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Friday, April 26, 2019
The Persecution of the ‘Easter Worshippers’
Imagine taking your family to Easter Sunday services to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus when — bam! — a psychopathic suicide bomber blows the church to pieces.
The Most Successful Presidents Keep to Themselves — Not Twitter
“The Mueller report makes Trump look vain, ignorant, inept, and astonishingly dishonest.” So writes my Washington Examiner colleague Quin Hillyer, never an enthusiast of President Donald Trump.
The Greatest Show on Earth
No one enjoys getting impeached, and if it happens to him, Donald J. Trump will be no exception. On the other hand, it’s hard to imagine any potential target of impeachment in Anglo-American history relishing the fight more than Trump.
Islamic Terrorism Remains the World’s Greatest Threat to Peace
After the horrific mass murder of 50 Muslim worshipers in Christchurch, New Zealand, there was widespread coverage and a torrent of mainstream news networks contemplating the threat of white supremacy.
Good Luck, Old Joe
For the third time in his political life, Old Joe Biden has started down the road to the White House.
2020 Update
Former Vice President Joe Biden ended months of speculation and formally announced his candidacy for president Thursday via video.
Many University Campuses Are Playgrounds for Insanity
If you think the left hasn’t taken over university life in America, you are probably not paying close enough attention or in denial.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Mueller Investigation Was Driven by Pious Hypocrisy
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s two-year, $30 million, 448-page report did not find collusion between Donald Trump and Russia.
In Defense of Kate Smith
The long arm of the PC police has reached back to the ’30s and arrested, prosecuted and sentenced the late singer Kate Smith.
Media Matters’ Fake-News Pro-Slavery Headline
In journalism, a “lede” is the introductory section of a news story, intended to entice the reader into reading the full story.
Eradicate Poverty? We Already Know How
Want to help the poor? Champion free enterprise.
Supreme and Exalted Master President Robert Mueller
According to Robert Mueller, a president can be guilty of obstruction of justice simply by exercising the powers of the president — if he does so with “an intent to obtain an improper advantage for himself or someone else, inconsistent with official duty and the rights of others.”
Trump Fights Back
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has concluded his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. He has submitted his report to Attorney General William Barr, who made the report available to the public and to members of Congress.
A Hero Amongst the Liars
Over the weekend in the Wall Street Journal, Brian Lamb, the founder of C-Span, tendered a Solomonic statement in his valedictory interview after some 40 years before the television cameras.
When Earth Day Predictions Go Predictably Wrong
Now seems like the right time to share the good news that we’re not running out of resources.
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Democratic Leadership Can’t Find Its Backbone on Impeachment
“Do you think this is impeachable?” Chuck Todd, host of “Meet the Press,” asked Rep. Jerrold Nadler about the findings in the report by special counsel Robert Mueller.
Green Dreams
The Green New Deal’s goal is to move America to zero carbon emissions in 10 years.
Late Bloomers Show the Strength of America
With all the attention the national debate between socialism and capitalism is getting, a new book has arrived on the scene that casts valuable perspective.
The War Against Christians
As the official death toll rises to 321, ISIS is now taking credit for the suicide bombings against Christians in Sri Lanka. The Islamic State says that the bombings were in retaliation for the Christchurch mosque attack. Nonsense. The attacker of the New Zealand mosque was not a Christian.
To Restore Notre Dame, We Must Restore Its Fundamental Purpose
This Easter weekend, France was still reeling from the burning of the 800-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Its destruction is an apt metaphor for the devastation of Christianity across Europe — and a warning for us in the United States.