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Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Say His Name: RIP Cpl. Ronil Singh
In the still of the last night of 2018, the silence of California Dems chilled the air and airwaves.
Sweden Isn’t Socialist
For years, I’ve heard American leftists say Sweden is proof that socialism works, that it doesn’t have to turn out as badly as the Soviet Union or Cuba or Venezuela did.
Trump’s Top 10 Successes of 2018
In his second year in office, the list of extraordinary things President Trump has done, for good and ill, continued to grow. Today, I offer my annual list of the 10 best things Trump has done in office. (In my next column, I will give you my list of the 10 worst.)
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Movie of the Year
The filmmaker Peter Jackson deserves more than an Oscar; he deserves a medal.
Costs of Illegal Immigration Demand Significant Reform Measures
That a sovereign nation should be able to control people coming into it is a no-brainer. So is the idea that in setting criteria for entry by immigrants a nation should consider what sorts of people will be good for the nation and its citizens.
Resolved: To Speak English
“Why can’t the English teach their children how to speak?” asked Professor Henry Higgins in the musical “My Fair Lady.” It’s a good question for Americans, especially millennials.
2018, the Year of the Worker
If 2017 was the year of the investor — with stock market gains of more than 25 percent during President Donald Trump’s first year in office — then 2018 was undoubtedly the year of the American worker.
The Left Will Make 2019 a Dark Year
I rarely make predictions — whether of election results or anything else. My policy has always been to say what I believe should be done, not what will be done.
Monday, December 31, 2018
Net Neutrality Is Gone, but the Internet Is Fine
Here’s a piece of news you may have missed: The internet is getting faster.
Trading One Disaster for Another
Until I read a number of articles in The New American, I assumed that the new trade treaty we’ve worked out with Mexico and Canada, USMCA, was a big improvement over the earlier NAFTA deal. But, apparently, if it is better, it is barely noticeable.
Saturday, December 29, 2018
Shutdown Showdown Continues
Washington is now in the eighth day of a partial government shutdown. (Have you noticed yet?) And in spite of all the fretting by the media, the fact is Democrats are refusing to talk to President Trump.
The Gifts and Challenges of Joy
I’m a little fascinated around this time of year with the fact that we seem to be drowning in joy.
Death by a Thousand Cuts
What does it tell you when the same people who are always calling for more and more gun control laws do nothing to confiscate them from gangbangers, the people most responsible for the gun-related murders in America?
Friday, December 28, 2018
Border Wall a Symbol of Our Symbolic Politics
The primary shutdown sticking point is about symbolism, for want of a better word.
How Compassionate Is the Democrats’ Open-Borders Policy?
Their main recruiting strategy is to show that Democrats care about people and that Republicans don’t.
Trump Visits the Troops
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump made a surprise visit to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq.
Fake News
Remarkable, isn’t it, that Donald Trump has made decrying “fake news” his calling card?
These Boots Are Made for Double Standards
Is there anything, anything at all, for which President Donald Trump won’t be faulted by the press corps?
Send Islamic State Fighters Held in Syria to Guantanamo Bay
President Trump’s decision to withdraw all U.S. forces from Syria is already having unintended consequences.
I Believe These Things Are True
I have worked during the Advent season to avoid writing my weekly column about politics.