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Wednesday, September 13, 2017
The Church Community at Its Worst — and Its Best
Churches are havens and shelters for needy humans. They contain no perfect specimens. Nevertheless, they are held to high standards and are embarrassed when their building doors are locked during a local crisis.
Preventing Another 9/11
How appropriate that this year’s Sept. 11 anniversary should occur as Hurricane Irma continued to wreak havoc in Florida.
Constitution at 230: Separation of Powers Prevents a Democratic Tyranny
The Framers recognized both the benefits and the dangers of an efficient national government. To mitigate the danger, they divvied up power among three branches of government, the principle we call separation of powers.
The Schumer Option Is a Dead End
President Donald Trump is looking for a congressional leader he likes. Mitch McConnell has been found wanting, so now the president is flirting with Chuck Schumer.
She’s Back!
Hillary Clinton is back. The former first lady, New York senator and secretary of state is barnstorming the country and conducting interviews as her new book, “What Happened,” hits the shelves.
U.S. Debt: Here Today, Gone to Borrow
“Alexander Hamilton started the Treasury Department with nothing,” Will Rogers joked, “and sometimes I think that’s the closest we’ve been to breaking even.”
Blame for Disaster
“How many once-in-a-lifetime storms will it take,” demands “The Daily Show” comic Trevor Noah, “until everyone admits man-made climate change is real?!”
We’re All to Blame
The largest threat to our prosperity is government spending that far exceeds the authority enumerated in Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
Never Forget: Muslim Hate Crime Hoaxes
Another year. Another Sept. 11 anniversary. Another opportunity for grievance-mongering Muslim agitators to decry the imagined “epidemic” of “Islamophobia.”
Democrats’ Newest Plan: Nationalized Health Care
On Monday, two seemingly unrelated headlines made the news. The first: America’s national debt had finally reached $20 trillion. The second: New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker had finally come out in favor of Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders’ magical, mythical “Medicare-For-All” plan.
Dianne Feinstein’s War on Christian Judges
Seems that for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, being a believing Catholic is enough to disqualify a candidate for a federal judgeship.
Trump and His Supporters Care About ‘Wins,’ Not Ideology
I used to worry that Donald Trump was Lonesome Rhodes in a better suit. I’m starting to wonder if he’s Chance the Gardener in a worse one.
CBS: Corrupt, Biased Sunday
For anyone who doubts the daily double standard of the news media, just look up CBS show episodes from Sunday, Sept. 10.
Crime and Immigration: What’s in the Dream Act
Commentary on the DACA controversy frequently notes that the nation’s nearly 700,000 so-called Dreamers are a law-abiding group.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Hurricane Funding
I don’t think I have much of a future as a politician. I don’t understand how they think, and really don’t get how they negotiate.
When Did Miss America Pageant Turn Into a Nasty Women’s Protest?
The 2017 Miss America pageant was not so much about empowering women as it was bashing President Trump.
DACA and Dreamers: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Democrat/liberal crisis of the moment has changed.
FEMA’s Banned Aid Ripped by Trump
When Hurricane Harvey ripped through Texas, most people never dreamed it was the beginning of a bigger storm over religious freedom.
Leftism Is Not Liberalism
What is the difference between a leftist and a liberal? Answering this question is vital to understanding the crisis facing America and the West today.