One of my kids is studying law, and I’ve read a bit over her shoulder as she prepped for exams. Two critical things stand out: unlike in… — One of my kids is studying law, and I’ve read a bit over her shoulder as she prepped for exams. Two critical things stand out: unlike in literature, words in the law have very specific meanings (lie, fraud, possess, assault), and intent matters quite a bit. The latter is very…

With bad things accumulating like Ukrainian mud around Democrat midterm chances, nobody seems to be talking about the elephant in the room… — With bad things accumulating like Ukrainian mud around Democrat midterm chances, nobody seems to be talking about the elephant in the room. Its name is Roe, and if national abortion rights are overturned, it could help destroy the Democratic party. A Supreme Court decision is expected soon.

If you had “Trump goes to jail” in the office pool, you just lost. — If you had “Trump goes to jail” in the office pool, you just lost. The end of any possible criminal prosecution out of New York over Trump’s finances has come as the grand jury seated to find them has sunseted. The possibility of a civil penalty, likely a fine, looks…

Dear Elon: — Dear Elon: Big fan. I cheered to see an African-American like yourself rising to the top, owning one of America’s largest media companies, Twitter. I’m also a big fan of free speech, which is why I am writing to you to ask that my lifetime ban on Twitter be rescinded. …

America’s diplomat corps is the latest victim of diversity uber alles. Choosing diplomats for the 21st century is now about the same… — America’s diplomat corps is the latest victim of diversity uber alles. Choosing diplomats for the 21st century is now about the same process as choosing which gummy bear to eat next. …

The answer is one ironically failed in Ukraine, and one has stoically kept the peace in East Asia. The question is, going forward with… — The answer is one ironically failed in Ukraine, and one has stoically kept the peace in East Asia. The question is, going forward with Ukraine, should America’s deterrence model be the strategic clarity of NATO’s Article 5, or the strategic ambiguity of the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act?

Are you the kind of guy who likes to do things for yourself? You know, like not leave the fighting to soldiers but doing your part for… — Are you the kind of guy who likes to do things for yourself? You know, like not leave the fighting to soldiers but doing your part for Ukraine by paying higher gas prices? You and your president are already working hand-in-hand, making empty gestures that do nothing to affect things…

The latest filing by Special Consul Robert Durham, investigating Russiangate and the Hillary Clinton campaign, suggests the rabbit hole… — The latest filing by Special Consul Robert Durham, investigating Russiangate and the Hillary Clinton campaign, suggests the rabbit hole goes a bit deeper than we thought. One hates to sound like Rachel Maddow, but it is just that much more likely the walls are closing in.

It is hard escape the images from the Ukraine but easy not to think about them. So let’s think about them hard. — It is hard escape the images from the Ukraine but easy not to think about them. So let’s think about them hard. The bodies themselves are the only truth; for there but for the grace of them goes us and all that. Were they Russian separatists, Ukrainian heroes, people on…