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Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Scandals and Scott Pruitt
With EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s recent resignation, the scandal talk heats up again.
Helsinki Summit
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for two hours face-to-face yesterday in Helsinki, Finland. Trump said their initial meeting was “a very good start” to the summit. During a joint press conference, the president said he raised Russia’s meddling in the 2016 elections with Putin.
A Dem Outlook for November
Here’s a word I never thought anyone would use to describe Sen. Dianne Feinstein: “moderate.” But that’s the political twilight zone Democrats find themselves in, now that 28-year-old socialists are heaving the party left.
Immigrants Change Cultures — Whether New Yorkers in Florida or Latinos in America
Immigration limits aren’t rooted in xenophobia; they’re rooted in values-phobia.
Trump’s Helsinki Discord
Donald Trump is not, and never will be, the Moscow correspondent for The Nation magazine, and he shouldn’t sound like it.
Politics Rules the Reactions to Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee
The nomination by President Donald Trump of highly respected Federal Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court is yet another opportunity for hysteria to invade the world of entertainers.
How Trump Can Lower Drug Prices
One of Donald Trump’s more memorable promises on the campaign trail was to lower the cost of prescription drugs. Polls show this issue remains popular with Americans, especially lower-income families, who are worried about high drug prices.
The Week That Wasn’t for Anti-Trumpers
Last week was not a good one for anti-Trumpers, who include virtually all Democrats and most establishment Republicans.
Monday, July 16, 2018
University Refuses to Apologize for Desecrated, Anti-Trump American Flag
Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer wants the University of Kansas to send a desecrated American flag back to wherever it came from.
Redefining Diversity
At one time, not that long ago actually, diversity meant variety. What’s more, it usually referred to opposing points of view, not to pigmentation. In recent years, that has all changed.
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Don’t Fix Baseball, Even if It May Be Broken
It is a prudential axiom: If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it. This reflects the awareness that things can always be made worse, and the law of unintended consequences, which is that they often are larger than and contrary to intended ones.
Integrity-Gate
When I finished my graduate study and moved out of Buffalo, New York, to take my first full-time professional job at the University of Missouri, I called my telephone company to discontinue my landline service. After being put on hold while the agent checked my account, I was shocked by the words I heard: “We are very sorry to lose your business. You have been a very good customer.”
Saturday, July 14, 2018
12 Russians Indicted
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced that 12 Russian intelligence agents have been indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for hacking into the Democrat National Committee, Hillary Clinton’s campaign, the Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee, and several state elections offices.
Dems Have a Meltdown Over ICE
Sometimes, the stories out of DC just write themselves. After making the entire summer about ending immigration enforcement, Democrats finally have the chance to vote on it. There’s just one problem: They don’t want to. When Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) agreed to put their bill closing the office of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on the floor, liberals panicked. About that whole “abolishing ICE” thing, their messaging seemed to say, “Just kidding.”
A Message of Hope
At the same time that she was caring for her newborn son, Kristen Hanson was caring for her husband, James Joseph, who would die shortly after Christmas of last year.
Socialism, Soccer, and the Supreme Court
Outside of baseball, I have absolutely no interest in watching spectator sports. That doesn’t mean I don’t have opinions about them. As you may have noticed, I have opinions about everything.
Why This Supreme Court Nominee Matters
Candidate Donald Trump had many Republican critics. Some voted for him only out of concern for judges. With the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, he repaid their confidence in full.
So Much to Teach — So Much to Learn
Shortly after leaving home last summer for a relaxing week at the beach, I noticed a white sports car in our rearview mirror, approaching with great speed. My guess is that they were doing triple digits. I said a quick prayer for the innocent drivers ahead of me. Ten miles later I saw that car again. I passed him, as he was doing zero, sitting along the side of the road, speaking to a police officer. Sometimes the system works.
Saturday Miscellaneous
After a week or so of watching Democrats react to Brett Kavanagh, it seems that even my dire predictions of over-the-top partisan attacks underestimated the vitriol, and we’re just getting started. More in a second, but first some random comments.
Friday, July 13, 2018
The Past Is a Reason to Worry About High-Impact East Coast Hurricanes
I am making no secret about my East Coast hurricane worry this year. The more I look at the setup, the more concerned I am that, in spite of lower accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) overall, the East Coast is vulnerable to a major hit.