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- Opinion · Dec 17, 2019Comey in the Crossfire
only that he found “significant questions about the reliability” of Steele’s sources. To most rational observers, that would tend to call into question the entire dossier. As Wallace continued … outlining the rules for the floor debate on the articles of impeachment against President Trump. The House of Representatives is scheduled to begin debating impeachment Wednesday, with a vote taking
- Opinion · Dec 16, 2019‘Faith and Reason Are Mutually Reinforcing’
away from their religious roots, the relevance of religion to higher education was increasingly questioned, and campus chapels, in particular, came to be viewed as relics of a bygone … completion of Christ Chapel, Hillsdale College has staked out its position in this debate, and its decision serves as an example for all of us. The construction of so grand
- Opinion · Sep 21, 2019Everyone Knows the Truth About Politics
than you know. Don’t focus on concealment but creation. In political terms it suggests: everyone knows your essential position and future necessities; your close-hold campaign strategies are actually … uncomfortable. He is wearing his own people down. To Thursday night’s debate: The great question isn’t who got the most time or who got in a good shot
- Opinion · Sep 18, 2019The French-Ahmari Debate Poses False Dichotomies for Conservatism
political theory flowing from the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition of thought. This tradition understands justified political authority as flowing from human nature. Man is by nature a political animal, and justified … vote, and government administration, political theory is more than just applied moral theory, for it necessarily concerns how political power is to be structured. Political theory requires not only knowledge
- Article · Sep 18, 2019Dems Furious at Beto for Exposing Gun-Control Goals
presidential debate, former Texas Congressman Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke really stepped in it, and his fellow Democrats are none too happy about it. Responding to a question … brushed aside a question as to whether these firearms would be taken by force . Reid asked, “How would law enforcement be protected from people who are essentially admitting that
- Alexander's Column · Jul 31, 2019Elijah Cummings IS a Racist
Democrats don’t care about immigrant children except when they can be used as political props. Trump, ever the counterpuncher, responded swiftly to Cummings’s attack on DHS with … missed the debate, it can be summed up in three seconds .) Of course, CNN’s Leftist anchor Don Lemon baited the race issue with questions referencing “the president’s racist
- Opinion · Jul 18, 2019If Trump Jr. Is ‘Racist’ for Questioning Kamala Harris’ Ethnicity, So Is Don Lemon
Donald Trump Jr. He retweeted a post by a black man named Ali Alexander questioning whether Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., whose father is from Jamaica and mother is from … Surges Against Kamala Harris on Social Media.” The article identifies Ali as “far-right political operative and conspiracy theorist Ali Akbar, or Ali Abdul Razaq Akbar, whom Politico profiled last
- Opinion · Jul 12, 2019Barr Is Right: The Trump-Russia Conspiracy Is ‘Bogus’
Trump campaign?” Barr asked. “How did the bogus narrative begin that Trump was essentially in cahoots with Russia to interfere with the U.S. election?” The usual suspects found it “dishonest … narrative was, much like Birtherism, “bogus.” “But he’s not talking about the broader political debate over it,” The Post’s Aaron Blake points out, “he’s talking about
- Opinion · Jun 26, 2019Partisan Gerrymandering: Courts Should Keep Out of the Debate
For the past few years, liberals have been pushing the courts to
- Opinion · Jun 21, 2019World War Won: Cross Memorial Stays, Court Rules
rule, and democratic responsibility, an ‘offended viewer’ may ‘avert his eyes’...or pursue a political solution.” In other words, Gorsuch insisted, if secularists are this upset about the memorial, take … truth is, no one has any idea about the answers to these questions. As the plurality documents, our ‘doctrine [is] in such chaos’ that lower courts have been ‘free
- Opinion · Jun 17, 2019Leftist Agenda and Climate Change Linked by Indoctrination Tactics
involvement in the climate debate, since the “worst ever” bloviating we see today can easily be challenged through examination of the past. My politics are simple. I believe one should … totalitarian systems and comes about with a media working in tandem with a political agenda and an education system designed to feed one side of an issue. This is very
- Opinion · Jun 4, 2019Far More Than a Culture War Rages in America
major league sports without having one’s sensibilities offended or being confronted with politically correct inferences that reflect intolerance and condescension. Beyond our borders it’s always been a crazy … only presupposes respect for people’s free will, but also tolerance, which is the essential guarantor of the rights of others to differ in their personal beliefs and expression
- Opinion · Apr 12, 2019I Wanted to Help Google Make AI More Responsible. Instead I Was Treated With Hostility.
mission. We’re also concerned about reports alleging that Google suppresses conservative voices and politically skews its search-engine results. It was reassuring to be invited to participate … media and Internet companies over the information Americans use every day, such broadmindedness is essential. Unfortunately, some individuals inside and outside the company didn’t share this appreciation
- Opinion · Apr 12, 2019Sticky Tech: GOP Puts Social Media on the Spot
that “Our team will get back to you soon.” At one point, in the questioning of Potts, Cruz tried to smoke out the company’s liberal leanings by asking, “Does … double standard continues to astound. Over in China, Tim Cook’s company has essentially become an arm of the communist state, agreeing to blacklist songs and other content that mentions
- Opinion · Apr 3, 20192020 Primary and the 2nd Amendment
know it’s a slow news day when the lead stories are about the politics-ain’t-bean-bag cage match that is otherwise known as the Democrat 2020 primary … regulatory ruling, the Trump administration has banned what are known as “bump stocks,” which essentially are devices that make semiautomatic rifles act like fully automatic machine guns, which are subject
- Opinion · Mar 28, 2019Seething Over Smollett
example, Stacey Abrams, who may run for president or the Senate in 2020, essentially accused the attorney general of lying, saying: It is inappropriate for us to assume we know … avalanche of paper. It’s like drinking from a fire hose. Meanwhile, serious questions are being raised about whether the Clinton campaign colluded with Ukraine to release Paul Manafort
- Alexander's Column · Mar 27, 2019The Coup, Phase Two: Obstructing the MAGA Agenda
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer declared: “Attorney General Barr’s letter raises as many questions as it answers. The fact that Special Counsel Mueller’s report does not exonerate … called “ Affordable Care Act ,” Pelosi says the House will return to the health-care debate. “We’ve never taken our focus off the ‘ For the People ‘ agenda,” she declared. “Never
- Opinion · Mar 27, 2019Pompeo Offers Export Analysis on Abortion
Pelosi (D-Calif.), who thinks Barack Obama was right to force a bunch of politically-correct policies on a group of men and women fighting for their lives. Well, that … ideation and other comorbidities. Therefore, to ensure unit safety and mission readiness, which is essential to military effectiveness and lethality, persons who are diagnosed with, or have a history
- Opinion · Mar 12, 2019AOC Hates the USA
media is now admitting that we are experiencing record levels of illegal immigration. This debate will remain front and center, as it should. “Please Do Something” Texas Attorney General … here’s something you may not have seen. Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” political reporter Terry Moran was asked about the significance of Mueller coming up empty handed
- Article · Mar 7, 2019Democrats Are Goose-Stepping Towards Irrelevancy
historically an igniter of tribal strife every time it is elevated to being essential rather than incidental to identity.” The new breed of Democrats, whose ignorance is only exceeded … left-wing radicalism.” It is a force multiplier whose ultimate destination elicits a question: How could any white, heterosexual, male — routinely vilified as “privileged,” “cisgender,” and “toxic” — still