Plus: Newsom Tries to Impose California’s Extremism on 21 States
March 11 2023
Good morning from Washington, where President Biden seems content to oversee a surge in lawlessness in America. Victor Davis Hanson tracks criminal behavior to its source. California’s governor sure likes to tell leaders of other states what to do, our Katrina Trinko writes. Plus: Larry Elder defends “Dilbert” creator’s remarks about black Americans, and Paul Zepeda decries two recent examples of bad art in public places.
On this date in 1959, Lorraine Hansberry's “A Raisin in the Sun,” the first Broadway play written by a black woman, opens a run of 530 performances. Remember to “spring forward” one hour Sunday as Daylight Saving Time begins. Have a great weekend.
When our government allows criminals and foreign nations to injure with impunity their own law-abiding citizens, is it any wonder the civilized world we once knew has vanished?
If we want to create monuments that move us, then we can’t be deceived into letting modern pieties replace eternal virtues, nor novelty replace beauty.
The cartoonist said a lot of things in his “racist tirade,” including that he tried to be supportive of blacks but felt his efforts weren’t appreciated.