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Tucker Carlson Is the Most Important Voice in America

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If you want to thank someone for Trump’s replacement of ultra-hawk National Security Adviser John Bolton, you can thank Tucker Carlson explains Park MacDougald in his NYMag piece, “Is Tucker Carlson the Most Important Pundit in America?” Because on June 20, suggests MacDougald, when Iran shot down an American drone in the Gulf of Oman […]

This is Why Vanguard is Too Big

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If you want clear evidence of why Vanguard is too big, then look no further than the money flow into passive index funds. When investors are lulled to sleep by a bull market, they dream about things like early retirement, vacations, and second homes. What they tend to miss is that reversion to the mean […]

RIP Rick Ocasek, Lead Singer of The Cars

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I remember in fourth grade I went to my friend Bobby’s house after school. It was a big deal because I got to go on his bus with a permission slip from my parents. We had the best games of backyard football at his house. It was at his house I listened to The Cars […]

They’re Not Getting My Guns

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One thing was clear in last night’s Democrat debate. They don’t know guns. And if you own one, they’re coming for it. “Hell, yes we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” vowed former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke. They’ll start with your AR-15 (I own a Colt) and then your AK-47 (also in our family). […]

Trump’s Plan to Finally Privatize the Mortgage Industry

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Since the financial crisis, mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been languishing on the federal government’s balance sheet. The two federally backed mortgage securitization companies were taken into government conservatorship in 2008. Now, Federal Housing Finance Agency director Mark Calabria has been tasked with the almost impossible task of reprivatizing them. I know […]

Support for Gun Control is Quickly Dropping

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When push comes to shove, Americans want their Constitutional rights protected. Stephen Gutowski of The Washington Free Beacon reports on two recent polls that confirm Americans’ declining support for gun control measures. He writes: Polls from Quinnipiac University and an ABC News/Washington Post partnership asked about the gun control debate in America and specific gun control […]

You Can’t Legislate to Keep Bad Guys from Getting Guns

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You can’t use legislation to keep bad guys from getting guns. But that’s exactly what House Democrats are trying to do. Back from Summer vacation, they’ve passed a bill to expand background checks for firearms purchases. Democrat leaders in the House and Senate wrote to President Trump to insist on his “personal intervention.” This is […]

Here’s Some Good News out of California

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The sheriff of Tulare County has had enough of active shooters taking people’s lives with no resistance. He’s encouraging the citizens of his county to exercise their right to bear arms, and carry concealed with a permit in order to protect themselves and those around them. America’s First Freedom reports: Sheriff Mike Boudreaux of Tulare County, […]

Growing Up Must-See TV and the Soul of America

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Growing up must-see TV was Thursday nights with The Cosby Show. Next Thursday’s must-see TV will be the Joe Biden show as the Democrats will debate for three hours. “Biden will be on stage, taking incoming missiles for 180 minutes from nine rivals, each of whom is hungry for the Democratic nomination and has a […]