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The Orlando shooting, an Islamic-based attack against gays at a private disco? Remember that? And the father of the shooter, who implicitly (and sickeningly) defended his son’s actions by claiming the sight of two men kissing disgusted him. After all, … Continue reading
Whenever a politician or pressure group wants to reduce liberty, expand spending on programs, or otherwise curtail individual rights as embodied by our Constitution, they resort to the word “fairness.” Don’t want higher taxes? That’s not fair. Don’t want free … Continue reading
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and other Republicans like him worry about losing seats in November’s elections due to Donald Trump. Talk about passing the buck! Mealy-mouthed, unprincipled people like Paul Ryan are the whole reason Republican voters chose … Continue reading
For the past four years a New Jersey state agency known as the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) has been trying to bulldoze a family home near the Atlantic City boardwalk on behalf of private developers and a shadowy real … Continue reading
Imagine if the federal government started to privatize everything, other than the military and other tasks provided specifically for the federal government in the Constitution. Sandy Springs, GA, (pop. 101,908), a city near Atlanta GA, did exactly that, back in … Continue reading
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Thursday “strongly” endorsed John McCain — calling him “a national treasure” — as he squares off in a blistering effort to represent Arizona for the sixth time in the Senate. This is what’s wrong … Continue reading
“You’re a bigot.” That’s all you hear from Hillary Clinton supporters when you challenge anything related to Islam, or anything the Democrats espouse. Having worn out “racist,” it seems to be their new tactic of intimidation. What is a bigot? … Continue reading
“So look for more of the same. The only thing that will be different in this Clinton White House is that all of Hillary’s notorious personality traits and appalling instincts–the very ones we’ve seen on display all too often as … Continue reading
When we talk of a President installed by an evil force to bring down America, we label such a president a “Manchurian Candidate.” It appears the Catholic Church now has a Manchurian Pope. “If I speak of Islamic violence, I … Continue reading
“Khizr Khan, the Muslim Gold Star father that the mainstream media and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have been using to criticize Donald J. Trump, has deep ties to the government of Saudi Arabia—and to international Islamist investors through … Continue reading
Donald Trump was criticized for “attacking” the mother of a deceased Muslim American soldier who stood next to her husband when he attacked Trump at the Democratic National Convention. “If you look at his wife, she was standing there. She … Continue reading