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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Whistling Past the ‘Green New Deal’
A bold new crew of radicals swept into Congress to remake environmental policies, and the news media immediately called out their poisonous and extreme proposals.
The Republican Pouncing Problem
In the past few weeks, prominent Democrats have endorsed infanticide; admitted to dressing in blackface; called for an end to fossil fuels, airplanes and farting cows; and trafficked in open anti-Semitism.
A Better School?
There must be a better way to keep kids interested in school than drugging them.
Lost, Buried, Burned: Oklahoma’s Rape Kit Scandal
If you are puzzled by the nationwide rape kit testing backlog, Oklahoma provides maddening insight on the bureaucratic forces that create intolerable inertia — and injustice.
Socialism Has Already Hurt America
President Donald Trump was principled and politically astute to address, in his State of the Union, the horrors taking place now in Venezuela, and then to declare: “Tonight we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country.”
How Trump Can Get the Rest of His Wall Money — Without a Shutdown or Emergency
To win, Trump needs to use the threat of a sequester.
Trump Tax Returns: Dems Ready for Ultimate Fishing Expedition
Yes, Democrats want to start a new investigation into already-under-investigation Trump-Russia allegations.
Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence
Ten states and Washington, D.C., have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. Twenty-two other states, along with U.S. territories Puerto Rico and Guam, allow marijuana to be used for medical purposes. Let’s examine some hidden issues about marijuana use.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Green New Deal Would Barely Change Earth’s Temperature. Here Are the Facts.
Here’s the most important fact about the Green New Deal: It wouldn’t work.
The GOP Needs a Strategy
It’s easy to chalk up the Green New Deal as a naïve wish list put out to get headlines and Twitter attention by a 29-year-old who should be demanding a tuition refund and a senator who seems to be decades past his sell-by date, but other Democrats are chiming in with cautions, including many of the 2020 presidential wannabes.
Due Process and Proving Guilt Are Important Principles of Fairness
Defending Democrats is not something I feel the need to do very often, but recent developments compel me to defend those condemned for something without due process.
A Wrinkle in Crime
She was a classically-trained pianist, an up-and-coming real estate agent, but above all, a “sweetheart,” her neighbors said. The news that she’d been dragged from her apartment February 3rd and brutally stabbed was devastating to everyone who knew her. At just 35, Jennifer Irigoyen was gone — a victim, not just of a grisly and horrifying murder, but of New York’s expansive late-term abortion law too.
Trump Up
The American people clearly liked what they heard in last week’s State of the Union address. President Trump’s approval rating has surged to 52%. That’s up seven points over the past week, and his highest approval rating in nearly two years.
Stacey Abrams’ False Claims About Election Integrity
In her response on behalf of Democrats to the State of the Union address, Stacey Abrams employed more of the over-the-top rhetoric that has come to characterize political opposition in the age of Trump.
A Travesty in New York
There were two victims in the horrific attack earlier this month on Jennifer Irigoyen in New York City. But the state’s law recognizes only one of them.
Getting Easier to Be ‘Green’
Kermit the Frog was wrong. It is now easy to be “green.” The evidence is the “Green New Deal,” which CNN describes as a “...10-year ‘economic mobilization’ that would phase out fossil fuel use and overhaul the nation’s infrastructure while building whole new layers into the existing social safety net.”
Green Is the New Red
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, has released her Green New Deal plan to the nation — and to great applause from the Democratic Party.
Not ‘All Americans’ Are ‘Proud That We Have More Women in the Workforce Than Ever Before’
In his State of the Union address, President Trump announced, “All Americans can be proud that we have more women in the workforce than ever before.” It was one of the few times he received a standing ovation from both Democrats and Republicans. I would not have stood and cheered.
Monday, February 11, 2019
More Lessons for 2020
My football coach used to say that if you are up by two touchdowns on a team that’s playing badly, the last thing you should do is sit back and hope they continue to self-destruct.