Thanksgiving dinner doesn’t have to be about Donald Trump | Debra J. Saunders | Debra J. Saunders | Opinion

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Saunders</a> <span class="byline-pub"> <span class="byline-pub-separator">/</span> <span class="byline-pub-text">Las Vegas Review-Journal</span> </span> </div> <div class="rj-field-published-time"> November 25, 2024 - 12:58 pm </div> </div> </div> <div class="rj-story-social"> <a class="share-facebook" aria-label="share-facebook" data-pretext="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reviewjournal.com%2Fpost%2F3218446" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reviewjournal.com%2Fpost%2F3218446" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'winpop', 'width=500,height=500'); return false;"><i aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a> <a class="share-twitter" aria-label="share-twitter" data-pretext="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Flvrj.com%2Fpost%2F3218446&via=reviewjournal" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Flvrj.com%2Fpost%2F3218446&via=reviewjournal&text=SAUNDERS%3A%20Don%E2%80%99t%20be%20a%20turkey%20at%20Thanksgiving%20table" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'winpop', 'width=500,height=500'); return false;"> <img width="50" height="47" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,c_scale,w_50/v1690838126/rj-project/social_x_icon_black.png" class="icon-x" alt="icon-x" /> </a> <a class="share-email" aria-label="share-email" data-subject="[Shared Post] SAUNDERS: Don’t be a turkey at Thanksgiving table" data-url="https://www.reviewjournal.com/post/3218446" data-sitename="Las Vegas Review-Journal" href="mailto:?&subject=[Shared Post] SAUNDERS: Don’t be a turkey at Thanksgiving table&body=You may be interested in the following post: https://www.reviewjournal.com/post/3218446"><i aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <div class="rj-clear"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="rj-field-updated-time">Updated November 25, 2024 - 3:15 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <p><strong>WASHINGTON</strong></p> <p>“My Mom Voted for Trump. Can We Let It Go?” Read the headline for <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/magazine/mom-trump-vote-ethics.html" target="_blank">The New York Times’ “The Ethicist” piece </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/magazine/mom-trump-vote-ethics.html" target="_blank">Friday</a>.</p> <p>The family dynamic no doubt is familiar to New York Times readers — the writer’s wife’s family members are committed Trump haters, except his mother voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020.</p> <p>The writer isn’t sure if his mother voted for Trump in 2024 — and still the family wants to pile on her.</p> <p>“I’m troubled by my mother’s support of someone I consider morally abhorrent and dangerous, especially when she voted in a former swing state,” the son wrote.</p> <p>“With the result of the 2024 election, my wife and her family are directing their understandable fury at my mother.” “Name withheld” added that his wife and her family plan to scold his mother for her choice, and “they don’t think I should expect them to be anything other than completely unfiltered with my mother.”</p> <p>For her part, the mother expects her son to speak up for her and encourage the family to be more civil.</p> <p>Alas, her son writes, he agrees “with the substance of my wife’s family’s position. If I try to protect my mother from vitriol, would I be betraying myself, or my wife and her family, in order to preserve harmony and child care?”</p> <p>That poor woman. She left her home to be near her son and help raise his children, only to discover that she raised a jellyfish.</p> <p>The Ethicist sagely responded that family members have a right to ask the mother probing questions, but are not entitled to cudgel her with them.</p> <p>I have some thoughts on this myself.</p> <p>First, shame on the wife’s family for being so intolerant that they are poised to pounce on a family member for supporting the Republican nominee.</p> <p>Second, shame on them for not being curious as to why the mother voted for Trump — or why half of the electorate went for the former president. They have no interest in understanding why Trump won more votes than Harris.</p> <p>Third, this is what happens when people on one side of the aisle decide that folks on the other side are stupid or evil. Or racist. The laws of civility get tossed out the window, even by people who think they are noble and good.</p> <p>And they’re sore losers.</p> <p>MSNBC host Joy Reid took this act further when she told her supporters on X that people were alarmed at the Trump victory and “if you would vote for that, people may not feel all that confident that they’re safe with you.”</p> <p>Yes, she went there with the bogus safety argument.</p> <p>Then Reid declared: If you think that you can vote for Trump and expect Kamala Harris voters to “have Thanksgiving with you, I think you’re kind of misinformed.”</p> <p>Put another way: If you think the far left is tolerant, you’re very misinformed.</p> <p>The writer’s family and Reid are living in a bubble — and bubbles are feedback loops that block out contrary voices. If they hardly know any Trump voters, they should make a point of making new friends.</p> <p>Those of us who have been steeped in politics over the years have found ourselves inside bubbles from time to time — and when that happens, we are never at our best.</p> <p><em>Contact Review-Journal Washington columnist Debra J. Saunders at <a href="mailto:dsaunders@reviewjournal.com" target="_blank">dsaunders@reviewjournal.com</a>. Follow <a href="@debrajsaunders" target="_blank">@debrajsaunders</a> on X.</em></p> <div class="rj-content-last-elem"></div> </div> <div class="rj-isidebar"></div> <footer class="entry-footer" style="display: none;" > <span class="tags-links cat-links">Posted on: <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/./opinion/opinion-columns/debra-saunders/" rel="category tag">Debra J. 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pScript.type = 'text/javascript'; pScript.src = 'https://fuel-streaming-prod01.fuelmedia.io/player/v3/fuel.js'; //pScript.async = true; pScript.setAttribute('id', 'fuel-player-script'); elem.append(pScript); elem.addClass('rj-fuel-77'); var fuel_float = 'true'; if (localStorage.getItem('rjIsSubscribed') === '1' || document.body.classList.contains('logged-in')) { console.log('fuel_disabled_float'); fuel_float = 'false'; ; } var pHtml = $('<fuel-video/>',{'data-channel':channelId,'data-poster-image':img_url,'data-autoplay':'true','data-muted':'true','data-floating':fuel_float,'data-floating-corner':'BR', 'data-floating-width':'288', 'data-floating-height':'162'}); var click_url = '/7at7/?utm_campaign=7at7&utm_medium=insert_widget&utm_source=article_page'; var f_title = $('<div/>',{'class':'f-title'}).append( $('<a/>',{'href':click_url, 'alt':'7at7'}).append( $('<span/>',{'html':'Watch 7@7  —  now streaming'}) ) ); var f_desc = $('<div/>',{'class':'f-desc','html':description}) elem.append(pHtml); elem.append(f_title); elem.append(f_desc); /* var is_android = /(android)/i.test(navigator.userAgent); if (is_android) { var tmr = setInterval(function() { document.getElementsByTagName('fuel-video')[0].player.play(); clearInterval(tmr); },1000); } */ } }, error: function (xhr, ajaxOptions, thrownError) { console.log('rj_xhr.status:' + xhr.status + '_error:' + thrownError); } }); }, videoIDs: { 'category-local': {'id': 'c1be8808-a095-4573-8738-5987c99028cc', 'provider':'exco'}, 'category-business': {'id': 'c1be8808-a095-4573-8738-5987c99028cc', 'provider':'exco'}, //'category-local': {'id': '81814da7-67fe-4e54-be92-55046afbb3bb', 'provider':'fuel'}, //'category-business': {'id': '81814da7-67fe-4e54-be92-55046afbb3bb', 'provider':'fuel'}, 'category-formula-1' : {'id': 'fds27xag'}, 'tag-coronavirus': {'id': 'u37v495p', 'app_id': 'QpkVQUhA'}, 'category-politics-and-government': {'id': 'kqRvD0a8'}, 'tag-mc-opinion': {'id': 'ohls3BOc'}, //'kqRvD0a8'; 2023-03-21_14:30 'tag-mc-crime': {'id': 'kqRvD0a8'}, 'tag-2020-election': {'id': 'kqRvD0a8'}, 'rj-main-category--science-and-technology': {'id': 'j88hQyle', 'app_id': 'kVqKLwXg'}, 'tag-mc-news': {'id': 'pCyFtg5f', 'app_id': 'QpkVQUhA'}, 'rj-main-category--raiders': {'id': 'bpswZwKM', 'app_id': 'k07ZZ08J'}, 'tag-mc-sports': {'id': 'dbx2WkwF', 'app_id': 'k1Vj5iYY'}, 'rj-main-category--food': {'id': '3DQjoZb7', 'app_id': '40kxsoyw'}, 'tag-mc-entertainment': {'id': 'YBuF2XdP', 'app_id': '7oJQh6dl'}, 'tag-mc-live-well': {'id': 'KED23a4w'}, //'31shkzyP'; 2023-03-21_14:30 'tag-mc-life': {'id': 'aaWqdJ5u', 'app_id': 'm5zMjg65'}, 'tag-mc-autos': {'id': 'kag2nBSV', 'app_id': '4bdELTqB'}, 'tag-mc-homes': {'id': 'R0zQNouh', 'app_id': 'nvYRBPOO'} // 'tag-mc-homes': {'id': 'HPa6ehMQ'} }, getVideoId: function() { //var fkId = false, var vdo_k = false; for (var checkClass in stnInArticleVideo.videoIDs) { if (stnInArticleVideo.wrapper.hasClass(checkClass)) { //fkId = videoIDs[checkClass].id; vdo_k = checkClass; break; } } return vdo_k; //fkId; }, run: function() { var vdo_id; stnInArticleVideo.wrapper = $('article.rj-story.rj-story-full'); if (stnInArticleVideo.wrapper && stnInArticleVideo.canInsertVideo()) { var vdo_k = stnInArticleVideo.getVideoId(); if (vdo_k) { if (stnInArticleVideo.videoIDs[vdo_k].hasOwnProperty('provider')) { switch(stnInArticleVideo.videoIDs[vdo_k].provider) { case 'fuel': stnInArticleVideo.insertVideoFuel(stnInArticleVideo.videoIDs[vdo_k].id); break; case 'exco': stnInArticleVideo.insertVideoExco(stnInArticleVideo.videoIDs[vdo_k].id); break; } } else { vdo_id = stnInArticleVideo.videoIDs[vdo_k].id; var userAgent = navigator.userAgent; if ( (userAgent.indexOf('RJApp') > -1) && (stnInArticleVideo.videoIDs[vdo_k].app_id) ) { vdo_id = stnInArticleVideo.videoIDs[vdo_k].app_id; } stnInArticleVideo.insertVideo(vdo_id); } } } } }; stnInArticleVideo.run(); //}); } </script> <style> .rj-fuel-77 { padding: 20px; background-color: #eee; } .rj-fuel-77 .f-title { margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 3px; } .rj-fuel-77 .f-title a { display: block; color: #000; } .rj-fuel-77 .f-title span { display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 900; } .rj-fuel-77 .f-title img { display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; width: 35px; } .rj-fuel-77 .f-desc { font-family: "Merriweather", serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.42857143; } fuel-video section.videowrapper { margin-bottom: 10px; } fuel-video .videowrapper > .fa-arrows-alt { display: none; 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html += '<div class="f-title">READ MORE</div>'; html += '<div class="f-desc">LIVE WELL</div>'; html += '</div>'; html += '<div class="f-image">'; html += '<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1663817619/webdev/apple.jpg" alt="magnifying" data-lazy-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1663817619/webdev/apple.jpg?is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class=" rj-lazy-load lazy-image"><noscript><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1663817619/webdev/apple.jpg" alt="magnifying" /></noscript>'; html += '</div>'; html += '<div class="f-right">'; html += '<div class="f-title">STORIES LIKE THIS</div>'; html += '<div class="f-desc">CLICK HERE FOR MORE</div>'; html += '</div>'; html += '</a>'; html += '</div>'; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal" style="margin-top:5px;"></div>'; 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html += '<div class="f-title" style="font-weight:900; font-size:18px; margin-bottom:5px;">WHAT ARE THEY HIDING?</div>'; html += '<div class="f-desc" style="font-size:16px; margin-bottom:5px;">Exposing officials and agencies keeping public records from the public.</div>'; html += '<div class="f-more rj-red" style="font-size:14px;">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE</div>'; html += '</a>'; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal"></div>'; $('.nlsm-small').addClass('2023-year-in-review').html(html); return; } if ($('.rj-story-full').hasClass('tag-2023-year-in-review')) { html = ''; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal"></div>'; html += '<a style="display:block;" class="rj-newsletter-signup rj-newsletter-signup-center nlsm-widget rj-gutter-mobile" href="/tag/2023-year-in-review/?utm_campaign=2023_year_in_review&utm_source=lvrj&utm_medium=embed_box">'; html += '<div class="f-title rj-red" style="font-weight:900; font-size:18px;">2023 YEAR IN REVIEW</div>'; html += '<div class="f-desc">CLICK HERE FOR MORE</div>'; html += '</a>'; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal"></div>'; $('.nlsm-small').addClass('2023-year-in-review').html(html); return; } if ($('.rj-story-full').hasClass('tag-msg-sphere')) { html = ''; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal"></div>'; html += '<a style="display:block;" class="rj-newsletter-signup rj-newsletter-signup-center nlsm-widget rj-gutter-mobile" href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/the-sphere-everything-you-need-to-know/?utm_campaign=sphere&utm_source=lvrj&utm_medium=embed_box">'; html += '<img style="display:block;max-width:100%;" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_1200/v1692900066/webdev/sphere_embed.jpg" alt="sphere" data-lazy-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_1200/v1692900066/webdev/sphere_embed.jpg?is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class=" rj-lazy-load lazy-image"><noscript><img style="display:block;max-width:100%;" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_1200/v1692900066/webdev/sphere_embed.jpg" alt="sphere"/></noscript>'; html += '</a>'; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal"></div>'; $('.nlsm-small').addClass('tag-msg-sphere').html(html); return; } if ($('.rj-story-full').hasClass('tag-911-anniversary')) { html = ''; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal"></div>'; html += '<a class="rj-newsletter-signup rj-newsletter-signup-center nlsm-widget rj-gutter-mobile" href="/tag/911-anniversary/?utm_campaign=anniversary_911&utm_source=lvrj&utm_medium=embed_box">'; html += '<div class="rj-widget-title"><span class="rj-red">REMEMBERING 9/11:</span> 20 YEARS LATER</div>'; html += '<div class="field-sub-title">Looking back at the 2001 terror attacks and how they affected Las Vegas and the world.</div>'; html += '<div class="field-sub-title" style="color:#337ab7;">Read more</div>'; html += '</a>'; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal"></div>'; $('.nlsm-small').addClass('anniversary-911').html(html); return; } if ($('.rj-story-full').hasClass('tag-class-of-2021')) { html = ''; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal" style="margin-bottom:5px;"></div>'; html += '<a class="f-cont rj-gutter-mobile" href="/classof2021/?utm_campaign=class_2021&utm_source=lvrj&utm_medium=embed_box">'; html += '<div class="f-title">MEET THE UNFORGETTABLE CLASS</div>'; html += '<div class="f-info">'; html += '<div class="f-image">'; html += '<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1621469065/webdev/cap-left.png" class="skip-lazy" alt="cap-left"><noscript><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1621469065/webdev/cap-left.png" class="skip-lazy" alt="cap-left" /></noscript>'; html += '</div>'; html += '<div class="f-year">2021</div>'; html += '<div class="f-image">'; html += '<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1621469065/webdev/cap-right.png" class="skip-lazy" alt="cap-right"><noscript><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1621469065/webdev/cap-right.png" class="skip-lazy" alt="cap-right" /></noscript>'; html += '</div>'; html += '</div>'; html += '</a>'; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal" style="margin-top:5px;"></div>'; $('.nlsm-small').addClass('class-2021').html(html); return; } if ($('.rj-story-full').hasClass('tag-2022-election')) { html = ''; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal" style="border-bottom:2px solid #000; margin-bottom:0;"></div>'; html += '<div class="f-cont">'; html += '<a class="f-info left" href="/tag/2022-election/?utm_source=lvrj&utm_campaign=election_2022&utm_medium=embed_box">'; html += '<div class="f-name">ELECTION 2022</div>'; html += '<div class="f-more">Read more</div>'; html += '</a>'; html += '<div class="f-image">'; html += '<img class=" rj-lazy-load lazy-image" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_200/v1652490692/webdev/Banner_graphic_vote.png" alt="img" data-lazy-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_200/v1652490692/webdev/Banner_graphic_vote.png?is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_200/v1652490692/webdev/Banner_graphic_vote.png" alt="img" /></noscript>'; html += '</div>'; html += '<a class="f-info right" href="/election-results-2022/?utm_source=lvrj&utm_campaign=election_results_2022&utm_medium=embed_box">'; html += '<div class="f-name"><span style="color:#2D5C90;">ELECTION RESULTS</span></div>'; html += '<div class="f-more">Click here</div>'; html += '</a>'; html += '</div>'; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal" style="border-bottom:2px solid #000; margin-top:0;"></div>'; $('.nlsm-small').addClass('election-2022').html(html); return; } if ($('.rj-story-full').hasClass('tag-harry-reid-1939-2021')) { html = ''; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal" style="margin-bottom:5px;"></div>'; html += '<a class="f-cont rj-gutter-mobile" href="/tag/harry-reid-1939-2021/?utm_campaign=harry_reid&utm_source=lvrj&utm_medium=embed_box">'; html += '<div class="f-title">'; html += '<div class="f-name">Harry Reid</div><div class="f-year rj-red">(1939-2021)</div>'; html += '</div>'; html += '<div class="f-image">'; html += '<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_200/v1641423652/webdev/Harry_Reid_mug.jpg" alt="harry" data-lazy-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_200/v1641423652/webdev/Harry_Reid_mug.jpg?is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class=" rj-lazy-load lazy-image"><noscript><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_200/v1641423652/webdev/Harry_Reid_mug.jpg" alt="harry" /></noscript>'; html += '</div>'; html += '<div class="f-info">'; html += '<div class="f-desc">Senate leader and Nevada political titan</div>'; html += '<div class="f-more">Read more</div>'; html += '</div>'; html += '</a>'; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal" style="margin-top:5px;"></div>'; $('.nlsm-small').addClass('harry-reid').html(html); return; } if ($('.rj-story-full').hasClass('tag-henry-ruggs')) { html = ''; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal" style="margin-bottom:5px;"></div>'; html += '<a class="f-cont rj-gutter-mobile" href="/tag/henry-ruggs/?utm_campaign=henry_ruggs&utm_source=lvrj&utm_medium=embed_box">'; html += '<div class="f-title">'; html += '<div class="f-name">HENRY RUGGS</div><div class="f-year rj-red">DEADLY CRASH</div>'; html += '</div>'; html += '<div class="f-image">'; html += '<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_200/v1636054581/webdev/ruggs.jpg" alt="ruggs" data-lazy-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_200/v1636054581/webdev/ruggs.jpg?is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class=" rj-lazy-load lazy-image"><noscript><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_200/v1636054581/webdev/ruggs.jpg" alt="ruggs" /></noscript>'; 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html += '</div>'; html += '<div class="f-info">'; html += '<div class="f-desc">Las Vegas visionary and Philanthropist.</div>'; html += '<div class="f-more">Read more</div>'; html += '</div>'; html += '</a>'; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal" style="margin-top:5px;"></div>'; $('.nlsm-small').addClass('sheldon-adelson').html(html); return; } if ($('.rj-story-full').hasClass('tag-tony-hsieh')) { html = ''; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal" style="margin-bottom:5px;"></div>'; html += '<a class="f-cont rj-gutter-mobile" href="/tag/tony-hsieh/?utm_campaign=tony_hsieh&utm_source=lvrj&utm_medium=embed_box">'; html += '<div class="f-title">'; html += '<div class="f-name">Tony Hsieh</div><div class="f-year rj-red">(1973-2020)</div>'; html += '</div>'; html += '<div class="f-image">'; html += '<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_200/v1606883767/webdev/Hsieh_crop.jpg" alt="tony" data-lazy-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_200/v1606883767/webdev/Hsieh_crop.jpg?is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class=" rj-lazy-load lazy-image"><noscript><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/review-journal/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_200/v1606883767/webdev/Hsieh_crop.jpg" alt="tony" /></noscript>'; html += '</div>'; html += '<div class="f-info">'; html += '<div class="f-desc">Ex-Zappos and Downtown Project CEO left a lasting impression on Las Vegas.</div>'; html += '<div class="f-more">Read more</div>'; html += '</div>'; html += '</a>'; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal" style="margin-top:5px;"></div>'; $('.nlsm-small').addClass('tony-hsieh').html(html); return; } if ($('.rj-story-full').hasClass('tag-vegas-weekend')) { //vegas-reawakening html = ''; html += '<div class="separator-horizontal"></div>'; html += '<a class="rj-newsletter-signup rj-newsletter-signup-center nlsm-widget rj-gutter-mobile" href="/tag/vegas-weekend/?utm_campaign=vegas_reawakening&utm_source=lvrj&utm_medium=embed_box">'; html += '<div class="rj-widget-title">VEGAS <span class="rj-red">REAWAKENING</span></div>'; html += '<div class="field-sub-title">A year after the pandemic began, the first weekend of spring showed a perfect storm of promise for Las Vegas’ recovery and brought optimism that visitors would indeed return to the city</div>'; 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Saunders</a></span> <span class="byline-text">/</span> <span class="byline-text">RJ</span> </div> <div class="field-update custom-field-update field-updated-time"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-12-06T15:42:03-08:00" style="display: none;">December 6, 2024 - 3:42 pm</time><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="">December 6, 2024 - 3:42 pm</time></div> </div> <div class="field-excerpt"> <p>Nearly five years after the COVID shutdown, almost one-third of federal employees are working from home — even the bathtub. There are calls for change.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="rj-story-latest-news-wrap "> <article id="post-3222813" data-post-id="3222813" data-field-geo="" class="rj-story rj-story-thumb-list rj-thumb-list has-image post-3222813 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-debra-saunders category-news category-opinion category-opinion-columns category-politics-and-government tag-mc-opinion rj_author-debra-saunders rj-main-category--debra-saunders rj-main-category-id--18"> <div class="field-col left"> <div class="field-image"> <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/debra-saunders/saunders-smear-the-conservative-episode-2739-pete-hegseth-3222813/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=post_3218446&utm_term=SAUNDERS%3A%20Smear%20the%20Conservative%2C%20Episode%202%2C739%3A%20Pete%20Hegseth" aria-label="SAUNDERS: Smear the Conservative, Episode 2,739: Pete Hegseth" rel="bookmark"> <img width="210" height="140" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19924148_web1_19921366-06f88c4deca649cb8a08f92fc5bfd12f.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1" class="post-img field-img wp-post-image rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his ..." decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19924148_web1_19921366-06f88c4deca649cb8a08f92fc5bfd12f.jpg 1200w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19924148_web1_19921366-06f88c4deca649cb8a08f92fc5bfd12f.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19924148_web1_19921366-06f88c4deca649cb8a08f92fc5bfd12f.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19924148_web1_19921366-06f88c4deca649cb8a08f92fc5bfd12f.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19924148_web1_19921366-06f88c4deca649cb8a08f92fc5bfd12f.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19924148_web1_19921366-06f88c4deca649cb8a08f92fc5bfd12f.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19924148_web1_19921366-06f88c4deca649cb8a08f92fc5bfd12f.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19924148_web1_19921366-06f88c4deca649cb8a08f92fc5bfd12f.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19924148_web1_19921366-06f88c4deca649cb8a08f92fc5bfd12f.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field-col right"> <div class="entry-title field-title"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/debra-saunders/saunders-smear-the-conservative-episode-2739-pete-hegseth-3222813/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=post_3218446&utm_term=SAUNDERS%3A%20Smear%20the%20Conservative%2C%20Episode%202%2C739%3A%20Pete%20Hegseth" rel="bookmark">SAUNDERS: Smear the Conservative, Episode 2,739: Pete Hegseth</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline single-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/debra-saunders/" rel="tag">Debra J. Saunders</a></span> <span class="byline-text">/</span> <span class="byline-text">RJ</span> </div> <div class="field-update custom-field-update field-updated-time"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-12-04T17:00:37-08:00" style="display: none;">December 4, 2024 - 5:00 pm</time><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="">December 5, 2024 - 8:53 pm</time></div> </div> <div class="field-excerpt"> <p>The Trump nominee for defense secretary likely isn’t qualified for the job, but anonymously sourced allegations about his personal life are the story.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="rj-story-latest-news-wrap "> <article id="post-3221552" data-post-id="3221552" data-field-geo="" class="rj-story rj-story-thumb-list rj-thumb-list has-image post-3221552 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-debra-saunders category-news category-opinion category-opinion-columns category-politics-and-government tag-mc-opinion rj_author-debra-saunders rj-main-category--debra-saunders rj-main-category-id--18"> <div class="field-col left"> <div class="field-image"> <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/debra-saunders/saunders-joe-biden-flips-pardons-son-hunter-no-one-is-surprised-3221552/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=post_3218446&utm_term=SAUNDERS%3A%20Joe%20Biden%20flips%2C%20pardons%20son%20Hunter.%20No%20one%20is%20surprised" aria-label="SAUNDERS: Joe Biden flips, pardons son Hunter. No one is surprised" rel="bookmark"> <img width="210" height="140" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19915832_web1_Biden.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1" class="post-img field-img wp-post-image rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="President Joe Biden and son Hunter Biden walk in downtown Nantucket Mass., Friday, Nov. 29, 202 ..." decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19915832_web1_Biden.jpg 1200w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19915832_web1_Biden.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19915832_web1_Biden.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19915832_web1_Biden.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19915832_web1_Biden.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19915832_web1_Biden.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19915832_web1_Biden.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19915832_web1_Biden.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19915832_web1_Biden.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field-col right"> <div class="entry-title field-title"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/debra-saunders/saunders-joe-biden-flips-pardons-son-hunter-no-one-is-surprised-3221552/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=post_3218446&utm_term=SAUNDERS%3A%20Joe%20Biden%20flips%2C%20pardons%20son%20Hunter.%20No%20one%20is%20surprised" rel="bookmark">SAUNDERS: Joe Biden flips, pardons son Hunter. No one is surprised</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline single-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/debra-saunders/" rel="tag">Debra J. Saunders</a></span> <span class="byline-text">/</span> <span class="byline-text">RJ</span> </div> <div class="field-update custom-field-update field-updated-time"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-12-02T12:55:48-08:00" style="display: none;">December 2, 2024 - 12:55 pm</time><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="">December 2, 2024 - 1:42 pm</time></div> </div> <div class="field-excerpt"> <p>In going back on his word, the lame-duck president just made it easier for Donald Trump to issue pardons in his upcoming second term.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="rj-story-latest-news-wrap "> <article id="post-3219546" data-post-id="3219546" data-field-geo="" class="rj-story rj-story-thumb-list rj-thumb-list has-image post-3219546 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-debra-saunders category-opinion category-opinion-columns tag-am-post tag-mc-opinion rj_author-debra-saunders rj-main-category--debra-saunders rj-main-category-id--18"> <div class="field-col left"> <div class="field-image"> <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/debra-saunders/saunders-boys-in-girls-locker-rooms-not-a-winning-campaign-3219546/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=post_3218446&utm_term=SAUNDERS%3A%20Boys%20in%20girls%E2%80%99%20locker%20rooms%2C%20not%20a%20winning%20campaign" aria-label="SAUNDERS: Boys in girls’ locker rooms, not a winning campaign" rel="bookmark"> <img width="210" height="140" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19897240_web1_AP23060051887068.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1" class="post-img field-img wp-post-image rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., questions witnesses during a hearing of a special House committee d ..." decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19897240_web1_AP23060051887068.jpg 1024w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19897240_web1_AP23060051887068.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19897240_web1_AP23060051887068.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19897240_web1_AP23060051887068.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19897240_web1_AP23060051887068.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19897240_web1_AP23060051887068.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19897240_web1_AP23060051887068.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19897240_web1_AP23060051887068.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19897240_web1_AP23060051887068.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field-col right"> <div class="entry-title field-title"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/debra-saunders/saunders-boys-in-girls-locker-rooms-not-a-winning-campaign-3219546/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=post_3218446&utm_term=SAUNDERS%3A%20Boys%20in%20girls%E2%80%99%20locker%20rooms%2C%20not%20a%20winning%20campaign" rel="bookmark">SAUNDERS: Boys in girls’ locker rooms, not a winning campaign</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline single-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/debra-saunders/" rel="tag">Debra J. Saunders</a></span> <span class="byline-text">/</span> <span class="byline-text">RJ</span> </div> <div class="field-update custom-field-update field-updated-time"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-27T06:01:08-08:00" style="display: none;">November 27, 2024 - 6:01 am</time><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="">November 27, 2024 - 6:01 am</time></div> </div> <div class="field-excerpt"> <p>It turns out boys in girls’ locker rooms is not a good election plank. Who knew?</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="rj-story-latest-news-wrap "> <article id="post-3217026" data-post-id="3217026" data-field-geo="" class="rj-story rj-story-thumb-list rj-thumb-list has-image post-3217026 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-debra-saunders category-news category-opinion category-opinion-columns category-politics-and-government tag-mc-opinion rj_author-debra-saunders rj-main-category--debra-saunders rj-main-category-id--18"> <div class="field-col left"> <div class="field-image"> <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/debra-saunders/saunders-sanctuary-cities-venezuelan-gangs-and-suicidal-empathy-3217026/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=post_3218446&utm_term=SAUNDERS%3A%20Sanctuary%20cities%2C%20Venezuelan%20gangs%20and%20%E2%80%98suicidal%20empathy%E2%80%99" aria-label="SAUNDERS: Sanctuary cities, Venezuelan gangs and ‘suicidal empathy’" rel="bookmark"> <img width="210" height="140" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19882010_web1_biden-state-of-the-union.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1" class="post-img field-img wp-post-image rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="President Joe Biden gestures to Republicans. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19882010_web1_biden-state-of-the-union.jpg 1200w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19882010_web1_biden-state-of-the-union.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19882010_web1_biden-state-of-the-union.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19882010_web1_biden-state-of-the-union.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19882010_web1_biden-state-of-the-union.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19882010_web1_biden-state-of-the-union.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19882010_web1_biden-state-of-the-union.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19882010_web1_biden-state-of-the-union.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19882010_web1_biden-state-of-the-union.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field-col right"> <div class="entry-title field-title"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/debra-saunders/saunders-sanctuary-cities-venezuelan-gangs-and-suicidal-empathy-3217026/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=post_3218446&utm_term=SAUNDERS%3A%20Sanctuary%20cities%2C%20Venezuelan%20gangs%20and%20%E2%80%98suicidal%20empathy%E2%80%99" rel="bookmark">SAUNDERS: Sanctuary cities, Venezuelan gangs and ‘suicidal empathy’</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline single-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/debra-saunders/" rel="tag">Debra J. Saunders</a></span> <span class="byline-text">/</span> <span class="byline-text">RJ</span> </div> <div class="field-update custom-field-update field-updated-time"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-22T15:46:28-08:00" style="display: none;">November 22, 2024 - 3:46 pm</time><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="">November 22, 2024 - 3:46 pm</time></div> </div> <div class="field-excerpt"> <p>Joe Biden paused deportations and welcomed illegal crossings when he halted “Remain in Mexico.” The country is worse for it and elected Trump to fix it.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="rj-story-latest-news-wrap "> <article id="post-3216295" data-post-id="3216295" data-field-geo="" class="rj-story rj-story-thumb-list rj-thumb-list has-image post-3216295 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-debra-saunders category-news category-opinion category-opinion-columns category-politics-and-government tag-mc-opinion rj_author-debra-saunders rj-main-category--debra-saunders rj-main-category-id--18"> <div class="field-col left"> <div class="field-image"> <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/debra-saunders/saunders-trump-nailed-1-cabinet-pick-now-has-2nd-chance-to-crush-another-3216295/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=post_3218446&utm_term=SAUNDERS%3A%20Trump%20nailed%201%20Cabinet%20pick%2C%20got%202nd%20chance%20on%20another" aria-label="SAUNDERS: Trump nailed 1 Cabinet pick, got 2nd chance on another" rel="bookmark"> <img width="210" height="140" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19876516_web1_AP24204700710163.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1" class="post-img field-img wp-post-image rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., questions Kimberly Cheatle, Director, U.S. Secret Service, during a Ho ..." decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19876516_web1_AP24204700710163.jpg 1200w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19876516_web1_AP24204700710163.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19876516_web1_AP24204700710163.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19876516_web1_AP24204700710163.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19876516_web1_AP24204700710163.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19876516_web1_AP24204700710163.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19876516_web1_AP24204700710163.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19876516_web1_AP24204700710163.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19876516_web1_AP24204700710163.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field-col right"> <div class="entry-title field-title"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/debra-saunders/saunders-trump-nailed-1-cabinet-pick-now-has-2nd-chance-to-crush-another-3216295/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=post_3218446&utm_term=SAUNDERS%3A%20Trump%20nailed%201%20Cabinet%20pick%2C%20got%202nd%20chance%20on%20another" rel="bookmark">SAUNDERS: Trump nailed 1 Cabinet pick, got 2nd chance on another</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline single-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/debra-saunders/" rel="tag">Debra J. 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