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- Opinion · Aug 7, 2015Houston Mayor: Whatever Floats Your Vote
that.” For more from our friends on the ground, check out the interview I did on Tuesday’s “Washington Watch” with one of the plaintiffs, Pastor Hernon Castano. ##States … there are better alternatives for New Hampshire than an organization so callously removed from reality. “Things are different now,” he explained. “We have to take a step back and just
- Opinion · Aug 5, 2015The Age of the Demagogue
every aspect of public consciousness, from sports (Obama’s picking his NCAA brackets!) to reality television (Obama just congratulated Bruce Jenner on becoming Caitlyn!), but in making him feel indispensible … unitary, dictatorial government than he does like a cog in the machine of checks and balances. He bears more resemblance in the political optics to a Castro than
- Article · Jul 27, 2015Fetal Harvesting on Film?
alarm throughout the abortion provider community,” writes Sharona Coutts, vice president at RH Reality Check, an organization dedicated to “news, commentary and analysis on sexual and reproductive health and justice … commodities to be bought and sold. Far too many Americans can reconcile that grim reality because it is that so-called “invisible abstraction.” Making it visible could be the ultimate
- Opinion · Jul 23, 2015The Fact-Free Left: Part II
most, people who are zealous advocates of minimum wage laws, for example, never check to see if these laws do more good by raising some workers’ wages than harm … make minimum wages as if they are a permanent class of people. In reality, most are young inexperienced workers, and no one stays young permanently. But they can stay inexperienced
- Article · Jul 21, 2015Checking in on ‘Too Big to Fail’ After Five Years
unwitting victim of what Dodd-Frank hath wrought. Fewer banks can now offer free checking or free debit card services in part because banks and retailers are now responsible … companies to install federal government officials on corporate boards to “oversee” financial decisions. In reality, these new board members have a say in every corporate decision from finance right
- Opinion · Jul 17, 2015The True Cost of Immigration
most of which is absorbed by state and local governments. Regardless of these daunting realities and others, there is little doubt comprehensive immigration reform will be force … pathway to citizenship.” These include the payment of a fine, submission to a background check, the payment of taxes, having a clean criminal record, and a willingness to learn English
- Alexander's Column · Jul 15, 2015Jade Helm 15 and the Conspiracy Theories
Reality Check on Military Exercises “Nothing is so contagious as opinion, especially on questions which … beget in the mind a distrust of itself.” —James Madison (1790) Image Have you heard … they have. Unfortunately, otherwise rational grassroots folks get swept up by conspiracy charismatics. So, reality check — should folks be concerned about “the size and scope” of the Jade Helm exercise
- Opinion · Jul 15, 2015Planned Parenthood’s Fetal Flaw
agenda to persuade Americans that the country’s current policy is “discriminatory.” But the reality is, the military discriminates constantly in its attempts to find the best physical and mental … President. To understand the disruption this repeal could cause, get the facts on transgenderism. Check out FRC’s new paper, “ Responding to the Transgender Movement .” ##Nuke Deal Radioactive from Start
- Article · Jul 2, 2015Thursday Short Cuts
global warming, Burgess says the link is plausible. ‘Clearly global climate change is a reality and it has resulted in warmer temperatures in certain places at certain times,’ says Burgess … Washington, who claims she returned a $100,000 donation after the donor requested the check not be used to support “transgendered girls.” She then launched a crowd-funding campaign
- Opinion · Jul 1, 2015Tolerance: It’s Not Just for Liberals Anymore!
like “GOP Congress shows little appetite to fight gay marriage ruling” hardly fit the reality. From the most powerful seats in Congress to the GOP presidential campaigns, outrage poured … bold-faced lie. In fact, if you’re looking for some encouragement, check out this list to see just how overwhelming the response actually is. ##Next Stop: Polygamy! 01EX5BZD1GQVSCWBJ7QKK5H8V9.png What
- Opinion · Jun 24, 2015You’re What You Say You Are
charge of inspecting the forms, told me that I had made an error by checking off “Caucasian.” I told him that I hadn’t and was in fact Caucasian. After … that modernity permits liberties previously unknown or unrecognized. Today we’re not held to reality. For example, one does not have to accept the limitations of biology. Say that
- Opinion · Jun 17, 2015A Call to Lead
stigma of sexual risk avoidance programs (formerly known as abstinence education). But the real reality check is that according to the Guttmacher Institute, New York sex education programs
- Article · Jun 12, 2015Obama Puts Immigration Enforcement in Limbo
Immigrant Heritage Month prompts a check-up on enforcement. 01EX5BZC71896E6WKB3RYDW7S0.jpg For his weekly address last Saturday, Barack Obama touted our nation’s immigrant heritage because June is Immigrant Heritage Month … right with the law.” In fact, however, the Obama administration has finally bowed to reality. Twenty-six states led by Texas moved to block the executive’s best laid plans
- Article · Jun 10, 2015Strategy? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Strategy!
Islamic State. He always blames others for his failures. But last we checked, he is, unfortunately, the commander in chief. No matter. He left subordinates to clean up his mess … alone. Despite all the bold talk about beefing up Iraqi security forces, the reality is that Iraqis see what happened last time and not many are willing to bet their
- Article · Jun 7, 2015Left Plays Fast and Loose With Issue of Gender Identity
many of the people making it recognize, is that Jenner’s business is the reality show celebrity-buzz racket. “The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue” surely objectifies women, but it wouldn … Republicans are “anti-science” on everything from global warming to evolution. Well, last I checked, biology hadn’t been declared a branch of the humanities. Bruce Jenner was 65 years
- Opinion · Jun 5, 2015Left Plays Fast and Loose With Issue of Gender Identity
many of the people making it recognize, is that Jenner’s business is the reality show celebrity-buzz racket. “The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue” surely objectifies women, but it wouldn … Republicans are “anti-science” on everything from global warming to evolution. Well, last I checked, biology hadn’t been declared a branch of the humanities. Bruce Jenner was 65 years
- Article · Jun 1, 2015The (Un)Affordable Healthcare Act
list of states reporting gargantuan rate hike requests by insurance providers for 2016, reality is a bummer. And as the saying goes, “You ain’t seen nothin’ yet.” The list … increases for 2016. In Washington, providers want an average increase of 9.6%, while Vermont checks in at 8.4%. In Indiana and Connecticut, the leading plans seek boosts
- Opinion · May 29, 2015IRS Indifferent to Hacking Incident
including the hiring of an ex-convict who wasn’t subjected to a background check. A Treasury Department report released last October revealed an unconscionable amount of bureaucratic inertia … could affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of financial and sensitive taxpayer data.” That reality was seconded by the Treasury Inspector for Tax Administration (TIGTA), who “also continues to identify
- Opinion · May 25, 2015The U.S. Is Now a Mobocracy
call, he’s now actually having to pay hookers. Clinton said he had checked with Hillary about any possible improprieties, and she had assured him that everything … would utter such claptrap proves just how out of touch this schmuck is with reality. You would have thought that the amount of ridicule that rained down on Hillary when
- Article · Apr 29, 2015First Quarter GDP Is a Harsh Reality Check
recovery — a roller coaster ride that features some signs of life along with harsh reality checks. Stability and sustainability are still lacking in the economy, which will continue through