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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
NYC Mayor Declares War on Chicken Nuggets
The mayor of the nation’s largest city says the only way to save the planet from an environmental calamity is to force school children to eat twigs and berries.
Edging Closer to a Trade Deal
The United States and China are edging closer to finalizing a trade deal that should end the tariff penalties that are at the heart of a year-old trade war.
Behind the Curtain of the Gender Game
“It was all a sham.” After four long and difficult years, that’s how Jamie Shupe started making sense of his life again.
AOC Hates the USA
According to a recent Rasmussen poll, 51% of voters agree with this statement: “Right now we have people in Congress who hate our country.” Only 34% disagree, and 15% aren’t sure. But that a majority of voters, and perhaps as many as two-thirds of voters, feel that way should be cause for alarm.
If Your Child Came Home From College a Leftist...
Every year, many thousands of American parents find that the son or daughter they sent to college has been transformed by college into a leftist. For left-wing parents, this may be a blessing, but for parents who are not leftist — not to mention conservative — it is often painfully jolting.
The Time Is Ripe for a U.S.-Swiss Trade Agreement
Switzerland is known for many things: chocolate, cheese, watches, banking, and of course multifunction army knives. Not surprisingly, what these Swiss items have in common is high quality.
Nancy Pelosi’s Threat to Free Speech
HR 1 is called the For the People Act, but would be more aptly titled the Be Careful What You Say, It Might Be Illegal Act.
The Tariffs Nobody Wants
In almost every case, whenever a tariff or quota is imposed on imports, that tax is strongly supported by the domestic industry getting the protective shield from lower-priced foreign competition.
The Democrats’ Jewish Problem
A watered-down House resolution condemning, not Omar, but “all hatred” was as tepid as denouncing drunk driving.
Ocasio-Cortez and Top Aide Should Be Investigated for Possible Campaign Finance Violations
An investigation is needed to determine if socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the media magnet on the far-left fringe of the Democratic Party, has broken federal campaign finance laws. If convicted of criminal conduct, she could get up to five years in prison for each violation.
Monday, March 11, 2019
Funny, He Doesn’t Look Jewish
Although I’d gotten to know Jussie Smollett a lot better over the past few weeks than I would ever have wanted to, something I had been unaware of until I looked him up this morning is that he is half-black, half Caucasian…and that half is Jewish.
Blockade of Boston’s Harbor, Virginia’s Day of Fasting, and the ‘Shot Heard Round the World’
After a long list of Acts intended to bring colonists into submission, which sparked the Boston Massacre, the British imposed yet another, the Tea Act of 1773.
Time to Fully Embrace the ‘American’s Creed’
It’s a safe bet that most Americans do not know that 2018 was the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the American’s Creed.
Iran Regime’s Hardline Policies Will Not Prevail
The appointment of Cleric Ebrahim Raisi as head of the Iranian judiciary on Thursday was met with wide-ranging international condemnation.
Saturday, March 9, 2019
A Dud Masquerading as a Bombshell
For weeks, the Leftists in Congress and on cable TV could barely contain their excitement. They were like a bunch of little kids waiting for Santa Claus to land on their roof.
A Worthless Resolution
After repeated fumbles, the House Democrat leadership finally got their resolution against bigotry across the goal the line.
Brownback Asks for Freedom Made in China
Friday in Hong Kong, Ambassador Sam Brownback made it clear that America will not stand by and let this country continue to torture its own people.
Gratitude, Sacrifice, and Hope
Michael Wear read this clinical report about himself when he stumbled upon a folder in his parents’ basement as a teenager.
Michael Cohen Makes History
There’s no precedent for such an attack on the essential nature of an American president.
Friday, March 8, 2019
Perspective Needed in Climate Debate
I went to school with a lot of great forecasters. One of them was Scott Chesner, who is an on-air meteorologist in Tyler, Texas. Scott tweeted something this week that I thought was quite profound regarding the current generation’s “consensus” on climate.