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Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Note to CNN: It’s About Lives and Property, Stupid
When millions of Americans — from Texas to the U.S. Virgin Islands — fled our homes to escape the wrath of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, we watched in fear as the storms ravaged our communities.
The Controversy Continues
The NFL’s national anthem controversy continued Monday night. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the entire team all took a knee just before the national anthem.
The Cause and Defect of the Latest Health Care Miss
If you thought cats had a lot of lives, you should see the GOP health care repeal.
Trump vs. the NFL
The national media remain obsessed over President Trump’s tweets, especially when they can be interpreted as racially inflammatory.
Disabled by Government
A third threat to free speech at University of California, Berkeley, has led to more censorship than political rioters or college administrators.
Not a Day Care
Our college-age population consists mostly of 18- to 30-year-olds, and likewise our armed forces. I wonder whether they shared common responses to the 2016 presidential election.
NFL Pigskins at the Public Trough
I’m calling foul on all the leftists rushing to protect the NFL’s protest crusaders from President Donald Trump’s criticism of their national anthem antics.
Immigration on the Anniversary of the Constitution
Even as we celebrate the 230th anniversary of the Constitution, deep divisions remain in our nation.
An Irresponsible Susan Collins Blocks Serious Heath Care Reform
With Maine Sen. Susan Collins announcing her opposition to the Graham-Cassidy bill to reform Obamacare, she has slammed the door on this latest Republican effort to address our health care crisis.
The Strategy of Going Too Far
There’s a running argument on the Right these days. It begins each time the Left overreacts to a Trumpian move with wild radicalism, alienating Americans in the middle.
Does Our Society Still Support the Right to Be Wrong?
The whole idea of a free society is based on a very simple idea that is very hard to live by: People have the right to be wrong.
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
VFW, American Legion Condemn NFL’s Disrespect of National Anthem
The Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion issued blistering condemnations of the National Football League, calling recent protests against the national anthem disrespectful, misguided and ungrateful.
Taking a Knee
As a rabid New York Giants fan, it’s hard enough watching football without the extra added annoyance of having to endure political statements along the way.
Hundreds of Illegal Voters Revealed in Philadelphia
According to a Philadelphia elections official, hundreds of individuals who are not U.S. citizens have registered to vote in Philadelphia and nearly half of them voted in past elections.
No Way to Treat Old Glory
Old Glory is almost certainly the most honored flag in the world.
Millionaire Athletes Revolt
As he often does, President Trump expressed the sentiments of millions of Americans during a speech Friday night.
Trump Takes on the NFL’s Stars and Stripes
Like most Americans, President Trump has watched this year-long controversy unfold with disdain.
Will the Special Counsel Investigation Produce Anything Relevant?
How would you like to have a high-profile job with no firm guidelines for what you have to do, and plenty of money to help you hire as many people as you want to help you do whatever it is you decide to do for as long as you want the job?
Yes, the States Can Fix the ObamaCare Debacle
Back in 1996, a Republican Congress and a Democratic president (Bill Clinton) enacted one of the most historic bipartisan policy victories in modern times: the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act for welfare reform.
Who’s Divisive — the President or the Players?
Because the Left dominates the news media, the entertainment media and academia, Americans are swimming — actually, drowning — in an ocean of lies.