New York, New York

Today must be Pile-on-New-York (and, by extension, its former Mayor) Day for Republican presidential contenders. After Mitt Romney takes after New York City (and, by extension, its former Mayor) on immigration, Fred Thompson blogs about the city’s (and, by extension, its former Mayor’s) affinity for gun control: Anybody who knows me knows I’ve always cared [...]

Great News!

After more than three months in unexplained detention, Haleh Esfandiari, the 67-year-old director of the Middle East program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, has been released from Tehran’s notorious Evin prison.

Romney v. Giuliani: The Immigration Debate Takes a New Turn

When I was traveling with Rudy Giuliani a couple of weeks ago, I asked him what he thought of Mitt Romney’s increasingly frequent digs at “sanctuary cities.” He professed to be mystified, even a little flattered: “New York city is the safest large city in America. … So it must be doing a pretty good [...]

Thompson: The Chaos Continues

Ana is off this week, but Fred Thompson manages to produce a Daily Jumble all by himself. Spokeswoman Burson Snyder becomes the latest staffer to quit before the campaign has even begun, reports Jonathan Martin in Politico. Blogger Lane Hudson, of Mark Foley scandal fame, has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission about [...]