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Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Celebrating Independence Day
Independence Day is one of my favorite holidays — celebrating patriotism, our history and the tremendous courage, faith and sacrifices of our Founding Fathers. As the 242nd birthday of America dawns, millions will get together with friends and family for backyard barbeques, games and fireworks.
Adding Value to Your July 4th Gathering
If you’re looking for a good object lesson on this Independence Day to illustrate the price of our freedom and why we must protect this gift that has been entrusted to relatively few people in history, look no further than the jar of coins that sits on your shelf or counter.
Trump Must Stick to His Supreme Court List
Everyone on Trump’s Supreme Court list is eminently qualified for the job, albeit some more than others.
Jahi’s Life Mattered
Amid all the raging political headlines and hyperventilating tweets of the Summer of Resistance, a searing ember of news stopped me in my tracks this week.
College Destruction of Black Students
Amy Wax, a University of Pennsylvania law professor, has come under attack and scathing criticism because she dared criticize the school’s racial preferences program.
The Left’s Contempt Is Going to Reelect Trump
Democrats have a new theory for how they can win back Congress and the White House. Just like “soccer moms” helped put Bill Clinton in the Oval Office in 1996, and “NASCAR dads” helped George W. Bush win in 2004, Donald Trump, the theory goes, was elected because of “#NeverHillary” voters who didn’t particularly like him but despised her. Axios reports that Democrats are targeting the “20% of Trump’s voters [who] told exit pollsters they didn’t like him” hoping these reluctant Trump voters will help power a “blue wave” in the 2018 midterms and defeat President Trump in 2020.
Justice Kennedy v. Cicero, Jefferson, Hamilton and MLK
History will remember Justice Anthony Kennedy for advancing an illogical argument to deny a God-given right.
Donald Trump’s Mainstream Immigration Policy
Amid all the raging political headlines and hyperventilating tweets of the Summer of Resistance, a searing ember of news stopped me in my tracks this week.
What the Courts Are For
Democrats are in a state of sheer panic. They’re panicking because last week, Justice Anthony Kennedy — a reliable vote in favor of certain leftist priorities including abortion and same-sex marriage — announced that he will step down from the Supreme Court, leaving President Trump a second selection.
The Demagoguery of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Now that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has rocketed into the national spotlight as a result of her stunning primary victory over incumbent Democrat Joe Crowley in New York’s 14th Congressional District, what’s the message for national politics?
CNN Host Proclaims ‘National Emergency’
July started with a lull. On the Monday before Independence Day, the news network morning shows led with the oppressively hot weather. The normal feverish panic about living in Donald Trump’s America was missing for a few hours.
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Summer Causes Climate Change Hysteria
Summers in the U.S. are hot. They always have been. Some are hotter than others. Speaking as a Ph.D. meteorologist with 40 years of experience, this week’s heat wave is nothing special.
A Victory for Freedom and the Pro-Life Movement
The pro-life movement celebrates this Independence Day 2018 with a big victory at the U.S. Supreme Court. It’s a victory for freedom.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly About ‘King Kennedy’ and His Legacy on the Supreme Court
We don’t know yet which conservative constitutionalist President Trump will nominate to the Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, in an effort to solidify the five-member majority needed to help restore our constitutional republic. But we do know that liberals will launch what may be the vilest, nastiest, most vitriolic propaganda war ever against whoever the president nominates — no matter how sterling his or her professional credentials are.
Roe Is a Travesty
The prospect of overturning Roe v. Wade will be at the foreground of the battle over Justice Anthony Kennedy’s replacement, and it should be.
America Celebrates Another Freedom Revolution
Today, America dominates the globe. It’s easy to forget that the United States almost didn’t exist. In 1776, a rag-tag group of British colonists met in Philadelphia. Resistance to British exactions had begun more than a decade before. Armed resistance broke out the previous year.
Freedom Is, Once Again, on the March in the United States of America
This time around, the procession is led by a brazen, no-nonsense man not unlike the bold leaders who signed the Declaration of Independence 242 years ago.
Filling the Supreme Court Vacancy Is Both Critical and Divisive
Presidents have the duty to nominate persons to fill federal judiciary vacancies. Each of our 45 presidents made judicial appointments, and all but four nominated at least one justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Give Us Your Young, Energetic, Talented Masses
Republicans are right to call for tough measures to deter illegal immigration — which means building the wall, ending the “catch and release” policy and challenging the harboring strategies of sanctuary cities.
If We’re Nazis, Expect More Violence
Because of the ever-descending moral and intellectual state of the mainstream news media, there has been no outcry against the leftists who call President Donald Trump and all Americans who support him Nazis. Indeed, members of the media now regularly do so.