Baseball Doesn’t Need DEI to Cure Its Surplus of Diversity

By: Dan McLaughlin · Dan McLaughlin — April 18^th 2024 at 11:16

Baseball isn’t losing out on black talent because of MLB’s choices, but because of the choices of young black athletes.

Major League Babeball commissioner Rob Manfred presents the Allan H. Selling Award for philanthropic excellence during the 2022 MLB Winter Meetings in San Diego, Calif., December 7, 2022.

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Supreme Court Gets the Investor-Fraud Rule Right

By: Dan McLaughlin · Dan McLaughlin — April 20^th 2024 at 12:24

This was a clearer and more tightly reasoned opinion than we’ve come to expect from Justice Sotomayor.

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Shōgun Is a Masterpiece of Japanese Historical Drama

By: Dan McLaughlin · Dan McLaughlin — April 23^rd 2024 at 21:13

As a standalone piece of Japanese, and to a lesser extent English and Portuguese historical fiction, Shōgun is riveting.

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You Are Not the President of Anything

By: Dan McLaughlin · Dan McLaughlin — April 24^th 2024 at 21:35

If Minouche Shafik doesn’t show the encamped demonstrators on her campus who’s in charge, then she’s not — they are.

Columbia University President Nemat "Minouche" Shafik testifies before a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing on "Columbia University's Response to Antisemitism" on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., April 17, 2024.

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Joe Biden’s Very Fine People

By: Dan McLaughlin · Dan McLaughlin — April 26^th 2024 at 10:59

Democratic voters will always be very fine people to Biden, no matter whom they hate.

President Joe Biden participates in a discussion moderated by Stephen Colbert during a campaign fundraising event at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, March 28, 2024.

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It’s Worth Going Down Fighting in Ukraine

By: Dan McLaughlin · Dan McLaughlin — April 30^th 2024 at 15:14

This war has unquestionably been much costlier to Russia than it would have been had the U.S. and its allies simply stood aside.

Ukrainian servicemen of the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine load a Marder infantry fighting vehicle near a front line in Donetsk Region, Ukraine, April 29, 2024.

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Biden’s Bad Gaza Refugees Idea

By: Dan McLaughlin · Dan McLaughlin — May 2^nd 2024 at 06:18

‘It’s bad policy, bad politics, and it’s Biden yet again trying to make law without asking Congress. That’s quite a trifecta.’

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No, the Pro-Hamas Campus Takeovers Aren’t Like the Civil-Rights Movement

By: Dan McLaughlin · Dan McLaughlin — May 3^rd 2024 at 12:15

Civil-rights protesters didn’t want to burn down the system — they wanted to share in it.

A protester waves a Palestinian flag during a rally at Columbia University in New York City, November 15, 2023.

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The Magic of Missile Defense

By: Dan McLaughlin · Dan McLaughlin — May 6^th 2024 at 11:02

Missile defense is still just one component of a wider defense strategy.

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The Tea Party Movement Is Dead

By: Dan McLaughlin · Dan McLaughlin — May 8^th 2024 at 12:43

Trump did for the Republican establishment what it couldn’t do on its own in killing the Tea Party and its demands for small, constitutional government.

Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., April 2, 2024.

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A Win for Civil Forfeiture, but the Supreme Court Is Skeptical

By: Dan McLaughlin · Dan McLaughlin — May 9^th 2024 at 11:13

Forfeiture may have won the day today, but law enforcement should beware that the Court might seize it in the future.

Law enforcement officers stand guard  outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., June 24, 2023.

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Biden Says He’ll Debate Trump. Don’t Hold Your Breath

By: Dan McLaughlin · Dan McLaughlin — May 15^th 2024 at 10:55

We have one candidate whose doctors don’t want him walking, and one whose lawyers don’t want him talking.

Left: President Joe Biden holds a press conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 10, 2023. Right: Former president Donald Trump attends the Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee's 2023 Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., September 15, 2023.

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The Biden (and Trump) Debate High-Wire Act

By: Dan McLaughlin · Dan McLaughlin — May 16^th 2024 at 07:40

There’s a lot going on in the Biden-Trump posturing over debates.

Left: President Joe Biden delivers remarks at an event in Fort Liberty, N.C., June 9, 2023. Right: Former president Donald Trump delivers remarks during an event at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., June 13, 2023.

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Let Harrison Butker Be Himself

By: Dan McLaughlin · Dan McLaughlin — May 17^th 2024 at 15:43

His opinions are outgrowths of virtues in short supply: faith, fidelity to the traditional family, and respect for the different roles of husbands and wives.

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker speaks during a press conference at DFB Campus in Frankfurt, Germany, November 3, 2023.