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What are Daniel Penny’s politics?

Is Daniel Penny a Republican, a Democrat or something else? As of this writing, his political leanings remain a mystery. Republicans clearly want to adopt the white Marine veteran who strangled a threatening Black passenger on a New York City subway car. They may deny it, but the racial dynamics created a desired optic for their warm support. And the racial dynamics surely played a part in protests by Jordan Neely’s supporters -- that this was a case of a white person killing a Black man who had already been subdued. After a jury dismissed manslaughter charges against Penny, they ...

Firster who loves America’s enemies

Glance through any post-election voter interview and you will inevitably find someone who mentions “America first” when explaining his or her vote. They understand the term in varying ways, but the throughline is the belief that Trump is a strong leader who will steadfastly pursue America’s national interests. Sorry, but that is deluded. Even by the strongman standard, Trump is not securing America. His nominees are not just unqualified; they are anti-qualified. If he were attempting to sabotage America’s interests, it’s hard to see how he would do things ...

America confronts its cruelty problem

The cold-blooded, targeted murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as he walked into a Manhattan hotel early last Wednesday morning has grabbed national attention, focusing some of it on America’s troubling embrace of simple cruelty, and of vThere’s chilling video circulating widely of the hooded, masked assassin pulling out a gun with a silencer, shooting Thompson in the back and then, as the businessman crumpled to the ground, pumping additional bullets into him as he died on the sidewalk. Thompson had a wife and two sons, one who had just graduated from high school and the ...

The Democrats’ buts

Democrats are slowly, but surely, building a permission structure for progressive activists to kill those they determine are bad. From the rise of antisemitism to, now, the murder of an insurance CEO, few Democrats seem capable of condemning violence without adding a “but.” To their credit, Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania have condemned both without buts. Unfortunately, when President Joe Biden condemns antisemitism in the United States, he cannot help himself but muddy the water with equal condemnations of Islamophobia. No one is chasing Muslim students ...

Trump should swear off lawfare

Jack Smith is on his way out, and we don’t need another one. While serving in Joe Biden’s Justice Department, the special counsel concocted a novel legal case against Biden’s foremost political opponent, and would have been happy to try Donald Trump in the midst of the presidential election campaign. This was an outrageous abuse of the legal system, and it was just one of the acts of lawfare against Trump and people around him in recent years. Now, with the Republican about to enter the White House again and Smith packing up, the question is whether Trump will engage in a ...

Trump’s rich rogues carving up American Pie

The New York Times, NBC News and the “legacy media” have got to change with the Trump times -- before Donald Trump takes power in six short weeks on Jan. 20, 2025. One CBS News presidential historian commented on air after Trump’s cruel 2016 “American carnage” inaugural address: “That was the best speech Trump ever gave.” In plain sight, Trump is surrounded by and getting free advice from some of the richest men in the world. That’s a problem since Trump hinted (to House Republicans) he may never leave office. Without reins of running for reelection, Trump can truly ...