The Trump Obsession Comes for California’s Water
Imagine prioritizing families and farms and the produce sections of American supermarkets over a fish.
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A Crazy Idea
Dear Weekend Jolter,
It’s possible that the great 1952 film, The Snake Pit, for which Olivia de Haviland (still alive and well at 103, albeit in Paris) was one of those ...
Oil and Venezuela
The plight of the Venezuelan people is very serious and very today, indeed, but the long term matters too.
The WhatTheHel L Baltimore
Dear Jolters,
The author of this epistle has been through the “Charm City” (talk about contrived) and the “Monumental City” (that’s got some “Star-Spangled Banner” association, so no eyebrow-raising) plenty of ...
Moida da Bum!
Dear Weekend Jolter,
All the juice may have been squeezed out of this latest -- as Your Humble Correspondent (YHC) types, anyway -- Trump-centered controversy, and its aftermath. But YHC wanted ...
Inside the August 12 Issue
This week, we focus on the American worker, with terrific pieces by Charlie Cooke, Matthew Continetti, and much much more. Dive in here.
While We All Have Mueller on the Brain . . .
Its official release date is August 13. While we’re at it, here’s a snippet from Andy’s introduction.
It Was Just One of Those Things . . .
To those who slipped the surly bonds of earth . . . we salute you. Check out more on that, and more on more, here.
The Great James L. Buckley, Still Great
At the National Conservatism conference in Washington, ambling amidst the crowd is James L. Buckley, much revered in these parts.
Mob Story
The mobs have come to the Weekend Jolt, thanks to Kevin Williamson's new book. Read about that, and more, here.