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Jeffrey Lord

Jeffrey Lord, a contributing editor to The American Spectator, is a former aide to Ronald Reagan and Jack Kemp. An author and former CNN commentator, he writes from Pennsylvania at jlpa1@aol.com. His new book, Swamp Wars: Donald Trump and The New American Populism vs. The Old Order, is now out from Bombardier Books.
by | Jun 12, 2025

But of course. Flag Day is described thusly by no less than the Associated Press: The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under…

by | Jun 9, 2025

What goes round comes round? House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has recently made headlines like this one from Lifezette: “Hakeem Jeffries Threatens to Dox ICE Agents Amid Rising Attacks, Death Threats.” (RELATED: The True Depths of Democrats’ Bankruptcy) The story reports: House…

by | Jun 5, 2025

Amazing. Apparently, Elon Musk and President Trump are at odds over the action to be taken — or not taken — on the comprehensive spending bill winding through Congress. (RELATED: Five Quick Things: The Rescission Cometh) Now. In this tussle between…

by | Jun 3, 2025

Last week, my piece noting the May 29th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s birthday (“JFK at 108”) drew some attention from my American Spectator colleague Francis Sempa. Make that disapproving attention. All of which is happily received in the…

by | May 29, 2025

What many Americans may not know is that this very past week — May 29th to be specific — was President John F. Kennedy’s birthday. To be specific, his 108th. For those old enough (ahem!) to recall, November 22, 1963,…

by | May 26, 2025

The headline over at Mediaite focusing on former FBI Director James Comey spoke volumes. It read: “James Comey Warns GOP They Will Be ‘Deeply Sorry’ About Going After Political Enemies — Vows Dems Will ‘Someday’ Turn the Tables On Them.” The story…

by | May 22, 2025

It was as plain as it was horrific. Over there at Newsmax (where, full disclosure, I am a contributor) was this headline: “Cops Probe Manifesto Linked to D.C. Shooting Suspect.” Over at Fox, this was the banner, written following the daily presser…

by | May 19, 2025

There she goes again. Fox News headlines: “Hillary Clinton bashes Republican women, says GOP female president would be ‘handmaiden to the patriarchy.’” The story reports: Hillary Clinton took a swipe at female Republicans in an interview earlier this month, saying…

by | May 15, 2025

Ya gotta love the sheer, decidedly out front, hypocrisy of Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump, the sitting president of the United States, has accepted the gift of a plane from the government of Qatar. A gift that will go to the…

by | May 12, 2025

Carter, Biden, Reagan, Trump — and hostages. The week has started off with this from the Wall Street Journal: “Hamas Releases Last Living U.S. Hostage From Gaza.” The story reports this, bold print for emphasis supplied: “Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old…

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