Tag: Commentary

Too often, President Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry and their foreign policy teams stood idle as terrible events unfolded, as if the United States were the least influential country in the world. (AP Photo)

Why I wrote ‘A Perilous Path’

Anne Pierce · July 8, 2016 2:38 pm

A search of the Times' website at 10 a.m. had zero stories on the matter. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Beltway Confidential

Sign of the Times? Congresswoman to be indicted, no story in NYT

Timothy P. Carney · July 8, 2016 2:05 pm

Whether or not the platform as ratified includes a commitment to repeal the Hyde language, inclusion of such language in the final draft highlights the Democratic Party's steady shift toward abortion extremism. (AP Photo)

Clinton and the pro-abortion party

Washington Examiner · July 8, 2016 4:04 am

The Supreme Court's decision in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt sets a dangerous precedent. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

SCOTUS Texas abortion decision puts women’s health at risk

Sen. Marsha Blackburn · July 8, 2016 4:03 am

Hillary Clinton put national security at risk to hide potentially politically embarrassing information from the American public. When this was exposed, she lied about it. Now she is seeking a promotion. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Hillary Clinton is unfit to serve

Philip Klein · July 8, 2016 4:01 am

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: How Trump speaks

Byron York · July 8, 2016 2:36 am

Comb through Hillary Clinton's donor files, and you see plenty of gifts from people describing their occupation as "government relations," "lobbyist" or "government affairs." (AP Photo)

Clinton’s K Street Campaign

Timothy P. Carney · July 7, 2016 10:13 pm

Beltway Confidential

11 takeaways from FBI Director James Comey’s testimony

Ashe Schow · July 7, 2016 6:01 pm

There is serious evidence that violent crime did in fact rise in calendar year 2015. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s pants not on fire when he said ‘crime is rising’

Michael Barone · July 7, 2016 5:35 pm

The general election against Hillary Clinton is not the only front on which Donald Trump may have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

The downside of dumping Trump

W. James Antle III · July 7, 2016 5:12 am

DACA and DAPA offer no benefits to foreigners staying in the country legally. In effect, both these initiatives penalize people for following immigration law. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Don’t penalize immigrants for following the law

Hrishikesh Joshi · July 7, 2016 4:03 am

Brexit has shaken the power balance and Brussels is now holding the burden of proof. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)

Brexit’s lessons for Europe

Annika Hernroth-Rothstein · July 7, 2016 4:03 am