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Thursday, December 7, 2017
Jerry Seinfeld Endorses Roy Moore?
Apparently, the GOP is now the party of CHILD MOLESTATION! At least the media tell me that’s the meaning of President Trump’s endorsement of Senate candidate Roy Moore.
Memo to Jared Kushner
President Trump’s son-in-law and designated Middle East peace envoy, Jared Kushner, told the Brookings Institution’s Saban Forum last weekend that a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians is key to solving larger goals, such as stopping Iranian aggression and Islamic extremism.
Russia’s Influence Spreads
Last week, we discovered that former national security adviser Michael Flynn lied to the FBI about the import of what he told it regarding his contacts with former Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
Coming Down the Home Stretch on Tax Reform
The House and Senate passed their own versions of a tax reform bill surprisingly fast. But now the hard work starts, as they need to turn those two bills into one.
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Remembering Fidel Castro’s Death
This past week marked the anniversary of the death of Fidel Castro, our hemisphere’s worst dictator for a half century. When we remember Castro’s death, we should remember him for just that: death.
Flynn and Context
Information on significant issues, like the Mueller probe, comes at us so quickly and in such volumes that the context often gets lost in the shuffle. The Michael Flynn guilty plea falls into that category.
Guam Has a Racist Voting Law
It took Jeff Sessions to make the department fulfill its duty. It looks like Arnold Davis is finally getting some justice.
Pearl Harbor & Why We Stand
It is beyond shameful that some cannot muster the decency to simply stand in honor of the thousands who died.
The Baker Case
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in the case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The justices are considering whether the First Amendment forbids the state of Colorado from requiring a baker to make a cake for a same-sex wedding.
Masterpiece Theater: SCOTUS Debates Cake Baker’s Rights
After five long years of fighting, an hour and a half at the Supreme Court could be all it takes to redefine religious liberty in America. That’s how long Jack Phillips stood before the most powerful justices in the country and asked for the freedom already guaranteed to him in a document barely a mile away. Ironically, the Christian baker, who came before the court as a symbol of thousands of men and women of faith, wasn’t demanding anything liberals don’t already enjoy. He simply asked for the same tolerance to live and work according to his beliefs.
Independence Hypocrisy
Officials in Catalonia, Spain’s richest and most highly industrialized region, whose capital is Barcelona, recently held a referendum in which there was a 92 percent vote in favor of independence from Spain.
I Hate The New York Times
Sadly, many think dumb things because most every day the Times runs deceitful, biased stories and headlines that mislead.
Brian Ross Should Be Fired
When you’re the source for “breaking news” but it turns out to be “faking news,” you’re in trouble.
Pyongyang on the Prairie, Part I
A criminal justice system that operates in the dark is arbitrary, unjust and criminal.
A Wedding Cake and the Blessings of Liberty
This week, the Supreme Court hears Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
Fiscal Responsibility or Lower Taxes?
This week, Republicans in the Senate finally passed their long-awaited tax reform plan. It lowers individual income tax rates across the board, although it does claw back some government revenue in the form of elimination of state and local tax deductions.
Will GOP Congress Fund ‘Humanized Mice’ Made From Aborted-Baby Organs?
If you pay federal taxes, you have been funding the creation of “humanized mice” implanted with tissues taken from aborted babies.
Politicians Are Selective About When Debt and Deficits Matter
If you’re a normal person who pays attention to politics, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Washington can’t decide whether deficits are bad or not. Well, I have one easy trick that will help you make sense of it all.
Why the Alabama Senate Race Is Shifting in Moore’s Favor
After all that has happened, the Alabama Senate race appears to be reverting to a fundamental political truth: A state that is one of the most Republican in the nation is likely to vote Republican.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
(Mis)Trust
There’s good news and bad news about being off the grid for a couple weeks. The good news is that when you are scuba diving, the boats don’t have cable, and when you are under water, the fish matter more than partisan politics. You are really off the grid. The bad news is that there have only been about 6,437 main events that have happened in that time frame, and deciding on which to comment on now is a real challenge.