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- Article · Nov 10, 2015Congress Still Won’t Touch Islamic State Tar Baby
part of the blame because members have shirked their responsibilities to govern, and have essentially given this commander in chief free reign to do as he pleases. That’s what … will fight them now, or we will fight them later. It’s only a question of time.” How is it that one of the most liberal senators in Washington sees
- Opinion · Nov 5, 2015Conventional Wisdom Proves Ignorance in the Presidential Race
have political backgrounds (Carson, Trump, Carly Fiorina). In contrast, the Democrat candidates appear far older, are all white, and are all political has-beens. Multimillionaire Hillary Clinton alone boasts … last week’s CNBC debate noticed the embarrassing difference between the interviewers’ treatment of Republicans and how CNN had conducted its Democratic debate earlier last month. Suddenly, an emboldened media
- Opinion · Oct 9, 2015Foxx and Friends Debut New Panel
Parenthood. This will be a broad-based, information-gathering, fact-finding mission to answer questions about how we treat and protect life in this country.” While we applaud House leadership … complain all they want about the GOP wasting “taxpayer money to make political points.” But it’s better than using taxpayer dollars to fund a potentially criminal operation! ##Here Today
- Opinion · Sep 18, 2015Our Side Must Decide to Put the Sideshows Aside
there would have been many more had the goal been a substantive debate. The overarching question in every presidential election is America’s future — which of the competing visions will … immigration process and encourage assimilation? - A nation where political correctness selectively smothers free speech and religion or one that fosters our essential civil liberties? - An America crippled by false promises
- Opinion · Sep 17, 2015The Competition Heats Up
joined by CNN’s Dana Bash and radio host Hugh Hewitt, who posed additional questions to the 11 candidates, including Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio … while CNN shamelessly attempted to engender a political food fight, the candidates themselves mostly refused to play along. Tapper opened the debate by giving each candidate 30 seconds to introduce
- Alexander's Column · Sep 16, 2015The Anchor Baby Myth
miles of sufficient Mexican border fence that has been constructed). The conservative debate centers on legitimate concerns about the burden of illegal immigrants, including the enormous cost of providing taxpayer … pertains to immigration that the Supreme Court is taking up the absurd question of whether illegal immigrants can be counted when determining legislative districts . In another era, the most basic
- Opinion · Aug 24, 2015The Quiet Revolution: How the New Left Took Over the Democratic Party
period of time. Gramsci argued that alliances with non-communist leftist groups would be essential to the collapse of the capitalist bourgeois order. Marcuse believed that radical intellectuals needed … 1930s with the tactical tools for the foot-soldiers of social and political revolution — the community organizers and non-academic labor and single-issue activists. Alinsky had a certain charm
- Article · Aug 19, 2015Scott Walker’s ObamaCare Replacement
because Republicans have been wrestling with the “Well, what would you do?” question for six years. “ObamaCare cannot be fixed. It must be repealed and replaced with a plan that … make decisions about your health care and about your money.” His plan is essentially a “tax cut of about a trillion dollars,” he said. “That’s probably about
- Article · Jul 7, 2015Sanctuary Cities and Obama’s Failed Immigration Policies
police instead of reporting crime. We’re still waiting for the Leftmedia to question Hillary on her continued support of this policy, but the noise from Donald Trump’s recent … nonsense. Democrats have made the issue of immigration a divisive one for their own political benefit. Forget security, they are worried about votes. Republicans, on the other hand, need
- Opinion · Jun 25, 2015The Pope, the Globe and the Facts
encyclical, he confesses that “the Church does not presume to settle scientific questions or to replace politics.” Which is it? Francis also admonishes the world’s wealthier nations to open … overpower every other message. The Pope is clearly endorsing a specific UN political climate treaty and essentially declaring he is on a mission from God to support a UN climate
- Opinion · Jun 18, 2015Ration Roulette: House Debates Death Panel
Now that Democrats have had five years to read the health care
- Opinion · Jun 9, 2015Showing the Ex-Im Bank the Exit
chamber are having a “principled debate” concerning the bank’s future. “I do understand one person’s corporate welfare and politically driven capital allocation is another person’s vital export … declined what Churchill calls the Bank’s “questionable” benefits. Ex-Im’s backers would have us believe it’s essential, but the Bank supports only 2 percent of U.S. exports
- Opinion · May 22, 2015Can Republican Men Criticize Hillary?
demand that their particular woman be insulated from the usual vigorous debate that is essential for democracy. Any criticism of Hillary Clinton is presumptive sexism, while her attacks on opponents … debate when he crossed the stage to ask her to sign a pledge. As Mother Jones recounted: “In the hours and days after the debate, Clinton’s team worked mightily
- Alexander's Column · Apr 29, 20152016 Presidential Field on Guns and Liberty
However, the addition of the Bill of Rights was the subject of hotly contested debates among our Founders. Many objected to enumerating innate rights “endowed by our Creator” because such … those are handguns. (Of course, many Americans simply refuse to answer pollsters’ questions as to whether they own a firearm.) Image The most recent Pew Research Center poll on firearms
- Alexander's Column · Apr 15, 2015American Liberty v. Taxation: A Short History
Constitution. Much of that income is redistributed to Democrat constituents in return for their political allegiance that, in turn, drives more growth and redistribution. This cycle is perilous to Liberty … Constitution. The addition of the Bill of Rights was the source of hotly contested debates among our Founders. Many objected to listing the innate Rights of Man, which are “ “Endowed
- Article · Apr 14, 2015Rubio’s Roots Make Him Ripe for a Run
point out that Obama was giving away the store to the Castros while getting essentially nothing in return. Of the recent gathering at the Summit of the Americas, Rubio wrote … will have to fight his way back into politics, though a Rubio governorship isn’t out of the question — especially considering that would set him up for a stronger White
- Opinion · Mar 3, 2015A Democratic Republic Is a Terrible Thing to Lose
plaintiffs “interpretation” of the law as “baloney.” “In the long, tangled history of the debate over the Affordable Care Act, no member of Congress ever indicated a belief that … public that made its passage possible -- engaged in this critical exchange in January 2012: Questioner: “You mentioned the health-information Exchanges for the states, and it is my understanding that
- Opinion · Feb 24, 2015DHS: Mall Shook Up
deal that both parties agreed to before Christmas. The goal was to revisit the debate over the President’s executive amnesty order before funneling more money to the Department that … jeopardized by this administration’s political strategy). But the reality is, the majority of DHS employees (85%) would still be on the job as “essential employees.” The Secret Service, Coast
- Alexander's Column · Feb 18, 2015‘Unalienable Rights of Man’ — A Civics Lesson
tyranny, between conservatives and liberals, or in contemporary political parlance, between Right and Left. Again, the core question being debated: Who endows the Rights of Man , our Creator (as ordained … lesson. (To promote Liberty and recruit additional Patriots to our ranks, please distribute our Essential Liberty Pocket Guide to your family, friends and colleagues.) Follow Mark Alexander on Twitter
- Alexander's Column · Nov 19, 2014The Demos’ REAL ‘Immigration Reform’ Strategy
from The Gipper for a national campaign interview: “Ronald Reagan used to ask the question, ‘Are you better off than you were four years ago?’ In this case … northern markets competing for jobs held by white laborers would have undermined Lincoln’s political support from the latter. The great abolitionist Frederick Douglass was so angry with Lincoln