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- Article · Feb 1, 2022What Did Clinton Know and When Did She Know It?
center of these efforts, using her personal Twitter account and presidential debates to echo the false claims of Steele and others that Trump was in cahoots with the Russians. Although … Clinton: “This is what scares me … the way that Putin has taken over the political apparatus, or is trying to — .” At that point, a media handler interrupted them over some
- Article · Jan 18, 2022Tuesday Executive News Summary
other side of the political divide, the number of Americans identifying as Republican has risen from 40% a year ago to 47% now. Essentially, the popularity of the two parties … Ends “Provide the least protection”: CDC finally admits cloth masks were always political theater ( The Federalist ) The debate over “low-skill” versus “low-wage” workers ( AEI ) What is the “evidence
- Opinion · Jan 14, 2022Biden Takes Us Back
reassure us. They failed miserably. Brian Deese, the director of Biden’s economic council, essentially told reporters, “We just didn’t see this coming.” Really? Virtually every conservative and even … power.” She’s Back! There’s a new push to resurrect Hillary Clinton’s political career. This is not wild speculation. Douglas Schoen, a longtime Clinton loyalist, published an opinion
- Opinion · Jan 7, 2022United We Stand, Divided Dems Fault
than ever now, as the media’s forces team up to do whatever is politically expedient for the Left — even if it obscures the truth. Especially if it obscures … persuade a Congress with two Democratic majorities to pass legislative measures that are essential to his government expansion. Now, instead of trying to prove to the American people that they
- Opinion · Dec 28, 2021The (Crappy) Year We Just Lived Through
dissent? This is a question made all the more stark because there is no parallel on the right: Conservatives do not shut down dissent or debate. The answer … Left fears dissent. And they do so for good reason. Leftism is essentially a giant balloon filled with nothing but hot air. Therefore, no matter how big the balloon
- Opinion · Dec 8, 2021Remember Pearl Harbor
Russian collusion. For years, the political left has worked with the leftists who control social media to prevent free and open debate. There are many ways the left is undermining … politicians eagerly shut our churches while keeping “essential” abortion clinics open. They have aggressively restricted the free speech of anyone who questions the failed public health response to COVID
- Opinion · Nov 30, 2021Stop the Panic Pandemic!
lockdowns. The governor of New York declared a state of emergency and shutdown non-essential surgeries, even though there are no reported cases of Omicron in the Empire State. There … beyond question. Science does not shut down debate. That’s how scientific breakthroughs happen because someone dares to question the “conventional wisdom.” If we didn’t criticize or question science
- Opinion · Nov 16, 2021‘This Has Been a Long Fight, but Every Life Is Worth It’
real crisis: China’s brutal disregard for human rights. “Any nation that disregards the essential right to life,” Pompeo insisted, “cannot claim to be good in any other measure … other.” But, he reminded people, “The answer to our nation’s problems isn’t politics. It’s affecting change in the hearts of people that only faith in Christ
- Opinion · Nov 9, 2021Lacking Infrastructural Integrity
members of the GOP inexplicably decided to bail Pelosi out — opening the door to debate on Biden’s disastrous Build Back Better plan. Inside the Republican Party, conservatives were furious … pass this is absurd,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) agreed. While the members in question — largely from deep blue states — are insisting the bill was about real infrastructure (roads, bridges
- Opinion · Oct 23, 2021In Defense of Claremont
from several fronts, including two organizations that exist precisely to air important political disagreements: the American Political Science Association (which effectively cancelled our participation in this year’s annual meeting … allow John, a Claremont fellow and highly credentialed law professor, to discuss essential constitutional questions. This is particularly galling given John’s prominent role in Federalist Society activities
- Article · Oct 8, 2021Friday Short Cuts
about that a lot. President Biden respects science and understands the urgency, which is essential also for combating the coronavirus pandemic.” —House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Hot air: “Certainly … normal rules of political conduct. ... Trump’s Republican Party is an authoritarian project. For the time being, there is no form of Republican politics that is consistent with democracy
- Opinion · Jul 12, 2021Defending the Constitution
political power granted to slave states.” This is a common mistake that is constantly repeated but never really explained. It has to do with the 3/5 clause that says essentially … political. 4) The columnist believes that the early addition of amendments to the Constitution proved that it was a flawed document from the beginning. In truth, the Founders debated whether
- Opinion · Jun 28, 2021Rank Hypocrisy: Top General Pushes Military CRT
engaging — stopping the bill in its tracks. So many Republicans got involved that a debate started raging on the House floor. Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) called … funding for Plan B through the VA. It’s unconscionable on the merits — and politically even more absurd — to hide behind the fact Obamacare set the terms for funding potential
- Opinion · Jun 3, 2021Curiosity and Candor
that included “the pandemic, eliminate/eradicate the virus, social distancing, effective/safe vaccine, protocols, face mask, essential workers, personal responsibility, a stay-at-home order and public health agencies.” The report also … interaction would conjure words like “receptive, hero, respectful, polite, lose/win.” While it might appear that there was communication due to the politeness, the lack of candor would lead
- Article · May 20, 2021Americans Don’t Like Kamala Harris
waiting. For the immediate future, it appears the Biden administration has elected to essentially keep Harris out of the spotlight, as evidenced by her continued absence from visiting … take a few questions after events is treated as an act of impish aggression. And Harris herself tracks political players and reporters whom she thinks don’t fully understand
- Article · May 18, 2021The Left Targets Conservative Media
usual, rather than debate the issue, leftists want to silence the opposition. The recent destruction of a building housing the offices of media outlets during Israel’s latest conflict with … Intercept’s “reporter” has painted targets on the back of other reporters over their politics, giving antifa thugs an idea of who to target. Think this is overhyping a threat
- Opinion · May 18, 2021A Supreme Chance at an Abortion Fix
what is being debated.” If the package is enacted, he said (and it was), “Congress will have committed 15 percent of GDP with essentially no increase in public investment … address [other] challenges. After resolving the coronavirus crisis, how will political and economic space be found for the public investments that should be the nation’s highest priority?” Please, Summers
- Opinion · May 14, 2021Crisis Mismanagement: Biden’s Struggles to Respond
scale Middle East War, a border emergency, and inflation, Biden’s response to these questions is either: I don’t have answers, or I’m not allowed to give them … crisis. “Having a plan for how we protect our nation’s critical infrastructure is essential,” Blackburn insisted. So far, there’s no plan from the White House — or even
- Opinion · Apr 24, 2021A Word of Warming on the Border Crisis
this week — a trick he learned from the 44th president when Obama redirected every question from the Syrian civil war to the refugee crisis to the planet’s temperature … Aaron Blake argued that we’ve “dumbed down” this argument into nothing but partisan politics. “The idea isn’t so much that D.C. doesn’t necessarily deserve voting rights
- Opinion · Apr 19, 2021Battles of Lexington & Concord: Patriots and Self-Defense
pistol to my head ... and told me he was going to ask me some questions, and if I did not give him true answers, he would blow my brains … permission or regulation of law for the purpose.” Patrick Henry wrote (Elliott, ed., The Debates in the Several State Conventions, 1836, 1941, p. 378): “Let him candidly tell me, where