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Bridget Johnson

Bridget Johnson is a career journalist whose news articles and opinion columns have run in dozens of news outlets across the globe. Previously the managing editor at the American Enterprise Institute, Bridget came to Washington to be online editor at The Hill, where she wrote The World from The Hill column on foreign policy. Previously she was an opinion writer and editorial board member at the Rocky Mountain News and nation/world news columnist at the Los Angeles Daily News. She has contributed to USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, National Review Online, Politico and more, and has myriad television and radio credits as a commentator. Bridget is Washington Editor for PJ Media.
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Mumbai Attacks Highlight the Threat That Is Pakistan

Thursday, November 27th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

India's neighbor has chosen to bed with the terrorists. (Also, Claudia Rosett on Today’s Terror in Bombay and Tomorrow’s Iranian Bomb)

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U.N. Chokes in the Face of Congo Atrocities

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Why are "peacekeepers" doing nothing as Rwanda II threatens to unfold?

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President-Elect Obama Faces a Dangerous World

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

So much will ride on the new president's willingness — or refusal — to accept and act upon global realities.

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Will Election Day Be Scarier Than Halloween?

Friday, October 31st, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Both parties are haunted by fears of what will happen in the White House over the next four years.

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Neither McCain Nor Obama Understands Pakistan

Friday, October 10th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

It's frightening to think that our next president will have a shallow grasp of this powder-keg country.

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CAIR Attacks Anti-Terrorism DVD

Friday, October 3rd, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West has been dubbed "hate speech."

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Should McCain Have Picked Jindal Instead?

Friday, September 26th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

The governor of Louisiana may have been the smarter choice to be No. 2 on the GOP ticket.

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Drilling Issue Could Kill Dems’ Senate Hopes

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Energy policy may well swing a key race.

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Sarah Palin’s Baby and the Rights of the Disabled

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

The VP pick's decision to raise a Down Syndrome baby should spark a debate on the value of "imperfect" human beings.

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Obama as Nero

Friday, August 29th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

The candidate preaches to the choir.

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Democratic Party Crashers Target Denver

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

They will do what they can to disrupt next week's convention.

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Requiem For the Los Angeles Newspaper Industry

Friday, August 1st, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Drastic cutbacks signal the end of an era in journalism.

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Senator, You’re No Henry Kissinger

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Does Obama really think he can prove himself a foreign-policy pro by eating chow with U.S. soldiers and delivering a few wrist-slaps to our allies?

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Beheading Hitler

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

By ripping off Hitler's waxy head, a patron of Madame Tussauds reignited the touchy issue of the murderous dictator's legacy.

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7 Words You Can’t Say in Campaign 2008

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Holy #$%@! Do you mean we can't say *$@#! when talking about Obama's record or %&#$! if we want to discuss attacks on McCain?

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Help the Zimbabwe Opposition Now!

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

The silence of the world grows deafening as Robert Mugabe mercilessly crushes those who dare to oppose him.

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Stop Harassing Joe Lieberman!

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

America needs more politicians who follow their own minds and principles, rather than marching in lockstep.

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Why the World Hates America

Saturday, June 14th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

It shouldn't take hearings for Congress to realize that doing the right thing won't always make the country popular.

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Is Bob Dylan Drinking the Kool-Aid?

Monday, June 9th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

The music legend is the latest celebrity to get tangled up in Campaign 2008 — and it's not surprising which candidate he's praising.

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Protecting FLDS Children: The Right Thing to Do

Friday, May 30th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

It's easy to point the finger at the authorities for separating FLDS kids from their polygamist parents like Michele Catalano has. But allowing children to live in an isolated cult while charges of abuse are being fully investigated is irresponsible.

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Nazi Hunters Should Never Give Up

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Abandoning efforts to bring remaining Nazi war criminals to justice is a disservice to the soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War II.

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Sweetie, How Dare You Criticize Obama?

Sunday, May 18th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

If John McCain had called a reporter "sweetie" he'd be castigated as a dirty old man hurling sexist remarks, but Obama got a free pass for "Sweetiegate." It's just one example of an ongoing double standard in Campaign 2008.

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China: Myanmar’s Heartless Ally

Sunday, May 11th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

By refusing to pressure Myanmar's junta to accept desperately-needed aid shipments and foreign aid workers post-cyclone, China has Burmese blood on its hands.

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Watching Pulp Fiction with Quentin Tarantino

Sunday, May 4th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

The cult classic has clearly withstood the test of time. Even the guy who created the movie still finds it entertaining 15 years later.

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Latin America’s Latest Marxist Leader Takes Power in Paraguay

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Fernando Lugo won a dramatic victory in Paraguay, taking power from the conservatives who have run the country for six decades — and a hearty congratulations from his new best friend Hugo Chavez.

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