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Friday, June 8, 2018
CrossFit Muscles Out Conservative
If having an opinion on sexuality were a fireable offense, then just about every office in America would be empty! Unfortunately at CrossFit headquarters, Russell Berger’s is. Wednesday, the pastor and company spokesman was sacked by the fitness business because he dared to exercise something else: free speech!
The Entitled ‘Comedy’ Elites
What is it about our entertainment elites that makes them think they are so much wiser than everyone else? Why do they seem to think that comedians like Samantha Bee and Donald Trump impersonators like Alec Baldwin are going to save America with their rants?
Obama Took Lying to New Heights With the Iran Deal
When it comes to the Iran nuclear deal, the Obama administration increasingly appears to have been a bottomless pit of deception.
You Don’t Get To Rewrite the Constitution Because You Dislike Donald Trump
If your contention is that President Donald Trump has the propensity to sound like a bully and an authoritarian, I’m with you.
The New Bigotry
In 155 AD, Roman authorities ordered a man named Polycarp to burn incense for the Roman emperor. Witnesses say the local authorities begged Polycarp to comply, some even acknowledging it was a meaningless act. But Polycarp refused. “Eighty-six years I have served Christ, and He never did me any wrong. How can I blaspheme my King who saved me?” Polycarp announced. The Roman proconsul had a pyre built to burn Polycarp.
Taking the ‘Beauty’ Out of Beauty Pageants
The Miss America Organization announced this week that it will no longer judge women on their “outward physical appearance.” To that end, the swimsuit competition is gone.
‘Fake News’ Is Not a Fake Term
The Left and Trump-opposing Right are predictably annoyed at President Trump’s persistent description of the liberal media as “fake news.” Like it or not, the term as he uses it has merit.
California Results Suggest Blue Wave Has Crested and Ebbed
The nation is just past halftime in the 2018 primary election cycle. Twenty states — containing the majority, 228 of 435, of House districts — have held their primaries, and all but the three with runoffs have chosen their nominees.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Baker in Same-Sex Wedding Case
Jack Phillip’s government compared him to a Nazi and a slave owner. He was subjected to death threats and boycotts. He was called a homophobe, a bigot. His staff was ordered to undergo reeducation training — all because of his devout Christian beliefs.
The Road to the U.S.-North Korea Summit
Many critics of President Trump take exception to his oft-repeated phrase “America First.” They read dark isolationist impulses into it and predict a world where the United States has simply turned its back on the world.
100 Years Ago, U.S. Marines Helped Turn the Tide of World War I
Americans rightly remember the Americans who stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, to liberate Europe, but we also should commemorate the Americans who, 100 years ago, fought in another fierce battle in France that began on June 6 — the Battle of Belleau Wood.
50 Years Ago: An Assassination That Shook America
This was a deadly act prompted not only by the evil of Middle East terrorism but also by the evil of Soviet communism.
Primary Results
Tuesday was the biggest day of the 2018 campaign season so far. Voters in eight states, from California to New Jersey, went to the polls to cast their ballots in crucial primary contests.
Soccer Star Keeps Ultimate Goal in Mind
When other sports leagues are tripping over themselves to promote LGBT pride, it’s inspiring when a few courageous athletes refuse to play along. Professional soccer player Jaelene Hinkle is one of them. When the U.S. Women’s Team announced it would be wearing jerseys with a rainbow theme last year, Hinkle knew what she had to do — even if it meant giving up her dream.
Black Motorists Lying on Cops — Who’s Doing the ‘Racial Profiling’?
In the last few weeks, three black motorists, including an NAACP chapter president, made blatantly false allegations against perfectly courteous police officers.
Loose Lips Sank the Colorado Baker’s Case
“Loose lips sink ships” was a World War II slogan warning Americans against inadvertently disclosing important secrets, such as troop ships’ sailing schedules. On Monday, the Supreme Court showed that loose lips can sink cases.
Bill Emerges From Under His Bed
During the current hysteria about sexual harassment within elite circles, one of the most revered of our elites, former President Bill Clinton, has been hiding under his bed. He has not been seen in public for eight months.
Jumping From the Free Trade Ship to the Protectionist Fair Trade Ship
Are there any free-market principles Republicans won’t abandon at the altar of political expediency?
The Politics of Cake
Nothing appears beyond the reach of the social engineers, not even cake.