Washington Free Beacon
Opinion Editor of the Weekly Standard and editor of the newly launched Washington Free Beacon; author of The Persecution of Sarah Palin and The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine
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Matthew Continetti
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FROM Matthew Continetti
Left, Right & Center
Tumult in the Arabian Peninsula, SOTU, NY Corruption Chaos in Yemen, Change in Saudi Arabia,State of the Union, Europe's Monetary Explosion
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The Bergdahl Exchange, a Soft Economy, and Dowd Gets Baked The Bergdahl exchange raises questions about the Taliban, looking at the real state of the US economy, and Maureen Dowd gets really high in Colorado.
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The Syrian Drama; Extreme Inequality Obama and Syria: Machiavellian genius or epic incompetence?
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Syria and the Hour of Decision Sober talk on the risks of action and inaction in Syria.
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A Farm Bill; Immigration and Obama Abroad Congress fails on the farm bill and surges on immigration. Plus the Fed, Obama abroad and tragic deaths.
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Same-Sex Marriage and the Immigration Speed Bump The Supreme Court and same-sex marriage; plus immigration policy.
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Rockets near Jerusalem and Petraeus on the Hill Rockets near Jerusalem, Petraeus on the Hill, leadership transition in China, and the death of the Twinkie.
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LRC Live: The Definitive Post-Mortem of Election 2012 Matt Miller, Bob Scheer and Matthew Continetti's smart, impassioned and sometimes irreverent look at the presidential election that gave President Obama a second term…
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To the Point
Trump plays scolder-in-chief with NATO allies At the opening of NATO’s dramatic new headquarters in Brussels today, President Trump acknowledged that Article 5 — promising that “an attack on one nation is an attack on all” -- has only been invoked one time: in the aftermath of September 11. But the President failed to provide what 27 other Alliance members have been waiting for: a re-commitment by America’s new leader to Article 5. Instead, they got a scolding.
To the Point
What is Trump's plan for Middle East peace? On his first foreign tour, President Trump has promised "peace" between Israel and the Palestinians. Are there any details for re-starting talks that have been stalled for the past three years?
To the Point
Trump's new look at civil rights and global warming President Trump is reportedly ready to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. We look at the possible consequences. On the second half of the program, we hear about cuts in Obama-Era civil rights programs called for by the Trump Administration's first budget plan.
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Terrorism and tweets, hate speech and murder Just days before an election, Britain is coping with a rash of deadly terrorism, and Prime Minister Theresa May is on the defensive. And again today, President Trump has tweeted criticism of the Mayor of London. Later, a double murder in Portland, Oregon has revealed the ugly past of a supposedly “progressive” city. One immediate question: is “hate speech” protected by the First Amendment?