HotAir Daily Express 06/24/2015

Rubio, Bush and the coming war on Big Sugar 6/24/2015 9:21:45 AM  Jazz Shaw 22 Comments It’s time for another story on government farm subsidies and their intersection with presidential politics. But for the first time in a long time we’re not talking about ethanol. Today the topic shifts from King Corn to Big Sugar. There has More... Rotherham sex-abuse nightmare grows worse: 300 suspects — at least 6/24/2015 8:41:28 AM  Ed Morrissey 30 Comments The sex-trafficking ring in Rotherham may well be the worst in the West ever, or so one would hope. British officials have now identified at least three hundred suspects in a crime syndicate that raped and trafficked underage British girls for years, More... Most "assault weapon" owners are ignoring NY gun law 6/24/2015 8:01:46 AM  Jazz Shaw 39 Comments Ever since the hilariously inaccurately named SAFE Act was passed in New York, gun owners and Second Amendment advocates have been stonewalled by the state government whenever attempts were made to find out more about how it was being implemented. But More... Quotes of the day 6/23/2015 10:41:31 PM  Allahpundit 531 Comments Deep, strong feelings exist on both sides of the Confederate flag debate, but a majority of South Carolina lawmakers dodged attempts on Monday to pin down where they stand on removing the flag from the Statehouse grounds. The Post and Courier reached out More... YouGov poll: Pluralities of whites, blacks, Latinos think SCOTUS should not declare a constitutional right to gay marriage 6/23/2015 8:41:22 PM  Allahpundit 79 Comments All three of these groups should be boycotted immediately and mercilessly, needless to say. Quite a week for unity in America. First the two parties come together in opposition to the Confederate flag, now the races come together in opposition to More... Nuclear proliferation expert: Obama's deal with Iran will fail at its core goal, extending the "breakout" period 6/23/2015 8:01:18 PM  Allahpundit 32 Comments Simply devastating. Remember, Obama gave up on trying to pressure Iran into dismantling its nuclear program long ago. The goal of the current negotiations is containment in the form of lengthening the nuclear “breakout” period, the amount of More... Important news from WaPo: "There's not much Indian left in Bobby Jindal" 6/23/2015 7:21:54 PM  Allahpundit 80 Comments That’s not just a quote from a poli sci prof featured in this story about Jindal’s apparently insufficient Indian-ness. It’s also how the paper is promoting the story on social media. Remember, all minority conservatives are racially More... Tsarnaev will get to speak at his sentencing tomorrow 6/23/2015 6:41:04 PM  Jazz Shaw 24 Comments Tomorrow will be the sentencing of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for the terrorist murder of multiple people at the Boston Marathon. The proceeding is essentially a formality, as the judge has no option other than to order the death sentence selected by the jury. More... Video: Durable goods decline 1.8%, business investment a mixed bag in May 6/23/2015 6:01:37 PM  Ed Morrissey 36 Comments After the contraction of the first quarter, most analysts expected a rebound in Q2, but today’s durable goods report from the Census Bureau delivers at best a mixed bag. Overall, durable goods orders declined by 1.8%, and outside of defense orders, More... White House to announce new hostage ransom policy 6/23/2015 5:21:24 PM  Jazz Shaw 54 Comments After the disastrous deaths of James Foley, Steven Sotloff, and Peter Kassig, the White House was forced to go back and take a fresh look at not only how they deal with potential hostage rescue scenarios, but how they interact with the families of More... Resistance is futile: Trump now second behind Jeb Bush in New Hampshire 6/23/2015 4:41:17 PM  Allahpundit 89 Comments Fun fact: In 2011, the last time he flirted with running for president, Public Policy Polling had him up nationally by nine points at one early moment and just six points behind Romney in Mitt’s stronghold of New Hampshire. Trump always polls More... Kasich getting the cold shoulder in his own home state? 6/23/2015 4:01:10 PM  Jazz Shaw 34 Comments The 2015 Defending the American Dream Summit is coming up two months from now and it’s going to be a big deal for a few reasons. It’s a cattle call for GOP donors and it provides a chance for politicians – including presidential More... Great news: OPM chief says no one is personally responsible for massive security failure; Update: Video added 6/23/2015 3:21:26 PM  Ed Morrissey 75 Comments This will certainly comfort the 18 million Americans now believed to have risk of identity theft or worse from the year-plus intrusion into the Office of Personnel Management. That, by the way, is about six percent of the entire US population. Despite More... Tuesday TEMS: Andrew Malcolm, Salena Zito 6/23/2015 2:59:39 PM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Today on The Ed Morrissey Show (4 pm ET), we have another great lineup for the news of the day! Today’s show will be on the YouTube channel, embedded in the show page: Andrew Malcolm joins us for Tuesdays with Andrew! The Prince of Twitter and I More... Matt Bevin calls for removal of Jefferson Davis statue from Kentucky capitol as retailers dump Confederate flag merch 6/23/2015 2:41:43 PM  Allahpundit 623 Comments Is this bolder than what Haley did or not as bold? Davis may not hold the same cultural currency as a symbol of southern pride that the flag does, but Haley had less to lose in making her move than Bevin does. She’s the term-limited governor of More... Begala: Yeah, Hillary has to answer for the Confederate flag, too 6/23/2015 2:01:06 PM  Ed Morrissey 45 Comments Yes, in fact she does, but longtime Clinton strategist Paul Begala does his best to provide one for Hillary Clinton. The Clintons, or at least their political allies, had no problem using Confederate symbology such as these during their campaigns, and More... College divestment from fossil fuels is largely "window dressing" 6/23/2015 1:21:16 PM  Jazz Shaw 16 Comments Divestment is still all the rage in liberal circles these days, particularly when it comes to universities and their investment portfolios. Usually the target is Israel, but there’s also been a rash of schools talking about divesting from More... GOP speaker of Mississippi House: Time to get rid of the Confederate symbol here, too 6/23/2015 12:41:18 PM  Ed Morrissey 451 Comments One hundred and fifty years after the end of the Civil War, the symbology of rebellion and disunity may finally be falling out of favor in the South. Yesterday, Nikki Haley gathered with both Republicans who had previously supported the Confederate flag More... Chris Christie's Newark school reformer steps down 6/23/2015 12:01:13 PM  Jazz Shaw 10 Comments There’s a change coming to the Newark school system, which has seen a serious upheaval since Chris Christie took office, but it remains to be seen if it will be for the better or not. The failing schools in the Newark area were taken over by the More... Video: What is and isn't too offensive to be shown on CNN 6/23/2015 11:21:28 AM  Allahpundit 85 Comments Erick Erickson makes a point worth amplifying. So as not to offend, CNN wouldn't show the Charlie Hebdo cartoons, but was okay showing the N-word while apologizing if it offends. — Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) June 23, 2015 Watch the first clip More... Video: Diddy boppin' out of jail after alleged assault on UCLA football coach, staff 6/23/2015 10:41:45 AM  Ed Morrissey 57 Comments Not everything is about the Benjamins. Yesterday evening, hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs had to post $160,000 in bail to walk out of jail after getting arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, among other charges, at UCLA. Combs’ More... How the GOP won the south but lost the nation Iran's Khamenei rules out freezing sensitive nuclear work for long period Report: Autopsy finds "high-energy injury" in Freddie Gray's death How the Democrats built the Confederacy Sarah Palin's contract with Fox News won't be renewed Black student: Why I support the Confederate flag Ann Coulter: Nikki Haley's an immigrant who doesn't understand American history Christie could announce presidential bid as soon as next week Is it okay to eat dogs? Does porn dull sexual pleasure?