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Wednesday, April 4, 2018
About That Caravan...
The caravan of more than 1,000 migrants from Central America is now about 400 miles into Mexico. As we noted yesterday, the caravan is being organized by a group called “People Without Borders.” Well, that is simply chaos. But it is reflective of the Left’s open borders philosophy.
Air Force Throttles Back War on Faith
For combat pilot Leland Bohannon, it’s been a turbulent year. One promotion shy of his first general’s star, the Air Force colonel watched his 24-year career flash before his eyes last May when he was asked to sign a certificate of appreciation for a same-sex couple. When his religious accommodation wasn’t granted, Bohannon asked a higher-ranking officer to sign it instead. Now, months after wondering if he’d ever be able to return to the military he loved, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson gave him the answer he’d been waiting for: yes.
Marching Orders for Trump’s New VA Secretary
Star Parker is off this week. The following column is by Betsy McCaughey.
The Knee-Jerk Liberals Spit at Sinclair
Let’s imagine the following statements were part of a public opinion poll. How many people would agree to these assertions?
Trumpism Does Not Mirror Reagan-Style Populism
For a while, a set of liberals has argued that Donald Trump isn’t an aberration from other Republican presidents. Now, some surprising conservatives, including friends and colleagues of mine, are starting to agree.
Discrimination and Disparities
I don’t mind saying that this column represents a grossly understated review of Discrimination and Disparities, just published by my longtime friend and colleague Dr. Thomas Sowell. In less than 200 pages, Sowell lays waste to myth after myth not only in the United States but around the globe.
Poisonous Taxes
Soda will cost you more in Philadelphia, Seattle, Boulder, Colorado, and a bunch of California cities because politicians in those places voted to tax it.
Caravans, Churches and Criminal Sanctuaries
Open borders tour guides in Mexico illegally shepherding 1,500 Central Americans to the United States border declared victory this week.
On the Trump-Russia Investigation and the Rule of Law
Recently, I took part in a debate on the question “Does the Russia investigation endanger the rule of law?” I said yes.
Trump Tried Going Big on DACA. Now He Should Go Small.
President Trump’s tweet promising “NO MORE DACA DEAL” was an Easter gift to Democrats, letting them off the hook for their failure to seriously negotiate an immigration agreement.
Funding of Aborted Baby Parts Research Up Under GOP
The federal money spent on research that uses tissue from aborted babies — and sometimes transplants it into “humanized mice” — has increased since Republicans won control of both houses of Congress in the 2014 elections, according to data published by the National Institutes of Health.
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
The Day That Changed the World
Of all holidays, Easter is the one that celebrates a single event that transformed the world forever. There are many religions with different founders, prophets and teachers going back thousands of years, but only one of them has a founder who professed to be the messiah — the son of God who could save mankind.
The 21st Century: We Are Living in a World Turning Upside-Down
Human beings have been consuming coffee for decades, at least, and perhaps for centuries. But despite the drink’s long and loved history, a story in the newspaper last Friday informed us coffee drinkers that the beverage harbors harmful elements that can cause cancer. Who knew?
Only in the U.S. Is It Controversial for the Census to Ask About Citizenship
The public should applaud the Trump administration and the Commerce Department for reinstating a citizenship question on the 2020 census form. Despite the howls of hysterical protests coming from political partisans, this is long overdue and in accord with historical practice.
Border Battles
Large confrontations between Israeli Defense Forces and Palestinian rioters occurred over the weekend. Once again, most American media got the story completely wrong, including influential papers like The New York Times and The Washington Post. Progressive politicians like Bernie Sanders predictably took the wrong side.
Easter ShunDay: Google Gets Heat for Holiday Snub
If you were hunting for eggs Sunday, you didn’t find them on Google. For the 18th straight year, the site blackballed Easter, refusing to give Christians’ holiest day the time of day on its homepage.
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
Fifty years ago, on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was killed when he stepped from his second-floor hotel room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, to speak to Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) colleagues standing in the parking lot below.
What’s Wrong in Washington (and America)
At dinner with friends, I was asked what is wrong with Washington. The question presumes a standard by which “wrong” can be defined.