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Let’s Talk About Trump’s Gibberish

June 12, 2024 about, Let's, Talk, trumps, Gibberish0 comment

Perhaps the greatest trick Donald Trump ever pulled was convincing millions of people—and the American media—to treat his lapses into fantasies and gibberish as a normal, meaningful form of oratory. But Trump is not a normal person, and his speeches are not normal political events. For too long, Trump has gotten away with pretending that his emotional issues are just part of some offbeat New York charm or an expression of his enthusiasm for public performance. But Trump is obviously unfit—and something is profoundly wrong with a political environment in…

Lawmakers want answers about Pentagon’s increasing reliance on Microsoft

May 31, 2024 Reliance, Answers, increasing, Pentagon's, about, want, Lawmakers, Microsoft0 comment

Members of Congress sent a letter to the Pentagon on Wednesday asking about the department’s push to begin implementation of Microsoft’s most expensive licenses, known as E5, across all components starting next month. The Pentagon is considering mandating all department offices to implement the full suite of Microsoft 365 E5 licenses across their Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet) within the next 12 months as part of its effort to achieve the target level of zero trust by 2027, according to a draft memo first obtained by Axios. In a…

Biden’s Weakness With Young Voters Isn’t About Gaza

May 15, 2024 voters, Young, Weakness, Isn't, GAZA, Biden's, about0 comment

Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage. America’s young voters are fired up about the war in Gaza—aren’t they? Campus protests and the controversies around them have dominated media attention for weeks. So has the possibility that youth anger about the war will cost President Joe Biden the election. “Joe Biden Is Losing Young Voters Over Israel,” a USA Today headline declared last month. The New York Times columnist Thomas B. Edsall recently argued that nothing would help Biden more with young voters than negotiating…

Congress can’t be too concerned about the state of affairs

February 25, 2024 state, Congress, about, Can't, concerned, Affairs0 comment

Russian brutality on parade once again. No end in sight for the Middle East conflict. No federal 2024 budget and the border crisis rolls on. What a great time for Congress to take a recess. For an up-close look at what Congress has done, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Loren Duggan, Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan. Interview Transcript: Loren Duggan There really is. And there are some key deadlines coming up as soon as next week and the week following that really are going to…

White House ducks question about suspected car theft at Naomi Biden’s home: ‘Personal information’

November 13, 2023 Ducks, about, Naomi, House, suspected, question, home, White, Personal, Theft, Biden's, Information0 comment

The White House on Monday dodged questions about why Secret Service agents protecting President Biden’s granddaughter, Naomi Biden, opened fire on three people attempting to break into a Secret Service vehicle in Washington. The Washington Times stories: White House

The Politically Incorrect Reality About How to Boost Access to American Dream

November 5, 2023 Access, about, American, boost, Dream, reality, Politically, Incorrect0 comment

If you want to increase access to the American dream, there’s one simple trick. But there’s a catch: It’s not a very politically correct reality. Simply put, to optimize any kid’s chance at success, he needs to grow up with married parents. A new book, “The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind,” shows just how starkly a child’s life can be affected based on whether he grows up with married parents or a single parent. “[M]ounds of social science evidence … shows how the odds…