican politics, is launching a campaign Wednesday for the congressional seat held by Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Fox News has...
Lessons From the Second-Quarter Fundraising Reports
Congressional Democrats continue to raise record money, but Republicans are picking up their fundraising pace.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib Blame Speaker Pelosi for Attacks and Death Threats
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib laid varying degrees of blame for attacks and death threats at Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's feet during the group's first interview since Tr
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Rashida Tlaib warns Pelosi to temper her criticisms of the "squad" or be viewed as complicit in the harassment and death threats they receive. mediaite.com/tv/watch-alexa… pic.twitter.com/Rz1rC1uE53
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Experts warn people should 'be careful' when using 'FaceApp'
A Russian app caled FaceApp is raising privacy concerns among experts who say that it can access all your pictures and has ownership of to modify, adapt and publish any images you post.
Republican support for Trump rises after racially charged tweets:...
Support for U.S. President Donald Trump increased slightly among Republicans aft...
Twitter's Jack Dorsey Donated $5,600 To Tulsi Gabbard
"We don't comment on Jack's personal giving," said a spokesperson for Twitter.
Warren Hammers Trump’s Pentagon Nominee—Despite Her Own Industry Ties
The presidential contender is leading the charge against the Defense Department’s revolving door but has a history of pushing the interests of firms in her…
Planned Parenthood Removes Leana Wen as President
Dr. Wen was the first physician in nearly 50 years to lead the organization. The group is replacing her at a time when states are passing new laws to restrict abortion.
Northam Steps Up Contributions to Dems after Virginia Primaries
Virginia governor Ralph Northam stepped up his political contributions in June following the state's legislative primary elections, donating $117,500.
Strawman Elegy
We may disagree about how to go about regulating business, but I can think of few conservatives who seek to serve commerce at the expense of the public good.
Media Declines to Ask If Democratic Rhetoric Incited Willem van Spronsen
Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “concentration camp” rhetoric inspire Willem van Spronsen to attack a detention facility? Media isn’t curious.
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Is “incitement to violence” a bipartisan phenomenon? Not if you were to judge by press coverage alone.
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Authors, “experts,” politicians, and media figures defended branding American detention facilities "concentration camps" even as skeptical observers warned that hyperbole of this kind has the potential to radicalize. The skeptics appear to have been right.
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Trade War Seen Costing U.S. Pork Producers $1 Billion
U.S. pork producers are losing $1 billion annually because of the Trump administration’s trade war with China, said David Herring, an industry association official.
Mark Sanford, SC Republican, former US Rep considers presidential run against Trump
Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina congressman ousted from office after President Donald Trump urged voters to toss him out, is considering a run for president.
Why Does Trump Want to Be Unpopular?
We are told that Donald Trump’s appallingly un-American tweets directed toward the “Squad” of radical freshmen members of Congress are an expression of evil political brilliance. The tweets are supposedly…View Post
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In his latest, John Podhoretz asks that we all stop overthinking Trump's manic compulsion to make the race a referendum on him, even if the people's verdict is a negative one.
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