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Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Give Trump Credit Where It’s Due
Republicans have tried, on and off, to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling since the 1980s. The effort has always engendered intense opposition and always been abandoned. A provision for drilling in ANWR is included in the Republican tax bill almost as an afterthought.
History in the Making
History will be made this week as congressional Republicans stand on the verge of enacting historic tax reform. This has not been done since the Reagan era.
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Tax Cuts...
Republicans won’t be able to erase this summer’s debacle with Obamacare, but what happens this week could go a long way to making it up with voters.
Pyongyang on the Prairie, Part 2
In Oklahoma City, words don’t mean what they plainly mean. Asking government officials simple questions prompts Orwellian acrobatics. By distorting language and obfuscating actions, public bureaucrats subvert transparency and evade accountability.
A Government ‘Refund’
So, a Republican majority Congress has “reformed” the tax code for the first time in 31 years, allowing us to keep a little more of the money we earn. Woohoo!
Will Republicans Finish the Job for Seniors and Small Businesses?
The Republican Party has an important test in front of it: Will GOP lawmakers protect seniors and small businesses from looming Obamacare taxes, or will it let politicking and bureaucracy get in the way of action?
What John F. Kennedy and Donald Trump Have in Common
President Trump believes in America’s potential — that there are no limits to our economy or our greatness.
Monday, December 18, 2017
Lawmakers Ring Salvation Army Bells in Defiance of Atheists
A group of Republican lawmakers in Connecticut said they would not allow themselves to be bullied by a bunch of angry out-of-town atheists.
Do You Have a Fricasseeing Wabbit License?
A few weeks ago, I spent quality time with some too-brainy-for-my-own-good colleagues, who exchanged views on famous historical figures who influenced their intellectual development.
This Is Your Brain on Social Media
A disturbing paradox of social networking is the way it turns isolation into a distortion of community: fake society.
Witch-Burnings
It figures that once mass hysteria becomes the order of the day, innocent heads will roll right along with all the others.
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Whirlpool Has Washington in a Spin Cycle
A household appliance will be the next steppingstone on America’s path to restored greatness.
Saturday, December 16, 2017
The Reason for the Season
Upon news of a Christmas variety show benefiting Planned Parenthood, my National Review colleague Kevin Williamson tweeted: “You’re getting the story all wrong ... It was the grave that was empty, not the manger.”
Tough Sledding for GOP’s Johnson Repeal
It was no ordinary Friday on Capitol Hill, where a flurry of last-minute tax talk made Congress’s fly-out day much busier than usual.
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane ... It’s Donald Trump!
It’s becoming increasingly difficult for me to understand why so many Americans are seemingly anxious to place a lump of coal in the President’s Christmas stocking.
ISIS Threatens Christmas
The Islamic State issued a series of online threats in recent days, once again warning of possible attacks during the Christmas holiday. One image featured a photo of the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, in flames.
Three Lessons of Statesmanship
“Wars and rumors of wars” are all around us. At Hillsdale College we have been thinking about the greatest of all wars, the Second World War. If we study that war and the actions of its profoundest statesman, we can find some lessons to guide us today.
Justice Department Inspector General
I caught some flak this week for agreeing with Rod Rosenstein that FBI and Justice officials should be able do their jobs in spite of holding strong personal opinions. Everyone has opinions, but it is the duty of those in charge to make sure they don’t skew investigations and conclusions. Based on the revelations of the last few days, I have done a 180.
Hallmark Christmas Movies Under Fire for Spreading ‘Caucasian Cheer’
The Hallmark Channel is a throwback to an age when Hollywood produced family friendly films and love stories that did not involve leather and whips. The network has earned millions of loyal fans for broadcasting movies that promote the virtues of faith and family — stories that tug at your heartstrings.
Friday, December 15, 2017
Can Only Trump Survive Trump?
The past two months of electoral losses for the Trump GOP feel very familiar.