The opposition coalition destroyed the Socialists in elections for Venezuela’s parliament on Sunday. The Wall Street Journal reports: Venezuela’s opposition, riding a wave of voter anger amid a deep economic crisis, swept to a big victory in midterm elections on Sunday, delivering a major blow to the ruling Socialist party and President Nicolás Maduro. With 22 […]
Archives for December 2015
Why It Pays to Hire an Illegal Immigrant
James Freeman explains in the WSJ that between President Obama’s unlawful executive order and his healthcare plan, businesses have an incentive to hire illegal immigrants over U.S. citizens. As Andy Puzder, CEO of Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s burger chains, notes, “… the roughly $3,000-per-employee cost of ObamaCare disappears if a business hires an illegal resident, […]
Donald Trump Mocks the Media
Pat Buchanan, as usual, hits the nail on the head. Pat tells readers that Trump’s “popularity is traceable to the fact that he rejects the moral authority of the media, breaks their commandments, and mocks their condemnations. His contempt for the norms of Political Correctness is daily on display.” Mr. Buchanan explains that the media […]
(Some) Black Lives Matter
About four weeks ago, the Chicago Tribune reported that on 3 November gang members lured a nine-year-old boy from a Chicago park into an alley and shot him point blank as revenge on the boy’s father. One of the three chatted up Tyshawn [Lee], walked with him to the alley and then shot him five […]
Carry a Weapon When You Leave Your House
Ulster County sheriff Paul Van Blarcum, as reported in the Poughkeepsie Journal: In light of mass killings nationally and globally, Van Blarcum said licensed gun owners should take it upon themselves to “responsibly take advantage of your legal right to carry a firearm….“I also want to remind all Police/Peace Officers both active duty and retired […]
Enter the Donald
Pat Buchanan reminds readers how powerful the media has become and why Donald Trump is loved: His popularity is traceable to the fact that he rejects the moral authority of the media, breaks their commandments, and mocks their condemnations. His contempt for the norms of Political Correctness is daily on display. And that large slice […]
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats – “S.O.B.”
Marco Rubio Wrong for America
Originally posted July 22, 2015. Hillary Clinton would be a whole lot worse president than Marco Rubio, but Rubio sets a low bar and would be a dreadful choice. My Cato Institute-centric friend John Basil Utley is the publisher of the American Conservative, published in Washington six times a year. The word conservative has unfortunately […]
Keith Richards & Levon Helm – Deuce and a Quarter
American President Barely Relevant
Originally posted November 20, 2015. “I don’t think they’re gaining strength,” President Obama said just before Paris blew, notes Peggy Noonan in the WSJ. “On this issue the American president is, amazingly, barely relevant,” Noonan continues: After the attacks Mr. Obama went on TV, apparently to comfort us and remind us it’s OK, he’s in […]
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