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Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Two Presidents and Two Popes
Thirty-five years ago, on June 7, 1982, Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II met for the first time at the Vatican. The two were of one mind and one mission.
Trump’s Warm Welcome in Middle East Is No Surprise
We have seen the president struggle with the “swamp” in Washington. Well, if Washington is a swamp, then the Middle East is the Everglades, and the alligators rolled out the red carpet.
Trump Tax Cut Will Boost Jobs and Growth
A recent front-page story in The Wall Street Journal proclaims that 3 percent economic growth isn’t achievable. We are told that 2 to 2.5 percent growth is the best we can do, because of low labor-force and productivity growth. If that were true it would be dismal news for the country.
At This Rate, It Won’t Matter if Trump Colluded With Russia
Throughout the Trump-Russia investigation, the core question — the question that mattered above all others — was whether President Trump or his associates colluded with Russia to try to influence the 2016 election. If there were proof of that, the effect on Trump’s presidency would have been devastating, and possibly fatal.
Times’ Green Baloney
The New York Times’ hostility to industry gets worse every day. Last week, the Times ran a big picture of a bay in Alaska with the headline “In Reversal, E.P.A. Eases Path for a Mine Near Alaska’s Bristol Bay.” While this was just another of their stories about how Donald Trump will poison America, it caught my eye because of the big photo and because I once reported on that mine.
No, You’re Not a Bigot if You Only Want to Have Sex With People to Which You Are Attracted
You. Yes, you. You’re a bigot. Are you a straight man who only wants to have sex with women? Are you a gay man who only wants to have sex with men? Are you a bisexual man who wants to have sex with people of both sexes but only if they are good-looking? Are you asexual? You’re a bigot.
Liberal Fight Against Freedom Turns Violent
Intolerance, at times exploding into violence, is spreading throughout our society. And it’s coming from the political Left.
An Atrocity, Not a Tragedy
Once again Islamist thugs have brought death and sorrow to our civilization. This time the target was 21,000 people attending an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England. Many of the concert goers were girls, and many of the girls were primary school age.
Roger Ailes Ruined Monica Lewinsky?
It was big news when Roger Ailes died. Everyone in his industry acknowledged that a serious, even transcendent force in American media and politics had passed away. Without Fox News over these last 20 years, the shape of American politics would be far different. The heretofore unanimously liberal media suddenly had a counterweight, and, much to their horror, this uppity network soon had surpassed all of its rivals in cable news — combined. The era of unchallenged liberal enlightenment was over. Ailes was accused of making American dumber, angrier and more bigoted.
Manchester United Against Terror
Barely 24 hours earlier, Donald Trump had stood in the company of the world’s Muslim leaders and declared, “If we do not act against this organized terror, then we know what will happen.” And late Monday night, to everyone’s horror, it did. In a terrifying scene at the Manchester Arena, the president’s words played out in the worst attack on British soil in 12 years. In an instant, the lives of hundreds of people were changed forever — casualties of the unspeakable evil making its slow march across Europe.
The Forgotten Slaughters of the Innocents
For now, everyone knows the sonorous name and cherubic face of 8-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos. She’s the littlest known victim of Monday night’s jihad attack in Manchester, England. Her doe-eyed image spread as rapidly across social media as the #PrayForManchester hashtags and Twitter condolences from celebrities.
Enact Trump’s Spending Cuts
“It balances in the 10th year.” That is what White House Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told reporters about President Donald Trump’s budget proposal in a briefing Monday.
How to Live in Peace
Millions of people love Apple computers and wouldn’t be caught using a PC. By contrast, there are many millions of PC users who feel the same way about Apple computers. Many men like double-breasted suits, but I wouldn’t be caught dead in one. Some people swear by Cadillac cars, but my favorite is Mercedes-Benz.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
I’m Sick of News Anchors Telling Us Not to Rush to Judgement on Terror Attacks
The photos and the video and the sounds have become all too familiar. A flash of light; a massive explosion; horrified screams of the dying and wounded. This time in Manchester, England — at a concert filled with young teenagers and their parents. What was supposed to be a night of music and dancing and childhood frivolity ended in carnage.
President Trump and the Invasion of Poland
If conscientious observers were to take seriously news headlines about President Trump, many would have to conclude that Americans had elected a Charlie Chan mustachioed despot sporting a Kookie hairdo (from *77 Sunset Strip*), and a temperament hissing with Darth Vader-like venom or Larry-Moe-Curly buffoonery, depending on the situation. Clarion calls for impeachment from furrow-browed swamp creatures likely are motivated by President Vader’s pledge to drain their native habitat.
Brownshirts, Subsidized With Your Tax Dollars
Have you ever wondered why the First Amendment is the first amendment? The Founding Fathers believed that the right to speak your mind, the right to publish your thoughts and the right to peacefully assemble and exchange your ideas with others were the most important of all human rights.
Not on Our Soil
The Turkish government is obviously familiar with the concept of “chutzpah,” if not necessarily the word.
Arabian Nice? Media Blasts Trump’s Saudi Speech
The best part of President Trump’s speech in Saudi Arabia may have been what was missing: an apology. After eight years of Obama-sponsored groveling, Americans probably forgot what leading from a position of strength looks like. And while a 34-minute speech can’t undo almost a decade of servility, it was a good start to reasserting our place as the unapologetic leader of the free world.
Trump’s Message: America’s Back
Sunday in Saudi Arabia and yesterday in Israel, President Trump delivered a simple message: the days of America “leading from behind” are over.
The Genius of Roger Ailes
Roger Ailes was no genius, not in the league of Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein. The founding chairman of Fox News Channel, who died last week from complications after suffering a fall, understood and respected Middle America from whence he came.