'The president's decline is alarming': Biden trapped in coronavirus malaise  —  ATLANTA — In a focus group last week, Pennsylvania Democrats one after another articulated the issue vexing top White House aides, party operatives in Virginia and voters in Georgia: Why isn't President Joe Biden's diminished job rating rebounding?

Celebrate Columbus's Achievements  —  We should acknowledge his flaws, but his treatment by the left is reminiscent of communist propaganda.  —  Friends, Americans, citizens of the world, lend me your ears.  I come to bury Christopher Columbus, not to praise him.

Claremont Institute Statement on Senior Fellow John Eastman  —  The Claremont Institute does not normally comment on the work of its scholars.  But a recent combined disinformation, de-platforming, and ostracism campaign requires us to make an exception.  Claremont Institute Senior Fellow John Eastman …

Elect Democrats in 2022, Write Miles Taylor and Christine Todd Whitman  —  Mr. Taylor served at the Department of Homeland Security from 2017 to 2019, including as chief of staff, and was the anonymous author of a 2018 guest essay for The Times criticizing President Donald Trump's leadership.

Superman Comes Out, as DC Comics Ushers In a New Man of Steel  —  The new Superman, the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, is concerned about the environment, does not shy away from politics and will soon begin a romantic relationship with a male friend.  —  Up, up and out of the closet!

White Tiger and Cheetah Furs: A Mess of Trump Gift Exchanges  —  Gift exchanges between U.S. and foreign leaders, a highly regulated process, devolved into sometimes risible shambles during the Trump administration.  —  The Saudi royal family showered Donald J. Trump and his entourage …

How Tom Cotton and Mitch McConnell Plotted to Undermine Trump's Stolen Election Claims  —  Neither senator openly contradicted the former president when he began spreading election-fraud conspiracy theories, but both privately agonized over a potential bandwagon scenario, David M. Drucker writes in his new book, In Trump's Shadow.

AG Merrick Garland is at war with American families  —  Only a fool pokes a mama bear, but that's Merrick Garland for you.  —  The attorney general thought to be such a moderate that 20 Republicans confirmed his nomination turns out to be a radical ideologue hellbent on targeting President Biden's political foes.

The amazingly bad voter-fraud theories behind Trump's DOJ scheme  —  As former president Donald Trump endorsed his reelection bid this weekend, Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) pressed forward with his remarkable turnabout on Trump's actions vis-a-vis Jan. 6.

Steve Scalise's election rhetoric is no less harmful than Trump's  —  A defining characteristic of being an elected official is the need to maintain support from voters.  For Republican officials in recent years, that has meant having to adjust their rhetoric and positions to align …

The 2020 Election Was Nothing Like Bush-Gore  —  Donald Trump's actions after the vote simply have no historical precedent.  —  In today's exercise in whataboutism, it turns out that (as some pundits are keen to remind everyone) there are Democrats who have claimed that the 2000 election was stolen …

Joe Biden Is in a World of Trouble  —  Even Democrats don't like him.  —  1. Group Therapy  —  Last week I Sarah invited me onto The Focus Group.  The episode is out.  You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts here or listen to it here.  —  We watched a group of nine Democratic voters …

Biggest U.S. Retailers Charter Private Cargo Ships to Sail Around Port Delays  —  Home Depot, Costco and Walmart resort to private charters in push to stock shelves for holiday shoppers  —  Global supply-chain delays are so severe that some of the biggest U.S. retailers have resorted to an extreme …

Dems thought giving voters cash was the key to success.  So what happened?  —  When they took power this past winter, Democrats made a commitment to not repeat what many viewed as a critical misstep of the Obama years.  The legislation they passed would do two things well …

Missing Apostrophe in Facebook Post Lands a Man in Defamation Court  —  An Australian man claimed a real estate agent did not pay its “employees” retirement funds.  The lack of a punctuation mark may cost him thousands.  —  A missing apostrophe in a Facebook post could cost a real estate agent …

Afghan Interpreter Who Helped Rescue Joe Biden in 2008 Escapes Afghanistan  —  After a personal plea to the U.S. president, weeks in hiding and a clandestine evacuation, Aman Khalili gets out with his family  —  An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then- Sen. Joe Biden in 2008 …

Lego commits to removing ‘gender bias and harmful stereotypes’ from its toys  —  Lego on Monday vowed to rid its toys of “gender bias and harmful stereotypes” in a push to make them more accessible to girls.  —  The world's largest toymaker has already stopped labeling its products as …

Corey Lewandowski in Exile: Banned at Trump Properties  —  Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is no longer allowed on Trump properties or at Trump parties after a high-profile donor accused him of sexual misconduct.  —  After a GOP donor accused Corey Lewandowski of sexual misconduct late …

The Lincoln Project Got Attention but These Never Trumpers Got Results  —  MORE HEAT THAN LIGHT  —  Disaffected GOP operatives like Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller never made headlines while they quietly but effectively helped put Biden in the White House.  —  The Lincoln Project doesn't do subtle.

Two Journalists Started an Argument in Boston in 1979.  It's Not Over Yet.  —  A writer for an alt-weekly called out a Boston Globe editor for his “fealty” to the idea of objectivity in a column that reads as if it was written yesterday.  —  In 1979, two journalists got into an argument.

Inside Blue Origin: Employees say toxic, dysfunctional ‘bro culture’ led to mistrust, low morale and delays at Jeff Bezos's space venture  —  'It's condescending.  It's demoralizing,' said one former top executive of conditions prompting many to leave the company

There Is Shadow Inflation Taking Place All Around Us  —  Some companies haven't been raising prices.  Instead, they've been cutting back customer services and conveniences, but how should that be measured?  —  Inflation has surged in 2021, with various official measurements of consumer prices rising faster than they have in years.

Eric Clapton Isn't Just Spouting Vaccine Nonsense—He's Bankrolling It  —  Eric Clapton went from setting the standard for rock guitar to making ‘full-tilt’ racist rants to becoming an outspoken vaccine skeptic.  Did he change?  Or was he always like this?  —  Cambel McLaughlin thought he was being punked.

Inside Rikers: Dysfunction, Lawlessness and Detainees in Control  —  With a staffing emergency disrupting the basic functions of the jail system, detainees have had free rein inside.  —  When a detainee decided to hijack a bus inside the Rikers Island jail complex, little was in place to stop him.