Feb 28, 2019
Good morning from Washington, where House Democrats have a field day eliciting unflattering information about President Trump from his erstwhile personal lawyer. Fred Lucas runs down some memorable moments. As the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of a World War I memorial, Elizabeth Slattery identifies major points. Olivia Enos visits the podcast to dissect the second Trump-Kim summit. Plus: Jarrett Stepman on the left’s obsession with dumping the Electoral College, Thomas Spoehr and Megan Rohn on trusting North Korea, and Ginny Montalbano on a father figure to conservatives who happen to be black.
6 Takeaways From Michael Cohen’s Hill Testimony About Trump
“He’s a racist, he’s a con man, and he’s a cheat,” Michael Cohen says of his former client, President Trump.
6 Key Exchanges From the Peace Cross Oral Argument
Justice Elena Kagan suggests that if a local government tried to put up a cross like this today, it would be problematic.
The Conservative Legacy of Jay A. Parker
If you haven’t heard the name Jay A. Parker, you don’t know about someone who was a giant of the modern conservative movement and counted Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as one of his most faithful readers.
From Vietnam, an Analysis of the US-North Korea Summit
The Heritage Foundation’s Olivia Enos describes the scene in Hanoi and shares what’s going on during the summit.
Trump’s Protect Life Rule Is Good News for America
A Planned Parenthood spokesperson attacked this rule-making, saying that “the Trump-Pence administration has aggressively targeted the … rights and bodily autonomy of people of color.”
What a Denuclearization Agreement With North Korea Should Include
By adhering to six standards, the U.S. can increase global security by greatly increasing the odds that a denuclearized state will remain that way.
Effort to Abandon Electoral College Gains Steam. Here’s What It Would Ruin for America.
With the addition of Colorado, there will be 181 Electoral College votes among the states that are now behind the popular vote initiative. They need only 270 for the compact to go into effect.
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