Jonah Goldberg – Page 9

Oprah Winfrey, chief executive officer of Oprah Winfrey Network, speaks during the Disney Legends Awards at the D23 Expo 2017 in Anaheim, Calif.

Americans trust two groups: Themselves and their celebrities

May 31, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

I have a theory. When people lose faith in institutions (political parties, organized religion, etc.) they don’t become cynics or nihilists, they simply transfer their faith to people. Specifically, two...

Supporters of President Donald Trump hold an American flag as the presidential motorcade passes by in Helsinki, Finland, on July 15, 2018, on the eve of the meeting between the U.S. president and his Russian counterpart.

Hard-core Trump supporters have got to be kidding

May 31, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

I think I can say, without fear of inviting reasonable correction, that the Helsinki summit did not go swimmingly. And yet, some 66 percent of Republicans told ABC News-Washington Post...

Obama’s words on identity politics better late than never

August 18, 2019 at 3:40 p.m.

“Democracy demands that we're able also to get inside the reality of people who are different than us, so we can understand their point of view. Maybe we can change...

Scarlett Johansson attends the "Rough Night" premiere in New York on June 12, 2017.

Social justice warrior mob attacks Scarlett Johansson for acting

May 31, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

A fascinating series of controversies recently erupted and they had nothing to do with Donald Trump or Robert Mueller. Business Insider ran a column defending actress Scarlett Johansson from fierce...

Patriotism is a simple concept in the abstract — "love of country" — but it can be complicated in its application

Our strange relationship with the word ‘patriotism’

May 31, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

There are many definitions of patriotism. Mark Twain said patriotism means supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it. I like this, but it’s flawed....

The White House and West Wing appear on June 4, 2018, in Washington D.C.

Trump must not waver from his Supreme Court top 25 list

May 31, 2019 at 4:20 p.m.

Presumably, as you read this, the White House is setting up its war room for the Supreme Court confirmation battle to come. The interns are stocking the mini fridges and...

President Donald Trump talks to journalists before departing the White House on May 23, 2018.

Could Trump pardon himself? It’s complicated.

May 31, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

In conservative circles, few arguments are more triggering than those that begin: “The Founding Fathers never could have imagined ...” There are several reasons conservatives don’t like this line of...

Sen. Joseph McCarthy covers microphones with his hands while having a whispered discussion with his chief counsel Roy Cohn during a committee hearing on April 26, 1954, in Washington.

How many divisions does the Deep State have?

May 31, 2019 at 4:23 p.m.

During the so-called McCarthy era, a single question cut across all partisan and philosophical lines: Were you on Sen. Joe McCarthy’s side or not? McCarthy’s conspiratorial, bullying, blunderbuss anti-communism and...

Conservatives need to argue about ideas, not about Trump

May 31, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

“Let’s grow up, conservatives.” That call to arms was delivered by Barry Goldwater at the 1960 Republican convention to implore members of the then-youthful conservative movement to hold their noses...

Many young Republicans want President Donald Trump to be challenged for the nomination in 2020, while older party members do not.

The GOP must reckon with its generation gap

May 31, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

The conventional image of baby boomer political rebellion features a young left-wing activist organizing, protesting or otherwise agitating, ideally with Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth” playing in the background:...

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