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Sunday, May 6, 2018
Are We Now Trapped in a Debt Spiral?
From Scotland, where Adam Smith pioneered systematic thinking about economics, comes an adjective, “carnaptious,” that fits people who are allergic to economic euphoria. It means cantankerous.
Settlement With Stormy Daniels Didn’t Violate Campaign Finance Law
Rudy Giuliani sent opponents of President Donald Trump into a wild flutter in an interview Wednesday night with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity.
Thirsting for Rain, Hope and Truth
“I was sorry to see the Mooch and Spicer killed off so quickly, but I really think the introduction of Rudy’s character is going to breathe new life into the show,” commented a friend on Facebook the other day. “Kudos to the producers for keeping things so fresh.”
Saturday, May 5, 2018
Standing With Israel
It’s been a busy week, my friends! I was at the White House twice this week, and Friday morning I was honored to attend a Christian solidarity event at the Israeli Embassy. I joined hundreds of Christian leaders demonstrating our support for the Jewish state.
Marx at 200: Classical Marxism vs. Cultural Marxism
In truth, cultural Marxism not only exists but exists as a dominant form of Marxism in America and much of the West today.
Saudis Draw Line in the Sand for Christians
Imagine a country of 830,000 square miles — bigger than Alaska — without a single church. Right now, that’s Saudi Arabia. For Christians, it’s a suffocating place to live. Bibles are illegal, and Muslims knows that if they convert, there’s a very real chance they’ll face the death penalty. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has again identified Saudi Arabia as a country of particular concern. So this week’s news — that Saudi Arabia might finally be opening the doors to Christian churches — is a breakthrough of epic proportions.
Texas Wins Dogged Fight for Voter ID
Last week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals gave a big boost to election-integrity efforts in Texas and throughout the nation. In a 2-1 opinion authored by Judge Edith Jones, the court upheld Texas’s revised voter ID law, SB 5, against claims of racial discrimination.
If Adults Won’t Grow Up, Nobody Will
From Facebook to Harvey Weinstein, America’s scandals amount to a giant crisis of maturity.
A Basket of Despicables
One of the best things about Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton is that it served to remind us that, in spite of a corrupt press; an education system that is dominated by the Left; a popular culture (TV, movies, magazines and social media) that is run by and for liberals; and a party that can always rely on deep-pocketed billionaires like George Soros, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg; there are still enough clear-thinking Americans around to turn over their apple cart.
Throw the Fake News Bums Out, Mr. President!
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner was supposed to be a celebration of the First Amendment but it quickly devolved into an X-rated, anti-Trump smut fest.
Friday, May 4, 2018
Rod Rosenstein Has Botched the Mueller Probe
Rod Rosenstein is doing a star turn as principled defender of the law, but he’s performed abysmally as deputy attorney general, and President Donald Trump would be fully justified in firing him.
Who to Crucify? Trump or Barabbas?
The Trump haters hate on and on and... The deranged hatred of Donald Trump by the Left and the media is so strong it is never going to stop.
Finishing the Job — Turning Ohio Red in ’18
President Trump needs a stronger bench in the U.S. Senate to get his nominees approved and accomplish his agenda. Mr. Trump surprised the pundits and beat Hillary Clinton in Ohio by +8 points, helping Sen. Rob Portman coast to an easy 2016 re-election victory. But 2018 is not 2016. President Trump is not on the ballot and Sen. Sherrod Brown brings the advantages of incumbency.
National Day of Prayer
Yesterday was the National Day of Prayer. First established by Congress in 1952, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation in 1988 designating the first Thursday of May as a day of national prayer.
Conservatives Amen New Faith Office
There was a time, not too long ago, when Americans wondered if the National Day of Prayer could even survive an administration as hostile to faith as Obama’s. But, every May for eight years, even the most liberal president in history — whether out of obligation or sincere belief — couldn’t escape what America is and has always been: one nation, under God.
Cultural-Appropriation Outrage Shows People Are Desperate to Be Offended
At some point, alas, cultural appropriation went from being descriptive to proscriptive.
The FBI Shouldn’t Be Above the Law Either
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein doesn’t work for CNN personalities or Vox explainer writers. He works for Trump.
Upstream From Culture
In the book After the Ball, psychologist Marshall Kirk and ad man Hunter Madsen painted a picture of what the gay rights movement should do to normalize and advance their agenda in America. The book came out in 1990. Kirk and Madsen treated their book as a manifesto and we have witnessed their vision.
Cecile Richards and the Culture of Death
There’s a swagger in Cecile Richards’ step as she conducts a book tour around the media surrounding her departure from the summit of Planned Parenthood after 12 years. Call it a victory lap.
Sorry, Liberal Media, but You Own Michelle Wolf
Michelle Wolf is not the first so-called comic to maliciously insult conservatives and Republicans at a White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, but she was intentionally mean-spirited, and even after the blowback, she’s unrepentant.