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Tuesday, June 4, 2019
At Long Last, This Investigative Exercise Is Over. Or Is It?
Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has concluded his investigation, submitted his report to Attorney General William Barr, and spoken publicly about the report, that more than two-year, $35 million investigation is over and done.
Robert Mueller’s Upside-Down Justice
It’s a familiar quote from Charles Dickens’ classic “Oliver Twist,” but with special contemporary relevance in light of a statement last week by Special Counsel Robert Mueller: “‘If the law supposes that,’ said Mr. Bumble... ‘the law is a ass — a idiot.’”
With the Market Making Parental Leave Routine, Who Needs Congress?
It isn’t the job of the federal government to provide, mandate, or encourage paid leave for new parents, and there was a time when Republican politicians would have said so.
Are Men Becoming Economically Expendable?
Almost all of the economic discussion of late has been on the “wage gap” between men and women.
On Bogren, Two’s Company
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) was willing to stand alone on the nomination of Michigan attorney Michael Bogren. Now, thank goodness, he won’t have to.
Prayers for the President
President Trump made an unannounced visit Sunday to McLean Bible Church, just outside of Washington, D.C. He received a very warm welcome from the church, one of the largest congregations in the metro Washington area.
Why So Many Mass Shootings? Ask the Right Questions and You Might Find Out
When you don’t ask intelligent questions, you cannot come up with intelligent answers.
Monday, June 3, 2019
Alaska Earthquake
Did you feel that Earthquake? It happened up in Alaska, and the shockwaves were really strong here in Washington, D.C.
Crazy Times, Crazy People
One of the many things that has gone missing in America is a sense of standards. I first became aware of this decades ago when white firemen sued their home towns for ignoring objective tests for promotion by tipping the scales in favor of blacks.
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Filmmakers Cast Doubt in Georgia
It wouldn’t be Hollywood if there weren’t drama. And in this game of chicken between Georgia and the titans of Tinsel Town, there’s more of it every day.
There Is Always Common Ground
“Civility and decency are secondary values” are words that should give us real pause.
Guns & Sons of Guns
If you wonder why the Democrats and their media pets haven’t made a bigger deal of the Highlands Ranch High School shootings, the answer, I suspect, can be traced to the fact that one of the shooters is Devon Erickson, a registered Democrat, Obama-loving, anti-Trump, Christian-hating, 18-year-old.
‘Which Way to Pointe du Hoc?’
Each generation is tested, from the Army Rangers of D-Day to the college graduates of 2019.
Friday, May 31, 2019
Mark Levin’s ‘Unfreedom of the Press’
With his latest blockbuster, “Unfreedom of the Press,” Mark Levin presents a unique indictment of the liberal media today — something I doubted could be done, given the plethora of material already written on this subject.
Mueller Should Not Have Held a Press Conference
In his news conference Wednesday, special counsel Robert Mueller explained why he would not testify before Congress. “Any testimony from this office would not go beyond our report,” he said.
The Steele Dossier Is Poison
Having reviewed the Mueller report, I have concluded the Steele dossier is poisonous to both Republicans and Democrats.
Remove Children From Sex Offender Registries
With several septuagenarians competing for the presidency, the ghost of the 1990s looms over the 2020 race.
The Flaw in Trying to Paint Biden as Another Hillary Clinton
Is Joe Biden Hillary Clinton — or George W. Bush? The first, most obvious and literal answer is, he’s neither. He’s Joe Biden, one of the most known and familiar personalities in American politics.
Sometimes Parties Have to Change to Thrive — or Even Survive
Political parties generally go unappreciated, even among those inclined to celebrate representative democracy. The Founding Fathers famously didn’t like them yet found themselves forming them, not long after the First Congress assembled.