Right Opinion
The best of conservative opinion and commentary, updated daily.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Transgender Ideology Hurts Kids
Properly understanding sex, gender, gender identity, and gender dysphoria will continue to be pressing concerns in 2018.
Donald Trump’s Impure Thoughts
President Donald Trump has had impure thoughts about special counsel Robert Mueller.
An Abortion Chief’s Legacy of Death and Taxes
Days after the nation solemnly marked the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the woman at the helm of the nation’s abortion giant has announced her retirement.
Three Reasons the Left Wants Evermore Immigrants
On one thing we can all agree: The Left wants more and more immigrants. The question is, why?
Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent — Now
We’re just one month into the new tax bill, and only those wearing left-wing ideological blinders — which, unfortunately, is still the case for millions of anti-Trumpers — can deny that Donald Trump’s tax cuts are helping just about everyone.
A Message for My Evangelical Friends
“Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.” —Romans 13:1
Monday, January 29, 2018
State of the Union
Washington is getting ready for President Trump’s State of the Union address tomorrow night. The president is expected to take a victory lap for his first-year accomplishments, but also reach out to Democrats with a willingness to work for bipartisan solutions. The president’s infrastructure plan could be one area of broad, bipartisan agreement.
Facts, Leaks and the FISA Memo
There is apparently a vote coming up today on whether to make public the House Intel Committee memo on possible FISA surveillance abuses that may have targeted Trump folks during the 2016 campaign. I would vote no. But before you shoot the messenger, let me explain why.
Pelosi to Bring Illegals to SOTU; Trump Should Bring ICE Agents
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and a number of other Democrats plan to fill the House gallery with illegal aliens when President Trump delivers his first State of the Union address.
Scrapping the Bail System Is a Bad Idea
The justice system faces a number of tough challenges and one of them is how to ensure that defendants appear in court while allowing them to continue with their lives in the meantime. The answer is the bail bond system. It works by creating an incentive for private agents to capture defendants who try to avoid trial.
The Lies of ‘The Crown’ and ‘The Post’
When people get history from entertainment, Hollywood’s obligation to the truth is heightened.
Arts Elitists to Berkshire Museum: Drop Dead
When the financially struggling Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Mass., publicly announced last July that it had decided to sell 40 items from its vast holdings — a 40,000-piece collection encompassing art, science, and history — it knew there would be pushback.
The Left Is Never Right
I believe that someone who writes as much and as often as I do — although there is no such person – should make every effort, for the sake of his (my) credibility, to be objective.
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Liberate Iran: Demand Release of Detained Protesters
On Nov. 9, 1978, the U.S. ambassador to Tehran, William Sullivan, sent shock waves through the foreign policy establishment with a diplomatic cable to the White House titled, “Thinking the unthinkable. Iran without the Shah.” The Iranian monarchy had been a U.S. ally for decades, but in less than three months the Shah and the monarchy were history.
When Protectionism Is Rampant, No Bad Deed Goes Unrewarded
Like Horatius at the bridge, or the boy who stood on the burning deck whence all but he had fled, or the Dutch boy who saved the city by putting his finger in the dike — pick your analogous heroism — the Trump administration last week acted to stanch the flood of foreign-made washing machines that are being imported because Americans want them.
Court Refuses to Hear Case of Coach Fired for Taking Knee to Pray
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit refused to hear the case of a Washington state high school football coach who was punished for taking a knee at the 50-yard line for a post-game prayer.
Saturday, January 27, 2018
No More Ill Communication!
Cain and Abel and the Tower of Babel — far from the most inspiring of Biblical stories. And so, they are the ones that jump out at you upon reading Pope Francis’ recent message on “fake news” and our communications today.
Destination Guatemala: New Friends in Freedom
When voters went to the polls and elected Donald Trump, they weren’t just picking an American leader — they were choosing an international one. As anyone who’s traveled outside the United States knows, most of the developed world pays more attention to American politics than some of our own citizens do. They understand: Where America goes, others follow.
Donald in Davos
When President Trump announced he was going to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, many on the left and some of his “#NeverTrump” critics mocked him.
What’s the Purpose of Higher Education?
College is About More Than Simply Getting a Job