By Haley Byrd – weeklystandard.com – January 06, 2018 On Wednesday night, before Washington was completely consumed by Michael Wolff’s West Wing tell-all, Politico published a piece feeding into a different frenzy: the notion that Congress was concerned President Trump might be mentally unfit for office. The article, titled “Washington’s growing obsession: The 25th amendment,” claims that more than a...

By: Annie Karni – politico.com – January 3, 2018 Lawmakers invited a Yale psychiatry professor who edited a book about President Donald Trump’s mental state to brief them on Capitol Hill in December. Lawmakers concerned about President Donald Trump’s mental state summoned Yale University psychiatry professor Dr. Bandy X. Lee to Capitol Hill last month for two days of briefings...

David Smith – theguardian.com – January 3, 2018 Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon has described the Trump Tower meeting between the president’s son and a group of Russians during the 2016 election campaign as “treasonous” and “unpatriotic”, according to an explosive new book seen by the Guardian. Bannon, speaking to author Michael Wolff, warned that the investigation into...

By: David French – nationalreview.com – January 3, 2018 Trump’s Decision to Cut Ties with Steve Bannon Is One of the Best Moves of His Presidency If it holds, the end of Bannon’s influence will give better men and women a chance to rise in the White House. Early this morning, the Guardian reported on the contents of a new...

By: Cal Thomas – washingtontimes.com – January 3, 2018 I do not make it a practice to comment on the work of fellow columnists, though occasionally some care to comment on mine, which is fine. I’m happy to help them make a living. An exception will be made here because of The New York Times “conservative” columnist, Bret Stephens. In...

By: Staff Writer – ouramericanvalues.org – Jan 2, 2018 The Islamic Republic of Iran has been rocked the past week by protests across the country. It is hard to get solid information on exactly what is taking place there. Demonstrations have erupted in at least 40 cities. As many as 20 have been killed and 450 have been arrested. What...

By: William M. Briggs – stream.org – January 3, 2018 You know it when you see it, but good luck defining fake news. That’s why there will always be disagreements between what is “fake news” and what isn’t. On the last day of bad old last year, Lake Superior State University released its 43rd annual List of Words Banished from...

By: Daniella Diaz – cnn.com – January 1, 2018 US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley issued a stern warning to North Korea on Tuesday, saying the US “will never accept a nuclear North Korea.” “As we hear reports that North Korea might be preparing for another missile test — I hope that does not happen, but if it...

By: David Brooks – nytimes.com – January 1, 2018 Imagine three kids running around a maypole, forming a chain with their arms. The innermost kid is holding the pole with one hand. The faster they run, the more centrifugal force there is tearing the chain apart. The tighter they grip, the more centripetal force there is holding the chain together....

By: Rachel Kraus – mashable.com – January 2, 2018 A new study confirms your worst fears about fake news in the U.S. — it’s widespread, skews pro-Trump, and is mostly consumed by your conservative uncle. Oh, and fact checking hasn’t worked at all. A group of academic researchers have published what they are calling the first scientific, data-based study of...