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Friday, February 8, 2019
Late-Term Abortion: A Tough Fact to Follow
Seventy-two percent of Americans don’t believe the media — and based on the reporting about New York’s abortion law, there’s no reason to start now.
Great Nations Don’t Quit Wars Before They Prevail
“Great nations do not fight endless wars,” President Trump declared in his State of the Union address. It was a line that could have been delivered by President Barack Obama, who in 2015 memorably said, “I do not support the idea of endless war.”
INF Treaty, a Wise Withdrawal
To hear some critics describe it, the U.S. withdrawal from the INF Treaty is a disaster in the making.
Grand Canyon University’s Disgraceful Cancellation
It’s disturbing that Grand Canyon University canceled a speaking event on its campus by Ben Shapiro arranged by the student organization Young Americans for Freedom. Under criticism, the university folded.
Thursday, February 7, 2019
The Government Shutdown Was Expected to Damage the Economy. It Didn’t.
A frequent theme during the recent partial government shutdown was the terrible toll it was taking on the American economy.
Trump’s Strong Address
As President Trump said Tuesday night, the state of our union is strong. And so too was his performance!
The Case of Ralph Northam
Whatever is to be the ultimate fate of the wretched Gov. Ralph Northam of the great commonwealth of Virginia, I wonder what he now thinks about those who use the term “racism” as loosely as he did in his race with Ed Gillespie.
NFL’s Kaepernick Still Calls Criminal Justice System ‘Racist’ — Despite Reform Action and Lack of Evidence
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s attorney accused the musical group Maroon 5 of crossing the “picket line” to perform at the Super Bowl and called the explanation by Adam Levine, the lead singer of the musical group, a “cop-out.”
The Return of Ancient Prejudices
In the latter half of the 19th century and early in the 20th century, as Catholic immigrants poured in from Ireland and eastern Europe, an anti-Catholic wave spread over a mostly Protestant United States. The majority slur then was that Catholic newcomers’ first loyalty would be to “Rome,” not the U.S.
PURPA and Why Central Planning Fails
In F.A. Hayek’s 1988 book, “The Fatal Conceit,” the economist explained, “The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.” Unfortunately, politicians of both parties today imagine they can design quite a lot by successfully managing the nation’s health care, trade and energy production, among other herculean tasks.
The State of What Union?
Eloquence is not a characteristic associated with President Donald Trump, but in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, the president not only rose to the occasion, he also delivered a message that was beautifully crafted by his speechwriters, a speech devoid of much of the divisive and combative language that has characterized his first two years in office.
Hey, Commander! Start Commanding!
It’s great that members of Congress have located specific legislative language permitting the president to build a border wall, but I’m wondering: Has anybody read the Constitution?
Americans Cheer the Lifelines in SOTU
The liberal media doesn’t get much right these days — including, it turns out, their review of Tuesday night’s State of the Union.
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Honored Guests
The guests invited by the White House to attend last night’s address put a human face to the policy proposals the president promoted in his address.
Our Political Center Is Up for Grabs. Trump Just Made a Play for It.
With Democrats embracing neo-socialist policies to eliminate private health insurance and fossil fuels, America’s political center is up for grabs. In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Trump made a concerted — if belated — play for it.
Response to the State of the Union
Given that the Democratic Party chose to select a recently defeated political candidate to give a response to the president’s State of the Union address because she is black and a woman, I feel I should also step up and give my response.
Can Moderate Dems Talk Pelosi Out of Extreme Border Position?
As things stand now, a House and Senate conference committee is the only hope that Democrats and Republicans can reach agreement on border security and avoid another government shutdown.
Baby Killing Is Fine. Yearbook Photos Are the Problem
Last week, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was hit with a shocking blast from the past: a photo on his medical school yearbook page of a man in blackface and another man in a Ku Klux Klan outfit. Northam quickly apologized for the photo, then said he wasn’t in the photo and then admitted he had once worn blackface and dressed up as Michael Jackson for a dance contest. He nearly moonwalked at a press conference before his wife gave him a look that could curdle milk.
It’s Time for Ingrates to Go
Crying “hate” is a lazy way to debate. But in the Beltway, where honest discussion and vigorous deliberation are desperately needed, the rhetorical sloth is so thick you need a Big Foot circular saw to cut it.
Killer Party: Dems Stand Alone on Infanticide
Years from now, when history looks back on the Democratic Party, one date will almost certainly stand out: July 25, 2016. That was the Tuesday, in the capital of the Revolution, when everything changed. For the first time in America’s 240 years, a major political party threw its full support behind one of the most savage and violent practices of the modern age: full-term, no-apologies abortion.