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Saturday, October 6, 2018
Kavanaugh Advances
The Senate voted 51-to-49 Friday morning to begin 30 hours of debate on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
Kavanaugh Is Innocent Until Proven Guilty — Not the Other Way Around
Confused by the decades-old allegations of sexual assault made against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh by Professor Christine Blasey Ford? That’s understandable. Millions of people are.
A Short History of American Medical Insurance
Perhaps the most astonishing thing about modern medicine is just how very modern it is.
Pigs at a Luau
Generally, when you think of a luau, you picture roast pig being served; you don’t envision the swine doing the roasting. But that’s what we all got to see with our own eyes when the likes of Senate Democrats Feinstein, Blumenthal, Harris, Hirono, Durbin and Harris had Brett Kavanaugh on the spit.
Teacher Ridicules Black Child for Supporting President Trump
A Florida school district is investigating a teacher who allegedly rebuked a black student for being a supporter of President Trump.
Kavanaugh and Polling
I tend to ignore polls for the most part. They are marginally useful in tracking trends, but the way the questions are designed to elicit predetermined answers combined with sample compositions that skew Democrat limit credibility on specific issues. However, when the responses wind up in the 60% to 70% range, it gets your attention.
Friday, October 5, 2018
Kavanaugh Saga: What the FBI Report Really Tells Us
The new FBI report on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh that was being reviewed by senators Thursday makes it clear that there is absolutely no reason to further delay the confirmation vote on his nomination.
No, Kavanaugh Didn’t Lie
Brett Kavanaugh gave high-profile testimony that very few people seem to have paid attention to in any detail.
Trump 2020?
I have wobbled back and forth on the idea of supporting President Donald Trump in 2020.
Ford’s Case Continues to Erode
At a rally in Mississippi on Tuesday, President Trump ridiculed Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony last week to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
For the Left, the Kavanaugh Brouhaha Is Not About Kavanaugh
Those on the political left wouldn’t be fighting to the death over the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation if they were as committed to the Constitution and the rule of law as conservatives are. All of their phony hand-wringing is particularly ironic given their cynical attitude toward the Supreme Court’s role.
McConnell Stands Firm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has sometimes frustrated conservative activists. But right now every conservative in America owes McConnell a huge debt of gratitude.
Downplaying Jimmy Kimmel’s Bullying
The major media gaudily celebrated the weepy humanity of Jimmy Kimmel when he was a sympathetic figure — when his infant son Billy needed surgery and he pleaded for “health care for all,” and then again a year ago, after the senseless massacre in Las Vegas, where he grew up. But there’s the mean-spirited, heckling Hyde to this Jekyll that you won’t hear about.
Democrats’ New Anti-Gun Laws Are Also an Attack on Due Process
The notion that certain Americans are pre-emptively guilty of wrongdoing, whether there’s any corroborating evidence to back up an accusation or not, isn’t reserved for conservatives who happen to be in contention for a Supreme Court seat. In the hierarchy of progressive values, due process is a bottom dweller.
It’s Wrong to Assume Kavanaugh Would Be a Partisan Justice
As I write this, it remains unclear whether Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed to the Supreme Court.
Property Law Does Good Deed for Faith Groups
It was the seventh break-in of the summer. Pastor Elijah Mwitani wouldn’t have believed it if it weren’t for the smashed windows and carved-up pews.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Plotting the Demise of the Death Tax
No one puts out a welcome mat for the Grim Reaper, but those who’ve built up successful businesses have even more reason to dread his approach. Why? Because they know the death tax will soon exact a hefty toll on their hard work.
The Campus Comes to Congress
Campuses are no longer out-of-touch ivory towers. Their creed is now beginning to run the country, which is frightening.
A Word on Behalf of Religion
These have been hard times for American institutions. Over the past four to five decades, confidence in nearly every institution of American life has declined.
A Victory on Trade
In baseball, when a team trades a player to another team each side expects a benefit in return. Not so in recent years when it comes to trade agreements between the U.S. and other countries.