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Friday, August 17, 2018
Cardinal Wuerl Must Go
In 1972, Pope Paul VI warned that “the smoke of Satan has entered the Church of God.” We see that smoke throughout the report from a Pennsylvania grand jury, which alleges that more than 300 priests abused more than 1,000 children in six Pennsylvania dioceses — including 99 priests from the Diocese of Pittsburgh, which was led for 18 years by Cardinal Donald Wuerl, now archbishop of Washington.
Has Trump Delivered on His Economic Promises?
Is President Trump fulfilling candidate Trump’s promises? You can make a case that he is, based on some surprising and widely unexpected economic developments.
Identity Politics: A Cynical Electoral Tactic
Only in the modern Democratic Party could a Democratic icon such as Andrew Cuomo fearlessly and publicly claim that America “was never that great.”
Define ‘Historic’
Tuesday’s primary results were hailed as “historic” by a number of media outlets. “Vermont Democrats made history Tuesday,” declared the Burlington Free Press.
The Press as Enemy
Over 200 newspapers across the country are together running editorials on the same day decrying President Trump’s attacks on the press.
The Center Does Not Hold
If there’s a single idea that has defined the politics of the last 70 years it is the notion of “the center.”
Nonsense About ‘Crybaby’ Conservatives and Hollywood
In the latest issue of Vanity Fair magazine, perpetually bilious writer James Wolcott has attacked the “myth of Hollywood’s conservative blacklist.” He finds it highly amusing that anyone would fear damage to their acting career for publicly favoring this president.
The Immortal Indianapolis
The worst disaster in the history of the United States Navy only began with the sinking of the USS Indianapolis.
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Eyewitness of the Red Paradise
The 50th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of former Czechoslovakia
Air Force General Faces Hateful Attack Over Prayer Website
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation is calling for the arrest of Brigadier General John Teichert.
The Trump Administration Grabs the Wheel
To hear some in the media tell it, the Trump administration’s decision to freeze fuel-economy standards for cars and trucks is a massive detour from common sense.
John Brennan’s Security Clearance Revoked
President Trump revoked former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance. It’s about time! Brennan has been actively engaged in the #Resistance movement to bring down the president of the United States and appears to be implicated in the deep-state efforts to spy on the Trump campaign.
Omarosa Tries to Channel Anita Hill
Where have we seen this play before: A woman comes forward to accuse a conservative of inappropriate behavior in hopes of harming him sufficiently so he will be unable to achieve his policy objectives?
Manafort Trial Is Complicated but Americans Need to Know This
The first two weeks of the trial of former Donald Trump failed to implicate Trump or his campaign in any alleged criminal conduct.
Trump’s Hollywood Star Must Go — But They Get a Pass?
During the 2016 presidential campaign, a man dressed like a construction worker, carrying a pickax, destroyed Donald Trump’s sidewalk star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce promptly replaced it.
Markets Know Better Than Bureaucrats What Society Needs
Governments, seemingly eager to supply their critics with ammunition, constantly validate historian Robert Conquest: The behavior of any bureaucratic organization can best be understood by assuming that it is controlled by a secret cabal of its enemies.
Eyes on the Prizefighters
The media wanted last August’s “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville to be the next “Bridge to Selma,” an iconic civil rights moment honored by the entire country every year. All week, there were excited announcements of the coming anniversary this past Sunday.
The Double Standards of Postmodern Justice
The New York Times recently hired as a writer and board member Sarah Jeong. The Times knew that in recent years Jeong had posted a series of unapologetically racist anti-white tweets.
Will There Be a Home for Free Traders?
Despite several interviews revealing a profound lack of basic knowledge about public policy and government, 28-year-old self-described democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a darling of the media and the left.
Lay Off Boris Johnson — and Us, for That Matter
A fellow Spectatorian is under enemy fire, and we all must rally around him, particularly because he has done nothing wrong and because if those attacking him triumph, we shall all suffer. The cause is free speech.