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Thursday, October 26, 2017
A Taxing Situation
For any real tax reform to occur, the philosophy behind wealth and income must change.
The Islamic State and the Limitations of Cruelty
The Islamic State just lost its capital at Raqqa, and with it the last of the terrorist group’s fantasies of establishing a Middle East caliphate.
Tax Reform Debate Taxing Republicans’ Negotiating Skills
The good news is that there’s a debate in Washington about how to make the tax code less destructive. The bad news is that lawmakers will be able to achieve much less than they otherwise could because of bad policy priorities.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Scott Pruitt Ends an Obama Administration Abuse of Power
There’s a new day dawning at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Gen. Kelly: Working With President Trump to Restore the Sacred
If ever there was an officer and a gentleman, it is retired Marine Gen. John Kelly.
Investigating Justice
Representatives Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Trey Gowdy (R-SC), chairmen of the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform Committees, announced yesterday that they are launching a joint investigation of the 2016 campaign-related activities of the Obama Justice Department.
The Lib Enablers of Perv Photog Terry Richardson
If you wonder why Hollywood stayed so quiet so long about casting couch abuse behind closed doors, just look at how the entertainment industry enabled perverted sexual exploitation of women in front of the camera.
A Local School Board Election Can Change the Nation
Former House Speaker Tip O’Neill famously observed, “All politics is local.”
The Delusional Optimism of Both Sides
This week, President Trump went to battle with Gold Star widow Myeshia Johnson. Johnson’s husband, Sgt. La David Johnson, was killed in Niger earlier this month. Trump called his widow to offer his condolences.
Conservatives Now Appeasing Right-Wing Crackpots Rather Than Deflating Them
William F. Buckley, the founder of National Review (where I work), once confessed in private, “I wish to hell I could attack them without pleasing people I can’t stand to please.”
Undermining America
Leftists have had their greatest successes in undermining American values on the nation’s college campuses.
Is Tone of Trump-Russia Probe Changing?
Have you noticed? In recent public comments, the lawmakers investigating the Trump-Russia affair, along with some of the commentators who dissect its every development, seem to be focusing more on the facts of Russia’s attempts to interfere with the 2016 election and less on allegations that Donald Trump or his associates colluded with those efforts.
ACLU Wants Illegal Immigrant’s (Unborn) Child Terminated
The American Civil Liberties Union wants to see the unborn child of a young woman who is illegally in the United States terminated — through what it insists is her “right” to abort that child.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Draining the Swamp: Restoring Proper Operation to Federal Agencies
It is a difficult task trying to determine which federal agency has done the most damage to the country and its citizens. A very strong candidate for this dishonor, if not a shoo-in for it, is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Clinton and Menendez — Perfect Together
The tide may be turning. Perhaps it’s anecdotal, but the media seem to be dialing back the Trump/Russia collusion rhetoric.
Colorado’s ‘Half-Baked’ Decision: The Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
Who would have guessed that the religious liberty and free speech rights of Americans would be tested in a dispute over the baking of a wedding cake?
Trump vs. the Tax Code
President Trump’s efforts to reform the tax code got a big boost late last week.