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Saturday, January 27, 2018
Is There a Doctor in the House?
The way the White House press corps grilled Dr. Jackson, you might have thought they were second-year med students boning up for a final exam.
Grade School Uses Sex Columnist, Unicorn to Promote Gender Identity
Parents are furious after a California elementary school posted a bulletin board that addressed issues like sexual identity and encouraged children as young as four years old to break out of gender stereotypes.
Friday, January 26, 2018
The Russia ‘Fake News’ Scare Is All About Chilling Speech
Last week, Republicans began to call for the release of a memo authored by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes that purports to lay out a series of abuses connected to the FBI surveillance of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. As often happens these days, a Twitter hashtag, #ReleaseTheMemo, evolved around the effort and was widely retweeted by Republicans and elected officials.
University of Virginia Betrays the Legacy of Its Founder, Thomas Jefferson
The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, which is located in Charlottesville and is dedicated to “the defense of free expression in all its forms,” gives out annual awards called the “Jefferson Muzzles” to individuals and organizations responsible for “especially egregious or ridiculous affronts to free expression.”
Carol Burnett and the Ferguson Effect
One of Carol Burnett’s most hilarious skits involves a distraught woman pleading for her husband’s kidnappers to release him, whatever the cost. The scene begins with a police investigator accompanied by a gaggle of cameramen led by Harvey Korman, a reporter who interviews the grieving Burnett.
Reinforcing the Rule of Law
As the immigration debate heats up in Washington, the Trump administration is reinforcing the rule of law. The Department of Justice sent a letter to 23 sanctuary jurisdictions in 11 states threatening to issue subpoenas and cut off federal grants unless they proved they were cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
Weinstein Amnesia Rules at Sundance
Members of the Hollywood left flew to Utah for the Sundance Film Festival (and its homegrown women’s march) with a small item of regret on their agenda. Just last year, they had put on their pink knit hats and marched for women’s rights with one of the most visible figures at Sundance ... Harvey Weinstein.
The Conspiracy Mindset
I am old enough to remember when conspiracy theories were primarily the province of the Left.
Eschewing Euphemisms Frames Immigration Issue Trump’s Way
He who frames the issue tends to determine the outcome of the election. That’s an old political consultant’s rule, and its application has never been more apt than in the Senate Democrats’ failed government shutdown over immigration policy.
Trump’s Tariffs Are Statism on the March
The Trump administration is now moving to put some teeth on its promise to punish “unfair” trade from China and other countries. This week it imposed punitive tariffs on Chinese and South Korean manufacturers of washing machines and solar panels.
Durbin-Graham Is the Problem, Not the Solution
It’s not Stephen Miller and Sen. Tom Cotton who should be expelled from immigration negotiations.
Hollywood’s Secular Clerics
Swell, our beloved Hollywood stars are busy crafting their politicized speeches for the Academy Awards program. I’ll bet you can’t wait.
Postmodern America
Like me, you have probably heard the phrase “postmodern” for a decade or more. I have always struggled to really understand what it means.
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Working to End Black Genocide
Have you heard about the heroic efforts of the man who is working to save the lives of black children in our inner cities? Or how he destroyed a project by American elitists who used our tax dollars to kill children of indigent people in African countries? You must have heard of him. Of course, you have.
On Morals and Mulligans...
If there’s one thing I’ve always said, it’s that Christians should never check their faith at the door when they enter the public square. So, let me start by practicing what I preach. Like you, I’ve heard all of the allegations about Donald Trump’s past, his years of baggage and personal failings. I don’t pretend to know what’s true and what isn’t — certainly not now, in an environment as toxic as ours. But there is a truth I do know: faith in Jesus Christ that calls us to live with moral clarity in everything we do. And that means calling sin, sin.
Shutdown Fallout
If you were one of the dozen Americans who tuned in to “Morning Joe” the other day, you learned what the Democrat spin is on the disastrous Schumer shutdown.
Another FBI Revelation
Every day, the twists and turns of the Trump/Russia/FBI investigation make us feel like we are in the middle of a blockbuster mystery movie. New clues pop up, and locked doors suddenly open leading down unknown paths.
Lindsey Graham, the Uninvited Guest
Why does Sen. Lindsey Graham have a seat at the table on immigration? Are Jorge Ramos and Vicente Fox unavailable?
SpaceX and Uncle Sam Shrug Off Billion-Dollar Blame Game
Did you know that the government doesn’t insure the cargo it sends into space? That means that when a satellite carrying government cargo explodes during or after launch, taxpayers are left footing the entire bill.