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Monday, April 23, 2018
Life in Never-Trump Land
Frustrated by his inability after more than a year of snooping into the Russian collusion nonsense to find a smoking gun with President Trump’s fingerprints on it, Special Counselor Robert Mueller is now empowering New York prosecutors to go after Trump for colluding with Stormy Daniels.
Sunday, April 22, 2018
President Trump Can Counter OPEC and Achieve Energy Dominance
President Trump, in a recent tweet, has drawn attention to a pernicious threat against American interests that has persisted for decades.
Gorsuch Strikes Blow Against Administrative State
Last week, one week after the first anniversary of Neil Gorsuch’s ascension to the Supreme Court, he delivered an opinion that was excellent as it pertained to the case at issue and momentous in its implications pertaining to the institutional tangle known as the administrative state.
Saturday, April 21, 2018
A Literal and Spiritual Feast on Stage
Everything seems to become at once deeper and lighter from the moment you sit down in the Theatre at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church for the off-Broadway production of “Babette’s Feast.”
Adoption Freedom: Caring for Children and Families
If federal lawmakers want to show they care about children and families, there’s perhaps no better opportunity in the near term than by passing the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (CWPIA).
Human Nature
This one is mostly about Facebook, but it’s also about human nature and motivation.
DNC Delusions
In spite of all the evidence that the “Russia collusion” narrative is collapsing around them, Democrats are doubling down on their delusions.
Draining the Swamp
Regrettably, in spite of his best intentions, there is only so much that President Trump can do when it comes to draining the Potomac swamp. Fortunately, a few of the swamp critters have already packed their bags. I specifically have Jeff Flake and Paul Ryan in mind.
Baptist Army Chaplain Faces Punishment for Religious Beliefs
A decorated Army chaplain is facing what his attorneys are calling a “career-ending punishment” after he explained to a soldier that he could not conduct a marriage retreat that included same-sex couples.
Friday, April 20, 2018
Remembering Columbine, 19 Years Later
We owe it to the victims and survivors of school attacks to get serious about school safety.
Rolling Back the Tide of Overspending
When President Trump signed the 2,232-page, $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill last month, he was emphatic that it wouldn’t happen again.
The Republican High-Water Mark
If Republicans aren’t losing their congressional majority this coming fall, they are doing a good job of acting like it.
The Sad State of My California
You don’t want to live in my state. Sure, it’s beautiful. The weather is great. And most people who live here are nice, good, successful, talented, smart — except when it comes to politics and voting.
Pompeo: A Proven Leader for the State Department
Red-state Democrats shouldn’t obstruct Mike Pompeo’s nomination as secretary of state.
Pompeo Deserves Promotion
Our businessman president, who has not made his life in Washington, DC, managed to get North Korea to the negotiating table without bribes, the way previous administrations did. In fact, Trump did the opposite.
GOP Senses Gravity of NASA Vacancy
“It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to run NASA.” And the man who said so ought to know: astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Like a lot of experts, he couldn’t understand the holdup over President Trump’s pick to run America’s space agency, former congressman and Navy pilot Jim Bridenstine. For an agency used to running at warp speed, the 15-month delay isn’t just unusual — it’s unnecessary. And unfortunately, Democrats weren’t the only ones to blame.
Comey’s Handling of Hillary Clinton Shows Us He’s No Hero
After being pressed by former top Bill Clinton political aide George Stephanopoulos on ABC News, James Comey admitted that he had “screwed up a couple of things.”
Impeachment Frenzy in Fictional TV
The intense fear and loathing that permeates news coverage of President Donald Trump is being multiplied on television dramas. Impeachment scenarios and 25th Amendment removal strategies are rolling around in the brains of scriptwriters.
A Moral People No More
The American experiment is at an end. The nation will continue. But barring some crisis that rouses the American people to our better angels, the experiment is over.
The Shocking Rumors About Chick-fil-A Are True, America
In recent days, *The New Yorker* has made some downright scurrilous accusations about Chick-fil-A, the unofficial chicken of our Lord.