The farce of the ‘Anonymous’ Trump official
The official was ‘wrong’ to think the government could covertly rescue the world from Donald Trump
Roger Kimball
Roger Kimball is a US columnist for The Spectator, the publisher of Encounter Books and the editor and publisher of the New Criterion.
Wednesday
Friday
The Ukraine blame game
There was never anything in the great Ukrainian quid pro quo. It was props and stagecraft
Wednesday
California drinking: forgive them their granola
Homer spoke of the ‘wine-dark sea’. He could not, but should, have had a Syrah like this in mind
Adam Schiff, ‘Lt. Col.’ Vindman and the impeachment ratings flop
The Democrats thought they could transform this tawdry revenge fantasy into reality. It isn’t working
Wednesday
A tale of two quids
The Democrats have decided to weaponize impeachment
Wednesday
Think Republicans will lose the House, Senate and presidency in 2020? Dream on
The Trump campaign is a well-oiled machine, and a large part of the lubricant comes with a dollar sign attached
Monday
Big Squaw E. Warren speaks with forked tongue
Do the Democrats have a death wish?
Thursday
The Democrats’ impeachment inquiry is a doomed and desperate time-buying ploy
They hope that talk of impeachment will buzz about Trump’s head like a cloud of horse flies
Wednesday
The Dems take a swig from The Pickwick Papers
Compare the anodyne narrative of the transcript to the mad impeachment hysteria that has addled the brains of the anti-Trump sorority in the Democratic party
Monday
Ukraine returns to the front of the Get Trump cavalcade
Another week, another pseudo-scandal
Friday
The Mueller inquiry was an attempted coup
We should call things by their real names
Thursday
The accurate representation of the world
A reluctance to speak the truth instills an unwillingness or even inability to see the truth
Sunday
A fresh assassination of Brett Kavanaugh’s character
Shame, shame on The New York Times and its sweaty minions for abetting the revival of this grotesque calumny
Tuesday
Renoir and the foolishness of chronological snobbery
The latest irony in the spread of ‘cancel culture’ comes courtesy of The New Yorker
Sunday
Emmanuel Macron’s climate change virtue signaling
The French president is addicted to the ecstasy of gratuitous self-righteousness
Saturday
David Koch’s ‘dark money’ was misunderstood
The reflexive reaction to David Koch’s death has overlooked the true nature of his philanthropy
Sunday
The Mooch, Bill Kristol and the NeverTrump quest for relevance
Anthony Scaramucci is a slightly preposterous footnote to the spectacle that is the Trump presidency
Wednesday
The embarrassment of Fredo Cuomo
When in doubt, start shouting about racism and watch your opponents wilt and wither
Thursday
The biggest loser in Wednesday’s Detroit debate was sanity
The insuperable obstacle the candidates faced was the stunning success of Donald Trump’s first three years
Wednesday
The painful, pointless testimony of Robert S. Mueller III
I almost felt sorry for the former special counsel
