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Wednesday, November 7, 2018
As the World Moves on, the Brett Kavanaugh Fight Continues
Justice Brett Kavanaugh is on the Supreme Court, but the fight over his nomination goes on.
Will NIH Extend UCSF’s Aborted-Baby-Parts Mouse Contract?
On Nov. 30, 2017, decision-makers at the National Institutes of Health made a profound error. They executed an option to extend for one year a federal contract that will pay the University of California, San Francisco $2,018,293 this year alone.
Skin in the Game
In describing the GOP tax cuts, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that they and bonuses American workers were getting were “crumbs.” They were “tax cuts for the rich.” Some argued that the tax cuts would reduce revenues. Pelosi predicted, “This thing will explode the deficit.” How about some tax facts?
Political Parties Can No Longer Harness Their Bases
It is perhaps the central irony of our politics today: We live in an incredibly polarized and partisan moment, but our political parties have never been weaker.
The Myth of Obama, the Myth of Trump and the Reality of Elections
In the aftermath of this week’s midterm elections, in which Democrats gained 34 House seats and lost an additional three Senate seats, an odd emotional disconnect took place.
The Short-Term Memory of the Outrage Machine
When the president announced that he was sending the U.S. military to help secure our southern border, he received bipartisan praise from members of Congress.
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
The Economy’s Strong Performance Has Trump Enemies All Flummoxed
Citing President Donald Trump’s “nativist fear” in the opening paragraph of an article in The New York Times titled “Republicans Have a Humming Economy to Tout, but Trump Rhetoric Muddies the Message,” writers Astead W. Herndon and Sydney Ember proceeded to analyze the economy of Trump’s second year.
The 2018 Midterms Matter — Don’t Let Others Determine the Outcome for You
Listening to the pundits and prognosticators, you’d think control of Congress has already been decided. But the fight for our nation’s future is far from finished. It’s happening this week when millions will take part in their civic responsibility on Election Day.
Urban America’s Vagrancy Outrage
It’s appropriate that the U.N. special rapporteur devoted to adequate housing has visited encampments in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Mumbai - and San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley.
Keeping Our Eye on the Prize
Keep your eye on the prize and run to win! That was Paul’s charge to the Corinthians in pursuing the call of God upon their lives.
Kavanaugh Cleared
Saturday night, the Senate Judiciary Committee released a 400-plus page report on the various investigations involving claims of sexual misconduct against then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Those investigations produced no evidence to back up the charges against him.
Left-Wing Jews: a Jewish and American Tragedy
It is probably impossible to overstate the damage left-wing — not liberal but left-wing — Jews are doing to Judaism, Jews and America.
Five Midterm Races That Matter Most
I’ve been arguing for months that the ideal outcome in the midterm elections to set up Donald Trump for a landslide re-election in 2020 is for Republicans to hold the Senate and narrowly lose the House.
Ending Birthright Citizenship
In 2004, nearly 80 percent of Irish voters decided to end birthright citizenship. In its coverage the BBC said, “The government said change was needed because foreign women were travelling to Ireland to give birth in order to get an EU passport for their babies.”
Monday, November 5, 2018
The Midterms Have Finally Arrived
It’s hard to believe the midterms have arrived. Maybe time just moves faster as you get older. Or maybe things moving at the speed of Trump just sneak up on you. Either way, here we are.
Why Trump Can End Birthright Citizenship by Executive Order
When it comes to the 14th Amendment, my good friend and fellow Justice Department veteran Andy McCarthy agrees that it does not require birthright citizenship.
Three Reasons to Vote No on Question 3
Question 3 on the Nov. 6 ballot in Massachusetts asks voters whether they want to retain or repeal a 2016 state law that makes it illegal to discriminate against transgender people in places of public accommodation.
I’m Not Guilty!
I must confess I had an out-of-body experience when I first saw the manila envelopes in which the pipe bombs had been delivered.
Sunday, November 4, 2018
The Madness of College Basketball Goes Well Beyond March
Until last week it seemed that the Division 1 college basketball industry could produce nothing more risible than its pieties about cherishing the amateurism of the “student-athletes” who generate, but get mere crumbs of, the industry’s billions.
Saturday, November 3, 2018
Defuse America’s Explosive Politics
Politicians in both parties need to clean up their own side of the street.