Robert Tracinski

Nov 22, 2024 | thebulwark.com | Mona Charen |Robert Tracinski |Damon Linker |Linda Chavez |William Galston

Robert Tracinski joins to discuss Trump's attack on government, his execrable appointees, and what Dems should do going forward. Damon: Russ Vought's appointment to OMB and the Nancy Mace / Sarah McBride performative cruelty. Linda: JD Vance appearing in all of those Senate meetings with Matt Gaetz, and A Free Press Conversation with…

Oct 10, 2024 | tracinskiletter.com | Robert Tracinski

Donald Trump is unfit for the presidency on about seven different levels. No, seriously, when I began to jot down my notes for the case against him, I identified seven major issues, any one of which would be sufficient reason to vote against him: January 6, his current threats against democracy, his hostility to Ukraine, his disastrous proposals on tariffs and mass deportations, his method of thinking (or lack thereof), his unrelenting series of con-man schemes, and his repellent personality.

Sep 30, 2024 | tracinskiletter.com | Robert Tracinski

Over the past two weeks, Israel has achieved something remarkable: It has mortally wounded a terrorist state. To be more exact, it is a terrorist state within a state: the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia that controls—or used to control—the Shiite Muslim areas of Southern Lebanon. Hezbollah is quite notoriously independent of the nominal government of Lebanon and has used its independent military power to dominate the country’s politics and terrorize or assassinate opponents.

Jul 5, 2024 | tracinskiletter.com | Robert Tracinski

Commenting on President Biden’s disastrous debate performance last week, I expressed skepticism that Democrats would be able to get the old man to step down and make way for another candidate. But this is looking a lot more likely now, as Biden’s response has only made his situation worse. I think he’s expecting that this is just a temporary setback and he will bounce back in the polls.

Jun 19, 2024 | quillette.com | Robert Tracinski

The Enemy of My EnemyBut let’s remain clear in our minds what they really stand for, because sometimes the enemy of your enemy turns out, in the long run, to be just another enemy.