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Thursday, June 13, 2019
Why Are the Western Middle Classes So Angry?
What is going on with the unending Brexit drama, the aftershocks of Donald Trump’s election and the “yellow vests” protests in France? What drives the growing estrangement of southern and eastern Europe from the European Union establishment?
Deeper and Deeper in Debt
There are many addictions besides drugs, sex and power. There is also our increasing addiction to debt. According to Money Magazine, reporting on figures from the New York Fed, “Americans’ debt hit a new high of $13 trillion last year, surpassing the previous record set in 2008 by $280 billion.”
America Will Always Be ‘Racist’ — If Nirvana Is the Goal
In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. predicted that America could elect a black president in 40 years or less. Implicit in King’s prediction is that such an achievement would show that racism was no longer a serious problem in our country.
Will the Real Tariff Man Please Stand Down?
The air always swirls with popular myths that, when repeated constantly, are taken by some to be indisputably true.
Joe Biden Flubs It
It is increasingly difficult to be a Democratic presidential candidate.
The Wilding of Linda Fairstein
The African folktale version of the 1989 Central Park gang-rape has swept the populace! The mob thirsts for vengeance against evil spirits, like Linda Fairstein.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
When Push Comes to Pole...
“The deep state is alive and well,” Congressman Andy Harris (R-Md.) warned.
CEOs for Abortion
Has it not occurred to these business leaders that unborn children will grow up to buy their products or work for their companies?
The Conservative Divide
The idea holding together the conservative movement since the 1960s was called “fusionism.” The concept, which always worked better as an organizing principle than a philosophical one, was that freedom and virtue were inextricably linked.
A Grievous Sinner, and a Great American
It was March 3, 1968, and America’s most influential pastor, the preeminent leader of the civil rights movement, was in the pulpit of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Bapist Church.
Oberlin College’s Day in Court
For those who despair that the rule of law in America is being crushed by liberal fake news, we have encouraging news out of Ohio.
Biden’s Surrender to Pro-Abortion Radicals Has Damaged His 2020 Prospects
For decades, Catholic Democratic politicians have been justifying their pro-choice position by telling us that they were personally opposed to abortion but could not impose their religious view on others.
Dean Flop
Monday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing featuring former Watergate felon John Dean was a complete flop. Republican members of the committee were well-prepared and they peppered Dean with tough questions.
NBC Names Debate Moderators — or Celebrators
The first Democratic presidential debates are scheduled for NBC and MSNBC on June 26 and 27. The Comcast-owned networks have just announced a team of five moderators for the 20 candidates who are allowed to participate, or one moderator per four contenders. Let’s review this tilted team of liberal journalists/activists.
The Media/Democrat Complex Strikes Big Tech
This week, The New York Times ran a massive piece detailing the supposed radicalization of one Caleb Cain. Cain moved from political liberalism toward self-ascribed “tradcon” status from watching YouTube videos.
After He Was Deported, He Sold Heroin and Ran a Brothel in Milwaukee
When they first arrested him in North Carolina in 2006, they let him go and asked him to come back for a hearing in Georgia. Instead, he ended up in Wisconsin.
Dem’s Trump Dilemma: Impeach, Imprison — or Bluff?
Is there any doubt that many Democrats agree with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when she says she wants to see President Trump “in prison”?
How to Create Conflict
We are living in a time of increasing domestic tension. Some of it stems from the presidency of Donald Trump. Another part of it is various advocacy groups on both sides of the political spectrum demanding one cause or another.