Jonathan Last: “The first is that whatever you think of Bolton’s worldview, he has been consistent in it. He did not abandon the hawkishness that has been his life’s work just because Trump was president. In fact, Bolton’s falling out with Trump was largely driven by his unwillingness to sign off on Trump’s isolationism and corruption. So if Bolton has been wrong about foreign policy, at least he’s been honestly wrong.”

“The second is that, when the chips were finally down, he exhibited courage. He told the public what he saw.”

“Not on the timetable you or I might have preferred. Nor with the humility that should have accompanied it. But he revealed important facts that otherwise would have remained hidden and he did so at great personal risk.”

“Which is why everyone on the side of liberalism and the rule of law ought to take Bolton’s side today. Solidarity.”

Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton warned earlier in the month that President Trump was coming for him when asked about being on FBI Director Kash Patel’s “enemies list,” Mediaite reports.

Said Bolton: “Well, I think he’s already come after me and several others in withdrawing the protection that we had from the Iranians for the attack on Qasem Soleimani. So I think, and I said in the new foreword to the paperback edition of my book, I think it is a retribution presidency.”

“The White House published a list of Smithsonian exhibits, programming and artwork it considered objectionable on Thursday, one week after announcing that eight of the institution’s museums must submit their current wall text and future exhibition plans for a comprehensive review,” the New York Times reports.

“The list borrows heavily from a recent article in The Federalist that objected to portrayals at several museums. It argued that the Museum of American History promoted homosexuality by hanging a pride flag; overemphasized Benjamin Franklin’s relationship to slavery in its programming; and promoted open borders by depicting migrants watching fireworks ‘through an opening in the U.S.-Mexico border wall.'”

“Michael Faulkender, the second-highest official at the Treasury Department, is leaving the administration less than five months after being confirmed by the Senate,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“As deputy Treasury secretary, Faulkender ran the department’s day-to-day operations and did a stint as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service during the leadership turmoil at the tax agency. He is the second Senate-confirmed official to leave the Treasury Department this month, following the departure of IRS Commissioner Billy Long. “