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Free People Can Take Pride in Churchill's 'Darkest Hour'

Friday, December 22, 2017 - 4:45pm

Dec. 22, 2017

Good morning from Washington, where President Trump confounds Moscow and the conspiracy theorists by OK'ing lethal weapons for Ukraine. Nolan Peterson reports from Kyiv, where he also recalls his own Christmas Eve combat mission. The tax cuts passed by Congress prompt encouraging moves by business leaders, Rachel del Guidice notes, while the tax code overhaul is mostly good news for retirees, as Rachel Greszler charts. Plus: Kelsey Harkness on why media elites resent Taylor Swift, and Jarrett Stepman on why Churchill, even in a Hollywood movie, bugs liberals. Morning Bell returns Wednesday, Dec. 27. Merry Christmas.

Commentary

Free People Can Take Pride in Churchill's 'Darkest Hour'

 

As the modern academy focuses historical interpretation on societal forces rather than leaders or ideas, it is hard to accept that Churchill may have almost single-handedly changed the direction of human civilization.

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Analysis

In Updated Charts, What 8 Seniors' Tax Bills Will Be With Tax Reform

 

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is mostly good news for retirees.

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Feature

What I Learned From a Wartime Christmas Eve

 

The first time I ever saw a war, it was on Christmas Eve in 2009. I was a green Air Force special operations pilot on my first deployment to Afghanistan.

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News

Trump Approves US Lethal Weapons Sales to Ukraine, Angering Moscow

 

For years, Ukraine has requested U.S. lethal weapons to defend against Russian aggression.

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News

Companies Announce Bonuses, Raises Following Passage of Tax Reform

 

AT&T announces that it will give a special $1,000 bonus to over 200,000 of its U.S. employees and invest $1 billion in the economy.

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Commentary

Problematic Women: Taylor Swift Isn't Allowed to Be Happy

 

Because Swift is "a straight, white, multimillionaire pop star," New York magazine had a problem with her post celebrating 2017.

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