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Friday, May 31, 2019
Campus Crusade Against Christianity
A new survey of college students by the liberal-leaning Knight Foundation shows the future of the First Amendment doesn’t look so bright in America. It found 41 percent said “hate speech” should not be protected by the Constitution. Only 58 percent thought it should.
Sorry, Democrats, There Is No Climate Chaos
Climate isn’t the same as weather — unless, of course, weather happens to be politically useful.
A Disturbing Glimpse Into the Manufacturing of Fake News
President Trump’s enemies are providing yet another disturbing glimpse of the veritable fake-news factory into which the mainstream media has morphed.
The Wayward Special Counsel
In the end, by-the-book Robert Mueller departed wildly from the book.
Mueller’s Big Nothing Burger
We heard nothing from Mueller we didn’t already know, and he took no questions from reporters.
Objections Sustained Over Michigan Attorney Bogren
Michael Bogren’s supporters say he isn’t hostile to faith. But the Christian family he compared to the KKK would sure beg to differ.
Pray for the President
Reverend Franklin Graham is calling on Christians across the country to join together this Sunday, June 2, for a special day of prayer.
Thursday, May 30, 2019
The Leftist Lords of the SAT
There is a relentless attack on our American liberal values. It has been going on for greater than a century, but men and women of the Left have now gained so much influence and power in almost all our institutions that barely a day goes by without a foundation column of our culture being rattled or destroyed.
Democrats 2020: The Grievance Party
Describing the Democratic Party as one built on “identity politics” used to be a pejorative. But Georgia’s failed 2018 Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Stacey Abrams, recently defended this description of her party.
The Outrage Over Pelosi-Mocking Videos
Two videos mocking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were hot topics heading into Memorial Day weekend. One distorted and slowed down Pelosi’s speech at the Center for American Progress to create the impression she was drunk.
No Credit Where Credit Is Due
The quote is attributed to President Harry Truman, and Ronald Reagan kept it on his desk: “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”
Are Politicians Purveyors of Outrage?
One of the many problems with politicians is that it seems like they’re in the outrage business. Some act as if they won’t be needed unless there is some extreme wrong or insufferable unfairness to address.
What We Can Learn From the European Union
The European Union Parliament elections this week provided a shock to the system for the center-right and center-left coalition in European politics: The big winners were nationalist movements.
My Marshall Plan
Over Memorial Day weekend, some shocking news broke about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. David Garrow, Pulitzer Prize-winning King biographer, came across some new details about the FBI’s secret bugs of King in the National Archives.
It Is Boris’ Moment
Well, the UK’s Prime Minister, Theresa May, has run out of gas. She just retired. Now the question is who will replace her? All the talk is of Boris Johnson, the former foreign secretary and twice mayor of London.
My Conversation With Franklin Graham
Franklin Graham may not agree with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on much, but apparently, they have one thing in common: they both pray for Donald Trump.
Mueller Speaks
Special Counsel Robert Mueller addressed reporters and the American people for the first time yesterday. He declared that his investigation was over, that his office was closing and that he was resigning from the Justice Department.
Trump Has Become the Democrats’ Great White Whale
One way of envisioning the Democratic obsessions with Donald Trump is as an addiction.
Shielding America Against Geopolitical Energy Shocks
Despite America breaking records in oil production, consumers paid more for gasoline this spring, serving as a reminder that supply isn’t the only factor affecting oil prices.
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Feds Launch Probe Into Leftist Attacks on Chick-fil-A
For years Chick-fil-A has been bullied by leftist lawmakers and a militant LGBT mob.