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Thursday, July 27, 2017
Pretty White Australian Girls’ Lives Matter
As soon as the story broke about the Somali cop fatally shooting the pretty white Australian girl in Minneapolis, one of my Muslim fans emailed me a story...
It’s High Noon on the GOP’s Promise to ‘Repeal and Replace’
The reason Republicans can’t “come together” on a repeal-and-replacement plan for Obamacare is that the American people haven’t come together on what they want.
Who Is Colluding With Whom?
On the Russia-Trump imbroglio, let us be clear. We are now months into it. A dozen or so culprits have been fingered, some being actually quite amusing.
Possessions, Wealth, & Stewardship: Truths That Should Compel Change
“My houses. My cars. My bank accounts. My businesses. My properties. They are all mine. I’m a self made man.” These phrases are frequently referenced and even celebrated in America. We use them so routinely that it’s almost second nature. But truthfully, in the nation that prides itself on capitalism and entrepreneurship, it should come as no wonder.
Democrats’ ‘Better Deal’ Is a Raw Deal
Theodore Roosevelt offered Americans a “Square Deal.” His fifth cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, gave us “The New Deal.” Modern Democrats, who have lost election after election, are now offering the country “A Better Deal.”
Trump’s Circular Firing Squad
The American political system has never quite seen anything like the current opposition to President Trump and his unusual reaction to it.
CFPB’s Arbitration Rule No Favor for Consumers
When it comes to identifying the worst government agency, it’s hard to pick just one. It’s equally hard not to immediately think of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Americans: Optimistic No More?
“The present is getting better. The future, not at all.” So begins a recent New York Times article about a Pew study that shows the public adopting a rather dim outlook.
A Debate With Destiny: GOP Sends Repeal to the Floor
When Majority Leader Mitch McConnell woke up Tuesday morning, he knew yesterday was about one thing: moving on. Whether that meant moving on to the much-awaited health care debate or moving on to another strategy, no one knew. Halfway through the GOP’s weekly lunch, even the senators themselves had no idea how the rest of the day would unfold. But one thing was certain — the afternoon would be a defining moment for the repeal effort that put Republicans in power.
$2 Million Bathroom
Did you see the $2 million dollar bathroom? That’s what New York City government spent to build a “comfort station” in a park.
Why Does Randi Weingarten Think More Freedom Is Racism?
Randi Weingarten, president of the nation’s second-largest teachers union, the American Federation of Teachers, used a speech last week to brand the education choice movement as racist.
USA Today’s Impeachment-Push Poll
If there’s anyone left in America who still thinks the national newspapers aren’t partisan, they must have missed the front page of USA Today on July 24.
Western Values Are Superior
Here’s part of President Donald Trump’s speech in Poland: “The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive.”
The Slovenly Institution That Is Congress
In January 1988, in Ronald Reagan’s final State of the Union address, he noisily dropped on a table next to the podium in the House chamber three recent continuing resolutions, each more than a thousand pages long.
Why the Left Protects Islam
Richard Dawkins is no friend to conservatives. The atheist author has spent much of his life deriding Judaism and Christianity. But he’s also smart enough to recognize that radical Islam is a greater threat to human life than Christianity or Judaism.
Who Owns Border Death Truck Tragedy? Mexico!
Florida truck driver James Matthew Bradley isn’t the mastermind of the human smuggling ring that led to the grisly deaths of 10 illegal immigrants in his rig, which authorities found at a San Antonio Walmart over the weekend.
Why Are Republicans Trouncing Democrats in Fundraising?
The Republican president has a job approval rating around 40 percent. The GOP has an unfavorability rating around 56 percent. And Republicans trail Democrats by nine points in an average of “generic ballot” polls.
Sessions Needs to Stay
“I am pleased to endorse Donald Trump for the presidency of the United States.” So declared conservative Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions at a rally in his home state of Alabama on Feb. 28, 2016, two days before Super Tuesday.
Imam: Annihilate the Jews
Last Friday, as riots erupted in Jerusalem, Imam Ammar Shahin preached a sermon to his followers about the Al-Aqsa mosque in which he quoted from the teachings of Muhammad.
It’s Trump, Stupid
Last week, Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, resigned. This was part of a “White House shakeup” to get the Trump administration back on track. The new communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, would fix the White House’s “messaging problem.”