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Monday, May 22, 2017
Be Wary of a Trump Feeding Frenzy
Scandals cascade over the Trump administration. With each news cycle comes another revelation of apparent malfeasance or ineptitude.
Sell, Sell, Sell!
Fifty years ago, I was an advertising copywriter at what was widely regarded as the most creative ad agency in the world.
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Federal Power Spins Its Ever-Growing Web
A blind spider creeping through America’s judicial thicket might be heading to the Supreme Court, which will have to decide if the contentment or even the survival of the Bone Cave Harvestman spider species, which lives only in two central Texas counties, is any of the federal government’s business. If it is, what isn’t?
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Suicide Is Never Painless
“I’m sad this is so hard for Mommy. I think it is even harder for Mrs. O’Beirne.” That’s my memory of a young girl’s wise observation as she watched the sadness of her parents and other adults in a Washington, D.C., hospital hallway, going in and out of a room where our beloved friend Kate O’Beirne was dying.
School to Teacher: Don’t Pray for Your Colleagues
For those questioning the claim that the public expression of faith is under attack, actions by public school administrators in Augusta, Maine should school them well on the issue. School officials have assumed the authority to decide that teachers are not allowed to let their colleagues know they are praying for them — even in private conversations. It makes you wonder if they are still allowed to pray for them at all. Perhaps the school’s next steps will be to investigate their thoughts!
High School Yearbook Message: Behead Trump
I have some bad news for the kids at Brainerd High School in Minnesota — your 2017 yearbook is not so much a celebration of you as it is an anti-Trump propaganda book.
‘Slow Motion Coup’
Thursday night, Tucker Carlson and Professor Victor Hanson Davis discussed the bizarre state of our union and the deep state efforts to delegitimize President Trump.
Donald, Duck!
Because I have become such a fan of President Trump, it may have slipped your collective memory that I opposed his nomination. By the time he beat off all the other contenders, my reason for supporting him had more to do with his opponent, Mrs. Clinton, than it did with Trump.
Friday, May 19, 2017
Sheriff Ordered to Remove ‘Blessed Are the Peacemakers’ Decals
The peacemakers are not allowed to be blessed in Montgomery County, Virginia. The sheriff was ordered on May 17 to remove decals bearing a portion of a well-known Bible verse from patrol cars.
How to Get Our Immigration Courts Back to Enforcing Federal Law
With the backlog of immigration cases hitting a record high of 585,930 cases in April according to Syracuse University, the initiative announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions last month in Nogales, AZ, to hire more immigration judges is a vital step in bringing our immigration courts back to enforcing federal law. This includes the long overdue hiring of an additional 50 immigration judges this year and another 75 next year under a “streamlined” hiring process.
Embrace the Robots
We have seen the enemy, and it is the robot. A wave of fear over automation is driving dire predictions about robots rendering swaths of Americans unemployable and has created a vogue for outlandishly stupid policy proposals.
Since Day One, Trump Has Hurt Himself
If I were Donald Trump’s chief of staff, I’d just break his thumbs. That’s what Reince Priebus should do — and then maybe buy a roll of duct tape.
Counsel of the Why’s in Washington
With only an hour’s notice, Deputy Attorney General of Justice Rod Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller III as special counsel for the Russian investigation, given political blowback over President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey.
Putting Country Above Party Works Both Ways
Throughout Donald Trump’s short but eventful presidency, Democrats have been imploring Republicans to show loyalty for country over party.
The Guardrails Can’t Contain Trump
The pleasant surprise of the First 100 Days is over. The action was hectic, heated, often confused, but well within the bounds of normalcy. Policy (e.g., health care) was being hashed out, a Supreme Court nominee confirmed, foreign policy challenges (e.g. North Korea) addressed.
The Demotic Politics of Theresa May — and Donald Trump
When I first visited England to cover a British election 20 years ago this month, there were striking similarities between British and American politics.
Anger Games
“Hate is a more powerful motivator than love.” According to the new Netflix documentary “Get Me Roger Stone,” that is one of the “rules” the self-described Republican “agent provocateur” has lived by.
Roger Ailes, One of a Kind
On my first visit to Roger Ailes’ office, I half expected to find him petting an enormous white tiger, perhaps feeding it from a bowl of raw meat.
Defending Trump Against Excessive Charges Is Not Selling Out
One thing should be clear, at least to Republicans: The left has had the long knives out for President Donald Trump since before he was inaugurated. It intended to destroy him regardless of his conduct in office.
No More Benefits of Doubt
We are on a national trajectory toward seeing what happens when the immovable object of Donald Trump collides with the unstoppable force of the Democrat resistance. The outcome will be certain disaster for our constitutional republic. We are not in normal times, and the level of partisan rancor escalates each day.