Utopia, Pacifism, and Guns
Dennis Prager in a recent column examines the reasons the Left offers for derisively rejecting proposals to improve school safety by permitting teachers with firearms […]
A Background Check We Need
The February 14 shooting in Parkland, Florida has made it embarrassingly clear that our system of controlling guns through background checks is seriously flawed. In […]
Our Media Occupies the Moral Playground
President Trump on Sunday accused the Wall Street Journal of misquoting him invidiously in an interview published last Thursday. The newspaper attributed the following phrase […]
History, Cinema, and the Power of ‘Darkest Hour’
Some reviewers of “Darkest Hour” (for example, Kyle Smith and former U.S. Senator Jim Talent) have expressed disapproval at the film’s depiction of Winston Churchill, […]
Some Things Trump Could Say About Monuments
President Trump has expressed regret about the removal of commemorative monuments whose honorees are tainted by participation in slavery. While I respect his sentiment I […]
How the Media Smeared Trump on Charlottesville
As many have pointed out, since about 4 p.m. on August 12, the media coverage of Charlottesville has been much more about President Trump’s statements […]
Trump’s Critics Give White Supremacists the Notoriety They Crave
“Why Won’t Trump Denounce White Supremacists?” Steve Hayes asks in a Weekly Standard essay published shortly after the president’s first statement about the Charlottesville ugliness. […]
‘Indoctrinationism’: The Ideology of Speech Policing
Speech policing in the United States, often called “political correctness,” has inspired much resentment and concern along with advocacy. Right now only its advocates have […]
Comey’s Flynn Spin, Part II: The Dog that Didn’t Bark
If in the Oval Office President Trump was looking for some of the “honesty” Jim Comey promised him, he sure didn’t get it. (Read Part […]
Comey’s Flynn Spin, Part I: “Something Big is About to Happen”
To grasp the distortion James Comey makes of his February 14 meeting with President Trump, first review the meeting of January 27. In a previous […]
The Loyalty Dinner, Part III: The Steele Dossier
Editor’s note: This is the third part of a three-part series. Read Part I here and Part II here. Trump wanted Comey’s input about how […]
The Loyalty Dinner, Part II: ‘I Need Loyalty’
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a three-part series. Read Part I here and Part III here. Recall former FBI Director James Comey’s advice, […]
The Loyalty Dinner, Part I: Comey’s Conflicting Versions
Editor’s note: This is the third part of a three-part series. Read Part II here and Part III here. No secret tapes are needed to prove that President […]
The Shadows of Comey’s Testimony
As all the world knows, last Thursday former FBI Director James Comey gave sworn testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Part of Comey’s testimony was […]