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Friday, July 20, 2018
Strzokism and the Degradation of Democracy
As the passage of time gnaws away at memories of Peter Strzok’s testimony before Congress and America’s outrage industry ratchets its screech-o-meter up a notch or two, perhaps a few observations about the FBI’s noteworthy apparatchik are in order.
Get a Grip, Democrats
This week, The Washington Post published an op-ed headlined “It’s not wrong to compare Trump’s America to the Holocaust.” As with similar examples of this genre, it’s a sickening display of moral relativism that belittles the suffering and murder of millions in the service of some shortsighted and crass partisan fearmongering.
Time to Junk Racial Quotas in Higher Education
“It’s time for enlightened America to hit reset on affirmative action once and for all,” writes Columbia University linguistics professor John McWhorter in The American Interest. By affirmative action, of course, he means the racial quotas and preferences that most selective college and university admissions departments employ.
Obama, Trump a World Apart on Freedom
“If I’m still here at Christmas, I’ll thank God for sending Jesus to be born. If I’m still here at New Year, I’ll thank him for helping me make it through the year. If I’m here on my birthday, I won’t be like Job and curse the day I was born. I’ll give thanks for the life I’ve lived.” —Pastor Andrew Brunson, from Turkish prison
Obama’s Words on Identity Politics Better Late Than Never
“Democracy demands that we’re able to also get inside the reality of people who are different than us, so we can understand their point of view. Maybe we can change their minds, maybe they’ll change ours.”
Putin Speaks Code. Does Trump Understand?
Back when word first leaked that Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort, and Donald Trump Jr. had met with a Russian lawyer and others offering dirt on Hillary Clinton, President Trump seemed to think he was supplying an exculpatory cover story.
The Left’s New Leader
Pop quiz: Name the leader of today’s Democrat Party. If you said DNC Chairman Tom Perez, you’d be wrong. Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer or House Democrat Leader Nancy Pelosi? Nope. It’s not even Hillary Clinton or former President Barack Obama.
Trump Can Shut Down His Russia Critics With One Bold Move
If President Trump wants to shut down the critics of his performance this week in Helsinki and strengthen U.S. national security, he can do so with one bold move: Announce he is moving out most U.S. forces currently stationed in Germany and sending them to Poland.
Don’t Dismiss NATO’s Faraway Members
Donald Trump thrives on an image of strength, so it’s never a good look when he inadvertently invokes the spirit of Neville Chamberlain, the British prime minister whose name has become a watchword for appeasement.
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Cooling Arctic Summers and Cooling U.S. July and August — Are They Linked?
In spite of the heat hysteria, the facts show that over the past several years, the opposite has been true east of the Rockies. And the heat we have now cannot hold a candle to the heat and drought of the 1930s. Let’s take a look back at some recent years.
Nikki Haley: A Profile in Courage
Yesterday, I had the honor of welcoming Ambassador Nikki Haley to The Heritage Foundation. And as she spoke before a packed audience, I realized we were witnessing a true profile in courage.
Why Kavanaugh Must Be Confirmed
It almost didn’t matter who he nominated. Everyone knows the drill. The president nominates, the Left pounces. It’s that predictable.
Trump Wisely Keeping ‘Really Bad Dudes’ in Guantanamo Bay
Every six months the director of national intelligence must report, by law, how many terrorists formerly detained at Guantanamo Bay have resumed terrorist activities. The last report pegged the recidivism rate at 30.1% —124 confirmed as once again engaged in terrorism, 96 suspected of it.
Summit Asymmetries
On June 3, 1961, barely into the fifth month of his presidency, John F. Kennedy met with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
Politicized Intelligence
Comey’s suggestion that the Left best represents the country’s values or the Founders’ vision is laughable! To suggest we should go back to the high-tax, high-unemployment days of the Democrats is absurd. And it speaks volumes about James Comey.
For Pastor Brunson, the Wait Continues
Instead of being freed, Pastor Andrew was transported back to his cell after a hearing went horribly wrong.
Our ‘America First’ President Put America Last in Helsinki
America’s child president had a playdate with a KGB alumnus, who surely enjoyed providing daycare. It was a useful, because illuminating, event: Now we shall see how many Republicans retain a capacity for embarrassment.
Putin Is Killing Millions of Americans!
I don’t know what Trump said during that two hours when he met privately with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but like so many in the media, I know what I hope he said: Mr. Putin, I need you to publicly admit your complicity in our illegal alien problem.
NATO’s Challenge Is Germany, Not America
During the recent NATO summit meeting, a rumbustious Donald Trump tore off a thin scab of niceties to reveal a deep and old NATO wound — one that has predated Trump by nearly 30 years and goes back to the end of the Cold War.