In Defense of Trump Votersby Dan McLaughlinOne of the popular sports…

A common refrain is to list the various awful things associated with Trump - e.g., groping women, stirring up bigotry, toadying to Putin - and suggesting that anyone who votes for Trump must be embracing all of this. A recent Pew survey found that 58 percent of Clinton supporters "have a hard time respecting someone who supports Donald Trump for president," almost a third more than the proportion of Trump voters who view Clinton supports with similar disdain.

The Cheesemongerby Kevin D. WilliamsonThe ghost of Senator Ortolan…

The day before yesterday, you could not lay your hand on a block of cheese that was not spoken for. Cheese prices were strong, in no small part because of strong demand abroad, especially from China, where the discerning palates of the new affluent classes have a deep appreciation for the subtle flavors of cow-juice sediments.