Joseph Curl
Columns by Joseph Curl
With MSNBC’s ambush interview on Robert Mueller, America’s media has hit a new low
Here's how truly detestable America's media has become. Published April 23, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is absolutely right: Social media is toxic
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a rising star in the Democratic Party, and she's got a huge edge over many of her colleagues: A savvy understanding of social media. Published April 16, 2019
Trump 2020 re-election campaign uses border wall failure as cornerstone
Politicians start working on re-election the day they win office (at least the ones who keep winning do). And that's what President Trump did. Published April 9, 2019
The Joe Biden balloon bursts — and he’s not even a 2020 presidential candidate yet
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden -- the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination for which he is not even officially running -- has suddenly got a whole lotta problems. Published April 2, 2019
With Robert Mueller clearing Donald Trump, day of reckoning arrives for America’s media
Mr. Trump must have stolen the election, somehow, some way. Oof. Well, that didn't work out so well. Published March 26, 2019
Week 1: The unraveling of Beto O’Rourke
Robert "Beto" O'Rourke had a very (very) bad first week as a presidential candidate. Published March 19, 2019
Why Uncle Joe Biden will be America’s next president
That's right, you heard it here first, folks: Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States. Published March 12, 2019
Hillary Clinton rains on parade of Democrats in Selma — again
Hillary Clinton just can't stop. The 71-year-old grandmother in terrible health, who occasionally falls down and breaks a limb or bangs her head so hard she suffers a concussion, will not simply go away. More than two years after she lost to Donald Trump in a stunning upset, the two-time loser keeps clinging to her former glory like an over-the-hill Hollywood actress. Published March 5, 2019
Michael Cohen stuck with liar label
Here's the problem with being a known liar: When you lie, and when you get caught lying -- when it's been proved, in a court of law, that you did, in fact, lie -- it becomes very difficult, if not impossible, to ever be seen again as truthful and honest. Published February 27, 2019
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders sure hate each other, don’t they?
Bernie Sanders, 77, and Hillary Clinton, 71, are back at it again, squabbling and wrangling over Every. Tiny. Thing. And not a moment too soon. Published February 26, 2019
The left is openly cheering for the demise of America
The left's hatred for President Trump runs so deep that liberals are hoping for — even actively working toward — the demise of America. Published February 19, 2019
Reality star Donald Trump brings a new honesty to American politics
All politicians are egomaniacs and narcissists. They're all searching for love and adulation — even (or especially) from strangers. And they're all pathological — and prolific — liars. Published February 12, 2019
The laughable, pathetic, infantile Green New Deal sets a new low for Democrats
Right from the outset, the six-page document laying out the "Green New Deal" seemed like a joke, something a few devious wags in the Republican Party whipped up to parody an expansive environmental plan conjured up by Democratic Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Published February 8, 2019
Being a Democrat nowadays means having to say you’re sorry … a lot
The year has started off weird. Really weird. Published February 5, 2019
CNN’s Acosta cashes in: The making of a faux journalist
In 1968, pop artist Andy Warhol famously said, "In the future, everyone will be world famous for 15 minutes." Published February 2, 2019
Leftist liberals out-liberaling each other in lurch to left for 2020
Democrats gearing up for a White House race in 2020 (reports say there will be two dozen or more) are sprinting to the left at such a clip that it's now starting to make Hillary Clinton look like Ronald Reagan. Published January 29, 2019
Chicken Little: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the new Al Gore
Almost 13 years ago, former Vice President and amateur climatologist Al Gore released "An Inconvenient Truth." Published January 22, 2019
Everyone calm down, the Gillette ad is just fine
A new commercial from Gillette opens with audio of chattering news reports about the #MeToo movement, bullying and "toxic masculinity." A narrator says in a sonorous (and masculine) voice: "Is this the best a man can get?" — a variation on the company's 30-year old motto. Published January 15, 2019
The @#%&* Democrats just can’t stop with the profanity
Far-left Rep. Rashida Tlaib last week went on a profanity-laced tirade against President Trump. On just her first day in Congress, the Michigan Democrat spat out some vile bile against the president. Published January 8, 2019
At Christmastime, George W. Bush was Santa, Obama was Scrooge
Every year, in the week between Christmas and New Year's, I think about George W. Bush. Published December 24, 2018