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- Opinion · Mar 23, 2017Terror in London
more than 70% of the vote there. What has people so upset in this politically correct county? It’s not Donald Trump. Ironically, parents and taxpayers are spitting mad over … raped. The school argues that the law requires it to provide an education, no questions asked, to all children. But does that include adults? Did anyone think
- Opinion · Mar 8, 2017The Crisis of Liberty in the West
elites dislike. Cultural cronyism takes place whenever the cultural left cannot win an honest debate and vote and thus forces social change through sheer power. Whether it be crony capitalism … advantages that cronyism creates. After all, market freedoms, though not axiomatic, do play an essential role in promoting human flourishing. Freedom of contract and freedom of association can foster real
- Article · Mar 3, 2017The Fine Line of Free-Market Health Care
joint session of Congress was a powerful moment in his young presidency. Political analysts Left and Right praised Trump for his performance. Chris Wallace of Fox News reacted … gravitas and purpose. And while conservatives were largely pleased with Trump’s performance, serious questions have emerged regarding how the president and Republicans in Congress will deal with
- Opinion · Feb 15, 2017How to Think About SOGI Policies and Religious Freedom
policy debate are all to the good. This is just as true in current debates about the needs of people who identify as LGBT (lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual) and concerns … Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges decision, all Americans — wherever they fall on the political spectrum and whether religious, secular, or agnostic — should join the effort to find ways
- Opinion · Feb 14, 2017Heed the Protests
activists packed the town-hall meetings of Democratic congressmen and peppered them with hostile questions. It was an early sign of the abiding opposition that Obamacare would encounter … have learned anything from the Obamacare debate, it is that disturbing the status quo in American health care carries significant downside political risk. Democrats were in that position
- Opinion · Feb 10, 2017More CEOs Jump on the Liberal Brand Wagon
conservatives over liberals. The opposite is true of Target, where the gender-free bathroom debate kicked off a devastating 1.5 million-person boycott. Not surprisingly, Democrats give the retailer … shareholders, rather than entering the political fray.” Unfortunately, out of desperation or pressure — or both — some businesses are still trying to woo customers with political correctness. Most of them (like
- Opinion · Feb 9, 2017Libs to Trump: Keep Your Pause Off Us!
welcoming reputation without sacrificing our systems and safety. For more on this important debate, check out my interview from [yesterday] on Fox Business’s “Varney & Company.” Video: https://www.youtube.com … defecting. “We’re called transphobic bigots because we ask questions about gender identity,” Dansky said. “We’re asking questions and we’re standing up for women and girls. And that
- Opinion · Feb 6, 2017Is That Sermon Political?
endorse political candidates. But while the pros and cons can be debated, federal law long ago settled the question as a matter of law: Nonprofit charities, including religious organizations … they are “absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office
- Article · Jan 26, 2017Just How Much Voting Fraud Does Exist?
divides and is responsible for stirring up some of the most contentious arguments and debates between Americans of all stripes. Politicians have made a profession of attempting to navigate this … conservatives like to drag up as a political scare tactic designed to disenfranchise minority voters. The Leftmedia’s stance essentially cheapens the unique privilege of American citizenship
- Article · Nov 18, 2016Incoming AG Sessions and a Clinton Prosecution
itself. Barack Obama’s spokesman, Josh Earnest, pointedly did not answer the question of whether his boss would pardon Clinton. And Donald Trump has so far demurred about continued prosecution … heat of the moment (a contentious debate between the candidates) than to do in his new political reality. During the campaign, nothing damaged Clinton as badly as the specter
- Article · Nov 7, 2016Globalist Elites Hate Brexit — and Trump
Brexit,” he explains. “It’s no surprise that the legal establishment has joined the political class in declaring war on British democracy. Why wouldn’t unelected judges want to preserve … side of the powerful corporations and the wealthy,” as she stated in the third debate. Note the utter contempt for the Constitution that informs the assumption some Americans are inherently
- Alexander's Column · Oct 26, 2016Alexander, How Will You Vote?
preview. Desmond Doss was a Patriot whose character reflects infinitely more about the essential spirit of American greatness than this year’s presidential contenders, neither of whom would be worthy … finally, how do I answer the question, “How will you vote?” I answered the same way I have responded to that question in every quadrennial election since I cast
- Opinion · Oct 22, 2016Exxon Mobil Fights the Abusive Behavior of Democrat AG’s Climate Inquisition
complaint to add Schneiderman to its lawsuit. Schneiderman’s subpoena demanded the production of essentially every document in the company’s possession concerning global warming or climate change … politics that is behind what the New York attorney general is doing, not enforcement of the law. The brief summarizes in great detail the political motivations driving not only Schneiderman
- Opinion · Oct 20, 2016Imagine a Sane Donald Trump
thinks big” and is a transformational character. But he spoke too of Trump’s essential nature. The GOP nominee “reacts very intensely, almost uncontrollably” to “anything which attacks … because Paul Ryan didn’t call to congratulate him after the second debate. Mr. Gingrich said he hopes this will change. But people don’t change the fundamentals of their
- Opinion · Oct 11, 2016Is Science Limitless?
uncertain — and thus always potentially subject to interpretation and debate.” As such, trans-science is particularly inclined to facilitate political activism and agenda-driven research. Evans and Sarewitz make … email blasts and click-bait social media posts, presumption and hyperbole are the essential factors in generating an audience. At the heart of scientific inquiry, however, are modesty and understatement
- Opinion · Sep 24, 2016The Year of the Reticent Voter
nearby college. We’d been chatting a while, and when I asked the question she told me, carefully, that she hasn’t decided how she’ll vote, and neither have … said the debates are unusually important this year. “Trump is the central character — it’s his last opportunity to get a fresh look from voters. A debate is an open
- Opinion · Jul 27, 2016Hillary’s Philly Stakes
email scandal, which pulled back the curtain on the DNC’s vicious attack politics. Making matters worse, another terrorist attack in France came just hours after the DNC wrapped … just obvious in their event planning, but their platforms, their procedures (the DNC debating its platform in secret, while the RNC broadcast theirs on TV) their presenters, and even their
- Opinion · Jul 17, 2016Why Race Relations Have Gotten Worse Under Barack Obama
that way? The answer Democrats have chosen is what I call racial politics. Racial politics is identity politics and that has been a mainstay in the Democratic Party for almost … oppressing them. Identity politics is the politics of division. It is the politics of pitting one group against another. All too often it is the politics of hate. During
- Opinion · Jun 29, 2016Brexit’s Aftermath
been a long time coming. This was no impetuous decision. The push-pull debate over Britain’s membership in the European Union has been going on since Margaret Thatcher … essentially, was reclaim the right to do something about it themselves. The alternatives are available, and it will be up to Britain’s and America’s new political leaders
- Opinion · Jun 10, 2016The Liberal Case Against Peter Thiel Is the Worst Kind of Hypocrisy
future of sex tapes regularly advocate policies that would allow the state to inhibit political speech. For instance, Ezra Klein, editor-in-chief of Vox, writes: “What’s endangering Gawker … very upsetting if it were true. There’s a question that should not be lost in this debate: Is it an invasion of privacy to make public a sex tape