Charles Hurt
Columns by Charles Hurt
‘Don’t mention the war!’
The British Empire did not fall because of a weak navy. Nor as a result of over-extended colonization. The British Empire was doomed by a crisis of delusional politeness. Published November 29, 2021
Counting our blessings in Biden’s broken supply chain presidency
As the great philosopher-poet Bret Michaels taught us, every rose has its thorn. Published November 24, 2021
Kyle Rittenhouse defended himself against lawless vigilantes
The eternal question of our time: Is the media evil or stupid? Published November 22, 2021
Congressional Republicans playing to lose
Republicans in Washington are positively giddy over all the new polls showing President Biden tanking the Democratic Party ahead of next year's midterms. Indeed, Mr. Biden is making history. Published November 18, 2021
Democrats double down on inflation
So it is true. Money really can't buy you love. Just ask Joe Biden. Published November 15, 2021
Biden, the Duchess of Cornwall and the stench of pervasive conspiracies
Oh, to live in this age of conspiracies. Did you hear the latest one? Published November 8, 2021
Biden’s administrative state launches war on America
The good news is voters in Virginia this week fired the first shot in the war to end the carnival of absurdity that has infected our politics over the past few years. Published November 4, 2021
Virginia Democrats reach new lows in race hatred campaign
There is desperation in the waning days of a doomed political campaign. And then there is this Terry McAuliffe train wreck. Published November 1, 2021
The unyielding independence of L. Douglas Wilder
Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder answers to no one. He has always been truly independent, which makes him a problem inside the Democratic Party. Published October 28, 2021
Biden caught with his rusty drawbridges down
Peddling his monstrous Green New Deal Monday, President Biden delivered a strange lecture about drawbridges. Published October 25, 2021
Wandering, lobotomized Obama zombies search for ‘Hope and Change’
On Wednesday, President Biden traveled to Scranton, Pennsylvania, to sell his doomed "human infrastructure" bill, which smells more like an un-showered Green New Deal. Published October 21, 2021
Biden weaponizes terror law against patriots in Virginia
Parents attending school board meetings in America are not terrorists. Published October 14, 2021
Congress’ classical narcissists fret as the Trump train rolls on
No, GOP swampers, Donald Trump is not going away. Published October 11, 2021
D.C. Democrats dispatch bulldozers on ‘unhoused neighbors’
However much you hate Washington, you do not hate it enough. Published October 7, 2021
Media road whores are Biden band’s only fans left
President Biden's administration really is an aging rock band that hasn't had a hit in memory. Or ever. Published October 4, 2021
Terry McAuliffe: ‘Smarmy used car salesman’
In a remotely honest world, the Virginia governor's race would already be over. But this is politics, and NBC's greasy Chuck Todd is the referee. Published September 30, 2021
Strategic failure — perfectly executed
Well, now we know why there was no plan to evacuate Afghanistan after 20 years without abandoning thousands of American citizens and allies on the battlefield. Published September 28, 2021
#FJB latest craze in political discourse
President Donald J. Trump has not been out of office one year and already there is so much Americans miss about him. Top of the list, apparently, are the Mean Tweets. Published September 27, 2021
Biden preaches ‘dignity’ at U.N.
President Biden went before the United Nations this week to lecture the world about "dignity." Published September 23, 2021
Joe Biden dies slow death by media
And the Firm Grasp of the Obvious Award goes to ... Chuck Todd of NBC News! Published September 20, 2021