Writing at The American Conservative, Gilbert T. Sewall examines new French president, Emmanuel Macron’s rebuff of a call for an “African Marshall plan.” Sewall says Macron’s answer that Africa’s problem “is civilization today,” touched the “third rail” of Western politics. Criticism from the left came at Macron almost as though the problems in Africa were make […]
Archives for July 2017
Should You Need a Reason to Carry Concealed?
From San Diego, California to right here in little Rhode Island, laws are being challenged that force Americans to prove they “need” to have a concealed carry permit. Typical needs include carrying a lot of cash for work, or having a current restraining order against a dangerous person, or some other reason to fear for […]
How to Undo ObamaCare Shenanigans
Michael F. Cannon, director of health policies at the Cato Institute, lists 14 ways in which President Trump, under the Constitution, can “spur Congress to enact reforms that make health care better, more affordable, and more secure.” End Congress’s illegal ObamaCare exemption. End ObamaCare’s unconstitutional cost-sharing subsidies. End ObamaCare’s illegal “reinsurance” payments. Block Big Insurance’s […]
Buchanan: Is a Trump – Mueller Collision Inevitable?
Pat Buchanan tells readers that a collision between Trump and Director Mueller is inevitable. No special counsels with this much fanfare have failed, in Pat’s words, to “take scalps.” That’s not good news for the Trump administration. Making it worse, Pat says, is Trump’s poor treatment of one of his best allies in the Justice […]
Giraldi: Congress Should Consider Forcing AIPAC to Register as a Foreign Lobby
Former CIA agent, Philip Giraldi writes that Congress, rather than examining Russian collusion with no evidence, should instead consider forcing AIPAC (The American Israel Public Affairs Committee) to register as a foreign lobby. Here Giraldi lays out his case: AIPAC’s website declares that it is “America’s Pro-Israel Lobby,” so by its own admission it functions […]
Can the GOP Get Tax Reform Right?
After the failure of the GOP to get a repeal of Obamacare passed, Americans must consider whether or not the party can complete other parts of its agenda. Foremost among those parts is the tax reform proposal. The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board zeros in on six principles that would make the reform plan “pro-growth.” […]
Does Russia Have a Secret Weapon to Bring Down Electrical Grids?
In a Wired article titled, “How an Entire Nation Became Russia’s Test Lab for CyberWar,” Andy Greenberg sheds light on how Russia is fine tuning its cyber assault capabilities by using the Ukraine as a living laboratory for cyberwarfare. “These coordinated attacks are unlike anything the world has seen”, says Andy Greenberg. A Russian group […]
How Long Should America Spend in Afghanistan?
Here Michael Scheuer, the former head of the CIA’s bin Laden unit, slams the idea of a generation-long fight against extremism in Afghanistan. Children born at the beginning of the war in Afghanistan are three years away from fighting it. Given the exhortation of America’s neocons to continue to the wars in the Middle East, […]
NYC’s $2 Million Bathroom
“Everything costs more when government builds it,” writes John Stossel in Real Clear Politics. But $2 million for a “comfort station”? In a New York City park? Government spends more because every decision is tied up in endless rules. Rigid specs. Affirmative action. Minority outreach. Wheelchair access. “The process is designed to prevent any human […]
America: Ralph Steadman, ”Energy Crisis”
Not a picture of a man being sick-but a picture of a man breathing in deeply.
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