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Friday, March 30, 2018
This Is What You Call a Conservative Budget?
Donald Trump woke up on Friday, March 23, and realized that a deficit-ballooning $1.3 trillion “omnibus” spending bill was awaiting his signature. The law increases defense spending but otherwise completely fulfills the spending priorities of the Democratic minority. Some have even said that the omnibus was “Barack Obama’s budget.”
Sean Penn Loses His Marbles
For many years now, the celebrated thespian Sean Penn has been one of the wackiest activists in the pantheon of the Hollywood left. When we last observed him in his unnatural habitat, he was warmly interviewing the murderous drug lord “El Chapo” for Rolling Stone and insisting the drug lord is demonized in the war on drugs.
Our Time-Tested Parties Aren’t About to Fall Apart
Some days, the Republican Party seems on the verge of splitting up. Its congressional majorities couldn’t produce a health care bill and passed an omnibus spending bill its president regretted signing.
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Making the Most of Missile Defense
It’s obvious why the bluster and brinksmanship over the nuclear-missile situation between the U.S. and North Korea produces so much tension: If an ICBM were launched at us or one of our allies, what could we do?
Did Facebook’s ‘Favors’ for the Obama Campaign Constitute a Violation of Federal Law?
Facebook reportedly voluntarily provided data on millions of its users to the re-election campaign of President Obama.
The Left Attacks Citizenship
Yesterday we noted that the Trump administration is planning to ask individuals filling out the 2020 census form whether they are citizens. The question is not asking whether the individual is an illegal immigrant, and that is an important point.
Trump Gets to Work Mending Defenses
There was a time, not too long ago, when both parties understood and respected the military’s role. If you’d have asked most Democrats, even 10 years ago, to go on record in support of a pro-transgender policy, they would have said to you what Donald Trump is saying to them now: Are you kidding?
Registering to Vote Should Be Your Choice, Not the State’s
Universal voter registration is a lousy idea whose time appears to be coming.
Where’s the Common Sense in ‘Commonsense’ Gun Laws?
Americans, many quite young, attended anti-gun violence rallies across the country. Many protesters demanded more federal “common-sense” gun control laws. But the push for common-sense gun laws lacks common sense, or at least perspective.
Partisanship and John Brennan’s Plot
What passes for the current wisdom today contains a great deal of solemn slop. Yet there are some solemnities in the current wisdom that one assumes are legitimate.
John Bolton’s Enemies
Among the several ways to judge a person’s fitness for office are the enemies he has made.
3-D Chess: It Only Looks Like Trump Is Throwing Away His Presidency!
I can’t wait to see Trump’s next move in his game of “3-D chess”!
Not Even Confession Is Good for the Soul of the Steel Industry
In light of President Donald Trump’s announcement of new tariffs for China, I thought I’d share one thing I’ve learned this year about those who believe in protectionism.
The Distortions of Our Unelected Officials
On March 17, ex-CIA Director John Brennan tweeted about the current president of the United States: “When the full extent of your venality, moral turpitude, and political corruption becomes known, you will take your rightful place as a disgraced demagogue in the dustbin of history. ... America will triumph over you.”
A Spring Training Quiz for Baseball Fans
Everyone needs extra work to prepare for the season.
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Why the Weather? If You Know the Past, Why Not? A Case Study
Suppose we take the analogs from last October using the Accumulated Cyclonic Energy index. What do those analogs tell us for April?
The March
For those who have been on Mars for the last month or so, there was a march in DC over the weekend, with numerous smaller marches around the country, on gun issues. The reactions have been primarily emotional and political, but precious few people have focused on defining and solving the problems that supposedly were the basis for the marches in the first place.
The Teenage Demagogues
All you needed to know about student activist David Hogg’s speech at the March for Our Lives in Washington, DC, over the weekend was that he affixed a price tag on the microphone to symbolize how much National Rifle Association money Sen. Marco Rubio took for the lives of students in Florida.
School Shootings Produce Protest March, Which Produces What, Exactly?
An unspeakable tragedy, carried out by a maniac who had given people close to him — as well as health practitioners and law enforcement — ample warning of his deficient mental state, has set loose so many reactions. Some of these reactions are natural and necessary, like grief, sorrow, and anger. Others, not so much.
PC Rot at FBI
I know there are many good men and women at the FBI. I have assumed that whatever problems exist in the bureau were limited to a few bad apples at the top. But lately I am growing more concerned that eight years of Barack Obama, Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch may have fatally infected the agency with left-wing ideology.