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Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Tillerson’s Insubordination Meant He Had to Go
There are many reasons Rex Tillerson’s tenure as secretary of state was a failure, from his notorious isolation from his subordinates to his failure to help quickly staff the political appointment positions at State with competent Republicans.
Until Democrats Come to Grips With Why Hillary Lost, Trump Will Keep Winning
Last weekend, Hillary Clinton spoke in India. There, she continued to struggle publicly with the most humiliating experience of her life...
Make a Church Post Satan’s Phone Number?
Jerry Brown once said he saw “the killing of the unborn as crazy.”
Look Homeward, ‘Change Agents’
Here is my homework assignment for all the fist-clenching, gun control-demanding teenagers walking out of classrooms.
What’s Happening to Our Young Men?
Writing last week about the opioid crisis, I suggested that, as we consider policy options for dealing with the problem, we consider that at least some part of it may reflect a spiritual, moral crisis in the country.
Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
There are a couple of important economic lessons that the American people should learn. I’m going to title one “the seen and unseen” and the other “narrow well-defined large benefits versus widely dispersed small costs.”
Chuck Todd, Guardian of Children’s Ears?
President Trump upset the media greatly at a rally in Pennsylvania, where he enthusiastically mocked NBC’s Chuck Todd as a “sleeping son of a b—h.” Retired NBC anchor Tom Brokaw tweeted: “Really classy. Explain that to your children.”
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Valentine’s Day Wake-Up Call From Parkland
The Valentine’s Day massacre at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was the latest in a series of mass school shootings dating back to the Columbine, Colorado, shooting in 1999. Evoking shock, these crimes inevitably prompt a call to pray for the victims and their families.
Left-Wing Discrimination
Last month, a worker at Hasta Muerte Coffee in Oakland, California, refused to serve a police officer. In fact, the officer was told to leave because Hasta Muerte believes that a “police presence compromises our feeling of physical & emotional safety.”
Guns, or Culture?
Political animals, Hollywood “stars” and the media are still scrambling to appear more indignant than the other over the tragic deaths in the recent Florida school shooting.
Critics Say Trump’s Tariffs Will Bring on a Trade War, but Will They?
President Donald Trump continues with his “America First” campaign, announcing a move that is aimed at the tilted playing field on international trade. Critics say Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum coming into the country will usher in a trade war and harm America. However, the fact is that we are already in a trade war; we have been it for many years; and we are losing it.
An Education in School Safety
There was a time when secretaries of education could focus on things like curriculum and better learning environments. Betsy DeVos would probably like to trade places with some of her predecessors when the job’s biggest demands were raising national test scores — not keeping children safe. Unfortunately for her and every other administrator in America, the world of education has changed — and it now has a lot more to do with combatting violence than fighting mediocrity.
Who Are the Luckiest Jews, Blacks and Latinos?
At The City College of New York in the late 1930s, my father, an Orthodox Jew, wrote his senior class thesis on anti-Semitism in America.
Oakland Coffee House Bans Police Officers
No cops allowed. That’s the rule at Hasta Muerte Coffee, a worker-collective-owned bookstore and coffee shop in Oakland, California. Apparently, nothing froths a left-wing liberal’s latte like an officer with a badge.
Understanding the Trump Trade Doctrine
Last week, Donald Trump dialed back his earlier call for a punitive and blanket tariff on imported steel and aluminum. Good decision.
How Do Trump Critics Respond to Success?
President Trump’s critics, who include many establishment Republicans, are finding themselves left with few issues given the president’s recent string of successes.
Monday, March 12, 2018
Credible Commitments in Columbus
Why do individuals on a weight-loss campaign often loudly announce this fact to social media friends, and how does this curious phenomenon shed light on Columbus, Indiana’s, world-class architecture collection?
It’s Open Season on Whitey
In South Africa, as reported by Tucker Carlson, but apparently by nobody else, the government is voting to confiscate land owned by white people. It sounds a lot like our own abominable eminent domain policy, but it’s worse because it’s not only racist, but the government isn’t even talking about paying for the land.
China’s Corporate Tools
The job Roy Jones landed at Marriott International’s “customer engagement” center in Omaha didn’t pay much. He got $14 an hour to work the night shift monitoring Marriott’s accounts on Twitter and other social-media platforms.
Bible Study, Christian Music Banned by Florida Condo Association
The sign was not very hard to miss: “ANY AND ALL CHRISTIAN MUSIC IS BANNED.”