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Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Justice for Jussie
Not long after fake racist charges were leveled against the Catholic Covington high school boys, charges of another hate crime were filed in Chicago. Actor Jussie Smollett, an openly gay, black actor on the *Fox* series “Empire,” claimed he was attacked after leaving a Subway restaurant on January 29th.
Warren’s Comments on Racism Fail Again
Elizabeth Warren desperately wants to shift attention away from the racial controversies that have ensnared her and other Democrats.
Trump Forced to Declare Emergency Because of Congressional Apathy, Negligence and Incompetence
Democrats are calling President Trump every name in the book and threatening multiple lawsuits to overturn his Friday declaration of a national emergency on our southern border.
The FBI Is Not a Separate Branch of Government
It’s too early to take away any clear lessons from the Trump era, except one: Whatever you do, never fire the FBI director.
Dems to Trump: Quit Wall You’re Ahead
If liberals wanted to sue over the border wall, they’re about 13 years too late. Congress already gave its blessing back in 2006 when it passed the Secure Fence Act.
Bogus Gun Research
Last week Rep. Nancy Pelosi warned President Donald Trump that if he declared an “emergency” to build a wall, “think what a president with different values can present... Why don’t you declare (the epidemic of gun violence in America) an emergency, Mr. President? I wish you would... A Democratic president can declare emergencies as well.”
In Health Care, We Need Less Government, Not More
In a new Gallup poll, 35 percent say government is the worst problem facing the U.S. In the 55 years that Gallup has asked the question — “What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?” — this is the highest percentage of people who have identified the government as the nation’s worst problem.
Smollett and the ‘Fakes First’ Media
The left would expect mere mortals to understand that as opposed to them, the left rises above the rumormongering and misinformation of social media.
Malkin’s Handy History of Fake Noose
Is it any wonder that American news consumers are at the end of their ropes of patience with the “mainstream media”?
Trump’s National Emergency Declaration Is an Act of Weakness
The president’s decision to declare a national emergency at the southern border was an act of weakness, not strength.
Plunder: An American Way of Life
Frederic Bastiat, a French economist and member of the French National Assembly, lived from 1801 to 1850. He had great admiration for our country, except for our two faults — slavery and tariffs.
Trump Shouldn’t Be Forcing Republicans to Choose Fidelity to Him or to the Constitution
If the goal is to build a border wall, then President Trump has made the wrong decision at every turn. In early 2018, Trump had the opportunity to secure $25 billion in funding for his border wall in exchange for legal status for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients.
Cardinal Zen Is a Hero for China and the Catholic Church
Cardinal Joseph Zen, an 87-year-old native of Shanghai who served as bishop of Hong Kong, is a Chinese patriot and faithful Catholic.
Much Talk That Something’s Up With Mueller — Too Bad Nobody Knows
There are two diametrically opposed lines of thinking about Trump-Russia special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. The first is that he is winding down his probe and is unlikely to allege that the Trump campaign and Russia conspired to fix the 2016 presidential election.
Presidents Day: Washington and Lincoln as Relevant Today as Ever
Presidents Day is unique among American holidays in providing the opportunity to remember and appreciate why George Washington and Abraham Lincoln — whose birthdays fall in February — were the two greatest U.S. presidents.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Bureaucratic Malfeasance in High Places Puts the Nation in Jeopardy
Now that President Donald Trump has declared the situation on the southern border a national emergency, his opponents have predictably offered criticisms. It is unconstitutional, illegal, unnecessary, or whatever else they can come up with.
Home Is Where the Classroom Is...
Eighty percent of the Anaheim school district may be Spanish-speaking, but parents know how to say one thing, “Enough!” When classrooms started passing off transgender propaganda as part the “wellness” curriculum, one mom made sure every Latino family knew exactly what the district was up to. Pretty soon, the message from moms and dads needed no translation: drop your campaign — or spend the next year fighting the community.
Explaining the Left, Part VI: Do Leftists Believe What They Say?
Why does the left lie? There are two main reasons.
All the Pro-Trade Democrats Go Missing
Does anyone know where all those free trade Democrats went?