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Thursday, March 14, 2019
Why Socialism Fails
One of the rotten fruits produced by what passes for today’s American education system is the ignorance some young people have about socialism.
The Left-Wing Crack-Up
It was in the mid-1980s that I resuscitated the term “crack-up” and applied it to political movements that were not very healthy.
Why the ‘Excellent’ Electoral College Is Well Worth Keeping
Late last month, Colorado legislators voted to make their state the 13th (including the District of Columbia) to join the National Popular Vote compact, which is designed to circumvent the Electoral College by having states to cast their electoral votes for the candidate who wins the most popular votes nationwide.
Trump by the Numbers
It is now clear that Trump isn’t waiting for a better moment. This was not an anomaly. It’s not an accident.
Waging War Against the Dead
The 21st century is in danger of becoming an era of statue smashing and historical erasure. Not since the iconoclasts of the Byzantine Empire or the epidemic of statue destruction during the French Revolution has the world seen anything like the current war on the past.
Politics Trump Policy Once Again in Budget Debate
The Trump administration just delivered a massive budget to Congress. A look at the numbers and the talking points drafted to defend it confirms that budgets favor politics over policy.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Climate Crisis? Four Major Metrics That Say Otherwise
I have long advocated that climatologists take a course on long-range forecasting so they can better understand the inherent errors in trying to predict the weather or climate. In the debate over the fate of the planet, where one side is always pushing hysteria, the weather is plainly not cooperating with the missive.
How to Protect Your Kids From Google Predators
The father of the World Wide Web is right: It’s time to take back “complete control of your data.”
Government Isn’t the Social Fabric
Over the weekend, Democratic Fresh Face and socialist darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., tore into capitalism.
Is Income Inequality Fair?
Some Americans have much higher income and wealth than others. Former President Barack Obama explained, “I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money.”
Can Republicans Get Elected in Nonwhite America?
The Pew Research Center has produced a projected profile of what the American electorate will look like ethnically in the 2020 elections.
Facts Don’t Favor Socialism
As the Democrats careen to the left (and over a cliff), it should not be surprising that their allied “fact-checkers” are running alongside them, trying to “correct” any negative impressions.
More News of Concern on the Environment and Man-Made Climate Change
The results of a new peer-reviewed Organization Studies survey are out.
Kirsten Gillibrand Is a Hypocrite on Sexual Misconduct
In April 2018, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand urged Senate leaders to pass her bipartisan Congressional Harassment Reform Act.
Why the Commerce Secretary Shouldn’t Testify to Lawmakers About the Census
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is scheduled to testify Thursday before the House Oversight and Reform Committee in a hearing on the Trump administration’s reinstating a standard citizenship question on the U.S. census.
Yes, Trump Is Target of ‘PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT’
President Trump often complains that he is the victim of “presidential harassment” — or, as he sometimes puts it, “PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!”
The Trump Budget: Falling by the Waste Side
One of the biggest selling points of Donald Trump’s candidacy was his business experience. Now, as head of the largest company he’s ever managed — the federal government — the longtime executive is trying to make America financially solvent again.
Pelosi Passes on Impeachment
Fresh off of one controversy dividing the left (anti-Semitism and support for Israel), Speaker Nancy Pelosi lobbed a proverbial hand grenade into the Democrat caucus.