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- Article · Jan 13, 2016Insulting, or Telling It Like It Is?
just wrong. It diminishes us in the eyes of the world.” Yet two episodes in recent months highlight that we were and are right to be concerned, and Obama
- Opinion · Jan 12, 2016Obama: Bitter Partisan and Committed Ideologue to the End — and Beyond
laundry list of policy proposals and “not talking about himself.” You heard me right; the narrative is that Obama hasn’t talked about himself in previous SOTUs. If that … very high bar. The media just can’t help themselves. They are also wrong that Obama has generally asked Congress to embrace his policy agenda, as opposed to browbeating
- Opinion · Jan 12, 2016Fighting for the Soul of the Republican Party
simple possession of drugs appears to have become conventional wisdom, though it’s wrong . Where conservatives shine is in their emphasis on the importance of mediating structures in the lives … even, sometimes, the kick in the pants to get and keep people on the right track. To the degree that government elbows those mediating institutions aside, it creates the “poverty
- Article · Jan 11, 2016Monday Short Cuts
leadership hate us so much? Why is it they want to take away our rights? Why is it they want to take away the very services that actually protect life … real question we should be asking is not whether there is something inherently wrong with the refugees, but whether Germany is doing an effective job of integrating them
- Article · Jan 11, 2016A Multiculturalist-Enabled Grope Fest
free movement of people within the European Union,” Merkel told reporters last Thursday. Far-right protesters weren’t buying it. Banners and signs with the words “Rapefugees not welcome” were … hope participants in the program will “at least know the difference between right and wrong.” Right and wrong — according to whom? “In the Western ministries of fantasy Islam, the pols
- Opinion · Jan 11, 2016Saving You Time & Money
minutes, you might think I liked the other 16, but you’d be wrong. The four I let my wife watch without me were “Beasts of Other Nations,” “Straight … liked “A Man Called Horse” and “Jeremiah Johnson,” this might be right up your alley. But be warned, it is at least an hour too long. Speaking of which, some
- Opinion · Jan 10, 2016A Chance to Mend First Amendment Rights
years ago, this court declared that citizens do not surrender their First Amendment rights by accepting public employment.” The court’s interest in stare decisis (Latin, meaning “to stand … court has never invoked stare decisis to sustain a decision that wrongly eliminated a fundamental right.” And the court has said (in the 2010 Citizens United decision) that
- Opinion · Jan 9, 2016Ted Cruz Is Nixon, Not Goldwater
this wrong about Cruz’s general-election chances, it may compare Cruz to the wrong 20th-century Republican forebear. The better analogue for Cruz might be Richard Nixon … trade-promotion authority. Two months later, when a brush fire erupted on the right over “Obamatrade,” Cruz abruptly reversed course and came out against trade-promotion authority — he cited procedural
- Opinion · Jan 8, 2016A Red Herring in Virginia
apparently didn’t think it mattered a lot who held the office. Were they wrong! A couple of weeks ago Herring decided he would no longer recognize concealed carry permits … Virginia as an inconsistent partner and some law-abiding gun owners denied the right of self-defense might not visit the state, costing it tourism dollars. Voters are fickle
- Opinion · Jan 8, 2016Taking a Closer Look at the Terrorist Threat
than 14 years since Sept. 11, 2001. But that doesn’t mean people are wrong to be worried. After all, the lack of another Sept. 11 — to date — doesn … Some might call this unnecessary. Commissions come and go, producing reports that nobody reads, right? Often they do, but the 9/11 Commission is a notable exception. It was a rare
- Opinion · Jan 7, 2016Obama’s Gun Order Triggers Outrage
what the White House wanted. “[The president’s] proposals to restrict gun rights were debated by the United States Senate, and they were rejected. No president should be able … stop the flow of Medicaid money to groups like Planned Parenthood, who see nothing wrong with this coldblooded approach to the lives it snuffs out through abortion. If people like
- Opinion · Jan 7, 2016Obama — and FDR — Set Precedent for Trump’s One-Man Rule
blame for Trump’s appeal and sparked a new “post-constitutional” moment on the right. For much of the Obama presidency, conservatives seemed to have intensified their reverence … path we were taking toward strong, centralized government may not have been so wrong.” (C) 2016 TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY
- Opinion · Jan 6, 2016Bettors Know Better Than Pundits
shows the odds more clearly and will automatically update them every five minutes. Right now, bettors know that Trump, even though he is ahead in polls, is unlikely … percent chance of becoming our next president. Yikes! Think the odds are wrong? Put your money where your mouth is! You could win money. Prediction markets have a long track
- Opinion · Jan 6, 2016How Lawmakers Stopped Part of Obama’s Assault on First Amendment
exempt 501(c) organizations like the many Tea Party groups the right to challenge any denial of their tax-exempt status by the IRS in federal court. Before this … could appeal such a decision by seeking a declaratory judgment that the IRS was wrong. Preventing IRS Abuse Taking action to forestall the IRS from abusing ordinary Americans for speaking
- Opinion · Jan 6, 2016Burying Negative Polls
public believes the country is headed in the right direction, versus a whopping 70 percent who think it’s on the wrong track. The networks constantly hammered George W. Bush
- Opinion · Jan 6, 2016Election Should Be About Restoring the American Vision
only 19 percent now say they “trust the federal government to do what is right always or most of the time.” This is close to the lowest it has been … constitution. It’s always much easier to say what is wrong than what is right, and power-seeking politicians prefer the easy road. Negative campaigning, campaigns focused on attacking others
- Opinion · Jan 6, 2016In Gun Sales, Whose Hands Are Wrong?
wrong hands. Yet if such a consensus exists, it is not based on sound evidence or careful consideration. To the contrary, the government strips people of their Second Amendment rights … show you’re not a problem.” In other words, your hands are presumed wrong until proven right. COPYRIGHT 2016 CREATORS.COM
- Article · Jan 5, 2016Asset Forfeiture Provides Windfall for Law Enforcement
find. The asset forfeiture program also is abused. Consider the source, but the ACLU rightly notes, “Civil forfeiture allows police to seize — and then keep or sell — any property they … their vehicle. During nine hours of questioning, the Perrys insisted they had done nothing wrong and that the money was theirs legally, from various legal sources, and they had evidence
- Opinion · Jan 5, 2016GOP House: Resolved to Reconcile
city is severely punishing individuals, employers, and businesses for addressing a transgender by the wrong pronoun (which includes bizarre configurations like “ze” and “hir”) or refusing to let them take … popping edict is the product of the city’s radical Commission on Human Rights, which apparently believes it’s necessary to trample the rights of 8.4 million Big Apple residents
- Article · Jan 4, 2016Monday Short Cuts
answers. They are wrong. There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” Observations: “What