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The lies were thick and fast all week at the Democratic National Convention, but never so blatantly as they were in Vice President Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech.

“Things reveal themselves passing away,” wrote Irish  poet William Butler Yeats, reviving an old folk saying  about how changing times bring into sharp focus the  dying old ways that were once taken for granted. On  another occasion, he wrote in his 1919 “The Second  Coming”: Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;  Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world ……

The latest wave of conservative critiques of elite universities might make a real difference.

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – August 26, 2024 The 2024 election starts in North Carolina with mail ballots on Sept. 6. Note, too, the warning from the North Carolina State Board of Elections about how there are no take-backs. Here’s a question on its mail-voting FAQ page: “Can I vote the ballot and return it to the county…

In some sense, Tim Walz’s career in the National Guard is a metaphor for the recent history of American military power writ large. He spent 24 years preparing for battle…and then retired when the call…

There are three current hot or cold wars: on the Ukrainian border, in the regions surrounding Israel, and in the strategic space between Taiwan and mainland China. All three conflicts could not only…

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – August 25, 2024 The IDF’s success in pre-empting a larger attack, and the terrorists’ failed response, limited the escalation. Hezbollah joined Hamas’s assault on Israel on Oct. 8. The Lebanese terrorists have since fired more than 6,700 missiles and drones, depopulating Israel’s north. On Saturday Israeli and U.S. intelligence discerned preparation for a…

RFK signals there are more Democrats willing to defect to join a “unity party” under Trump where dissent and disagreement will be tolerated.

The Secret Service protection Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fought so long to receive as an independent presidential candidate is now over after the former Democrat suspended his campaign and endorsed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

By: Allysia Finley – wsj.com – August 25, 2024 When Democrats talk about boosting the middle class, what they mean is government employees. No surprise. Cheered on by the crowd, Democrats took turns whacking “oligarchs” and “corporate monopolists.” By the time Ms. Harris took the stage, the pinatas’ pickings had been splattered around. This is what Democrats plan to do…

A left-wing publication published a hit piece on Vice President Kamala Harris after she officially secured the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee without a single primary vote.