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Tuesday, February 13, 2018
‘Impeach!’ Preserves Dems’ Midterm Goals
Barely a day goes by that Democrats don’t demand President Trump’s resignation — or, if they’re feeling particularly feisty, impeachment. It’s such a routine cry of the Left that some Americans are probably tempted to yawn their way through the threats. But, as Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) tried to warn conservatives, there’s nothing empty about them.
Duty, Honor, Country? Government Employee Misbehavior on the Rise
Over the last couple of years we have seen the Internal Revenue Service target conservative organizations seeking 501(c)(3) status and heap time delays and over-the-top demands for information on them to delay or deny granting that status. We have seen the Department of Education sneakily change Common Core from guidelines to policy.
Liberals and Conservatives Are Unhappy for Different Reasons
Unhappy Americans on the Right blame the problems inherent to life, and they blame themselves. Unhappy Americans on the Left blame America.
Let’s Make America a Mineral Superpower
Why is the United States reliant on China and Russia for strategic minerals when we have more of these valuable resources than both these nations combined?
Drowning in Debt
In “Hamlet,” Shakespeare pens one of the most familiar lines — and best advice — ever written. Before Laertes leaves for Paris, his father, Polonius, tells him: “Neither a borrower nor a lender be...”
Monday, February 12, 2018
Transgender Ideology Is Riddled With Contradictions. Here Are the Big Ones.
People say that we live in a postmodern age that has rejected metaphysics. That’s not quite true.
School’s Powderpuff Football Game Stirs PC Controversy
Powderpuff football games are a longstanding tradition in many high schools across the fruited plain. It’s a gender-swap of sorts — the girls wear helmets and jerseys and the guys dress up like cheerleaders.
Civil Wrongs
Generally, when people refer to the battle for civil rights in the 1960s, the focus is entirely on blacks and a few politicians like Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey.
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Play Ball, With Informed Intelligence
Even if, inexplicably, you occasionally think about things other than Major League Baseball, consider this: Why are many premier free agents, particularly sluggers and starting pitchers, unsigned even while we are hearing the loveliest four words, “Pitchers and catchers report”?
Saturday, February 10, 2018
A New Face of Hope
I left the country the other day, and the talk on Facebook ever since I logged on across the pond seems to be the new algorithms that limit the number of people you see on your newsfeed. But, in all due respect to all the people I am missing, I can handle what I’ve been seeing most: nonstop images, videos and commentaries on the new Gerber baby, Lucas Warren. He has Down syndrome, and with his smiling face, he says more about life and love and hope than any words ever put together.
Fake News on the Nunes Memo
A week ago Friday, I turned on my television to discover what was in the Devin Nunes memo, released earlier that day. On CNN and on CNBC, I couldn’t find out. Instead, I was treated to a steady stream of invectives, with incessant name-calling, coming from highly emotional commentators.
Obama Funded Terrorism
When Barack Obama said he wanted to reward Iran for signing a nuclear deal by lifting sanctions, we warned that doing so would lead to Iran spending more money on terrorism. It wasn’t hard to figure out what the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism would do if it suddenly got a large windfall. After all, money is fungible.
Businesses, Bathrooms and Bermuda
Liberals can be like weathermen: They make a lot of predictions that never come true. But at least meteorologists are forecasting in good faith — studying facts and patterns and trends. The Left, on the other hand, will prophecy doom without a scrap of evidence on its side. And the bathroom debate is Exhibit A.
University: Drag Queens Are Welcome, Creationists Are Not
The University of Central Oklahoma has opened its arms to drag queen shows and safe sex carnivals, but it draws the line at Christians who believe God created the heavens and the earth in six days.
Why Westerns Are So Popular
Unlike most of my male friends, cowboy movies were never one of my favorite genres.
Saturday Miscellaneous
The hits keep coming. Info from the FISA application is continuing to bleed out, making it even more clear that the FISA Court was seriously, if not criminally, misled. It would be great if the actual applications and transcripts of the hearings were made public, but it appears that highly relevant information on the dossier, its author and sources of funding are nowhere to be found. Worse, we recently learned that Hillary Clinton’s State Department was also a source of info for the dossier, provided through cutouts including longtime Hillary confidant Sidney Blumenthal. You can’t make this up.
Friday, February 9, 2018
Yes, Throw a Parade
The Pentagon has confirmed that it is in the preliminary stages of planning a military parade down Pennsylvania Avenue — one of President Donald Trump’s fondest desires.
Obsessed With Trump
You watch Fox News — “We love President Trump.” You watch MSNBC or CNN — “We hate President Trump.” Is there any other news going on in the world that isn’t about Trump?
Trump Throws Away His Momentum for Peanuts
Last week, President Trump delivered a State of the Union address that won the approval of 75 percent of viewers, including 43 percent of Democrats. Normally, presidents try to ride the wave from a successful State of the Union as long as they can.
Pelosi’s Grand Stand
Nancy Pelosi went to the House floor Wednesday and spoke for eight hours demanding better treatment for our veterans. Oh, wait, that wasn’t the subject.