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Friday, February 22, 2019
Voter ID Laws Aren’t Worth Fighting Over
Democratic and liberal activists have been railing for the last few years against voter ID laws, under which citizens must produce some form of official identification before they can cast a ballot.
Despite Short-Term Ruckus, Long-Term Progress on Border
Compromise reached. Donald Trump is going to build — his administration is said to be building already, with appropriated funds — the wall, er, barrier.
Reaction to Bernie’s Candidacy Shows a Shift Within Democratic Party
I’m old enough to remember a time when an independent secular Jewish socialist with a long record of support for communist regimes would be considered a force for diversity in a typical field of Democratic candidates.
Fighting for Truth & Justice
Growing up I used to watch Superman. One of the opening lines of the show was that Superman was always fighting for truth, justice and the American way. Is that quaint? Well, maybe not.
GOP Pounces by Allowing Democrats to Vote on Their Own Idea
As soon as next week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will seize on actual liberal positions to paint Democrats as radicals. He’s going to put the Green New Deal up for a vote.
Kudos to Chris Pratt
How often have we seen Hollywood celebrities praised as courageous for “coming out” and admitting they’re gay? Isn’t it far more courageous for people to profess their Christian faith?
Dear Feminists, Stop Ruining Life for the Rest of Us
I realize that it comes from a good place: Empowerment. Confidence. Success. But your way of achieving this has caused some real problems.
Picking Up the Pieces of a Broken Venezuela
Nicholas Casey has lived in Caracas for three years, but the stories are still jarring. The Andes bureau chief for the New York Times, Casey has had a front-row seat for the unraveling of Venezuela — but even he probably wasn’t prepared for the desperation he’s seen these past several months.
Amazon Blow Up Shows Ocasio-Cortex Is an Economic Illiterate
The left complains that conservatives are “obsessing” over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Well, there is a reason for that: Ocasio-Cortez is driving the agenda of today’s Democratic Party — and her economic illiteracy is dangerous.
Thursday, February 21, 2019
‘Amazon Just Took Their Ball and Went Home’
Getting dumped is never fun, but when it happens on Valentine’s Day? That really twists the knife.
Birthright Citizenship Should End — It’s a Magnet for Immigration Fraud and Could Threaten National Security
Birthright citizenship is a misinterpretation of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Fed
If you liked government health care, you’ll love government day care. That’s what Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is counting on with a new proposal sure to terrify any American who lived through the last Democrat takeover. Don’t worry, Warren says. It’ll be free. And, let me guess — if we like our babysitter, we can keep her?
What the Resistance Hath Wrought
Several headlines today got me thinking about what we are reaping because the left and its deep state allies could not accept the results of a presidential election.
Jussie Smollett Supporters: Rooting for a ‘Modern Lynching’
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., not only believed black and openly gay actor Jussie Smollett’s tale of being attacked by two N-word-spouting homophobic Trump-supporters, she — and many other big-name Democrats — knew exactly whom to blame.
Trump’s Failing. Don’t Ask Me to Lie About It
For decades, voters have been lied to by politicians promising to crack down on immigration. We vote and we vote and we vote, and nothing ever changes. Wage-lowering, culture-destroying policies manage to appear in every bill Congress passes.
Unwarranted: Elizabeth Warren’s Flawed Idea
Elizabeth Warren, one of the — what is it now, 211? — candidates for president, seems intent on proving that having been a Harvard law professor is no bar to fatuous policy prescriptions.
Changing Reality With Words
Beware of euphemisms. Radical changes in vocabulary are usually admissions that reality is unwelcome or indefensible.
Is Your Car a Threat to National Security?
If you drive an imported car, as I do, your vehicle may soon be declared a national security risk by the Department of Commerce. If you drive an American-assembled car, your car may also pose a threat to U.S. national security because it inevitably contains some foreign parts — which Commerce could include in its list of threats to national security.
What Is in the Pope’s Hand?
Pope Francis is increasingly showing his hand. He came into the papacy promising to clean up the Catholic Church, especially on matters of sexual abuse.