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Friday, December 1, 2017
Planned Parenthood’s Ark. Rival
Planned Parenthood’s biggest nemesis isn’t the GOP — or even pro-lifers. Lately, it’s the democratic process.
Is Feminism the Answer to Sexual Harassment?
So the friendly morning host with the warm smile was a serial sexual predator? He had a secret lock installed on his office door operated by a button under his desk like a Bond villain?
Newspapers Shouldn’t Act Like Super PACs
The New York Times editorial board took over the paper’s opinion section Twitter account to rail against tax reform.
‘Hurtling’ Republican Tax Bill Actually Serious
“The Republican tax bill hurtling through Congress is increasingly tilting the United States tax code to benefit wealthy Americans.” That’s the beginning of a 37-word first sentence in a stage-setting front-page story in The New York Times on the tax bill under consideration in the Senate this week.
The New York Times Does a Super PAC Imitation
It was a crazy week, so you might have missed the news that The New York Times decided to operate like a super PAC.
Memo to GOP: Pass the Tax Bill
For a host of reasons, it is extremely important that Republicans pass the most pro-growth tax reform bill that can squeak by both houses of Congress.
Why December 25?
With the return of the Christmas season, I like to remind people that so much of what we learn about the holiday may not actually be so.
NPR and PBS, the Biggest Harassment Hypocrites
The swift revolution against sexual harassment is ending the careers of a series of media “icons,” left and right.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Caution: December Weather May Cause Skidding of the Economy
We have been methodically showing since early fall why this December is going to be different from the last three.
Newsweek: Jesus Would Not Approve of ‘Make America Great Again’ Hats
The armchair theologians at Newsweek have determined Jesus is not a fan of the Christmas version of President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” ball cap.
Fighting for Freedom
If you consider yourself a conservative, have you ever thought about why? How would you answer someone who asked you to explain the reason?
Korea Crisis
North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test set off alarm bells around the world. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said the missile’s trajectory suggests that the Stalinist regime is now capable of hitting targets “everywhere in the world,” including every major U.S. city.
Sex Scandal (Part Two): Feminism Enables Abuse
Radical feminism and “progressive” ideology laid the foundation for the widespread sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment that finally is coming to light.
Taxpayers Hit the Woof Over Doggie Shakespeare
What do Congress and the San Francisco Symphony have in common? They’re both pouring money down the tubas!
Sex in America, Part 2
At least liberals are finally telling the truth about Bill Clinton — and just 20 years after it mattered! Of course, considering it took the Democratic Party a century to discover that slavery was wrong, two decades is lightning speed for these moral paragons.
Dump Roy Moore
It is a political, tactical and moral mistake for Republicans to continue backing Judge Roy Moore for Alabama’s Senate seat.
My Defense of The New York Times
I never expected to come to the defense of The New York Times, but here I am ready and willing to defend what I have hitherto called the Bad Times, as opposed to the Good Times, that being the Washington Times.
On Sports Gambling, the Supreme Court Should Bet on Federalism
American democracy’s comic opera frequently features collaborations of “bootleggers and Baptists.” These entertainments are so named because during Prohibition, Baptists thought banning Demon Rum would improve public morals (oh, well) and bootleggers favored the ban because it made scarce a commodity for which there was a demand that they could profitably supply.
Who Polices the Police?
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller was supposed to run a narrow investigation into accusations of collusion between the Donald Trump campaign and the Russian government.
A Bipartisan Tradition of Enabling Spendaholics
Our national debt is $20.5 trillion and heading to $30 trillion by 2030. You’d think that this would be a wake-up call for Republicans, who control all three branches of government, to finally take spending seriously.