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Saturday, June 15, 2019
House Dem Zealots Ignore Facts to Wrongly Cite Trump Cabinet Members for Contempt
A House committee vote Wednesday holding the attorney general and commerce secretary in contempt for failing to turn over confidential documents dealing with a lawsuit involving the U.S. census was political gamesmanship of the worst kind by Democrats.
A Celebration of Gifts and Giving Back
Integrity. Encouragement. Confidence. Accountability. These are some of the words I’ve been hearing from millennials involved in a relatively new effort called GIVEN.
Conflict of Pinterest
People come to Pinterest for all kinds of things. But apparently, there’s one thing users won’t find on the app -- and that’s tolerance.
Censoring Conservatives
I’ve reported in the past on China’s social credit rating system. It’s George Orwell’s Big Brother in real life. And now it’s coming to America.
Overthrow the Prince of Facebook
Big tech has become too powerful and abusive. We know enough about it to break up its dominance.
The Homeless and the Shameless
We used to call people who slept, pooped and urinated, on the streets bums. That’s not because we Americans were mean and insensitive, but because they were bums.
Friday, June 14, 2019
Leftists Will Be Leftists
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s comments on the pro-life cause and its advocates are illustrative of the left’s increasing extremism, militancy and disturbingly intolerant and authoritarian mindset.
Truth Should Outweigh Narrative
Last week, The New York Times ran a story about a study on Google and the press. The story claims that Google made $4.7 billion off the content created by American news outlets.
Socialism, the True Gospel of Greed
“Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country.” That’s from President Trump’s last State of the Union address.
A Hub of Political Correctness Gets Hit With a Big Judgment
What began as a simple shoplifting incident took on a life of its own because of the bakery’s proximity to one of the country’s preeminent institutions of political correctness and progressive thought.
Another Tanker Attack
The Middle East is on high alert today after two oil tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman.
Zooming in on Hollywood’s China Connection
Don’t be fooled by the Americans behind the camera. In today’s Hollywood, there’s one director —China.
Don’t Downplay Trump’s Role in the U.S.-Mexico Immigration Deal. His Strategy Worked.
President Trump’s detractors are trying to play down the significance of the U.S.-Mexico immigration deal, saying it is largely comprised of actions that Mexico had already agreed to many months ago.
Extirpating Whiteness
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who, like nearly everyone, is running for president, presides over the largest and most media-centric city in America.
As With Superheroes, Trump’s Superpowers Have Their Limitations
In comic books, a key to a compelling superpower is its limitations. Magneto can manipulate metal but only metal. Superman has problems with magic, red suns and kryptonite. The limitations drive the drama.
The Not-Inevitable Candidate and His Not-Feasible Pet Project
Will Joe Biden inevitably win the Democratic nomination for president? A month ago, many psephologists thought so, as national polls within two weeks of his April 25 announcement showed the former vice president with 41 percent of Democratic primary votes.
HBO Drags Disney Star Into the Gutter
The programmers at HBO pride themselves in setting the tone for the rest of television, especially when it comes to the absence of taste, from Bill Maher’s “Real Time” talk-show tantrums to Lena Dunham marching around undressed on “Girls.”
Hey, Joe Biden! Here Are Some Scandals You Forgot
“Know what I was most proud of?” presidential candidate Joe Biden told a crowd on Wednesday. “For eight years, there wasn’t one single hint of a scandal or a lie.”
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Bogren Derailment: Federal Courts Must Be Assured of Religious Liberty
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has said from the beginning that he takes his job seriously. And for the last several weeks, he’s proven it — standing up to the D.C. establishment in a one-man crusade to protect America’s courts.
Smearing Pro-Life America
In an interview this week, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand repeated a public pledge that all of her judges will be committed to abortion on demand.