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Thursday, August 23, 2018
The Bombs of August
On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped a uranium-fueled atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, another U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 repeated the attack on Nagasaki, Japan, with an even more powerful plutonium bomb.
Death of a Historian, Robert H. Ferrell
On Aug. 8, one of the great historians of his generation and — for a certitude — one of the great teachers of any generation, passed away: Robert H. Ferrell. He was 97.
The Doctor Is (Not) In
If you are frustrated by wait times to see your doctor, the cost of health insurance and prescription drugs, just wait until there may be no doctor to see.
No, 60 Million Abortions Didn’t Make America Richer
Has abortion made America more prosperous? Chelsea Clinton seems to think so.
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Are Western Wildfires Driven by Global Warming — Man-Made or Otherwise?
The news media has made the number and intensity of wildfires in western states this summer a household topic. As of Aug. 14, there were hundreds of them, and of major ones, 17 were burning in Alaska, 11 in Arizona, 10 each in Oregon and Colorado, and nine in California. The media and many environmentalists blame them on global warming.
The Silent Cry
There are deep divisions today in our nation that are seen in issue after issue. But perhaps there is no greater divide, with such irreversible consequences, than the pro-life/pro-abortion battle.
Media, Bigotry, Religious Freedom, and Mike Pence
Bigotry in any form is immoral. But it’s perfectly acceptable for the media elite when the target of the bigotry is a practicing Christian.
Trump Honors ICE
At a White House ceremony Monday, President Trump and Vice President Pence honored the brave men and women of the Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). They get gangs off our streets, keep drugs away from our kids, and keep terrorists out of our country.
Social Media Trickery
YouTube just added an “information panel” to all my videos about climate change.
Do Politics Matter?
This week, I bought my wife a present for her birthday: a glass-blowing class. The teacher was, predictably, an eclectically artistic type in Los Angeles, and a down-the-line liberal.
Let’s Join Together to Stop Out-of-Control Prosecutors
At this unique moment in American history, liberals and conservatives have something in common: an abhorrence of government prosecutors run amok.
King’s Dream Still Relevant Today
We are approaching the 55th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered Aug. 28, 1963, in Washington, D.C.
Turning a Blind Eye to Discrimination in China
The moral landscape of America’s self-understanding is often reduced to a few easily recognizable landmarks: slavery and abolition, Jim Crow and the civil rights movement, World War II and the Holocaust.
After 30 Years, Justice Must be Done for Iranian Dissidents’ Families
It is difficult to imagine the heartache of having a loved one taken from you only to then see the person or persons responsible escape justice. The lack of closure that results from an unsolved crime is surely made all the worse by the unique injustice of a perpetrator being identified and yet enjoying absolute impunity.
52.1 Percent of Kids Live in Households Getting Means-Tested Government Assistance
Will they be called The Welfare Generation?
Bad Men, Good Presidents
With the continuing hysteria about Donald Trump’s presidency, a few questions come to mind. The first: Can a bad man become a good president?
The Laughable Boston Globe
The Boston Globe successfully organized a campaign to get nearly 350 newspapers, large and small, to publish an editorial on Aug. 16 on “the dangers of the administration’s assault on the press.” They laughably claimed: “This whole project is not anti-Trump. It’s really pro-press.”
Brennan Is a Hack. Trump Turned Him Into Spartacus.
Many in the intelligence community have been quietly dismayed by the hyperbolic partisan behavior of former CIA director John Brennan since Donald Trump took office.
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Cheerleading Shirt Promoting God & Country Sparks Left-Wing Outrage
Folks who live in Dodge County, Georgia, stand for the national anthem and they take a knee to pray. That’s just how it is. So when the Dodge County High School cheerleaders started selling T-shirts that read “In Dodge County, we stand for the flag, kneel for the cross,” nobody thought it would cause a controversy. But it did.
A California Hurricane? Not Why, but Why Not?
This article caught my eye: “CBS Scares Viewers With Predictions of Climate Change Causing West Coast Hurricanes.”