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Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Busing, No; School Choice, Yes
In the first Democratic presidential debates, Sen. Kamala Harris of California defended forced busing back in the 1970s as a civil rights triumph and criticized former Vice President Joe Biden for racial insensitivity for once opposing the policy.
In North Carolina Special, National Questions Intrude on Local Issues
In normal times, reporters would ask voters how they think Republican Dan Bishop or Democrat Dan McCready would represent their local concerns in Washington. But these are not normal times.
Not a ‘Total Loser’
Rep. Justin Amash has left the Republican Party and will now represent Michigan’s third congressional district as an Independent. In a Washington Post op-ed, he wrote: “I’ve become disenchanted with party politics and frightened by what I see from it. The two-party system has evolved into an existential threat to American principles and institutions.”
Monday, July 8, 2019
U.S. Women’s Soccer Won the World Cup, but It Lost America
Team stricken with Trump Derangement Syndrome
‘Proclaim Liberty’: How the Hebrew Bible Molded Revolutionary America
The Continental Congress in Philadelphia approved the final text of the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July, but it wasn’t until July 8, 1776 that the historic document had been printed and could be publicly read.
Iran’s Domestic Opposition: An Alternative U.S. Policy in the Middle East
Debate within the United States over the correct policy for dealing with the Islamic Republic of Iran has long been centered on the idea of a dichotomy between engagement and war.
New Political Party Founded to End Slavery
A call to ban the Confederate Flag due to its association with slavery is akin to banning the Democrat Party’s Donkey and Islam’s Crescent, as both of those institutions were involved in the enslavement of Africans.
The Reparations Con
Perhaps it’s high time we stopped pretending that there are rules governing elections.
Saturday, July 6, 2019
Take Action Instead of Arguing
“As pro-lifers, we must stand with the vulnerable wherever and whenever we see them suffering.”
The 2020 Democrats Lack Hindsight
They ignore reality and march in lockstep with their base. Did they learn anything from 2016?
A Glorious Fourth
Here it is, July 6th, and we’re still free men and women. None of the things the fake news media and the progressive left, including the presidential wannabes, warned us about happened during the July Fourth celebration at the Lincoln Memorial.
Toxic Femininity
We’ve all heard so much about toxic masculinity, it only seems fair to point out that if there is such a thing, it’s only logical to assume that there is a corresponding version of it if one merely takes the time to search for it.
Friday, July 5, 2019
A Nation Worth Lauding
This week, as Americans commemorate Independence Day and the creation of the most free, most prosperous nation on earth, we will inevitably hear from those who say there’s no reason to celebrate a country where not everyone gained their freedom or their equality in 1776.
‘The Greatest Revolution That Has Ever Taken Place’
38-year-old King George III ruled the largest empire that planet earth had ever seen.
‘Baby India’
A tiny newborn, covered in blood from her birth with the umbilical chord still attached, is visible through a rip in the plastic bag.
Trolling the 4th of July
Liberals are loudly denouncing President Trump for his plans to insert himself into Fourth of July festivities in the nation’s capital.
Joe Biden’s Vulnerability or the Democrats’?
Sen. Kamala Harris demonstrated rare skill during the debate — managing to shiv Joe Biden and look nice doing it. By adopting the language of “hurt” instead of anger, she finessed the problem that usually attends launching an unprovoked attack: that it may harm the perpetrator as much as the target — think Chris Christie and Marco Rubio in 2016.
Chief Justice Wisely Gets Courts Out of Redistricting Politics
“Partisan gerrymandering is nothing new,” writes Chief Justice John Roberts near the beginning of his opinion in Rucho v. Common Cause. “Nor is frustration with it.”
Proud to Be an American
I am proud to be an American. Yes, I know that our system of government is not perfect, but I firmly believe that it is the best in the world.
Who’d Take Ronald Reagan’s Side on Immigration?
Independence Day used to be a happy day when all Americans put aside their partisan differences and came together to celebrate the miraculous birth of the United States of America.