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Thursday, June 14, 2018
A Tribute to Charles Krauthammer
I have often thought that tributes to those we love are best made when the object of our affection is still with us, rather than at their funerals.
The Passing of a Giant
On Friday, Charles Krauthammer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative journalist and writer, released a noble statement to the public.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Trump as Disrupter
It helped to have been up against the worst candidate in history, but the main reason Donald Trump got elected is that enough people were fed up with the status quo and were prepared to give a disrupter a shot.
Trump’s Critics
As I suggested in yesterday’s special report, Trump’s critics on the Left and among the #NeverTrump movement will never be satisfied. They accuse him of being a maniac who will get us into war or of being Neville Chamberlain rushing into a bad deal.
Post Singapore, What Is Next for Freedom in North Korea?
In Singapore, the on-again/off-again summit between President Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un made history as President Trump became the first U.S. president to meet with a North Korean leader.
Trump’s Triumph or Kim’s Coup?
This week, President Trump went to Singapore to meet with the most repressive dictator on the planet, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jung-un.
Diversity and Inclusion Harm
In conversations with most college officials, many CEOs, many politicians and race hustlers, it’s not long before the magical words “diversity” and “inclusiveness” drop from their lips.
Patriarchy Defender
“Shame on you! Shame on you!” chanted protestors after psychology professor Jordan Peterson said he’d refuse to obey a law that would require everyone to call people by the pronoun they prefer — pronouns like “ze” instead of “he” or “she.”
On North Korea, a President Who Tried Something Different
Reaction to President Trump’s summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has broken down along the usual Trump-anti-Trump divisions. The truth is, it will take a while before it’s clear whether the summit achieved anything or not. But give the president credit for trying a new approach to an intractable problem.
Why Can’t We Fix Social Security and Medicare?
Each year, the trustees of Social Security and Medicare issue their report delivering the news, invariably dismal, about the financial condition of the nation’s two largest entitlement programs.
Lindsey Graham’s Unjustifiable Call for War
Question: Has North Korea re-invaded South Korea since it signed an armistice 65 years ago suspending the Korean War?
Oh, Canada: Trump Tramples an Ally
In Dante’s “Inferno,” the first circle of hell is for the virtuous unbelievers — non-Christians like Aristotle, Socrates and Julius Caesar. The second is for those who give in to their carnal desires, your Cleopatra and Achilles types.
On Charles Krauthammer, My Friend, Mentor and Lodestar
A few years ago, I was talking with Charles Krauthammer in the Fox News green room when the news that someone famous had passed away flashed on the television screen.
NYC’s War on Academic Excellence
“I also have a dream.” This rallying cry, handwritten on a simple white placard held up by an Asian-American mom at a protest this week against liberal New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to radically transform New York City’s public schools, says it all.
Time Magazine’s War on King Trump
Anyone who walks past a newsstand knows that Time magazine hates Donald Trump. Don’t doubt us. You’d lose. In 2016, it pictured his orange face melting on the cover and then, months later, that same face melted into an orange puddle.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Trump Makes History in Singapore
America woke up this morning to incredibly encouraging news. President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un signed a statement of understanding that provides a basis for defusing one of the most dangerous trouble spots in the world. In spite of the media’s narrative, this was accomplished without President Trump really giving up anything in the process.
Congress Must Fix Problems With the VA, Social Security
Two groups of Americans that deserve and need the government’s attention are veterans, who have put their lives and their well-being on the line to defend their country, and retirees, who had some of their earnings taken through payroll deductions to provide for their future when they cannot or no longer work to support themselves.
Supreme Court Gives States the Green Light to Clean Up Voter Rolls
Can a state take reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of its voter rolls by removing people who have left the jurisdiction? On Monday, by a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court answered “yes,” affirming an Ohio law allowing for the removal of voters who have left the state.
Trudeau Is Annoying, Not an Adversary
Justin Trudeau may be the annoying, youthful avatar of chic progressivism — but he’s not our adversary.
The Left’s Hate
The Tony Awards are supposed to be about Broadway theater shows. But like every other institution dominated by the Left, they were all about politics and all about hating Donald Trump. Our cultural and media elites are consumed with hate, and that hate was on full display at the Tony Awards Sunday night.