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- Article · Mar 1, 2023In Brief: Young Americans Are Increasingly Ungrateful
They start to understand that the study and practice of politics is hard work, that human beings and their political systems are inherently flawed, and that comparative assessments … prudence the highest political virtue. Prudence requires a recognition of the inherent limits to political action, the role of unforeseen consequences, and the complexity of translating political goals into good
- Opinion · Jan 20, 2023Israel’s Judicial Reform ‘Controversy’ Is Much Ado About Nothing
recent manifestation of this inveterate Jew-bashing addiction, takes the form of the roiling debate over the new Benjamin Netanyahu-led Israeli government’s proposed judicial reform package. Tens … government’s judicial reform package is just and proper, as a matter of both political theory and comparative constitutional law. Ironically, moreover, despite the reflexive condemnations of those purportedly concerned
- Opinion · Jan 18, 2023Biden vs. MLK
politically. I still hear some misguided Republicans say, “Joe Biden is a nice guy.” No, he isn’t! Stop saying that! Car-a-Lago Continues There are still more questions … question that’s gnawing at a lot of smart people. Even though some in Big Media are acting a bit like real journalists, this question isn’t being pressed hard
- Opinion · Jan 6, 2023The Mandate for 2023 and 118th U.S. Congress
makes auditing impossible. And while the irregularities are there for all to see, the political weaponization of the DOJ, the FBI, and the CIA together with their portals and penetration … Constitution itself. Getting at the truth is essential for effective government, and it only emerges from free discourse and debate — often more from the people with practical experience from
- Opinion · Nov 3, 2022The State of America Makes Midterm Choices Clear
debate with Jimmy Carter in 1980, Ronald Reagan famously asked, “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” Which is a sensible and basic question that … been asked in political races ever since — and next week’s midterm elections are no different. As Americans head to the polls on Tuesday, one ought to consider
- Article · Nov 1, 2022Tuesday: Below the Fold
Court heard arguments in two similar cases that essentially challenge the affirmative action polices within American universities. The two universities in question are the University of North Carolina and Harvard … school. Throughout the justices’ questioning, it became apparent that the Court’s conservative majority is not buying the argument . Justice Clarence Thomas raised the question as to what was even
- Opinion · Oct 29, 2022The Economic Disaster of the Pandemic Response
take everything else into consideration.” That conversation reflected the tone of the debate, then and later, over the lockdowns and vaccine mandates. The economy — viewed as mechanistic, money-centered, mostly … urging calm. But not in 2020, when policymakers — whether due to intellectual error, political calculations, or some combination of the two — launched an experiment without precedent. The sick and well
- Article · Oct 18, 2022Reader Comments
least a third, no matter what the Federal Reserve does. Two important questions are how quickly that will happen, and how badly workers on the low end of the economic … resources at hand. Expect little from the Saudis until the next turn of the political wheel here, and even then their own interests will be primary. —Kentucky Re: “[Biden Illegally
- Opinion · Oct 15, 202217th Amendment Weakened Balance of Power Between States, Federal Government
interests not only of their own states, but, concomitantly, of the states as political and legal entities within the federal system.” Alexander Hamilton emphasized this at the New York ratifying … insolvency. Could this be changed? Should it be changed back? These are questions that prompt vigorous debate. But the likelihood that American voters would support going back to the original
- Opinion · Oct 14, 2022It’s Not ‘Ableist’ to Wonder if Fetterman Can Do His Job
person’s ability to comprehend ideas or articulate thoughts or participate in debates — all essential functions of a politician’s job. Fetterman is not deaf; he is unable to process … fair to ask, why can’t he participate in a debate, and why can’t he answer basic questions from journalists without a closed-captioned transcriber? “If we’re going
- Opinion · Oct 6, 2022Biden’s Priority
time, Volodymyr Zelensky , encouraged by the blank check the West has given him, is essentially demanding that Ukraine be immediately admitted into NATO, guaranteeing that we would be engaged … years ago, during their one and only presidential debate, Ronald Reagan ended the Carter presidency when he posed a series of questions to the American people. Reagan asked Americans
- Article · Sep 21, 2022DeSantis: Florida Versus Davos
founding fathers actually had over what was the world’s oldest profession. The debate was between Benjamin Rush, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Rush was a doctor. So Rush … operations on minors in the state of Florida. The True Virus And the question is, the question is why? Why would this be happening? That’s what people will
- Opinion · Sep 16, 2022It’s All About the Midterms
current runaway inflation Biden caused, but there’s not a lot of debate that it added to the problem. On top of this, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates … responsible for this historic mistake, with another term. In the process, in a political sense at least, he came to completely own the inflation problem. There is still no issue
- Opinion · Sep 10, 2022Biden’s Fascist Speech
fascists, his political apparatchiks are engaging in tyrannical government oppression! Media Malfeasance I’m not the only one deeply disturbed by the left’s efforts to silence debate. Journalist Glenn … Soviet Union and Pravda. Our Founding Fathers believed a free press was essential to the preservation of freedom by acting as an independent check against government abuses of power
- Opinion · Aug 22, 2022Who Is King in America? Who Are Counselors to the King?
their own will, and lives only by their will.” Abraham Lincoln stated in a debate with Stephen Douglas: “THE PEOPLE of these United States are the rightful MASTERS of both … great harvest. But what do you do with seeds? You plant them in soil. Question: Does the type of soil have any relationship to the harvest? The soil
- Article · Aug 19, 2022In Brief: Parental Rights Demand Parental Responsibilities
their children’s education? That question has been at the forefront of widely publicized debates in Virginia, Florida, and a public school near you. Political analyst Madeleine Kearns believes those … enough,” asserting that “young people need to be given the opportunity to acquire essential life skills and develop positive attitudes and values.” But whose values are these? Naturally, most
- Opinion · Jul 23, 2022Friendship, Not War, Is the Antidote to Niceness
toward politics as the “prudential pursuit of justice.” He thinks Christians on the center-right could learn from the Christian left because they get “the nature of politics … Wood, passion and the willingness to offend for justice’s sake are essential to politics. What’s questionable though is whether the Christian left’s passion and forthrightness are good
- Opinion · May 26, 2022A Cabinency of Dunces
into catastrophic governance. As the nation sinks inexplicably into self-created crisis after crisis, debate rages whether President Joe Biden is incompetent, mean-spirited, or an ideologue who feels … translated his incoherent ideology into catastrophic governance. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas has essentially nullified federal immigration law. Over 2 million foreign nationals have illegally crossed the southern border
- Opinion · Apr 2, 2022How American Oligarchs Stole 2020
month.” Well, it’s only $500 a year, and some experts even question that figure. In addition, Biden announced that he’s releasing 1 million barrels … presidential debate that his goal was to phase out carbon-based fuels. When conservatives say, “Drill, Baby, Drill!” the media always mocks us. But that’s essentially what Biden said
- Opinion · Feb 11, 2022The Totalitarian Left
disinformation.” Now the latest terrorist threat is conspiracy theories that sow distrust in government. Question the government and you’re a terrorist? That’s fascism! That’s Stalinism! And that … also the intolerant left, which regularly tries to shut down free and fair debate. Undermining Trust If Joe Biden is worried about undermining trust in the government, he should look