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Thursday, November 23, 2017
I Got Fired for Calling Out Liberal Hypocrisy on Clinton Accusers
It was bizarre watching KABC TalkRadio in Los Angeles — my hypocritical ex-employer — hold a televised press conference.
The History of Sex in America, Part 1
Just as every new generation thinks it discovered sex, refusing to wonder how they came kicking and screaming into the world, apparently the new thing is for every generation to think it discovered sexual harassment.
Americans, Property Rights and the Supreme Court
Kelo v. City of New London stands as the apogee of Supreme Court cases regarding property rights, especially for conservatives.
A Nod, and a Nodding Off, to Another Year of American Hilarity
Tryptophan, an amino acid in turkey, is unjustly blamed for what mere gluttony does, making Americans comatose every fourth Thursday in November. But before nodding off, give thanks for another year of American hilarity...
China’s New Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
A few weeks ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping offered a Soviet-style five-year plan for China’s progress at the Communist Party congress in Beijing. Despite his talk of global cooperation, the themes were familiar socialist boilerplate about Chinese economic and military superiority to come.
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Six Scenarios for GOP Disaster in Roy Moore Senate Race
“Given the unusual circumstances and very unusual personality involved, it’s hard to see this working out well,” one laconic Republican lawmaker said recently of the Roy Moore situation. The Alabama Senate race is shaping up as a catastrophe for the GOP, regardless of how it works out.
End the Root Cause of Illegal Immigration
The recent passage of mandatory E-Verify by the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee brings us one step closer to ending the root cause of most illegal immigration into the United States.
The Kremlin, LBJ, and the JFK Assassination
President Trump recently authorized a mass declassification of documents relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November 1963.
Thanksgiving Day Thoughts, 2017
Thanksgiving Day is the traditional American holiday when we are given the opportunity to pause from our normal routines and take time to count our blessings.
What Did She Do?
Remember Lois Lerner? She was the IRS official in charge of ensuring that conservative Tea Party organizations were subjected to extra scrutiny and harassment.
Grassley Abandons Slip on Judges
Don’t say we didn’t warn you, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) told Democrats at a rocky Senate Judiciary meeting last week. When Democrats blew up the 225-year-old judicial confirmation rules in 2013, Grassley said they’d regret it. Now, four years later, the Left is finding out just how right he was.
Thankful for Property
Before you eat that turkey, I hope you think about why America has turkeys for you to eat. Most people don’t know.
Dumb Sensors, Deadly Consequences
The circumstances of U.S. Border Patrol agent Rogelio Martinez’s death this week remain murkier than the Rio Grande River.
The Sultans of America and Their Harems
Americans have been buried in the last six weeks by a blizzard of reports of sexual harassment, assault, misconduct and malfeasance from our politicians, journalists and Hollywood glitterati.
Conservatives Sound ‘Wake-Up’ Call in Washington
A group of 44 conservative leaders have sent a letter to all members of Congress that might be called a conservative wake-up call.
Taking Harassment Seriously Requires Serious Distinctions
There’s a consensus aborning: There should be zero tolerance for sexual harassment, exploitation and violence of any kind. Enthusiasm for the new dawn varies widely. Some think it’s a great feminist or moral awakening. Others see an era of witch hunts, prudery and weaponized politics in our future.
Diversity Obsession
A common feature of our time is the extent to which many in our nation have become preoccupied with diversity. But true diversity obsession, almost a mania, is found at our institutions of higher learning.
Deniers of the Reality of Liberal Bias
As the media elites roll their eyes and sigh at people who deny the apparently inevitable approach of traumatic climate change, there’s one category of denial they always endorse: a liberal bias in the “news.” Chest-pounding journalistic activism defines the Trump era, and yet shameless journalists still claim media bias is a myth.
The Thanksgiving Day Game That Defined American Football
A group of students from Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City on April 28, 1882 and made an unambiguous decision: The United States was declaring its independence from British football.
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Trump Is Right About Trophy Hunting
It’s not often that President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed is the voice of reason and compassion, but on the issue of trophy hunting it makes more sense than his own Department of Interior.