SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:55 P.M. ET:

SHE'S STILL HERE – FROM PAGE SIX:  Just as Democratic donors thought they’d finally put away wallets for Hillary Clinton, she’s coming back to NYC for a fund-raiser for her nonprofit — while also creating a party stink by throwing the bash at the exact same time as an event for DNC chairman Tom Perez.  Clinton will be in town on April 30 for her “Onward Together” organization, to support young political leaders.  With great fanfare, Clinton announced in an email to her 2016 supporters that she is launching the Onward Together Leadership Council and that they could become charter members — in return for coughing up at least $10,000.   The Dems must figure out a way to exile her to a Pacific island, but one that allows fundraisers to save local plant life.

SAVE THE DATE – FROM COLLEGE FIX:   A lecture scheduled for next month at Columbia College in Chicago will examine the topic of “whiteness in decline” and look at how whites’ current social position has led to a “resurgence of white supremacy.”  The lecture, titled “Whiteness in Decline: The Emotional Politics of White Nationalist Resurgence,” will take place April 12 and include a presentation from professor Paula Ioanide of Ithaca College in New York.  Ioanide’s remarks will touch on the “imagined and real losses in entitlements white Americans have come to expect and the ways these connect to the resurgence of white nationalism,” according to an online description of the event.  “Ioanide argues that the reactionary emotional politics of white nationalism indicate both the precarious structure of white domination and the effectiveness of racial justice movements,” a flyer for the event states.  Ioanide, a professor of comparative race and ethnicity studies, did not respond to The College Fix’s request for comment regarding her upcoming talk.  I will rush to Chicago to take notes.

A BOLTON OF LIGHTNING – John Bolton will replace H.R. McMaster as national security adviser, President Trump announced.  Bolton is considered a hardliner, and thus his appointment was met with 1) shock and 2) dismay, by the liberal Washington establishment.  Medical assistance was needed.  Smelling salts were administered, along with Zoloft.  I've heard John Bolton speak.  He's actually a very reasonable, thoughtful man, but one who seriously believes in the rigorous defense of the United States.  He and Bernie Sanders are not best friends.   I think he'll do an outstanding job as adviser, but expect terrible abuse from the political left and the diplomatic crowd.  The Europeans are probably digging bomb shelters.

March 22, 2018