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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Premises, Premises
Here is the problem for Trump critics. They began with the wrong premise. They believed that Hillary Clinton should have won the 2016 presidential election. Then they deluded themselves by embracing the notion that Trump was illegitimate, unstable, stupid and an offense to everything they consider normal.
Monday, February 18, 2019
Slavery — A Long, Shameful History
Slavery has a long and shameful history. Ancient cultures made slaves of those captured in battle, as seen in Babylon, Persia, Greece, China, India, and Africa.
Why We Should Celebrate Washington’s Birthday, Not Presidents Day
America’s greatest statesmen did not think that national holidays were merely about family dinners, watching fireworks, or getting a three-day weekend.
The Republican President Who Alienated Republicans
APART FROM history buffs and aficionados of presidential beards, few Americans today have ever heard of Benjamin Harrison. Yet on this Presidents Day weekend, there is a lesson to be learned from the experience of our obscure 23rd president.
The Trite and the Tedious
I have found that one of the biggest drawbacks to trying to stay current with the news is having to listen to the stupid comments of Leftist politicians, which are then repeated ad nauseam by all the talking heads in the media.
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Trump Is Right
If you want a good example of fake news, the hysteria over President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the border is it.
Clarity Begins at Home, GOP Hopes
If there was ever a perfect time for Congress to break and face their constituents, it’s now.
A Window of Hope
It’s hard to be a native New Yorker and be stunned by much of anything that you see on the city’s streets. But the other day I was in for quite a surprise.
Shall We Defend Our Common History?
The recent news that the University of Notre Dame, responding to complaints by some students, would “shroud” its twelve 134-year-old murals depicting Christopher Columbus was disappointing. It was not surprising, however, to anyone who has been paying attention to the widespread attack on America’s past wherever social justice warriors congregate.
William Barr Is Our New Attorney General. Here Are 4 Things He Should Focus on Right Away
With the confirmation of William Barr as the 85th attorney general of the United States, we now have an experienced hand leading the Department of Justice.
Damning the Do-Nothings of Congress
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the looniest lefty I’ve seen elected to Congress in my lifetime. But Ilhan Omar, her fellow rookie House member from Minnesota, is so radical she scares the pants off me.
Americans Tell Atheists: Keep Your Hands Off Our War Memorials
In 1919 mothers who lost their sons in World War I designed a cross-shaped memorial in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The American Legion was tasked with building the cross-shaped memorial and it was dedicated in 1925. And now, nearly 100 years later, atheists and humanists want to tear down what the American Legion and the mothers of the dead had erected.
A Nation Going to Pot
Democrats always claim to be looking out for the poor, and yet they’re always promoting higher taxes for gas, cigarettes, beer and soft drinks, items that hit the poor the hardest. They also push in state after state for the legalization of marijuana, all in pursuit of additional tax revenue.
Friday, February 15, 2019
A Failed Coup
Last month the *New York Times* broke a story that read like the script of a Hollywood blockbuster. Shortly after the firing of former FBI Director James Comey in May 2017, the FBI had launched an investigation into whether the president of the United States was a Russian agent.
The Democrats’ Anti-Semitism Problem Isn’t Going Away
Anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist and Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar — someone who had previously argued that Jews hypnotized the world regarding their “evil” deeds — recently claimed that Americans only support Israel because of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s “Benjamins” — and then retweeted a person pointing out that she might as well call all Jews “hook-nosed.”
Pagan Politics in Post-Christian America
In November of 2016, I voted third-party. Without needing me, Trump won. Three years later, I find myself ready to vote for him in 2020. So what changed?
New Deals (Even Green Ones) Are Bonanzas for Big Business
When the government hugs big business, big business hugs back, and its embrace leaves the rest of us in the cold. The Amazon deal wasn’t the opposite of what AOC wants; it was a trial run.
You Can’t Say That on Twitter
She tweeted that “men are not women,” and for that, Meghan Murphy, feminist journalist, was banned from Twitter.
The Green New Deal Means Giant Tax Increases — On Everyone
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s now infamous talking points on the Green New Deal are the most unintentionally honest explanation of the neo-socialism now gripping the Democratic Party.
El Chapo Conviction Shows Power and Fairness of U.S. Justice System
The conviction of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the Mexican drug lord and former head of the Sinaloa cartel, in U.S. District Court in New York City Tuesday illustrates two important things about the American justice system.