The border wall debate is over. It’s not going to happen — unless private funds are secured, or unless President Trump pulls a rabbit out of a hat and can find defense money to do it. The House of Representatives … Continue reading
Category: Politics & Government
Caving on Bump Stocks Will Undermine the Second Amendment, Not Save It
Here’s an example of impractical philosophical pragmatism: The Trump administration on Tuesday took first steps to ban the sale of bump stocks on semi-automatic weapons and has made them illegal to possess beginning in late March. The regulation will go … Continue reading
James Comey, You Arrogant Twit
“This is not about Republicans and Democrats, this is about ‘what does it mean to be an American?’” Comey declared. “What are the things that we care about? Above our policy disputes, which are important, there’s a set of values … Continue reading
Escalating Insulin Prices: Government Is the Problem, Not the Solution
Insulin prices are going through the roof. At least three diabetics died in 2017 from rationing insulin, a flashpoint in the battle to reduce stratospheric U.S. drug prices. With 30 million Americans having diabetes, the disease is the nation’s seventh … Continue reading
Venezuela Has Gun Control. Look What Happened.
CUCUTA, Venezuela/Colombia border – As Venezuela continues to crumble under the socialist dictatorship of President Nicolas Maduro, some are expressing words of warning – and resentment – against a six-year-old gun control bill that stripped citizens of their weapons. “Guns … Continue reading
Michael Cohen’s Case: Are We Already Living In a Dictatorship?
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former attorney, was sentenced to three years in prison after he pled guilty to tax evasion, making false statements on a bank loan application, lying to Congress about a building project that never even got off … Continue reading
The Democrats Have Their Own Wall — Against Reason & Reality
So let me get this straight. When Obama was President, Democrats supported a border wall. Now that Donald Trump is President, they want no part of it. What changed? “Donald Trump is a racist,” they will say. But if his … Continue reading
As France Burns, Socialist Macron Pushes Green Socialism
Brexit architect Nigel Farage has condemned France’s President Emmanuel Macron for spending more time “virtue signalling” to the world than connecting with his own people, which he said has resulted in the escalation of violence at Yellow Vest protests. The … Continue reading
Yearning for the “Unity” of the Bush Era That Never Existed
I saw a news headline that asked, “How did we get so far from Bush 41’s example of unity?” Here’s the problem with unity. When people are unified, they agree on certain fundamental principles. I want people who agree with … Continue reading
The Media’s Sudden Love Affair With George H.W. Bush
Notice the left-wing media fawning over the death of former President George H.W. Bush. That same media didn’t care for him at all when he was in office. They couldn’t wait to usher him out as a one-term president, and … Continue reading
Regulating Twitter? Careful What You Wish For, Conservatives
A conservative radio host was recently banned by Twitter. Twitter reinstated him after a interview with the popular Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Twitter reversed its permanent ban on conservative radio host Jesse Kelly on Tuesday after the platform received … Continue reading
China is Wealthy, But Not Free — and There’s a Huge Difference
China’s best-known capitalist and the head of e-commerce giant Alibaba has been revealed to be a member of the Communist Party, the official Party newspaper said on Monday. Jack Ma’s membership was revealed among the list of 100 other prominent … Continue reading