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Thursday, April 20, 2017
Donald Trump: Save the Eisenhower Memorial
There is hope! I am speaking of the envisioned memorial of Dwight D. Eisenhower here in Washington, D.C. Admittedly, its design by the crank architect, Frank Gehry, has been pretty much accepted by the memorial commission, and the chairman of the House committee that has control of the funding, Ken Calvert, seems to be going along.
What Next With North Korea?
There was a moment at Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s White House briefing Monday that was significant. Asked by a reporter about North Korea’s missile launch last weekend, Spicer said the administration was aware of the launch and that “it failed.” End of story. Next question, please.
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
The Democrats Lose Their S—
Donald Trump won the presidency because he was seen as blunt and non-manipulative, as opposed to the robotic, incompetent Machiavellianism of Hillary Clinton — and because he demonstrated that he cared about the concerns of Americans who were sick of being called racist sexist bigot homophobes for not paying obeisance to the leftist cause du jour.
Sanctuary Cities? That’s a Constitutional ‘Hell No’
You may not have heard of the “Nullification Crisis” that President Andrew Jackson faced in 1832. But there are many unfortunate similarities between it and what is happening today on immigration. From the unjustified obstruction of immigration law by some activist federal judges to the defiance of the federal government on sanctuary policies by governors and city mayors such as Ed Murray of Seattle, there are some interesting parallels — and lessons.
No Room for Waffling on Planned Parenthood Funding
In a flip-flop heard around the world, Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) declared at a town hall meeting Monday: “I have no problems with federal funding for Planned Parenthood,” the nation’s largest seller of abortions. But when specifically asked if he would commit to support federal funding for Planned Parenthood, Heller responded: “Yeah, we’ll continue to look at this issue,” before adding: “I will protect Planned Parenthood.” Then he clarified further that “states have a right to make the determination” of funding.
Earth Day Dopes
Expect more craziness this weekend. Earth Day is Saturday. This year’s theme: Government must “do more” about climate change because “consequences of inaction are too high to risk.”
‘Trump Can’t Swim’
The left-wing bias of the national media was on full display on the front page of Tuesday’s Washington Post. Consider this headline: “South Koreans Are Dealing With A New Wild Card — In Washington.”
A Berkeley Professor Who Understands His Job
Reading through a recent issue of Forbes Magazine, I came across a wonderful quote from inventor R. Buckminster Fuller. He observed: “You cannot change things by fighting existing reality: To change things you must build a new model to make the existing model obsolete.”
Chelsea Clinton’s Cheerleading Cult
How thirsty does Variety look begging readers to join it in doing high V cheerleading moves for Chelsea Clinton?
Trump Is Borrowing From the Lame-Duck Playbook
One of the (many) things that makes the Trump presidency so hard to read is that the chapters are all out of order.
A Tax Reform Plan That May No Longer Work
My father, who was born in 1922 and lived his teens and early twenties during the unfortunate reign of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whimsically embraced a tax reform plan that he sardonically explained to me once or twice during his hard-working life.
Mercurial Internet Slop ... or Truth?
In his compelling new book, “The True Jesus: Uncovering the Divinity of Christ in the Gospels,” David Limbaugh challenges us to examine Christianity’s central figure through the words of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John — the men who wrote the first four books of the New Testament.
Two Very Different Tax Days
Leftist protesters around the country used the tax deadline on April 18 as an occasion to hold rallies demanding the release of President Trump’s tax returns. They could use large inflatable chickens and signs with hammers and sickles saying “Show us your rubles” and no journalist would be offended.
Worse Than Racists
As a group, black Americans have made the greatest gains — over some of the highest hurdles and in a very short span of time — of any racial group in mankind’s history. What’s the evidence?
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Sessions Gives Federal Prosecutors Marching Orders on Border Security
During his trip to the southern border, Attorney General Jeff Sessions made it clear that he will carry out the mandate he was given by President Donald Trump: to vigorously enforce our immigration laws, and go after the human smugglers and traffickers who work for the Mexican cartels that have caused many of our border security problems.
No, Trump Is Not a Neocon
With U.S. missiles flying in Syria, the “mother of all bombs” exploding in Afghanistan and an aircraft carrier strike group heading toward North Korea, has there been a revolution in President Donald Trump’s foreign policy?
Coal’s Colossal Comeback
Buried in an otherwise-humdrum jobs report was the jaw-dropping pronouncement by the Department of Labor that mining jobs in America were up by 11,000 in March. Since the low point in October 2016, and following years of painful layoffs in the mining industry, the mining sector has added 35,000 jobs.
Media Bias
The Washington Post realizes that it has been missing the boat on covering men and women of faith. So, not surprisingly, the Post runs a column entitled “The Five Myths of The Cross” — on Good Friday.
Two Weeks of Great Clarity
If you prize clarity, then these past weeks were some of the best in memory.