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Thursday, January 24, 2019
A Less Religious America Will Be a Less Generous America
Religion in the United States is in a slump. Since 1990, the share of Americans who reject any religious affiliation has climbed sharply, from 8 percent to more than 22 percent.
Break Ground, Not Promises
Several months into the Trump administration, I started running a daily “Border Wall Construction Update” on Twitter, announcing how many miles of the wall had been completed that day and how many miles since the inauguration. It was always the same numbers: 0 and 0, respectively.
Auditing Our Auditors
When anyone assumes that they should be uniquely above all suspicion, they will eventually earn suspicion.
When Toxic Masculinity Meets Harry’s Razor
Do you remember when rock ’n’ roll took its turn for the worse? It was sometime in the 1960s when Bob Dylan and those in his thrall began singing songs about politics.
Going Gaga Over the Ladies
The major media have gone gaga over the number of women newly elected to Congress and those announcing their run for the White House in 2020, with more female candidates likely to follow suit.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Who or What Is to Blame for Coldmageddon?
When we at Weatherbell.com put out our preseason forecast in August, we outlined several factors that would contribute to a winter that could produce extremes of cold and snow in the U.S. and Europe,
Beto Is Ridiculous. But It Might Work
It’s hard for presidential candidates not to lapse eventually into self-parody. Beto O’Rourke is breaking the mold by actively seeking it out.
SCOTUS Salutes Trump’s Power Over Military
It’s hard enough to be the president under normal circumstances. But try doing it while others are constantly trying to usurp your constitutional authority. That’s the position Donald Trump’s been in for two whole years. Every time he acts, the courts react — at best, putting his policies on hold. At worst, refusing to consider them. Yesterday, finally, one set of justices got it right — but the White House had to go all the way to the top to find them.
School Choice
School choice is a noble cause. In much of America, parents have little or no control over where their kids attend school. Local governments assign schools by ZIP code.
The Media’s BuzzFeed and Covington Disasters
The last few days have been absolutely terrible for the reputation of the badly named “mainstream media.”
Trump Could Very Well Face a Primary Challenge
It’s getting to the point where it’ll be easier to list the Democrats who are not running for president in 2020. But the roster on the Republican side remains a minority of one.
Parental Choice in Education Is Vital
President Donald Trump issued a proclamation declaring this week, Jan. 20-26, as National School Choice Week.
The Covington Rorschach Test
Sometimes, a three-point celebration is just a three-point celebration. Sometimes, a pep rally is just a pep rally. Sometimes, a smile is just a smile. And sometimes, a hat is just a hat.
Who Benefits From Democratic Control?
In 1976, Gerald Ford won 15 percent of the black vote. That’s the most of any recent Republican presidential candidate. In most elections, blacks give Democrats over 90 percent of their votes.
How Democrats Came to Love ‘Co-Equal’
The divided government of 2019 is a mirror image of the divided government of 2011.
Factually Incorrect Cannot Be Morally Correct
A few weeks ago, the Fresh Face of the Democratic Party, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., gave one of the great defenses in the history of politics.
Trump Shows Leadership While Democrats Pander to the Resistance
Last week, Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia offered President Trump some advice on how to end the current border wall standoff.
Covington Student Did No Wrong
Since the advent of instant replay, American football fans have learned that not every videotape tells the truth.
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Saturday at the White House
Saturday was a big day for President Trump. While thousands of left-wing activists were protesting in the streets, the president was busy working for the American people.
MLK Day: Remembering the Man Who Helped America Fulfill Its Spiritual Destiny
Martin Luther King Day is unique among American holidays in that it honors the one American who delivered the fulfillment of a core value expressed in the country’s founding Declaration of Independence in 1776.