Cole Murphy

@PostOpinions | @wsjopinion, @thedispatch alum | go Jackets

[Dominic Pino @DominicJPino]

Just saw an ad for non-alcoholic Coors Light.

This country is so rich and prosperous that people are willing to bring products to market for any niche, no matter how small — even for people who drink Coors Light for the taste.

🍻🇺🇸

[Jonah Goldberg @JonahDispatch]

Famous tells:

“It’s not you, it’s me.”
“This isn’t about the money.”
“We have nothing to hide.”
“I’m just asking questions.”
“This is not a golden calf.”

[Emma Camp @emmma_camp_]

HOUSE PARTY Vol. 1

Readers shared short essays on martinis, pilates, tabis, Hungarian herbal liqueur, semi-legal Korean skin treatments and more!

[Elliot Kaufman @ElliotKaufman6]

My wife: . . . you're still going to do the dishes tonight, right?

[John J. Miller @heymiller]

A good politician should "tell the truth, don’t put politics at the center of life—do your job, then go home—and love your country."

@tunkuv interviews @BenSasse: A Public Servant Faces a Public Death https://t.co/LxjtXHBdPz via @WSJopinion

[Jack Butler @jackbutler4815]

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And situations to monitor before I sleep,
And situations to monitor before I sleep.

[Matthew Hennessey @MattHennessey]

WSJ editorial: Mr. Trump didn’t begin a war on Saturday. He is fighting back against an Iranian regime that has been waging war against the U.S., Israel and the West for decades. https://t.co/GrpS3b7xVt

[Free Expression @WSJFreeEx]

Today’s @wsjfreeex newsletter features @Louise_m_perry, @colemurphy117 and John Masko. Plus, @matthennessey reminds us how lucky we are to be living in the wealthiest country in history.
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[Matthew Schmitz @matthewschmitz]

“Stirring words aside, Carney is essentially adopting Trump’s view of the post-war world.”

David Singh Grewal for @compactmag
https://t.co/50kv2Nz7pB

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

The production facility Athena Studios opened in Athens in 2023. Its occupancy rate now hovers around 25%. “We’re looking to pivot out of this,” Joel Harber of Athena Studios said. “We filed some plans for a potential change of use to a data center.” https://t.co/3onZdvgA1k

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

No one calls Georgia the “Hollywood of the South” anymore. It turns out that bribing studios with taxpayer dollars isn’t a strategy to create a healthy industry—it’s a way to be out-bribed, writes @ColeMurphy117
https://t.co/bHvSN26VEx

[Empire State Building @EmpireStateBldg]

Tonight we will shine in tie-dye to honor the life and legacy of Bob Weir @GratefulDead

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

If Democrats want to know how to re-establish themselves as something resembling a normal party, they should ignore shrieking activists and pay more attention to sports, writes @rkylesmith
https://t.co/22IC3Lh2UQ

[Dan McLaughlin @baseballcrank]

Being rid of Maduro is an unambiguous good for the US, for the people of Venezuela, & for Venezuela's neighbors. That said, as always, the devil of transferring power to a responsible, responsive govt is in the details.

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

No human contact? Let them eat cake. At a “picnic” to build community, nobody breaks the icing, writes @ColeMurphy117
https://t.co/BAmXm8Gk6M

[Free Expression @WSJFreeEx]

Like pop-culture cicadas, Avatar fans emerge en masse when an Avatar movie hits theaters, but disappear once they have seen it. The wildly successful sci-fi franchise has a curiously light footprint. Why? asks @jackbutler4815
https://t.co/nCWVqk0UPi

[John Podhoretz @jpodhoretz]

Barton Swaim's wonderful piece about my father.

https://t.co/bA8hbuCy0G

[Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper]

The president’s TruthSocial post about the Reiners’ horrific deaths is quite a contrast from how Rob Reiner reacted to the murder of Charlie Kirk.

[Jeff Blehar is *BOX OFFICE POISON* @EsotericCD]

This was a fantastic piece, with a bonus Radiohead analogy that doesn't feel at all forced.

[Jonah Goldberg @JonahDispatch]

Remember New York State managed to let OTB (legalized horse gambling) go bankrupt, so this isn’t surprising. It’s just the city trying to live down to expectations.