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Charlie Sykes: The Kavanaugh hangover

On the Daily Standard Podcast, Weekly Standard senior writer Michael Warren joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, what it means for the midterm elections, and what might come of UN Ambassador Nikki Haley’s unexpected resignation.

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John Nichols: Brett Kavanaugh cannot control his raging partisanship

On Thursday, Sept. 27, Kavanaugh appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee as an enraged man. He did not merely respond to the powerful testimony of Christine Blasey Ford, he condemned everyone who had demanded that he respond. It was an out-of-control performance that unsettled everyone who still takes seriously the notion that our courts should be fair and impartial arbiters.

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James Maas: Madison and history

The Madison Common Council has targeted Confederate monuments. As October marks the 154th anniversary of General William Tecumseh Sherman’s infamous “march to the sea,” Are there any other uncomfortable reminders of the 19th century the Common Council might want to eradicate?

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Charlie Sykes: The Kavanaugh hangover

On the Daily Standard Podcast, Weekly Standard senior writer Michael Warren joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, what it means for the midterm elections, and what might come of UN Ambassador Nikki Haley’s unexpected resignation.

Read More »

John Nichols: Brett Kavanaugh cannot control his raging partisanship

On Thursday, Sept. 27, Kavanaugh appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee as an enraged man. He did not merely respond to the powerful testimony of Christine Blasey Ford, he condemned everyone who had demanded that he respond. It was an out-of-control performance that unsettled everyone who still takes seriously the notion that our courts should be fair and impartial arbiters.

Read More »

James Maas: Madison and history

The Madison Common Council has targeted Confederate monuments. As October marks the 154th anniversary of General William Tecumseh Sherman’s infamous “march to the sea,” Are there any other uncomfortable reminders of the 19th century the Common Council might want to eradicate?

Read More »

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