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Thursday, November 2, 2017
Sex: The Progressives’ Problem
“Sex is a beautiful thing.” Remember that solemnity being intoned endlessly by the sex prophets of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s? Of course, the more recent prophets were preceded by the sexual psychopaths of the ’20s and ’30s. There is a long history to the absurdity of sexual utopia.
Who Gets to Have Nuclear Weapons — and Why?
Given North Korea’s nuclear lunacy, what exactly are the rules, formal or implicit, about which nations can have nuclear weapons and which cannot?
Indictments and Ham Sandwiches
In considering the indictment of former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and an associate, I am reminded of former Bill Clinton aide and defender James Carville’s line about the ability of a grand jury to “indict a ham sandwich.”
Tax Reform Should Encourage More Saving, Not Less
Republicans want tax reform, but their refusal to cut spending forces them to look into all sorts of revenue raisers. Some are good, such as eliminating the deductions for state and local taxes.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Wednesday Miscellaneous
I may need to clarify my comment that The New York Times is out for revenge against Team Hillary for lying to it for a year about Trump dossier funding and making it look silly.
7 Questions the DOJ Must Answer About Uranium One and Clinton Foundation
The Obama administration’s handling of the Uranium One “bribery plot” raises serious, critical questions that must be answered.
Trans Ruling Booed by Legal Experts
It may be Halloween, but Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly didn’t bother disguising her activist agenda.
Antifa & ISIS
Columnist and author Ed Klein has a new book out called *All Out War: The Plot To Destroy Trump*. Some critics say that Klein is unreliable at times with his sources. That strikes me as an odd criticism given that so many sources in the “mainstream” media are often unnamed. But I’m not writing to critique his latest work.
Communism Turns 100
This year marks the hundredth anniversary of one of the worst mistakes ever made: the Communist revolution in Russia.
Free the Tax Code From Special Interests
A big tax bill is all it takes to see how perverse and dysfunctional our government has become.
The Swamp Is DC
Paul Manafort was Donald Trump’s presidential campaign chairman. He allegedly had deep, long-lasting, corrupt ties to Russia for which he will likely go to prison if convicted — he’s just been indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller.
The Redistributionist Consensus in DC
What is the proper purpose of federal taxation? Is it to fund the constitutionally limited functions of the federal government? Or to seize wealth from one group in order to give it to another?
The Fusion of Reporting and ‘Oppo’
On Oct. 24, the Washington Post reported that Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee hired the opposition-research firm Fusion GPS to dig up dirt on Donald Trump.
Allahu Akbar-itis: America’s Deadly and Debilitating Disease
Who knew hijacker Mohammed Atta’s parting words, discovered in his journal after the 9/11 attacks, would become a national punchline?
After Trump Dossier Revelation, FBI Is Next
Investigators looking into the Trump dossier were not surprised when news broke recently that the Hillary Clinton campaign and the DNC, working through the Democrats’ law firm, Perkins Coie, financed the “salacious and unverified” compilation of allegations of Trump collusion with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Legalization Isn’t the Solution to the Opioid Crisis
One painful aspect of the public debates over the opioid-addiction crisis is how much they mirror the arguments that arise from personal addiction crises.
Let’s Help Our Media Friends
I am not nearly so coldhearted and unsympathetic toward the mainstream media as some of my conservative friends, such as Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Chris Plante and Ann Coulter.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation and What It Means Today
When Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1517, 500 years ago this week, he probably had no idea what forces he was unleashing. Although his intention was to spur reform within the Catholic Church rather than breaking off and starting a new church, he ended up accomplishing both.
Mueller’s First Shot
So this is apparently how this is going to be done. If there is a lesson here, it’s to never, ever get caught up in the U.S. justice system.
Don’t Fire, Don’t Pardon
With special counsel Robert Mueller unveiling his first indictments and a plea deal in the Russia case, President Donald Trump should do what’s hardest for him — nothing.