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Brett Kavanaugh Will Be on the Supreme Court; Merrick Garland Will Not

One of the most striking things about the age of Trump is that Democrats have convinced themselves all the misogynists, racists, anti-Semites and moral cretins are on the right and everyone on the left is either pure as the driven snow or their motives can be explained away.

Trump Is Right to Protect Americans From the International Criminal Court

Should an unaccountable United Nations court, created by a treaty to which the United States is not a signatory, and that the Senate has not ratified, be allowed to investigate, try and imprison American citizens?

What the Times Misses About Poverty

It’s an affecting story. Matthew Desmond, writing in The New York Times Magazine, profiles Vanessa Solivan, a poor single mother raising three children. Vanessa works as a home health aide, yet she and her three adolescent children are often reduced to sleeping in her car, a 2004 Chrysler Pacifica.

Exploiting Mother Nature

There was some good news yesterday: Hurricane Florence weakened. The National Weather Service downgraded Florence to a Category 2 storm. Hopefully it will continue to weaken and “underperform” as it hits the Carolina coast. We are praying for all those in the storm’s path.

The Remains of the FDA

The abortion industry doesn’t respect life before death, so it’s no surprise that they don’t respect it after.

The Absolute Shamelessness of Les Moonves

Hollywood continues to be rocked by Ronan Farrow articles in The New Yorker that unfurl charges against powerful men and accuse them of sexual harassment and assault.

Is Violence the New Normal?

California’s Rudy Peters was supposed to be running for Congress — not running for his life. But late Sunday, he was doing both after a scary encounter with the latest rabid liberal fanatic.

Nike Pays Kaepernick to Peddle False, Harmful Narrative of Police Brutality

The NFL’s Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback who started the phenomenon of NFL players kneeling during the playing of the national anthem, has finally signed a deal. But not to play football.

The College Campus’s Cult of Fragility

The beginning of another academic year brings the certainty of campus episodes illustrating what Daniel Patrick Moynihan, distinguished professor and venerated politician, called “the leakage of reality from American life.”

When Government Becomes Everything, Everything Becomes Crazy

This week, Republican congressional candidate Rudy Peters of California was nearly stabbed by a 35-year-old Castro Valley resident, Farzad Fazeli.

Demonization of Nunes Is a Window Into Our Times

Much of what we now know about the unethical and often illegal behavior of the FBI, CIA, National Security Agency and Department of Justice emerged due to the efforts of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Everyone’s Urinating on the Dossier Now!

I was minding my own business reading about Bob Woodward, the GREATEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER IN THE HISTORY OF OUR REPUBLIC (as he will be the first to tell you), and came across this bit of genius from his book.

A History Lesson

They don’t teach history, at least American history, like they did when I attended public school. That’s why the recent hearings on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to become an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court served as a teachable moment.

Universal Savings Accounts a Silver Lining in Tax Reform

This week, House Republicans did what they do best: offer to cut taxes and add to the deficit. Their three-part reform plan is round two of their goal to dramatically slash taxes and reform the nation’s tax code. The move is likely a political one, because it isn’t fiscally responsible. Yet it carries with it the seed for an important reform.

The Democratic Party, the Party of Resistance

One explanation for the ferocity of modern politics is that The Political Party That Is Never Wrong is getting a frightful drubbing today. Moreover, it is coming from a man who has only sought political office once in his life, our president, Donald J. Trump. Congratulations, Donald!

Pence Remembers 9/11

The Grim 9/11 Question

It’s a natural question to ask every time the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks rolls around: Are we safer now than we were then?

Newly Disclosed Strzok-Page Texts Shed New Light on ‘Media Leak Strategy’ at FBI, Justice

Peter Strzok has been fired from his job at the FBI, but the hits from his text messages to his former mistress just keep on coming.

9/11 at Seventeen

In the 17 years since 9/11, an entire generation of Americans has grown up without stories of where they were that day.

Kenneth Starr Still Getting Hardballs

Twenty years after recommending to Congress that then-President Clinton be impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice, Kenneth Starr has written a book about it.