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"[Trump's] done an enormous number of things that you should be outraged by that don't depend on apocalyptic scenarios." -- @jonah.g.bskysocial on what people get wrong about critiquing Trump
"If Texas Dems had 10,000 votes for every 'moral victory' they’ve scored in recent years, then Beto O’Rourke would be a senator and Ted Cruz would be a servile invertebrate, but one earning a decent living in private legal practice." --Kevin Williamson thedispatch.com/newsletter/w...
Every month, we compile a list of corrections issued by The Dispatch as we aim to be as transparent as possible. Here is what we got wrong in August: thedispatch.com/article/what...
"U.S. national security is being attacked from within." --Kevin Carroll thedispatch.com/article/gabb...
"That the liberal world order was attained through Hiroshima and Nagasaki too often prompts not sober reflection but ra-ra chest thumping." --Luis Parrales | Monday Essay thedispatch.com/article/eliz...
"Conviction can’t be flicked on and off like a light switch. It doesn’t work that way. The whole thing is of a piece, a swirl of belief, belonging, and behavior that cannot be disentangled." --Bonnie Kristian | Dispatch Faith thedispatch.com/newsletter/d...
Our best stuff on the bad deal with Intel | Dispatch Weekly thedispatch.com/newsletter/w...
"The unavoidable takeaway from Szetela’s sharply-etched and powerfully argued book is that left-wing illiberalism has been institutionalized." --John McMillian thedispatch.com/article/canc...
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@jonah.g.bskysocial addresses the ‘thoughts and prayers’ backlash following the tragic school shooting in Minneapolis on The Remnant.
"Often criticized for ripping off the Beatles, [Oasis] would do the one thing the Beatles never could: get back together." --Christopher J. Scalia thedispatch.com/article/oasi...
"It turns out that it’s counterproductive to use weird, highly politicized, and impenetrably ideological language and then sanctimoniously impose it on people." --@jonah.g.bskysocial | G-File thedispatch.com/newsletter/g...
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"Jonah just put on a lady's sun hat." Sarah Isgur instantly ruins Jonah Goldberg's spontaneous fashion moment on The Dispatch Podcast.
"It is simply a half measure of socialism, a government takeover of certain economic assets for the purpose of replacing market forces with political mandates." --Kevin Williamson thedispatch.com/article/inte...
"Layoffs, directives, and political interference roiled the [CDC] even before the attempt to oust Susan Monarez." --Michael Warren thedispatch.com/article/cdc-...
Sabrina Carpenter’s newly released Man’s Best Friend album isn’t a manifesto. It’s a reminder that pop can be playful, funny, and joyful. “In Defense of Sabrina Carpenter’s Nonsense” — LuElla D’Amico thedispatch.com/article/in-d...
"That mass shootings are too common is such an irrefutably and infuriatingly obvious opinion that it feels pathetic even to offer it. Any number of mass shootings above zero is, in a very real sense, intolerable." -- @jonah.g.bskysocial thedispatch.com/article/minn...
"Trump is lying about the crisis of crime. Not saying that crime isn't a problem. It's not on a level that qualifies as a crisis." -- @jonah.g.bsky.social on The Dispatch Podcast
"Impoundment would replace the rule of law with rule by one person." --Jessica Riedl thedispatch.com/article/trum...
The Dispatch has launched The Next 250, a yearlong project. We’ll spend the year talking about how we can take that baton and build towards a future our Founding Fathers can be proud of. Join today: thedispatch.com/join-offer/t...
"A quest for independence and the allure of the last stand are why we remember the 1836 battle." --Stephen L. Hardin, TheNext250 thedispatch.com/next-250/ala...
FACT CHECK: No, Trump was not ‘quietly removed’ as a Nobel Prize nominee. thedispatch.com/article/trum...
The Taiwan Question: Will China invade? And what would America do if so? | Morning Dispatch: thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...
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"America at last has its own Trofim Lysenko, a crank whose screwy ideas about science gained influence over policy because their contrarianism reflected the prejudices of a feral populist revolutionary movement." --Nick Catoggio thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
“There does seem to be a relationship between the fact that mass shootings have become more deadly over time in the U.S. and the fame these perpetrators receive.” In 2022, Adam Lankford spoke to Declan Garvey about the psychology of mass shooters: thedispatch.com/article/afte...
Have electric vehicles, regulations, and changing consumer preferences killed a classic? | John McCormack thedispatch.com/article/dodg...
"The second Trump administration is forging an unusual relationship with Silicon Valley." Morning Dispatch: thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...
"The Cracker Barrel farce is the first case of 'cancel culture' I’m aware of in which the accusers couldn’t articulate why the accused was being canceled." —Nick Catoggio thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
"It’s not that Trump doesn’t understand the rules, though that’s often the case. It’s that he doesn’t care about them—unless they can be used against his enemies." -- @jonah.g.bskysocial | G-File thedispatch.com/newsletter/g...
"The most obvious and immediate problems with the Intel deal rest with the company itself, which—despite all those subsidies—has struggled." --Scott Lincicome | Capitolism thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...
"Donald Trump? J.D. Vance? I wouldn’t trust either man with my dachshund, much less my country." --Kevin Williamson thedispatch.com/article/the-...
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From discussions on constitutional law to corporate compliance, SCOTUSblog Summit: On the Merits offers a space for legal and policy leaders to explore how the courts are shaping the future of American institutions. Interested in attending? Register interest: events.scotusblog.com/onthemerits/...
“This is an example of the Deep State we have been up against." Pam Bondi said in response to a sandwich being thrown at a federal officer in Washington DC. Today, it turns out the hoagie-assaulter was never even charged. thedispatch.com/article/sand...
"Partisanship is not new. But partisans used to respect the rules as a way to ensure they were followed when their team was out of power." -- @jonah.g.bskysocial thedispatch.com/article/trum...
"When people ask me if we will ever rein in sports gambling, I always give the same answer: once things get bad enough." --Charles Fain Lehman thedispatch.com/article/spor...
"Sharp Democratic divisions over the United States’ support for Israel became plainly apparent Tuesday during the Democratic National Committee summer meeting." --David M. Drucker thedispatch.com/article/dnc-...
"President Trump’s slew of 'retaliatory tariffs'—supposedly meant to erase or at least significantly ease U.S. trade deficits with dozens of countries around the world—went into full effect on August 7." Morning Dispatch: thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...
"Rooting for Trump to take over the Fed isn’t rooting against America; it’s rooting for America by rooting against Americastan." --Nick Catoggio thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
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"A lot of people have realized that [Trump] can be really easily manipulated in the moment." --David French on The Dispatch Podcast
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially engaged. Their relationship has always been about more than football or pop culture. It became a flashpoint in American politics. @jonah.g.bskysocial broke it down (January 2024): thedispatch.com/newsletter/g...
"Tucker Carlson is wrong. Feudalism was hell for the poor." -- Marian L. Tupy thedispatch.com/article/peas...
"SNAP restrictions don’t necessarily improve the health of low-income Americans—and they might even prove harmful." --Abigail Wilkinson Miller thedispatch.com/article/maha...
"Given the U.S. absence from the COP30 in November, it’s unclear who will guide climate policy at the conference." Morning Dispatch: thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...
"[Trump] wants control for the sake of having control, socialism without socialism." --Nick Catoggio thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
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Jonah Goldberg on the Cracker Barrel rebrand controversy. Share your thoughts in the comments ⬇️
"I will be sad when the day comes when my children stop believing in Santa Claus—but I will be grateful when the day comes when my conservative friends do." --Kevin Williamson | Wanderland thedispatch.com/newsletter/w...
"The effort to strike a balance—not to make France great again, but to hold on to what makes it great without impeding necessary change—is a conscious one." --Thomas Dichter thedispatch.com/article/rura...
What are your thoughts on today's job market for college graduates? ⬇️
"If this apparent investigation into Bolton over whether he has illegally shared or possessed classified information is based on actual evidence, how would things have unfurled?" | Michael Warren thedispatch.com/article/bolt...
"Despite the June strikes, Iran still has other enrichment facilities—and 902 pounds of possibly missing uranium." Morning Dispatch: thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...
"Children will learn this best not when we add to the difficulty of their lives, but when we create circumstances that tell them they can be vulnerable in it and still survive." --Hannah Anderson | Dispatch Faith thedispatch.com/newsletter/d...
Do you think Trump will be able to help end the Russia-Ukraine war? ⬇️
Our best stuff on the dueling redistricting efforts in Texas and California: thedispatch.com/newsletter/w...
"Parents can pull a good book off the shelf, crack it open, and pass on the joy of reading to their kids." --Ivana Greco thedispatch.com/article/book...
"Smoking really isn’t that complicated." --Ani Chkhikvadze thedispatch.com/article/smok...
"10 phrases I pretended to understand as a D.C. intern" by Maggie McGinnis: thedispatch.com/article/inte...
"Cracker Barrel is trying to fend off similar forces of economic entropy. Maybe it’s a bad idea. Maybe not. But heaven forbid anyone blame capitalism, not when the bogeyman of wokeness is available." -- @jonah.g.bskysocial | G-File thedispatch.com/newsletter/g...
"John Bolton is the perfect enemy for [Trump] to make an example of." --Nick Catoggio thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
President Trump has selected Sergio Gor as the next U.S. Ambassador to India. Read about how Sergio Gor cashed in with Trumpworld, written by Mike Warren (June 2025) thedispatch.com/article/serg...
"Trump’s latest stupidity deserves a firm rebuke—and Ted Cruz is well-positioned to deliver it." --Kevin Williamson thedispatch.com/article/ted-...
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Does Trump care more about delivering peace... or a headline? ⬇️ @jonah.g.bskysocial discusses on The Dispatch Podcast:
“People are going to die because we are cutting short funding for this technology.” --Jerome Adams The risks of Trump’s turn against mRNA vaccines: thedispatch.com/article/robe...
"But for years, [Roblox] has been dogged by complaints about insufficient moderation—both of its in-game content and of its messaging system." Morning Dispatch: thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...
"No, Trump is not demagoging mail-in ballots because he thinks they might actually be banned. He’s demagoging them because he fears a blue wave next fall." --Nick Catoggio thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
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"I do not necessarily trust Trump's motives. I think a lot of the arguments he makes for things are pretextual rather than the actual motivation." -- @jonah.g.bsky.social on Mediaite with Colby Hall
FACT CHECK: No, President Trump has not ‘solved six wars in six months' thedispatch.com/article/trum...
FACT CHECK: The president made several false assertions about election fraud. Assessing President Trump’s claims about mail-In vallots and voting machines: thedispatch.com/article/trum...
"The fall of one wave of activism does not mean the tide is going out; it may only be pulling back before returning with greater force—this time aimed at the economic elites who helped usher it in." --Claire Lehmann thedispatch.com/article/mamd...
What are National Guard troops actually doing in D.C.? The Morning Dispatch team spent the day walking the capital and talking to troops to find out. thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...
"Mobile voting is a civic analogue to this kind of idiocy. It encourages, at a subliminal level, the idea that if we make voting as easy as ordering a six-pack of Starbucks Cold Brew, we’ll also get what we ordered." -- @jonahg.bsky.social | G-File thedispatch.com/newsletter/g...
"Gavin Newsom embraces idiocracy." --Nick Catoggio thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
"The nutpickers have found their way into the tariff debate, as fans of the president’s trade policies have seized on a few recent events to declare victory over all 'the economists.'" --Scott Lincicome | Capitolism thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...
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"I think [Trump] may be the angriest and bitterest president of my lifetime." --Former NJ Governor Chris Christie on Advisory Opinions
"Mamdani’s victory in the June primary is more evidence that the Democratic Party base is getting more ideologically radical and is looking for candidates to match." --Michael Warren thedispatch.com/article/zohr...
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"Trump’s collegiality with Putin has gained us nothing tangible and cost the Ukrainians dearly. But Putin’s charm offensive with Trump has benefited Putin enormously." -- @jonah.g.bsky.social thedispatch.com/article/trum...
"Zelensky seemed genuinely pleased and relieved with the outcome of the meeting, and somewhere in the Kremlin, the smile on Putin’s face is likely turning into a frown." --Eric S. Edelman & David J. Kramer thedispatch.com/article/trum...
"Hamas has agreed to a proposal that would return half of the remaining living hostages." Morning Dispatch: thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...
"It was a pitiful scene. But it worked. The mission was accomplished. The mission was to convince Trump not to withdraw from the war." --Nick Catoggio thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
"Despite the rhetoric and volume of discussion in the media, the actual change in vaccination rates over time has been small." --Emily Oster thedispatch.com/article/vacc...
"Small signs of neglect, like a broken window, could signal disorder and invite more serious crimes. Today, America doesn’t have just one broken window—it has tens of thousands." --Philip Reichert thedispatch.com/article/amer...
"RFK Jr. turns the federal government against vaccines." Morning Dispatch: thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...
"Trump being Trump, the simplest explanation for his sudden and uncharacteristic openness to guaranteeing Ukraine’s security is that he’s saying whatever he needs to say to execute his exit strategy from the war." --Nick Catoggio thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
"Before the Alaska meeting, everybody wanted a ceasefire—Trump, the Ukrainians, our European allies, etc.—except Putin. And not only did Trump fail to secure a ceasefire, he abandoned the proposal for one entirely." --Kevin Williamson thedispatch.com/newsletter/w...
"Jewish Democrats Labor to Maintain Party’s Support for Israel. But a leading group argues GOP has yet to benefit from Democrats’ division over the Jewish state." --David M. Drucker thedispatch.com/article/jewi...
"A baseline best practice in grand strategy is not unilaterally ceding a competitive advantage to the enemy. For the United States, AI computing is such an advantage." --Michael Sobolik thedispatch.com/article/chin...
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Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie breaks down the Charles Kushner blackmail scheme on Advisory Opinions with Sarah Isgur and David French.