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What Is the Point of Impeachment?

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There Doesn’t Have to Be One Democrats loathe Donald Trump and that seems to be enough, writes Victor Davis Hanson in American Greatness. House Members to Go on Record They would have impeached him on day one of his presidency before he set foot in the White House but they did not have control of […]

Doug Bandow Explains the Ukraine Debacle for You

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  At The American Conservative, Doug Bandow explains the debacle in Ukraine. He writes (abridged): Recently Ukraine has been thrown into the spotlight as Democrats gear up to impeach President Donald Trump. More important, though, is its role in damaging America’s relations with Russia, which has resulted in a mini-Cold War that the U.S. needs […]

Putin Now the Man in the Middle

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At The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan explains to readers that perhaps it isn’t all bad that Vladimir Putin and Russia are about to be deeply embroiled in Middle Eastern affairs as the middlemen. What will it cost Russia in money, men, and lost focus to mediate and perhaps fight for the countries of the Middle […]

Do You Have the Tools to Carry Out Your Investment Plan?

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I regularly meet investors who are going it alone. They are overwhelmed with choices and have little or no investment planning experience. Back in December of 1986, I told investors that they need a game plan and the tools to carry it out. I wrote: “’It was an overcast day.’…Everything on the beach came to […]

The Great Walter E. Williams on the College Debacle

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Nationally syndicated columnist, and John M. Olin distinguished professor of economics at George Mason University, Walter E. Williams slams the intolerance in academia today. He writes in his column (abridged): If you need an accurate update on some of the madness at the nation’s institutions of higher learning, check out Minding the Campus, a nonprofit […]

LeBron James Sounding Presidential?

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Like other sports heroes, LeBron James, among the NBA’s biggest stars, often opines about political matters. In 2018, for example, LeBron famously tweeted that “Injustice Anywhere Is A Threat To Justice Everywhere – Our Lives Begin To End The Day We Become Silent About Things That Matter.” Things That Matter … Like people fighting for […]

Northeast Bomb Cyclone Lashing New England

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Last night a “bomb cyclone” hit New England, causing winds up to 90mph and setting low-pressure records for October. [Observed Wind Gusts] It was a wild night with wind gusts up to 90 mph in Provincetown #MA! Here is a map of other observed wind gusts across #RI #CT pic.twitter.com/f6ozxZ3tgE — NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) October […]

Did Israel Attack an Iranian Oil Tanker?

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In all the back and forth over who attacked what in the Persian Gulf, Stratfor has suggested that perhaps Saudi Arabia was not involved in the attack on an Iranian tanker there. Instead, write Stratfor analysts, it may have been Israel. They write: An incident involving Iran’s Sabiti oil tanker on Oct. 11 in the […]