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Friday, September 15, 2017
Yes, Hillary, the Media Did Help Trump Win. So Did You.
Former Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is back doing what she does best: selling books.
What’s in Store if Senate Can’t Replace ObamaCare
After eight years of promises, Senate GOP leaders continue to scramble to put an end to what President Trump often describes as the “nightmare” of Obamacare.
House Republicans’ Frustrations May Doom Their Majority
The Founding Fathers didn’t expect that serving in Congress would be a lifetime career. And for a century, it mostly wasn’t.
The More Important Things
Did you hear the latest about Donald Trump? Can you believe he did that? What about Nancy Pelosi? Or better yet, what about Hillary Clinton’s new book?
Thursday, September 14, 2017
How Much Do We Really Need Big Brother for Disaster Relief?
USA Today reports that 80% of disaster relief aid following Hurricanes Harvey and Irma comes from faith-based organizations — denominations, individual churches, and non-denominational charitable organizations.
Religious Bigotry Growing
Attacks against religious liberty are increasing dramatically. One study finds that religious discrimination has increased 133% since 2011.
Religious Tests: The Fine Line of Feinstein
If liberals were seriously concerned about bigotry, they’d be fighting the rash of it right under their nose!
Moving the Goal Post on Racism
In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. appeared on a BBC news show. The host asked King about Attorney General Robert Kennedy’s prediction, an audacious one at the time, that a black man could be elected president in 40 years.
The Anger of the Hurricane Media
Here we sit in the comfort of Washington, D.C., and read of the discomfort in Florida. The massive Hurricane Irma moved from the Caribbean up through south Florida, displacing as many as 5 million people.
A Hilarious and Elementary Lesson on the Burdens of Progressivism
Life is exhausting — and daily choices are unbearably burdensome — for some Americans who are so comfortably situated that they have the time and means to make themselves morally uncomfortable.
Bribes — Er, Incentives — for Amazon
When Amazon last week announced plans to build a $5 billion second headquarters in North America, officials from sea to shining sea immediately began to clamor for the privilege of hosting the new facility.
No Amnesty Is a Good Amnesty
Donald Trump is being told that amnesty for “Dreamers,” or DACA recipients, will only apply to a small, narrowly defined group of totally innocent, eminently deserving illegal immigrants, who were brought to this country “through no fault of their own” as “children.” (Children who are up to 36 years old.)
Obama Sees These People as Victims of Illegal Immigrants
Former President Barack Obama made a profound — if not plainly stated — concession in an essay he posted on Facebook last week attacking a decision by President Donald Trump.
Hurricane Harvey Relief Comes With an Extra-Large Side of Pork
It was just a matter of time before our ideologically flexible president started making deals across the aisle. The result is a $15 billion Harvey relief package that includes short-term debt ceiling and government funding increases, along with the promise of a messy end-of-year negotiation process.
What if South Korea Acted Like North Korea?
The truth of the North Korea missile crisis is that China is by design the root of the problem.
The Option Play
What just happened? President Trump cut a deal with Democrats to pay for hurricane damage relief and raise the debt ceiling without getting anything in return, except the temporary avoidance of a government shutdown. How to describe this? Was it a sellout, or a pragmatic act?
Open Skies Enforcement: A Key Test of ‘America First’ Policy
When it comes to our trade agreements with foreign nations, President Trump has pledged to prioritize defending American workers and standing up to countries that seek to take advantage of them.
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
The Absurdity of It All
We have had two major hurricanes strike hurricane-prone areas back-to-back in the past two weeks.
Atheists Tell School to Stop Playing ‘Hallelujah Chorus’
A gaggle of disgruntled atheists are doing a whole lot of hollering about the “Hallelujah Chorus” in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
How the Big Tech Firms Are Threatening the Liberty of Many Americans
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the concept of connecting any device to the internet or to another device.