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Monday, November 12, 2018
America Deserves Better
Another critical election. Another electoral failure in Florida. Another vote-counting disaster in Broward County.
Consensus Isn’t Science
There are so many lies disseminated by those on the left that you’d need more than one scorecard to keep track.
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Mississippi Underwent a Self-Rehabilitation. Its Residents Should Be Allowed to Do the Same.
In the previous 50 years, the state of Mississippi has validated Lord Tennyson’s belief that “men may rise on stepping-stones of their dead selves to higher things.”
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Trump Fights On
President Trump is doing everything he can to secure our borders. In response to the migrant army that is marching north through Mexico, the president issued an executive order yesterday declaring that any migrant who enters the country illegally will be ineligible to claim asylum or refugee status.
Florida Dems: Steal Going Strong?
There are plenty of threats to democracy, but what happens in the voting booth shouldn’t be one of them!
The Necessity of Adoption
“I shouldn’t be getting this award — my kids should be getting this award,” Delilah Rene Luke said as she was being inducted in the National Council for Adoption’s Adoption Hall of Fame.
It’s All Trump’s Fault
At the same time that liberals chastise President Trump for acting as if everything is all about him, they carry on as if everything is all about him.
Honoring Veterans on Veterans Day
Veteran’s Day had its origin at the end of World War I in 1918, a conflict so horrendous that it was dubbed “the Great War” or “the war to end all wars,” with the United States playing the decisive role in the Allied powers final victory.
How to Find a Good Leader
Look for someone with ‘an ambition for self that becomes an ambition for something larger.’
Friday, November 9, 2018
Exit Signs: Poll Warns Dems to Back Off Social Issues
In the last 48 hours, there’s been a lot of speculation about what motivated voters to give back control of the House to Democrats. But based on exit polling, we can tell you one thing: it isn’t their radical social policy.
American Politics and Tragedy
So what’s the final score? Who won the midterm elections on Tuesday night? The D team or the R team?
Jeff Sessions Put the Justice Department Back on Course
There is no question that Attorney General Jeff Sessions — who was fired Wednesday — had a rocky relationship with President Donald Trump, tied to Sessions’ recusal from the investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign.
No, Trump Is Not Diminished
Midterm losses typically humble a sitting president of the United States, but Donald Trump is beyond humbling.
Greater GOP Senate Control Means Long-Term Victories
Regardless of the composition of the House, there is still great hope for the restoration of America’s exceptional constitutional and cultural heritage.
Prayers for Thousand Oaks
Please join Carol and me in praying for the victims and families of the shooting in Thousand Oaks, California. We are also praying for the heroic first responders, especially for the family of Sergeant Ron Helus, a 29-year veteran of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, who died at the hospital from his wounds.
Democrats Aren’t Losing Faith in Our Constitutional System. They Just Don’t Like It
In liberals’ imaginations, there are only four ways to lose elections — and none has to do with their leftist turn, their hysterics or their one-dimensional identity politics.
Split Election Result Sends Polarized Politics Toward 2020
The Republican president, considered a lightweight and an ignoramus by many in Washington, suffered a setback in the offyear elections, losing several seats and effective control in the House, while maintaining and perhaps strengthening his party in the Senate.
NBC’s Saturday Night Sickness
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” is taking on a very sour look. Alec Baldwin didn’t appear with his tired Trump impression on the Saturday before the midterms, perhaps because he reportedly punched a man in the face in New York’s Greenwich Village in a parking spot dispute.
The Gloomy American Left
The fury of leftists is a constant today, and it’s not just because they hate President Donald Trump. Despite all their dreamy talk of compassion and love, they seem to be a miserable lot.
Where Do We Go When Journalism Fails Us?
This election should remind us how vital and necessary local journalism is to factual reporting. National media outlets routinely fell for stories about topics outside their knowledge base — stories specially crafted by political operates wanting to shape narratives about campaigns.