Charles Hurt
Columns by Charles Hurt
CHARLES HURT: The rise of Donald Trump, the downfall of the ‘experts’
To understand the rise of Donald Trump here in Iowa and around the country, you must first understand that Americans have always been suspicious of experts. The honest, brutal truth is that we actually despise experts. Published January 31, 2016
CHARLES HURT: GOP presidential primary — the greatest show on earth!
It is high time to declare -- honestly and without exaggeration -- that the 2016 GOP presidential primary has officially become the greatest, most interesting, most entertaining election of all time! Published January 29, 2016
CHARLES HURT: Donald Trump Derangement Syndrome sweeping elite
Beware the latest nasty virus sweeping the East Coast, particularly the most elite citadels of New York City and Washington, D.C. Published January 26, 2016
CHARLES HURT: Donald Trump’s Corinthians misquote overblown by media
'Two Corinthians 3:17," said Donald Trump, misstating the traditional way American Christians most commonly refer to the Apostle Paul's second letter to the Corinthians. Published January 19, 2016
CHARLES HURT: State of the Union Obama really wanted to give
Even at the end of seven good and prosperous years, a president's final State of the Union address is a tough act. There is no one left to blame. By this point in a presidency, he owns the current state of the union. Imagine what it must be like after seven terrible years. Published January 12, 2016
CHARLES HURT: Debunking ‘conservative’ concerns about Donald Trump
First, they told us that Donald Trump's whole campaign was conjured up by disgraced ex-President Bill Clinton as a way to toss a smoke grenade into the middle of the Republican presidential primary and smooth the path to the White House for his wife, Hillary. Published January 10, 2016
CHARLES HURT: Obama’s gun plan: Crocodile tears and a ‘crazy list’
When all the hectoring is finished, the professorial lecturing is done, all the political posturing is over, all that is left are tears. And crocodile tears at that. Published January 5, 2016
CHARLES HURT: Bill kills Hillary Clinton’s sexism accusation against Donald Trump
He has been her meal ticket into national politics. He has been the sex predator in the White House whom she ruthlessly covered for. He has been her own personal dog in heat. Published December 29, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Donald Trump’s ‘Art of the Schlong’ portrays Hillary Clinton as Joan of Arc
If you think "The Art of the Deal" was a yuuuuuuuuuuge success -- and it was -- just wait until Donald Trump comes out with his latest masterpiece, "The Art of the Schlong." Published December 22, 2015
CHARLES HURT: CNN turns GOP debate into aggravating, irrelevant snoozefest — as planned
Stop the madness. These debates cannot go on. Published December 15, 2015
Dan Bilzerian, ‘King of Instagram,’ likes what he sees in Donald Trump
Black-bearded Internet outlaw Dan Bilzerian, the so-called "King of Instagram", it is safe to say, is not a regular on the national GOP political scene. Until now, that is. Published December 15, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Armed Iranian doctor rushes to shooting victims — as American as it gets
On Dec. 2, as Islamic terrorists in combat gear strode into a San Bernardino Christmas party and began methodically executing Americans for their religious beliefs, the commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces started ruminating on all the political angles and consequences. Published December 8, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Obama still wearing race-hustler glasses after worst U.S. terror attack since 9/11
"Yesterday, December 7, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked ..." Published December 6, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Obama loses gift of speech in Paris; time to invoke 25th Amendment
Anyone who listened to President Obama speak to reporters in Paris on Tuesday would reasonably conclude it is high time to start drawing up the papers to transmit to Congress for his removal. Published December 1, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Obama calls Americans Islamophobic as terrorists threaten religious freedom
Here in this week of reflection and gratitude, it is high time you smug and intolerant Americans take a long look at yourselves. Why, dirty Americans, do you hate people from exotic, war-torn places? Why do you despise other cultures? Why do you so hate freedom of religion? Or, as President Obama wonders, why are you all so Islamophobic? Published November 24, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Donald Trump fuels support by riding Third Rail, invading ‘safe space’
If you are still confused about how Donald Trump is walking away with the Republican nomination for president, look no further than his swift, reflexive, fearless and unvarnished response to the terrorist attack in Paris. Published November 17, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Jeb Bush, John Kasich pandering to illegal immigrants seals their fates
As if Jeb Bush's campaign were not already finished, the candidate drilled several additional screws into his own coffin during Tuesday night's debate. Published November 11, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Ben Carson, quiet candidate, suddenly seen as a GOP threat
After what the media has done to Ben Carson in recent weeks, thank goodness he is getting Secret Service protection. After all, the primary focus of the Secret Service is to thwart assassination attempts on high public figures. Published November 10, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Ben Sasse’s ‘maiden’ Senate speech an honest talk about fake debate
When was the last time you heard a sitting politician give a speech that made you stop and think? A speech where you actually learned something? Published November 3, 2015
CHARLES HURT: Anti-Donald Trump glee leaves GOP with single-digit candidates
To hear the GOP establishment squeal with such glee, you would think there was a fire sale going on down at Brooks Brothers. Or maybe Congress just passed a law making country club dues tax-deductible. Or somebody invented a glow-in-the-dark golf ball. Published October 27, 2015
