Right Opinion
The best of conservative opinion and commentary, updated daily.
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Repealing ObamaCare Key to Economic Recovery
With President Trump stating that he is anxious to sign a “repeal” or a “repeal and replace” bill into law, passage seemed like a sure thing. Yet so far the Senate has failed to pass a bill. But there is still a way forward.
Russia Isn’t the Problem
There are a lot of awful things you can say about Russia, but blaming them for tampering with our elections isn’t one of them.
Friday, August 18, 2017
What Happens to Water Quality When Communities Get Poorer?
Nearly universal access to safe drinking water is one of the great miracles of modern society.
Learn When to Shut Up, Mr President
As we’ve said here before, Donald Trump has to learn to just shut up and let things go.
The Breitbart Presidency
If Van Jones was right that a moving tribute to the widow of a fallen Navy SEAL in a speech to Congress earlier this year was the moment Donald Trump became president, Trump’s news conference on Tuesday was the moment he became a Breitbart contributing editor.
Sessions vs. Sanctuary Cities
The hate we saw in Charlottesville over the weekend overshadowed another weekend of death in the city of Chicago. Thirty people were shot and nine were killed.
Is the Party of Lincoln Now the Party of Lee?
This year will mark my 30th anniversary as a syndicated columnist. During these years, I have written more words than I would have preferred about race. But race is America’s great moral stain and unending challenge.
Historical Revisionism
We need a statute of limitations on expecting historical figures to be perfect and prosecuting them for thought crimes.
What Identity Politics Hath Wrought
There’s a whiff of Weimar in the air. During the years of the Weimar Republic (1919-33), Germany was threatened by Communist revolutionaries and Nazi uprisings.
Colin Kaepernick: History’s Hero?
The National Football League’s preseason is underway, and national anthem-hating quarterback Colin Kaepernick still doesn’t have an NFL job.
Alt-Right’s Despicability Doesn’t Make ‘Antifa’ the Good Guys
Fighting Nazis is a good thing, but fighting Nazis doesn’t necessarily make you or your cause good. By my lights this is simply an obvious fact.
Pro-Choicers Should Explain Why They Think Eugenics Is Acceptable
Due to the rise of prenatal screening tests in Europe and the United States, the number of babies born with Down syndrome has begun to diminish significantly.
The Tragedy and Exploitation of Charlottesville
The inexhaustible left is perpetually lying in wait to entrap President Donald Trump in some impeachable offense. Sadly, some vocal Trump critics on the right seem just as eager to purge America of Trump.
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Toward a More Muscular Missile Defense
There is no excuse for an inadequate anti-missile shield.
Jew Hatred Is Evil
Many vile and hateful things were said and done in Charlottesville over the weekend. Yesterday, a good friend brought to my attention a video that I had not previously seen capturing some of that vileness.
Charlottesville: David Duke Still Matters — Who Knew?
Who knew David Duke mattered? Cable news made the former wizard of the KKK quite visible in Charlottesville, at what planners billed as the largest gathering of the “alt-right community.”
Controversy on a Pious Cable News Outlet
Last week, CNN fired Jeff Lord, its famously pro-Trump contributor, for mocking an activist whom The Daily Caller has reported is a racist and an anti-Semite.
Politicians Can’t Get Enough Energy Cronyism
Despite the breadth of the current political divide, it appears that there is at least one thing that all politicians can agree upon: energy sector cronyism. The only real dispute is over the preferred beneficiaries.
The Time Has Come for Gridlock Reform
When the Senate confirmed Judge David Nye to a federal district judgeship in Idaho, he became an acute illustration of what’s wrong in Washington right now.
Silicon Valley Billionaires Are the New Robber Barons
Hip billionaire corporatism is one of the strangest progressive hypocrisies of our times.