American Federalist Journal
Friday - June 23, 2017



Featured articles by Andrew C. McCarthy



Team Trump Cannot Fear the I-Word
2017-06-19

The Justice Department Is Killing Trump
2017-06-17

Can You Obstruct a Fraud?
2017-06-16

Mend, Don't End, Mueller's Investigation
2017-06-15

Attorney General Sessions's Recusal Was Unnecessary
2017-06-14



Thinking about the Comey Memos
2017-06-12

Why Trump Fired Comey
2017-06-10

Again, Pressure Is Not Obstruction
2017-06-08

No, the Problem in London Is Not 'Islamist Extremism'
2017-06-06

Will Paris Revive the Constitution's 'America First' Approach to Treaties?
2017-06-03



'Pressure' Is Not Obstruction
2017-06-02

What the House Subpoenas of Rice, Brennan, and Power in the 'Unmasking' Probe Mean
2017-06-01

The Alleged Kushner-Kislyak Meeting: Amateur Hour May Be Worse Than 'Collusion'
2017-05-29

How Sharia Supremacism and Judicial Imperialism Threaten National Security
2017-05-27

Fighting the Politicized, Evidence-Free 'Collusion with Russia' Narrative
2017-05-25



Trump's 'Principled Realism' Is Not Very Realistic about Islam
2017-05-23

The President's Power to End a Criminal Investigation
2017-05-20

The Latest 'Just Like Watergate' Idiocy
2017-05-16

On the Limits of Loyalty
2017-05-13

The Bipartisan Case against James Comey
2017-05-10



No, the FBI Was Not a Trump Partisan
2017-05-06

Faux Outrage and Melodrama over Comey's Pre-Election Letter
2017-05-04

Revealed: Eleventh-hour Subpoenas in the Clinton E-mails Investigation
2017-04-29

A Ruling about Nothing
2017-04-27

A Case for Congress and the Trump Justice Department, Not the Courts
2017-04-23



Justice and Accountability in Courtroom and Laboratory
2017-04-22

If the Government Cannot Be Trusted, Can It Protect the Nation?
2017-04-16

If the Government Cannot Be Trusted, Can It Protect the Nation?
2017-04-15

Is Rice's 'Crime' the New 'Wire Tapping'?
2017-04-09

Is Rice's 'Crime' the New 'Wire Tapping'?
2017-04-08



On Susan Rice, the Issue Is Abuse of Power, Not Criminality
2017-04-06

In the Nunes Affair, Don't Lose Sight of the Unanswered Questions
2017-03-29

FISAgate: The Question Is Not Whether Trump Associates Were Monitored
2017-03-27

Islam and the Jihad in London
2017-03-25

The Travel Ban Is about Vetting - Which Means It's about Islam
2017-03-18



Where Does FISAgate End Up? Probably Nowhere.
2017-03-13

Sessions's Firing of 46 Obama-Appointed U.S. Attorneys Isn't Scandalous
2017-03-11

Parsing Clapper
2017-03-08

While You Weren't Looking, the Democrat-Media Election-Hacking Narrative Just Collapsed
2017-03-07

The Perjury Allegation against Jeff Sessions Is Meritless
2017-03-03



The Swamp Takes Aim at Seb Gorka
2017-03-01

Prison Is for the Guilty
2017-02-25

Trump's New Guidance Calls for Vigorous Immigration Enforcement
2017-02-22

Omar Abdel Rahman, the 'Blind Sheikh,' Is Dead
2017-02-19

Why Was the FBI Investigating General Flynn?
2017-02-18



Make the Flynn Tape Public
2017-02-16

American Security and Islamic Reform
2017-02-11

Populist Presidents and 'Demoralized' Judges
2017-02-10

Will the Ninth Circuit Punt - for Now - on Trump's Travel Ban?
2017-02-09

Prosecute the Rioters
2017-02-04



Distorting Senator Sessions's Questioning of Sally Yates
2017-02-01

Is It a 'Muslim Ban'?
2017-01-31

Trump's Order on Entry into the U.S.: Implementation Problems
2017-01-30

Trump's Exclusion of Aliens from Specific Countries Is Legal
2017-01-29

Build That Wall . . . and Pay for It
2017-01-28



The Draft Executive Order on Detention and Interrogation: Much Ado About Nothing
2017-01-27

Can the Feds Save Chicago?
2017-01-26

Security Is Job No. 1
2017-01-21

Gee, I'm Starting to Think the Obama DOJ Just Might Be Politicized
2017-01-16

Why Republicans Lose the Narrative Battle: The Inspector-General Gambit
2017-01-15



Gee, I'm Starting to Think the Obama DOJ Just Might Be Politicized
2017-01-14

Hillary's E-mails and the Justice Department
2017-01-13

FISA and the Trump Team
2017-01-12

Missing from the Intelligence Report: The Word 'Podesta'
2017-01-09

Don't Defund the U.N., Just Say 'Go!'
2017-01-07



Intramural GOP Strife Over Russia? Not So Fast . . .
2017-01-04

Does Trump Grasp the Reality of 'Radical Islam'?
2016-12-31

Kerry to Israel: A State Cannot Be Both Jewish and Democratic
2016-12-29

Obama's Betrayal of Israel Is a Black Day for American Diplomacy
2016-12-26

Obama's Betrayal of Israel Is a Black Day for American Diplomacy
2016-12-24



German Lesson: Islamist Enclaves Breed Jihadism
2016-12-22

How about a Little Art of the Deal for Iran?
2016-12-17

Of Course Russia Meddles in Our Elections - But the 'Hacking' Claim Is a Farce
2016-12-15

General Mattis Needs a Waiver from Congress to Serve as Secretary of Defense
2016-12-05

Trump's Narrow Win Is Not a Landslide, It's an Opportunity
2016-12-03



No, Conservatism Should Not Embrace Populism
2016-11-26

Senator Jeff Sessions Will Be the Restorative Attorney General We Need
2016-11-23

Distorting the Iran-Deal Bill
2016-11-19

A Pardon for Hillary?
2016-11-12

Is the Abedin/Weiner Laptop the Last of It?
2016-11-03



The Clinton E-mails Are Critical to the Clinton Foundation Investigation
2016-11-02

Hillary: No Commenting on Criminal Investigations ... Unless It Helps Me
2016-10-31

Clinton's State Department: A RICO Enterprise
2016-10-29

Podesta Leaks: The Obama-Clinton E-mails
2016-10-16

Trump Is Right to Point Out That Clinton Should Be Prosecuted
2016-10-15



Why Hillary Clinton's E-Mail Scandal 'Lawyers' Are So Problematic
2016-10-09

Hillary Clinton's Scandals Begin to Undermine Libya Prosecutions
2016-10-07

The FBI's Defense of How the Clinton Interview Was Conducted Is Full of Holes
2016-10-01

Our Dangerous Drift from Reason
2016-09-24

Obama Is Right to Veto Bill Enabling Suits against the Saudis
2016-09-14



Yes, the Fix Was In
2016-09-13

Fifteen Years After 9/11, Blindness to the Islamist Threat Is Official Policy
2016-09-11

Would Hillary's 'Not Marked CONFIDENTIAL' Story Work for You?
2016-09-10

Send Lawyers, BleachBit, and Money
2016-09-08

Yes, Congress Has the Power to Impeach Hillary Clinton
2016-09-06



Obama's Iran Deal Is a Fraud on the American People
2016-09-03

Why Is Obama Stonewalling on Details of the $1.7 Billion in Iransom Payoffs?
2016-08-27

Meet Aleppo's 'Moderate,' 'Secular' 'Rebels': Al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood
2016-08-19

Obama's Iraq Policy Did Not Create ISIS
2016-08-13

Obama's Cash Payment to Iran Was More Than a Ransom - It Broke Criminal Law
2016-08-06



Hillary Clinton's Benghazi Debacle: Arming Jihadists in Libya . . . and Syria
2016-08-03

No, the Constitution Does Not Bar 'Religious Tests' in Immigration Law
2016-07-30

It's Not My Party
2016-07-23

Terror in France and the Annals of Willful Blindness
2016-07-16

The Fatal Flaws in Comey's Theory of Why Clinton Shouldn't Be Prosecuted
2016-07-09



The Democrats' 'Emergency' Assault on the Second Amendment
2016-07-05

'Optics' of Lynch-Clinton Meeting Are Not Just Bad, They're Disqualifying
2016-07-02

Defenseless in the Face of Our Enemies
2016-06-25

Obama: Anti-Anti-Terrorist
2016-06-20

Killing Homosexuals Is Not ISIS Law, It Is Muslim Law
2016-06-12



Boris Johnson, Free Speech Champion of Erdogan Offensive-Poetry Contest
2016-05-21

Clinton E-mails: Is the Fix In?
2016-05-14

No Death Penalty for a Benghazi Jihadist - Is this Law or Politics?
2016-05-12

After Trump, Conservatives Must Continue to Explore Their Options
2016-05-08

After Trump, Conservatives Must Continue to Explore Their Options
2016-05-07



Trump Would Press the Agenda That Drove His Voters from the GOP
2016-04-30

Trump Declares Iran Deal a Disaster - but Doesn't Offer an Alternative
2016-04-28

First, Let's Get the Facts on Saudis and Iranian Involvement in 9/11
2016-04-25

Willful Blindness and Our Saudi 'Friends'
2016-04-16

Trump's Border Wall Plan Is Ridiculous on Its Face
2016-04-09



Obama Gives Iran Access to the U.S. Financial System, Flouting the Terms of His Cherished Iran Deal
2016-04-02

The Loretta Lynch Stonewall: Will It Elect Hillary?
2016-03-29

Incubators of Islamic Supremacism
2016-03-26

Brussels and Willful Blindness
2016-03-23

The Trump Fiasco Demonstrates that the Republican Party Has to Change
2016-03-19



The Senate Must Deny Obama's Bid to Transform the Supreme Court
2016-03-17

Feel Betrayed by the GOP? Vote for the One Candidate Who Walks the Walk
2016-03-12

Culture Rot: Donald Trump Is the Effect, Not the Cause
2016-03-05

Cruz and Rubio Formed an Effective Tag Team as Trump Sputtered
2016-02-27

Why Closing Gitmo Is Still a Terrible Idea
2016-02-24



However Clumsily, Apple Is Affirming a Constitutional Principle
2016-02-20

No Deference Is Called For on Judicial Nominees
2016-02-17

The Democrats' Likely Nominee Appears to Be a Felon - This Is Not Business as Usual
2016-02-13

Hillary's E-mail Recklessness Compromised Our National Security
2016-02-06

Obama's Growing Conflict of Interest in the Clinton E-Mail Scandal
2016-02-03



'What Might Have Been': The Substantive and Clarifying Trumpless Debate
2016-01-30

Donald Trump: Thin-Skinned Tyrant
2016-01-28

Trump Doesn't Have a Clue about America's Enemies
2016-01-26

Why the Justice Department Won't Work with the FBI on Clinton's E-mail Case
2016-01-24

The Problem with Islam Is Aggressive Scripture, Not Aggressive 'Traditionalism'
2016-01-16



Islam v. Free Speech: Twitter Surrenders
2016-01-04

Why 'Draw Mohammed'? The Artist Explains
2016-01-02

Just Asking about Islam and Terrorism
2015-12-26

How Dinesh D'Souza Became a Victim of Obama's Lawless Administration
2015-12-20

Closing Guantanamo Bay Will Only Empower Our Enemies
2015-12-19



Our Immigration Laws Should Screen Out Islamists, Not All Muslims
2015-12-12

Ted Cruz Is the One Candidate Who Can Face down Washington - And Win
2015-12-05

The Controversy over Syrian Refugees Misses the Question We Should Be Asking
2015-11-28

John Kerry's Reprehensible Charlie Hebdo Comments Perfectly Reflect Obama Administration Policy
2015-11-24

Trump's Muslim-Registry Blunder
2015-11-21



France's No-Go Zones: Assimilation-Resistant Muslims Are the Real Refugee Problem
2015-11-19

Cruz Opposes Amnesty, Rubio Supported It, and Rubio Fails to See the Difference
2015-11-14

Ted Cruz Is Right: The Muslim Brotherhood Is a Terrorist Organization
2015-11-07

Denny Hastert's 'Sweet Deal' - Fraud as 'Sentencing Reform'
2015-10-31

Hillary's Breathtaking Mendacity
2015-10-24



The One-State Solution, Cont'd
2015-10-17

Keep Minimum Sentencing, to Discourage Criminals
2015-10-10

Why We Shouldn't Intervene in Syria
2015-10-04

Why We Shouldn't Intervene in Syria
2015-10-03

On Islam, Ben Carson Is Right and Charles Krauthammer Is Wrong
2015-09-26



Democrats Cash GOP's Check, Ending Iran Sanctions
2015-09-12

Obama's Iran Deal Is Still Far from Settled
2015-09-05

Rehashing Talking Points from Camp Clinton
2015-09-01

The Justice Department's 'Grotesque' Misconduct against New Orleans Cops
2015-08-22

Hillary's Dangerous Negligence over Benghazi - Again
2015-08-15



While Still a Senator, Kerry Communicated Obama's Capitulation Policy to the Iranian Regime
2015-08-12

Modern Middle East Studies vs. Scholarship
2015-08-10

No Trust, No Verification, No Sanctions: Obama's Humiliating Capitulation to the Mullahs
2015-08-08

Mark Levin Issues a Call to Action the Country Can't Afford to Ignore
2015-08-01

Congress Must Hold Obama Accountable for His Deception Over Iran
2015-07-27



Folks Do the Randomest Things
2015-02-12

Why Obama Needs to Pretend the Taliban Aren't Terrorists
2015-02-01

Alinsky Does Amnesty
2014-11-24

Ebola-Quarantine Objections Are Frivolous
2014-11-01

The Lone-Wolf Canard
2014-10-27



Why Won't Republicans Get to the Bottom of Benghazi?
2014-10-13

The Islamic State . . . of Saudi Arabia
2014-09-20

Our Vacuous Foreign Policy
2014-06-24

Can Islamism Evolve?
2014-05-24

The FBI Is Not Sabotaging the 9/11 Military Commission
2014-04-19



CAIR's Jihad against Honor Diaries
2014-04-06