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Friday, February 15, 2019
AOC Is No Outlier
The Democratic Party has deceived much of the public into believing that its positions aren’t extreme, but the truth is coming out now for all to see.
Why Are Leading Democratic Presidential Candidates Endorsing ‘The Green Dream, or Whatever They Call It’?
There’s an old joke about an egotistical politician whose disgruntled speechwriter, just before quitting, prepares a draft that promises the moon, and specifics for how to pay for it, on the first two pages, and leaves the third page blank except for the words “You’re on your own now.”
Harrison Ford’s Climate Horror Story
NBC late-night comedian Seth Meyers recently dedicated one of his “comedy” diatribes to denouncing “scaremongering about socialism.”
Sherrod Brown Is Not an Idiot
The day has arrived in the Democratic Party when Sherrod Brown is a kind of moderate.
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Media Check
I realize everyone knows that Donald Trump will never get a break from the mainstream media, but every once in a while it helps to be specific about the obvious. Let’s take my favorite rag, The New York Times.
A Day to Save Life or Destroy It?
From the beginning of time, God has always been straightforward in His communication with mankind — particularly when it comes to what is right and what is wrong.
The Virginia Blackface Follies
The “blackface scandal” proved beneficial for two things. It displaced the frenzy over Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s support for a law lifting many restrictions on late-term abortion.
Democrats: The Party of Dinkelspiels
As President Donald J. Trump climbs to the highest approval rating he has reached in his presidency, we keep hearing about how much trouble he is in.
Not a Done Deal
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, talked to *Fox & Friends* Wednesday morning about the border security deal that was announced late Monday night.
Hillary Clinton: A Clear and One Percent Danger
It’s been two and a half years since Hillary Clinton lost the election. And based on her latest talking points, she still doesn’t have a single clue why. The same extremism that turned off voters in 2016 is back, reminding Americans what kind of country they’d have if the woman who made late-term abortion her closing argument for president had won.
The Mythologies of ‘Joe Being Joe’ Biden
Some polls put 76-year-old Joe Biden as the Democratic front-runner for the 2020 presidential election. There is certainly some logic to that reckoning.
How Could They?
My first reaction upon hearing that hundreds of leaders in the Southern Baptist church had sexually abused as many as 700 people in 400 churches, including victims as young as 3, was “how could they?” It was the same reaction I had when news of predatory priests in the Roman Catholic Church, and the cover-up that followed the sexual abuse allegations, surfaced.
Learning From Lincoln
George Washington was lauded as “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen,” in the words of Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee. But even our nation’s first president couldn’t prevail over the desire for a three-day weekend.
Innovative Treatments May Require Equally Innovative Health Care Payment Models
What Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare-for-all,” former President Obama’s Affordable Care Act and former House Speaker Paul Ryan’s Medicare “premium support” model all have in common is an overemphasis on health insurance coverage — who needs it, who is eligible for it, at what level and who should pay for it (private sector vs. state governments vs. federal government).
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
The Green New Deal Is Coming to a Community Near You
Politicians in Washington are often immersed in endless political fights with little regard for the impact of the policies they are actually fighting over. We see this with taxes, regulations, spending, trade, and other issues. The decisions they make often have unforeseen consequences in communities and small towns.
‘Extremely Unhappy’
Details about Monday night’s border security deal are slowly leaking out. It appears that House and Senate negotiators agreed to $1.4 billion for an additional 55 miles of border barriers, while funding for detention beds essentially remains at current levels.
The FDA’s Assault on Tobacco Consumers
Early one morning last December, Jeff Gracik was heading to his Southern California home’s garage-workshop, where he makes his living, when he heard a loud, hurried knock on his front door. Thinking it might be a rushed UPS driver, he quickly opened the door. But it wasn’t UPS. Standing on his doorstep were three badge-flashing inspectors from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. They had come to inspect Jeff’s business.
Trump Can Only Win Again if Democrats Keep Moving Leftward
Donald Trump can’t win in 2020 but the Democrats can lose, and they seem determined to give it their best shot.
Is the Party Over for Dem Extremists?
Rep. Roger Marshall (R-Kans.) isn’t the only one asking himself, “What’s happened to our nation when the president of the United States has to ask legislators to save babies from being murdered?” Overwhelming majorities of pro-choicers are just as startled as he is.