By: Dennis Prager – web.archive.org – September 18th, 2018 It is almost impossible to overstate the damage done to America’s moral compass by taking the charges leveled against Judge Brett Kavanaugh seriously. It undermines foundational moral principles of any decent society. Those who claim the charges against Judge Kavanaugh by Christine Blasey Ford are important and worth investigating, and that...

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – September 17, 2018 The woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of a drunken assault when both were teenagers has now come forward publicly, but that should not deter Republicans from proceeding with their current confirmation-vote schedule. There is no way to confirm her story after 35 years, and to let it stop Mr. Kavanaugh’s confirmation...

By: David French – nationalreview.com – September 17, 2018 One of the very first things that young litigators learn is that memory is a very, very fickle thing — even memories of traumatic events. In case after case, you’ll encounter two opposing litigants who speak with absolutely fierce conviction about key events in their lives, and those memories will often...

By: Michael Kranish – washingtonpost.com – September 5, 2018 Manuel Miranda was in bed Wednesday morning, suffering from a kidney stone, when he heard his name invoked as a key player during the televised hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh. As Miranda listened, Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) suggested that he played a key role in an event...

By: David French – nationalreview.com – September 16, 2018 They’re serious but not solid. The allegations against Brett Kavanaugh — outlined now on the record in the Washington Post by Palo Alto University professor Christine Blasey Ford — are substantial and serious. She claims that Kavanaugh knocked her down, groped her, and attempted to remove her clothes. Here’s the core...

By: Katrina Gulliver – nationalreview.com – September 12, 2018 On September 4, attorney Zina Bash, a former clerk for Judge Brett Kavanaugh who was helping steer his nomination to the Supreme Court through the Senate, appeared to make an important gesture at his confirmation hearings. If you followed the resulting hysteria on Twitter, you could be forgiven for thinking she’d...

By: Matt Vespa – townhall.com – September 14, 2018 Leah nabbed this story about The New York Times shoddy story on Nikki Haley, our ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. It was a hit piece. It was an attempt to Scott Pruitt her. Like I said before, with the attempted character assassination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, among other things,...

By: Charles C. W. Cooke – nationalreview.com – September 15, 2018 Vox’s Dylan Matthews tries to catch Senator Feinstein’s Hail Mary pass, even as he acknowledges that we can at present see no ball: Dylan Matthews✔ @dylanmatt I honestly don’t know what’s in it for Republicans in continuing to back Kavanaugh. He withdraws, Trump appoints Kethledge, Hardiman, or Coney Barrett...

By: Andrew O’Reilly – FoxNews.com – September 13, 2018 California Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein refers secret letter about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to federal authorities; chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel reports from Capitol Hill. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Thursday threw a cryptic curveball at Brett Kavanaugh, insinuating the Supreme Court nominee could be guilty of a crime even...

By: Peter Baker – nytimes.com – September 13, 2018 The presidential playbook during times of disaster is pretty well established by now: Consult with emergency officials (and be seen doing so). Express concern for those affected (on camera). Assure the public that the government is ready for whatever comes (whether it is or not). But once again, President Trump has...