What It Means When Van Jones, of All People, Draws the Line

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This weekend, Van Jones — CNN commentator, longtime Democrat, nobody’s idea of a conservative plant — told his own party’s radical wing to knock it off. He didn’t hedge it. Democrats, he said, don’t need “party poopers.” So stop, he told them, pooping in the punch bowl — and then telling everybody the turds are ice cubes. They aren’t. And we’re smart enough to know the difference. It’s a blunt line. It was meant to be. Here’s why it matters. Van Jones isn’t some backbench crank. He worked in the Obama White House. He’s spent two decades as one of

America Will No Longer Ignore the Threat of Left-Wing Violence

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism at the State Department yesterday, warning far-left extremism and violence are on the rise. Here is an excerpt of his remarks: For far too long our counterterrorism doctrine has had a blind spot — a blind spot when it comes to extremist violence from the political left. Even today, the very idea that far-left terrorism could be a serious threat is treated as a right-wing fever dream, or worse, as a dangerous fascist conspiracy. It’s treated this way by many in the press, by many in

The Party’s Over: FCC Closing in on Ladies of The View

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Washington is closing in on “The View.” Federal regulators are nearing a decision that could brand the ABC daytime show what it has never officially been called: entertainment, not news. That distinction sounds small. It isn’t. It could force ABC to hand equal airtime to political candidates every time the ladies at the table take a side — which is often. The anticipated FCC action, likely timed before the Labor Day holiday, would determine that “The View” is not a “bona fide” news show. That is the word from people close to the matter, speaking to Bloomberg on condition they

The Convert: Chamath Says He Was Wrong About Trump

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Chamath Palihapitiya, the billionaire venture capitalist and co-host of the “All-In” podcast, went on CNBC Tuesday and offered one of the more complete Trump reversals of the moment. “You’re 100% right on Trump. He’s fantastic,” Palihapitiya told “Squawk Box” host Joe Kernen. “Unbelievable person, very smart on top of it, open-minded… great president, so far.” This was not the language of grudging acceptance. It was admiration, plainly stated. Palihapitiya said he had once opposed Trump because he believed a portrait of the president constructed by the press. He now thinks that portrait was false. “The reality is that most of

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