“As president, he cut a grandiose figure. He was a braggart and a frequent liar. He was suspicious of other countries, frequently saying, ‘Foreigners are not like the folks I am used to.’ He had a reckless disregard for limits. He belittled and browbeat others to intimidate them and give him what he wanted. Historian […]
Desperate Primal Screaming from the Government Gravy Train
Lord knows, Donald Trump is giving heart palpitations to friends and foes alike. But how does one explain the current hysteria and frenzy that President Trump is facing? Oh yes, in many cases, the President has been his worst enemy. But as Francis Menton of the Manhattan Contrarian points out, “Even though plenty of people […]
How Team Trump Turned an Empty Narrative into a Major Scandal
The intrigue continues with the Flynn affair “with head-spinning twists and turns, manipulative spies, narrative-weaving pols, and strategists who mostly outsmart themselves,” writes Andrew C. McCarthy in NRO. And as Mr. McCarthy suggests, there is an easy way to get to the bottom of whether General Michael Flynn (now former National Security Adviser) is a liar […]
America’s Cult -Like Education System and the Ideological Cold War
Over the last five decades, the U.S. has turned out countless kids “who are functionally uneducated, even if they’re at the top in their class at elite schools,” writes Stella Morabito, senior fellow at The Federalist. So many are unable to think independently, lack context, and try mightily to adapt to various PC lines. All […]
ThinkProgress Editor Shaken by Potential Danger from His Plumber
It is no great secret that those who think the world is out to get them can find plenty of specifics to back their theory. And of course, those who think the world is full of opportunity can cite wonderful support why this is so. A lot is just plain old psychology, Jim Geraghty reminds […]
Turkey’s Erdogan–to Assimilate is “a Crime Against Humanity”
Critical to our country’s national security is the need for reform within Islam, writes Andrew C. McCarthy in NRO. First, reform is essential because the broader Islamic religion includes a significant subset of Muslims who adhere to an anti-American totalitarian political ideology that demands implementation of sharia — Islamic law. This ideology and the repressive […]
The Cage-Free-Egg Sham
Originally posted July 29, 2015. The pecking order of eggs: All-Natural, Cage-Free, Free-Range, Farm Fresh, Organic, No Hormones, Omega-3? Confusing, isn’t it? The truth is about 95% of eggs in the U.S. come from chickens raised in cages allowing about 67 square inches floor space per bird (about the size of an iPad). From NPR, […]
Did Union Campaign Donations Change Elizabeth Warren’s Mind on School Choice?
From the Wall Street Journal today on Elizabeth Warren’s old position on school choice: From “The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents Are (Still) Going Broke” (2003) by Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi. Ms. Warren is now a U.S. senator from Massachusetts: Any policy that loosens the ironclad relationship between location-location-location and school-school-school would eliminate the need for parents […]
Public Enemy #1 of the Teachers Unions
The failure to defeat President Trump’s nomination for Secretary of Education has squashed Democrats’ hopes. Not one Democrat broke ranks, but with Mike Pence’s casting of the tie-breaking vote, Betsy DeVos has been confirmed. “Obviously, defeat of DeVos was a top priority for the teachers unions, and they pulled out all the stops,” writes Francis Menton […]
Filling Justice Antonin Scalia’s Irreplaceable Robes
Justice Scalia, it is said, lamented the absence of a “genuine Westerner” on the Supreme Court, writes Ilya Shapiro, a senior fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute. In nominating Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court, Trump is filling the void Antonin Scalia was referring to. Gorsuch is best known for his opinions supporting […]
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