Blog - Hugh Hewitt

Sunday, May 31, 2026

Jill Biden’s contention, that she worried her husband was having a stroke during the 2024 debate is one of the most obvious lies n political history.  Lies so audacious are not born of simple attempts to “change the narrative,” cover up wrongdoing or some other self-serving reason.  Such obvious falsehoods, spoken with such apparent sincerity, are a sign of self-delusion. Jill Biden was not lying to us, she was lying to herself.  That makes it difficult to know how to react.. . .

Saturday, May 30, 2026

How do you explain where things are today?  Said Michael Barone recently, “Even as California-based tech companies have reached market capitalization of $1 trillion, its state and local governments have sunk to levels of incompetence associated with underdeveloped countries.”  There is an effectiveness gap and it should trouble us.  Something is deeply fractured in our politics when people can get elected without competence.. . .

Friday, May 29, 2026

Let’s start here.  It is an exposé on just how bad of a failure Gavin Newsom’s “Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing” program actually is.  It is a toxic stew of incapability, bureaucratic entanglement and corruption.  Like most “bright” ideas in California, it is impractical to begin with and only grows worse in the execution.  When I moved to California in the 1980’s it was because of the opportunities available to anyone.  Now the only opportunity lies at sucking on the government teat in a corrupt and decidedly Democrat manner.  But Governor Hair-gel’s latest bright idea, well, that is truly a recipe for disaster.. . .

Thursday, May 28, 2026

So, Jill Biden thought hubby Joe, then POTUS, was stroking out when he debated current POTUS Trump in 2024.  Raises a thousand question does it not?  Like, why didn’t she stop the proceeding and have a doctor check him out?  Why was he allowed to continue in office?…. . .

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

So, the Pope has issued an encyclical on A.I.  Here’s a link – I have scanned, but not read thoroughly.  John Ellis’ newsletter this morning contains a link to an NYTimes piece that notes the makers of A.I. are greeting the Pope’s input with, at best, a yawn.  I think that both sides of this forming debate are missing the point to some extent.. . .

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Hints began appearing as the weekend warmed up.  There is a new definition of “liberal” shaping up, and it is rather ugly.  In the weekly discussion with Ben Domenech last Friday, Domenech brought up the fact that the mess that is health care these days belongs with Democrats (think Obamacare), even if, oddly, Republicans somehow get blamed.  Later in the same interview the host described the DNC’s “autopsy” as actually being an alibi.  (You can read it here if you need a nap.)  That’s when things really started to click.  But yesterday a piece appeared that made it all too plain.. . .

Monday, May 25, 2026

Jesus said:

Sunday, May 24, 2026

So another crazy took a shot at or near the president yesterday.  The lack of news coverage is stunning, but then there is little actual news to report and the commentariat is enjoying the holiday weekend.  And yet, it is becoming so common as to drain such events of their news value which is what I think is the actual news here.  The real story is in our reactions to events, not the events proper.. . .

Saturday, May 23, 2026

Of note, there is currently a chemical emergency in Garden Grove, California.  Upwards to 40,000 people have been evacuated.  One L.A. TV Station is providing frequent updates, but they are not terribly informative.  The first article (first link) I encountered described the beginning of this event this way, “The leak occurred around 3:30 p.m. Thursday when the 34,000-gallon storage tank containing methyl methacrylate overheated and began venting vapors into the air at the facility, which is located at 12122 Western Ave.”  The vapor release occurred because the tank overheated – for reasons that have not currently been reported upon and probably are not known.  It is important to note that the vapor release is “the leak” that is being reported upon over and over.  Technically it is a leak, but a vapor discharge is quite different from a spill, which is what the term “leak” conjures in most people’s minds.

Saturday, May 23, 2026

General Patton quite famously said, “Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.”  He was referring to the castle and latter day fortress (the Maginot line) of Europe.  Patton was, perhaps, the leading proponent of maneuver warfare having invested heavily in the invention and development of the tank, leading to other mobile army pieces like self-propelled artillery and armored personnel carriers.  He was inspired by Hannibal crossing the Alps to take on Rome.  The alps are an immense natural barrier – a fortification built by God – but they are also not the most uncrossable mountains on the planet.  And so we ask the question that titles this piece – and explains our current strategy in Iran.. . .