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Thursday, August 16, 2018
San Francisco Employees Eat at Work. City Hall Wants to Punish Them
Two members of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors have come up with an idea to make their city great again: Ban company cafeterias in new commercial office buildings.
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
A Word About Wildfires
Like 2017, we predicted a bad wildfire season in the spring. The fact that California had a wet period in the spring was a big reason to think a big wildfire season would ensue. The wet conditions resulted in additional foliage, so even if California had a “wet” summer by its standards, naturally it would dry out. Why? Because summer is a dry time in California even if there is average precipitation, which there has been by the way.
Jim Jordan for Speaker: A Longshot or the Best Shot?
As voters look to the November election, many seem discontented with the Republican Congress due to its failure to repeal Obamacare and to support commonsense border enforcement. In fact, according to a recent study, 53% of Americans are dissatisfied with the GOP leadership. Though grateful for the tax cuts and the economic recovery, many voters seek a change.
A Tale of Two Marches
There have been two notable marches in Washington this year. One occurred in the dead of winter as it has every year since 1973. A youthful and diverse crowd marched through downtown Washington in favor of defending innocent unborn life.
Social Security Fails
Social Security is running out of money. You may not believe that, but it’s a fact.
An Easy Way to Lower the Trade Deficit
From the first day Donald Trump started running for president, he has raged against America’s large and persistent trade deficit.
NBC Lowers the Bar for Omarosa
NBC “News” is perfectly demonstrating why the American people distrust the media’s professed belief in facts, or their supposed approach of holding a story until they have enough documented evidence.
The Theory of Political Relative Relativity
It’s quite simple: Some political relatives are more equal than others.
Urban Violence Begins in Broken Homes
The Chicago Tribune reported a big drop in violence in Chicago this past weekend. Forty people were shot.
Enough’s Enough
During the weekend of Aug. 4-5 (and the preceding Friday night), 12 Chicagoans were shot dead, and 62 others were shot and wounded.
With Mueller, Like Kenneth Starr, Beware Wishful Thinking
In Washington in the 1990s, it was a sure bet that whenever conservative journalists and activists got together, the conversation turned to the Clintons, Kenneth Starr and the Whitewater investigation.
Trump’s Failure to Condemn the Bigots of the Alt-Right Tars His Presidency
How can a president as successful as Donald Trump be so unpopular?
What if Everybody Sucks at Everything?
This week, President Trump went on a Twitter rampage — rightly so — over the firing of FBI agent Peter Strzok. Strzok, you’ll recall, is the agent who was tasked with overseeing both the Hillary Clinton email investigation and the Russian election-interference investigation.
The Problem With the Left’s Attempts to Redefine Racism
People are making this so complicated.
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
An Urgent Warning From Dr. James Dobson
Dr. James Dobson, the founder and president of FamilyTalk, has asked that I share this important message with you from his website.
Training School Shooters, Election Oddities, Fires, and the Media
Did you see anything in the news of the compound in New Mexico where 11 young people ages one to 15 years old were being held in squalid conditions, and at least one of them was being instructed on how to shoot up a school? This is not just speculation; the information came from court records filed last week.
The Turkish Hostage Crisis
It’s never a good idea to negotiate with a hostage-taker, but when it’s a NATO ally, there isn’t much choice.
The Left vs. Law Enforcement
I was struck this weekend by how overt and comprehensive the Left’s attack on law enforcement has become. For example, preseason NFL games started last week and the kneelers were out in force.
Prison Reform: An Unlikely GOP Issue
Prison reform has normally been an issue embraced by Democrats, not Republicans. But, perhaps, like so many other things in the Trump administration, this, too, is about to change.