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Friday, March 24, 2017
Ratholes of Washington
Ratholes. Both parties in Washington can’t stop going down their favorite rathole. And the rest of us poor civilians from coast-to-coast and in-between have to watch — and suffer.
The Health Care Albatross
Republicans should get used to it. Their agony on health care is just beginning.
A Worst Casey Scenario on Gorsuch
If you thought your job interview was tough, try being Neil Gorsuch. The president’s Supreme Court pick has spent three grueling days under the microscope of nitpicking Democrats who seem more interested in finding a super-legislator than a replacement for Antonin Scalia.
The Impact of Broken Families on Our Economy
If you’re 50 years old or older, you might remember an era when Home Economics class was a normal part of school curriculum. While boys were attending Shop Class, the girls were busy in Home Ec, learning about sewing and cooking. It was good practical info that many girls used later in life as they began their own families.
The Base’s Rage Ill Serves the Democratic Party
In a week chock-full of news, the party that on the night of Nov. 8 found itself, much to its surprise, very much out of power has been having difficulty finding a way to return.
Democrats Shouldn’t Dismiss Nunes’ Spying Claims So Quickly
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes told reporters Wednesday that members of Donald Trump’s presidential transition team — and possibly Trump himself — may have been caught up in surveillance during the last days of the Obama administration. Nunes says the surveillance, by both the FBI and NSA, looked to be legal “incidental collection” that had nothing to do with concerns over Russia collusion.
American Democracy: Not So Decadent After All
Under the dark gray cloud, amid the general gloom, allow me to offer a ray of sunshine. The last two months have brought a pleasant surprise: Turns out the much feared, much predicted withering of our democratic institutions has been grossly exaggerated. The system lives.
Princeton Seminary Disses Pastor Timothy Keller
Can we all agree that modern leftists tend to politicize everything they can get their hands on — in every venue? Even the sacred isn’t sacred.
A Galaxy Note 7 for the President, Please
Last year, when word leaked out that Apple would not be making major design changes to its iPhone 7, Samsung decided to rush to market a new phone with a serious redesign. In rushing the design, the phone forger famous for copying Apple designs failed to test the batteries. The phones caught fire.
‘Saturday Night Live’ Supports 9/11 Killers
In the stunned aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, America healed in part by tuning in to “Saturday Night Live,” just a few miles from the wreckage of the twin towers of the World Trade Center. We all felt like New Yorkers and Pentagon employees after radical Islamic terrorists killed more than 3,000 Americans by hijacking four airplanes.
Unveiling of Budget Proposal Is Just an Empty Ritual
Every society has its rituals. Indeed, while the details vary from place to place and time to time, ritual itself is a human universal, according to anthropologist Donald Brown.
Will ObamaCare Survive?
Yesterday marks the seventh anniversary of Obamacare. After voters gave Republicans control of the House, the Senate and the White House on November 8th, many hoped that a vote in the House of Representatives might mark the beginning of the end of Obamacare.
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Health Care: Between a Rock and a Hard Replace
The House bill to replace Obamacare has been through a dozen rewrites — but the biggest one may be in the Senate.
Terror in London
The heart of London was the scene of a terrorist attack yesterday. According to initial reports, three people, including a police officer, were killed and as many as 20 were wounded, some with “catastrophic injuries.”
What to Do About ObamaCare and the Uninsurable? Free Markets and Charity
When it comes to repealing and replacing Obamacare, defenders of President Barack Obama’s signature domestic law constantly ask, “What about those with pre-existing illnesses?”
Chuck Brunie: An Investor Exemplar
What are more important to the health of an intellectual movement: writers and academics, or investors and philanthropists?
Oh, Maryland
A rough translation of Maryland’s state motto is “Strong Deeds, Gentle Words.” In the case of a 14-year-old girl who was recently raped and sodomized in a restroom at Rockville High School by two males students, both immigrants, one facing a deportation hearing, that motto in practice has been reversed.
Law Takes a Holiday
In the 1934 romantic movie “Death Takes a Holiday,” Death assumes human form for three days, and the world turns chaotic. The same thing happens when the law goes on a vacation. Rules are unenforced or politicized. Citizens quickly lose faith in the legal system. Anarchy follows — ensuring that there can be neither prosperity nor security.
There’s Nothing Simple About Hiding the Burden of Taxes
The deadline for filing federal income tax returns is approaching fast. While this is understandably a frustrating time for many, it’s also the one time during which many taxpayers are confronted with just how much of their earnings are captured by the government.
Whatever Replaces ObamaCare Will Look a Lot Like ObamaCare
“Mend it, don’t end it” was Bill Clinton’s rhetorical straddle regarding affirmative action. Republican efforts to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) look increasingly like “mend it, don’t end it.”