Joseph Curl
Columns by Joseph Curl
Donald Trump right to revoke John Brennan’s security clearance
President Trump set off a firestorm last week when he yanked the security clearance of former Obama CIA Director John O. Brennan, who was busy making a career out of bashing the White House. Citing "a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations" about his administration, Mr. Trump said Mr. Brennan was seeking to "sow division and chaos." Published August 21, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is crashing and burning — fast
Until just weeks ago, Hillary Clinton was the face of the Democratic Party. But all that's changed. The new face of the Democratic Party is a 28-year-old former bartender. Published August 14, 2018
What suppressing Alex Jones really means
Remember that creepy scene in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," when Wonka has loaded all the kids into a boat and they paddle down the chocolate river? Well, buckle your seat belts, people, 'cuz we're about to go on that same wild ride. Published August 7, 2018
The Democrats and their socialism problem
The Democrats have some problems. OK, they have a lot of problems, but let's throw this new one into the mix - 'cuz it's a doozy. Published July 31, 2018
Democrats start to scare mainstream Americans
Man, it's not easy being a Democrat these days. Published July 24, 2018
With Trump, politics no longer stop at the water’s edge
In 1947, Sen. Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan took to the Senate floor and delivered what many consider to be a "speech heard 'round the world." Published July 17, 2018
Donald Trump returns staff accountability to White House
In President Trump's White House, staffers really do work at the pleasure of the president. Displease him and -- poof -- you're gone. Published July 10, 2018
White House press corps broken beyond repair
It all really began with Sam Donaldson. Back in the days of Ronald Reagan, the brash and cantankerous reporter with the worst toupee in television history made his name by yelling at the president. Published June 19, 2018
If Barack Obama had talked to Kim Jong-un, MSM would’ve swooned
Just hours after President Trump had concluded his historic summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, the consensus from the mainstream media was that the whole event was a big nothingburger. Published June 12, 2018
Plea to pro athletes: Stop politicizing the games
Things are out of hand with the National Football League. And the National Basketball Association. Published June 5, 2018
Jeff Flake bested by Donald Trump, goes off the deep end
Jeff Flake has got it all: He's tall, buff and handsome, with a made-for-TV smile. He lives in a huge house in a gated community (with high walls, of course), has a pretty blonde wife and five fabulous children. Plus, he's a member of one of the most exclusive clubs in the World: The Senate. Published May 29, 2018
Hillary Clinton Democratic Party’s face of 2018
Hillary Clinton told the Democratic Women's Leadership Forum on Friday that she would be a foundational part of the anti-Trump "resistance." No, she didn't ask whether anyone wanted her to be. Published May 22, 2018
Reports of a ‘blue wave’ in 2018 midterms are wildly exaggerated
Breaking news: Democrats will crush Republicans in the 2018 midterm elections. Published May 15, 2018
Donald Trump right to skip White House Correspondents’ Association hatefest
President Trump has killed the White House Correspondents' Association dinner — and he did it from over 500 miles away. Published May 1, 2018
Hillary Clinton knows why she really lost the election
Imagine, if you would, that a Republican presidential candidate, say Mitt Romney or John McCain, had spent the next 18 months after his loss moaning and groaning and blaming everything from the FBI to Russian bots to xenophobia for the loss -- and the mainstream media covered the pity party. Published April 24, 2018
Drama queen James Comey throws an embarrassing tantrum
Former FBI Director James B. Comey is an arrogant, pretentious, narcissistic, petty, egotistical, holier-than-thou crybaby who's indulging in a pity party and cashing in on his 15 minutes of fame by bashing the guy who rightly fired him. Published April 17, 2018
‘Chappaquiddick’ perfectly captures Ted Kennedy’s immoral soul
"'I'm not gonna' become president." That's the reaction of Edward M. "Teddy" Kennedy (played perfectly by actor Jason Clarke) in the new movie "Chappaquiddick," shortly after he drunkenly drives a car off a bridge into a shallow pond and leaves a young woman to die in a half-submerged car. Published April 10, 2018
Jim Carrey political, odd, no longer funny
Oh, what a difference millions of dollars have done to Jim Carrey. Published March 20, 2018
There’s no ‘burying the hatchet’ for Elizabeth ‘Fauxcahontas’ Warren
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who says she's not running for president in 2020 but you knooooow she's running for president in 2020, has big problems. Published March 13, 2018
Donald Trump roasts media at Gridiron dinner
President Trump came to the white-tie Gridiron dinner Saturday night armed with a flamethrower. He sprayed the room, setting anything and everything on fire -- including his own family, his top administration aides, even himself. Published March 6, 2018
