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Friday, October 19, 2018
The Poisonous Allure of Right-Wing Violence
Gavin McInnes is selling a marketable product. The pose of the right-wing provocateur and founder of the group the Proud Boys is that he’s simply a defender of normality and old-fashioned male fellowship, when what gives his cause its frisson of excitement is violence.
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Election 2018: We the People, or the Mob?
Most elections center around policy issues: health care, the economy, or immigration. This election does not.
Why Calls for Violence Must Be Denounced
Of all the voices being raised against the specter of mob rule in this country, few carry more weight than that of Steve Scalise.
Caravan Day 2
President Trump and Vice President Pence have both warned Central American leaders to stop the new caravan. For the moment at least, it seems they are getting some results.
Senate Dems Show Their Red State Lie-ability
Some politicians will say anything to get elected — and thanks to Project Veritas, Americans are finding out exactly who those politicians are.
An Unsparing Look at the Vietnam War’s Mountain of Mendacities
Early in his Marine Corps career, which he concluded as a four-star general, Walt Boomer was decorated for valor in Vietnam. He distilled into three words the lesson of that debacle: “Tell the truth.”
Chris Matthews’ Reaction to Kanye West Exposes the Left’s Race-Card Hustle
As is often the case in this era of President Donald Trump, the reaction is far more interesting than the action.
Fake News Autopsy
Whenever Donald Trump talks about fake news, there are howls of indignation from the establishment media.
Could Trump Win 20 Percent of the African-American Vote in 2020?
The provocative Donald Trump certainly seems to be disliked by a majority of African-American professional athletes, cable news hosts, academics and the Black Congressional caucus.
The Winningest Losers in the Trade War
We were told that if Donald Trump were to get elected, we’d be winning so much that we would become bored with winning. To be fair, some good developments have taken place under this president.
The Khashoggi Affair
Major media are now reporting that the Saudis are “preparing” to admit that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist for The Washington Post, died in their consulate in Istanbul, as the result of an interrogation gone wrong. Odds are good that admittance will never come.
The Pope at a Loss for Words
Back in late August, Pope Francis declared that he would “not say a word” about a letter from a former Vatican envoy to Washington, D.C., who claimed among other things that he had ignored sexual abuse charges made against then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, formerly archbishop of Washington.
Elizabeth Warren, Typical White Person
On Monday, Senator Elizabeth Warren released the results of a DNA test confirming what everyone already knew: The “vast majority” of her genetic makeup is European, but she may have a Native American ancestor in her distant past. That makes her, as Barack Obama once said in a different context, a “typical white person.”
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Muslim Refugees, Catastrophes, and Christ
Rasha was beyond excited as she skipped out of her house. She’d been dating Nazir for several months now and the more she was away from him, the more she longed to be with him.
Warren’s No Good, Very Bad, Terrible Day
Elizabeth “Pocahontas” Warren just couldn’t take it anymore. Donald Trump was living inside her brain. He offered her a $1 million charity donation if a DNA test revealed she was legitimately Native American.
Break Specialists: GOP Uses Recess to Move Judges
It’s no wonder Democrats were desperate to get out of Washington and onto the campaign trail. Of the 35 Senate seats on the ballot this year, Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) party is defending 26.
Democrats Know They Can Always Count on the Media
This week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in preparation for a 2020 presidential run, decided to fight back against President Trump’s brutal nickname for her: Pocahontas.
Midterms About Future of American Freedom
According to the Pew Research Center, 66 percent of those supporting Democratic candidates and 18 percent of those supporting Republican candidates say, “If a person is rich, it is because he or she had more advantages in life than most other people.”
Shut Up, They Explain
Gloria Alvarez, the young woman from Guatemala I wrote about last week, just got blocked by Facebook. Why? Because she criticizes socialism.