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Thursday, January 17, 2019
Is Gillette Wrong?
Is the new Gillette razor ad a radical feminist attack on masculinity — the commercial embodiment of a woke sensibility?
In Extolling ‘Honorable’ Tyrants, Trump Shames America
Donald Trump’s smears and invective are so unremitting that they no longer shock. It’s simply a given: If you spar with Trump, you’ll be slandered by Trump.
Trump’s Reelection Chances May Be Better Than You Think
What are Donald Trump’s chances for re-election in 2020?
White Supremacists Ate My Homework
By finally returning to the issue that won him the election, President Trump once again has a winning hand. That’s why we’re hearing so much about “white supremacy” this week.
The Democrats’ Blueprint for Impeachment
Do you recall back in July of 2016 when candidate Donald J. Trump brought down the house at a campaign press conference in Miami by jokingly pleading with the Russians to hack into Hillary Clinton’s emails?
Now Playing in Puerto Rico
“He who excuses himself, accuses himself.” — Puerto Rican proverb
Trump Paving the Road to Overtime Pay With Good Intentions
Back in 2016, the Obama administration passed an overtime-pay regulation that would have required employers to pay overtime for salaried employees who earn less than $47,476 per year.
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Weather Forecasts, National Threats, and Signs of the Times
I was recently reading an email from a friend of mine who was warning about the threat of Islam in America. It caught my attention because for many years I too warned folks about the threat of radical Islam. In fact, following an attack by a deranged Muslim in Chattanooga a few years ago, I personally organized an event that featured a prominent international expert on Islam. That event drew over 400 individuals, garnered plenty of media attention, and, as you can imagine, created a fair amount of controversy as well.
Marching on Washington
There are two big marches this week in Washington, but I suspect you will hear about only one.
Court Knocks HHS Un-conscience
Barack Obama said goodbye to the White House two years ago — but thanks to an army of activist judges, he never really left. In windowless courtrooms across America, Obama’s policies live on, despite the fact that so many of them were unconstitutional to begin with! Meet the judicial #Resistance — a bigger threat to Donald Trump’s presidency, David French fears, than Democrats themselves.
The Myth of the Media as Trump’s ‘Accomplice’
The most absurd and improbable New York Times headline was published in the Sunday Review this week over a magnum opus by columnist Frank Bruni: “Will the Media Be Trump’s Accomplice Again in 2020?”
Shutdown ‘Crisis’
This government shutdown is now longer than any in history. The media keep using the word “crisis.”
When Checks and Balances Fail
In February 2017, Dr. Christopher Duntsch became the first surgeon in American history known to be sentenced to prison for botching a patient surgery.
Politics of Immigration
Here are a couple of easy immigration questions — answerable with a simple “yes” or “no” — we might ask any American of any political stripe: Does everyone in the world have a right to live in the U.S.?
Freedom Starts With Respect for Life
Marsha Blackburn has just introduced the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act. This coincides with this year’s March for Life.
Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theories Unlikely to Pan Out
Before we get to the question of whether the president of the United States is a Russian asset, let’s consider another question: When was the last time a popular and contentious conspiracy theory turned out to be true? Not a little true, but, like, really true?
Procter & Gamble’s Toxic Sanctimony
One of the world’s most successful brands committed ideological hara-kiri this week. Recognized around the world as a symbol of manly civility for more than a century, Gillette will now be remembered as the company that did itself in by sacrificing a massive consumer base at the altar of progressivism.
Trump Is Surrounded by Leakers. Why Would He Trust Them With His Putin Notes?
The Post’s report that President Trump “has gone to extraordinary lengths to conceal details of his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin” — including taking away an interpreter’s notes and instructing the person not to discuss what was said even with senior officials of his own administration — has raised hackles in Washington.
Democrats Want ‘Technological Wall’ That Won’t Keep Anybody Out
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border would be “immoral.” Instead, she favors something she calls a “technological wall.” Another top House Democrat, Rep. James Clyburn, calls it a “smart wall.”
California Contends Feds Must Prevent Californians From Giving Birth
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra argued in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California that a regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would prevent an insufficient number of California women from conceiving and giving birth to children.