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Friday, April 12, 2019
The Dictionary Adds ‘White Fragility’
One of strangest developments in today’s internet culture is how website dictionaries, which one might presume to be objective, have dabbled in “woke” leftist politics as a way of drawing clicks.
Progressive ‘Christian’ Hypocrites
Mayor Pete Buttigieg, one of the many Democrats running for President, keeps trying to play a Christian on television, and it’s been going badly for him.
Why Are Democrats Pandering to Al Sharpton?
Rev. Al Sharpton’s fortunes have been on the upswing. A few years ago, then-President Barack Obama claimed that Sharpton was “the voice of the voiceless and a champion for the downtrodden.”
What Does History Tell Us About 2020? Not Very Much
What does history tell us about the 2020 presidential election? Not as much as we’d like to know.
Yes, America Needs Walls. But the Country Is Not ‘Full.’
President Trump is 100 percent correct that there is a crisis on our southern border.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
No, President Trump, Our Country Isn’t Full
President Trump usually expresses his views on immigration in terms of national security and law enforcement. But in recent days he has made a different argument for keeping immigrants out: America has no more room.
A Few Comments on AOC’s Climate Blame Game
There has been little change in temperatures over the last few decades in the areas from which migrant caravans are originating.
Pete Buttigieg Wants to Shove Evangelical Christians Into the Closet
Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, wants to lecture Christians on what they should and should not believe.
Facebook’s New Policy Is Not About ‘Standing Up to Hate’
Facebook’s campaign of anti-conservative censorship took another step forward with the announcement that the social-media giant will silence speech based on the guidance of left-wing activists and will help social-justice warriors lecture users who search for content designated as “hate.”
The Strange Case of John Brennan — and Mr. Hide
What is up with former Obama CIA Director John Brennan? In one of the oddest displays in modern American history, Brennan lashed out after the 2016 election with unbridled animus for President Donald Trump.
Dems’ Equality Doesn’t Have Its Act Together
Almost every day, it seems like there’s a new revelation of the extremism of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her new congressional majority.
She Said What?!
Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has created controversy recently for her anti-Semitic remarks, is back in the news, and you’ll never believe what she said this time. Okay, maybe you will.
California Has Become America’s Cannibal State
For over six years, California has had a top marginal income tax rate of 13.3 percent, the highest in the nation. About 150,000 households in a state of 40 million people now pay nearly half of the total annual state income tax.
It’s About Time
President Trump has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). It’s about time. Other administrations might have done it, but didn’t.
The New NAFTA Is Exporting the Same Old Bad Habits
Trade agreements have been greatly successful at lowering trade barriers around the world. But they’re not without their flaws. Each agreement, in practice, tends to retain some counterproductive protectionist policies and may even export some bad policies.
The Fake News ‘Surge’ in Hate Crimes
According to the FBI, “hate crimes” are on the rise. The agency reported a 17% increase in such crimes in 2017 compared to 2016.
All Hail President Javanka
While other reporters waste their time examining Donald Trump’s public statements, interviewing his high school classmates and poring over legal filings, investigative reporter Vicky Ward has produced the definitive book on our current president.
The Alger Hiss Democrats in Congress
Well, I guess I have been right all along. Others have been saying that special counsel Robert Mueller was going to be swept up by the Kultursmog and become a tool of Hillary Clinton’s conspiracy.
Haven’t We Learned Our School Spending Lesson?
It’s time to show we’ve learned our lesson when it comes to education spending.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Jobs Combat Poverty; Overregulation Discourages Businesses and Jobs
Magatte Wade was born in the West African nation of Senegal, was educated in Germany and France, and then came to the U.S. She is a frequent speaker at business conferences and college campuses, including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth, MIT, and Wharton. She has started businesses and is working with her husband to create schools in Senegal.