Cathy Young

3 days ago | thebulwark.com | Andrew Egger |Cathy Young |Jim Swift

Yesterday, Andrew guest-hosted for Mona Charen on Just Between Us to talk with JVL about where the Trump administration is succeeding and where it’s failing to break down the laws and norms that would otherwise restrain it, then went deep on the case of the small Trump-loyal Missouri town that has been turned upside-down by the detainment of a beloved pillar of the community who happens also to be an illegal immigrant. Check it out.Happy Wednesday.

5 days ago | thebulwark.com | William Kristol |Andrew Egger |Cathy Young |Jim Swift

Horrible news from Boulder, Colorado, yesterday, where a man wielding a makeshift flamethrower attacked people marching in solidarity with the Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas. The FBI is investigating it as an act of terror. Politico reports:About 1:26 p.m., police received calls that a man with a weapon near the county courthouse on 13th and Pearl streets was setting people on fire, according to Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn.

1 week ago | newsday.com | Cathy Young

It is five years since the death in police custody of a Black man in Minneapolis, George Floyd, sparked protests that not only rocked America but spread to several countries in Europe. White police officer Derek Chauvin, who infamously knelt on Floyd’s neck for nine and half minutes, was later convicted of murder; most Americans agree with this outcome, despite attempts on the right to portray Chauvin as an innocent scapegoat and Floyd’s death as drug-induced.

4 weeks ago | newsday.com | Cathy Young

This May 8 marked the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe in World War II — a day to celebrate, but also to ponder the war’s legacy in our time. For generations, World War II defined our world. It was seen as a clear-cut victory over ultimate evil: the defeat of the monstrous regime that was Nazi Germany.

1 month ago | quillette.substack.com | Cathy Young

The dizzying rollercoaster ride of Trump’s first hundred days has, in many ways, justified and even exceeded the worst fears of those Trump opponents often accused of suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” His bumbling tariff wars have cratered the markets, probably damaged the international supply chain, and may yet trigger a global recession. His deportation policies quickly crossed the line dividing toughness from conspicuous cruelty.