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Friday, September 7, 2018
Nike and Corporate Political Correctness
The inmates are running the asylum. This decision was beyond idiotic, and Nike deserves the punishment it’s receiving.
Memo to Dems: Upholding Norms Is a Two-Way Street
Many of the current president’s critics on the left insist that they are standing up for norms of democratic conduct and for democracy itself.
Theater of the Absurd Has Taken Over Senate
Supreme Court confirmation hearings have mostly been theater for a long time. The dismaying thing about the latest episode — the Brett Kavanaugh show — is that it became the theater of the absurd.
The Swamp Strikes Back
The New York Times has hit a new low. It regularly relies on anonymous sources for its hit pieces, overstates their real authority, and often turns out fake news in the process.
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Guarding Against Socialists and Socialism in America
According to economist and social theorist Thomas Sowell, the particular “brand” of socialism championed by many on the American political Left “is more insidious: government control of the economy, while leaving ownership in private hands. That way, politicians get to call the shots but, when their bright ideas lead to disaster, they can always blame those who own businesses in the private sector.”
A Lot Less Bluster and a Little More Sasse
Predictably, the start of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing to the Supreme Court was an embarrassing fiasco for *almost* everyone involved.
Giving Judge Kavanaugh a Fair Hearing
I hate to have to ask such a basic question, but does Sen. Chuck Schumer, New York Democrat, understand the role of a U.S. Supreme Court justice?
Day 2
Wednesday was Day 2 of the Kavanaugh hearings, and radical demonstrators once again disrupted the proceedings as soon as they began.
Mississippi Election Tells an American Story
Time was, there was no other American place quite like Oxford, Mississippi. Fifty-six years ago — a long time in adaptable America’s adjustment of its behavior to its creed — this university town was a few weeks from the U.S. Army’s arrival to assist the matriculation of James Meredith.
Aretha’s Funeral: Anti-Trump Bigots Hear Truth About the No. 1 Problem in the Black Community
President Donald Trump took a pounding at the services for Aretha Franklin. The Rev. Al Sharpton took Trump to task for supposedly demonstrating a lack of respect by saying, “She worked for me on numerous occasions.” Other speakers took shots at the President either by name or by implication for his supposed racism and bigotry.
Liberals Never Sleep (And Neither Does Jeff Sessions)
The left is very close to having a governing majority due entirely to immigration. Despite the promise of the Trump campaign, there isn’t much standing in their way. Now, they’re just running out the clock. Soon, we will have admitted so many immigrants that it will be too late to do anything.
When Funerals Become Politics
Using funerals for political purposes has a long, but not distinguished, tradition. In 44 B.C. eulogist Mark Antony claimed to Roman mourners that he came to bury Caesar. But his speech created a frenzy and ended up ensuring a death warrant for the once “honorable” Brutus.
Will the Export-Import Bank Rise Again?
At the end of August, the Senate Banking Committee voted Kimberly Reed out of the committee to become the new president of the U.S. Export-Import Bank. But before she can start her job, she must win a confirmation vote in the full Senate.
Left Rushes to Judge Kavanaugh
If the last 36 hours are any indication, there may not be enough handcuffs to last the Brett Kavanaugh hearings.
Rev. Ellis, You Have Done Nothing Wrong
I was watching Fox’s coverage of the Aretha Franklin funeral last week and enjoying the celebration. I thought Stevie Wonder was particularly good and very moving.
The White House Handshake That Made Everything Worse
Twenty-five years ago next week, on Sept. 13, 1993, the Israeli-Palestinian “peace process” was formally launched with the signing of the Oslo Accords at a White House ceremony hosted by President Bill Clinton.
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Neil Armstrong Didn’t Forget the Flag
History is usually airbrushed to remove a figure who has fallen out of favor with a dictatorship, or to hide away an episode of national shame. Leave it to Hollywood to erase from a national triumph its most iconic moment.
The Kavanaugh Hearings
The Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings yesterday on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Unfortunately, Democrats on the committee wasted no time in throwing civility and decorum out the window.
Unrest Assured on SCOTUS Pick
If the U.S. Capitol Police was hoping for a quiet Tuesday morning, they got anything but. By 10:30 a.m., officers had already arrested 22 people, which turned out to be just part of the angry mob sent to disrupt Brett Kavanagh’s Senate Judiciary hearing.
Death Be Not Loud
Question: What is more cringe-inducing than a celebrity funeral? Answer: Two back-to-back celebrity funerals.