My favorite tweet about Vivek Ramaswamy’s performance at tonight’s GOP debate came from conservatvie William Kristol: Vivek Ramaswamy has no political experience. Tonight it showed: Ramaswamy’s schtick works well on cable news, but tonight he made every candidate on the...
Bill Kristol
Can the GOP be saved?
No. Or at least that’s what longtime Republican insider and former Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol believes. The guy who tried to tap David French to run against Donald Trump in 2016 is now organizing to defeat pro-Trump candidates in...
The future of Trumpism
William Kristol believes Trumpism will be around for a long time. Here is a taste of his piece today at The Bulwark: We are now six years into the Trump era and one clearly sees—in the donor and media ecosystems,...
Anti-Trump Republicans will gather for the “Principles First” summit
They will meet this weekend at the National Press Club. Speakers include Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Denver Riggleman, Geoff Duncan, Brad Raffensperger, Alexander Vindman, Joe Walsh, Barbara Comstock, Bill Kristol, Charlie Sykes, Tom Nichols, Peter Wehner, and Harry Dunn. Meanwhile,...
Trump’s evangelicals have a few things to say about impeachment
This afternoon the House impeachment manager showed these videos: And these: Here are some tweets worth considering: Why doesn’t it surprise me that Fox News cut away from the trial: Some of Trump’s favorite evangelicals are also weighing-in: The response...
Three cheers for Brian Williams!
Williams with the scoop:...
Sean Wilentz on our current moment
Bill Kristol interviews Princeton University historian Sean Wilentz. Wilentz talks about his relationship with John Lewis, the 1619 Project, monuments, Woodrow Wilson at Princeton, Richard Hofstadter, the American quest for “purity,” the illiberality of the Right and the Left, and...
Falwell Jr. Blames Coronavirus on Trump’s Political Opponents and Secret Collaboration Between Kim Jong Un and China
Watch court evangelical Jerry Falwell Jr. this morning on Fox and Friends: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4aR-6MrJjo&w=560&h=315] Thoughts: Liberty University will stay open. Why? I think we get some insight into Falwell Jr.’s thinking in my next points: He thinks the media’s coverage...