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Saturday, December 15, 2018
Media Malpractice
A disturbing report that attempts to smear the courageous men and women of the Border Patrol.
The Indecency of the Death Penalty
The Nashville Tennessean newspaper explained the details of how David Earl Miller’s execution went down.
Teacher Fired for Refusing to Call a Transgender Student by Preferred Pronoun
A devout Christian teacher was fired from a government-run school in West Point, Virginia, after he refused to call a girl who identifies as a boy by her preferred pronoun.
History Gives George Bush His Due
As America’s mystique has faded, we’ve grown to miss the skill and steadiness we once took for granted.
Mueller the Impaler
It’s not just because Robert Mueller looks like someone that Hollywood would have typecast to spend his entire career portraying one of those ancient ogres who went about crucifying his enemies that I despise him. It’s because he behaves like one.
Friday, December 14, 2018
If There’s No Collusion, There’s Always Stormy Daniels
The most legally fraught part of the Russia probe now revolves around payments to an American porn star.
All Is Fair in the War on Trump
It’s not like it was something we didn’t already know. But what the FBI and Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s did to President Trump’s former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is fresh proof that there are two kinds of justice operating in the Washington swamp.
They Weren’t Prepared for This
Where does raising a white flag in the battle over your core values lead? Ask the Boy Scouts of America. After throwing up their hands on 103 years of conviction, the group may finally be learning that standing on principle isn’t easy — but it’s a whole lot better than the alternative.
Flynn Flam
The trial of retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn is nearing its end. In fact, it could be just days away. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is recommending no jail time for Flynn, and his sentencing hearing is scheduled for early next week.
Here’s the Problem With PolitiFact’s ‘Lie of the Year’
This week, the allegedly unbiased fact-checkers at PolitiFact awarded their “Lie of the Year” award to the “online smear machine” that attempted “to take down” the survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Maybe Trump Can’t Win in 2020, but Democrats Can Lose
Donald Trump probably can’t win the 2020 presidential election, but the Democrats can lose it.
Parties Need to Up Their Game
Two weeks ago in this column, I asked what is to blame for the weakness of the heads of government here and in Western Europe, institutional failure, voter fecklessness, leaders’ personal weaknesses or some combination of all three?
There’s a Word for the Democrats’ Negotiating Strategy: Insanity
Democrats are throwing away their leverage, insisting that they will never — under any circumstances — give Trump the wall he so desperately wants.
The Authenticity of the Virgin Birth
F. F. Bruce is one of those scholars I have had to spend a lot of time reading in seminary.
Pelosi and Schumer Show Their Colors
Contrary to liberal media reporting, the Oval Office meeting was a win for Trump, both in substance and in tone.
Collusion Is Possible
It has become an article of faith in some quarters on the right — well, most — that Robert Mueller’s investigation has found no evidence of collusion with Russia and has accordingly shifted gears to process crimes like lying to the FBI or obstruction of justice.
Hollywood Gangs Up on Roger Ailes
Talk-radio host and friend Chris Plante recently made an excellent point about Hollywood. As horrible new revelations of sexual misbehavior surface about former Les Moonves, it’s highly unlikely anyone’s going to make a movie about him, or about Matt Lauer, or Charlie Rose and so on.
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Another Known Wolf
Cherif Chekatt attacked a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg Tuesday night. He killed three people and wounded 13 more.
The Truth Will Set You Free. But What Truth?
We’ve all heard the saying, “The truth will set you free.” It’s possible we’ve even quoted it. But have you ever asked yourself, “What truth?”
Coldest Thanksgiving and Thriving Polar Bears: Climate Lies Exposed by Reality
Last month, parts of the U.S. experienced what Newsweek called “the coldest Thanksgiving in a century.” Indeed, November was 2.03˚F colder than the 1981–2010 average for the month in the lower 48 United States.