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Thursday, January 11, 2018
Should Congress Cut Up Uncle Sam’s Credit Card?
Imagine that each month, you spend $2,000 more than you earn and charge the difference to your credit card.
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
As a Matter of Fact, Minimum Wage Laws Hurt the Poor
No one likes to admit having been wrong. It’s especially tough for members of the pundit class, whose job amounts to telling people what to think. So when National Review’s critic-at-large Kyle Smith last week published a piece with the headline “We Were Wrong About Stop-and-Frisk,” people noticed.
The Big Button
In 1964, when I was a college freshman, all healthy male students without prior military service were required to take two years of a basic Air Force Reserve Officer Training Course (AFROTC). The Stanley Kubrick movie, “Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb,” was new. This child of the 1960s now in his 70s has two satirical movies committed to memory: “Dr. Strangelove” and “Animal House.”
Sweatpants and Civility
As my hubby and I pulled up to the front door of the fancy five-star steakhouse that a friend had given us a gift certificate for, we were shocked by the sign that awaited us.
Politicizing Immigration
When it comes to immigration, America is a very welcoming country. We are, as the saying goes, a nation of immigrants. And we continue to admit one million people a year through the legal immigration process. Unfortunately, the Left has politicized our immigration policies.
Harms Wide Open for FCC Chief
When the Federal Communications Commission rolled back Obama’s net “neutrality” policy, Chairman Ajit Pai told reporters, “It’s not going to kill democracy.” But could it kill *him*? Federal officials are certainly concerned, now that a flood of death threats has reached a level most insiders say they’ve never seen. This is “routine for presidents and vice presidents,” sources say, “but highly unusual for heads of government agencies like the FCC.”
Denying the Clinton Foundation Baggage
In the midst of the media feeding frenzy over Michael Wolff’s gossipy and fact-mangling book on the Trump White House, another piece of news broke.
Punish Poor People
Store owner Kamal Saleh was just hit with thousands of dollars in fines.
Time’s Up for ‘Temporary’ Alien Protection
Seventeen years after granting “temporary protected status” to nearly 200,000 Salvadoran citizens ... America is setting a deadline: Get right with the law or go home.
Don’t Be Too Quick to Dismiss ‘Beltway Insiders’
“Fishermen, sharpen your hooks, bring out the cheese balls and grease your bicycles. Soon there’s going to be trout fishing inside the Beltway.”
The Virtue-Signaling Anti-Virtue Crowd
Imagine it’s late 2011. The world just found out about Jerry Sandusky, former assistant Penn State football coach who would be convicted of repeatedly raping children in 2012.
Dirty College Secrets
Educational travesty is happening on many college campuses. Let’s ask ourselves whether we’d like to see repeats of last year’s antics.
Trump Can Take Credit for Black Unemployment Drop
There’s plenty to celebrate in the December Bureau of Labor Statistics report showing black unemployment at 6.8 percent, the lowest ever since they started reporting the data in 1972.
With DC Distracted, Immigration Debate Reaches Critical Point
While Washington obsesses over a new book on White House intrigue, the Trump administration is reaching a critical point on the issue of immigration, one of the president’s top priorities and the subject of his most often-repeated campaign promises.
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Patriotic Teens Brave Frigid Weather to Shovel Snow From War Memorials
The sons and daughters of Nutley, New Jersey, have served in every war since the American Revolution. And there are monuments across town honoring those who served and those who died.
Religious Freedom in Mississippi
It’ll be tough to top 2017’s string of religious liberty successes — but the Supreme Court doesn’t mind trying.
Who Is More Unstable? Trump, or His Critics?
After the election Trump’s most ardent critics set sail for sunny and warm climes, armed and ready to criticize his every move. But they boarded the wrong ship and now are headed where the Titanic rests.
Who Are You Calling a Moron?
I remember when I was in fifth grade and kept losing tennis matches to a kid I despised.
I’m Back. Here’s Where I’ve Been
I won’t make any assumptions about how many readers noticed I took a three-month break from column writing.
Are Trump’s Accusers ‘Mad’?
“Everybody’s got to believe in something. I believe I’ll have another beer.” — W.C. Fields