Who’s Afraid of Socialism?
As Democrats now openly flirt with programs like a $30 minimum wage, Medicare for All, confiscatory tax rates for top earners, and a “Green New […]
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Democrats Serve Up Venti Cannibal-Lattes to Howard Schultz
Howard Schultz is discovering that the Democratic Party doesn’t really believe in lower case “d” democracy. Is Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks and potential […]
Power from Nothing, Checks for Free
With utmost apologies to Dire Straits . . . (Thin falsetto) I want my AOC (Smattering of drums) (Enter Mark Knopfler’s guitar on fire) Look […]
Progressives Bearing Gifts
Donald Trump in 2016 did not only run against the planted rumors of the fake Steele dossier, 90 percent negative media coverage, his own boisterous […]
The Indecent Inquisitors
The first contest of the 2020 primary season is one year away and the Democratic Party’s agenda now is coming into sharp focus: An income […]
Killing the Old Folks
He [Harold Ross] was reminded of a pleasant afternoon that the two of them [Ross and Mrs. Roosevelt] had spent a few years earlier, talking […]
Bill Clinton’s History of Injustice Toward Blacks
This month, which also happens to be Black History Month, is no exception to the rules of nature. It offers no exemption from human nature, […]
Progressing America Into the Abyss
Leftists self-identify as “progressives.” Yet anyone with a scrap of sanity and a rudimentary understanding of their philosophical antecedents, as well as their injurious policy […]
Attack of the Watermelon People
Supposedly, the “Green New Deal” is “green” because it would help the environment. But a close reading of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposed resolution reveals a […]
It’ll Work This Time
A favorite Saturday activity of mine involves chatting with a merry band of socialists who clot on a main street near me. Dreadlocked, dreary, and […]
We Should Not Emulate Liberalism’s Unforgivable Morality
There is no question that Virginia Democratic Governor Ralph Northam’s abortion comments warrant—demand, actually—political excommunication. They were completely unpardonable. Devilish in their blithe disregard for […]
Mass Immigration and Climate Change Doublethink
Doublethink, as articulated by George Orwell in 1984, “means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” […]
The PMS Caucus
In a gracious move at his State of the Union address, President Trump gave a shout-out to the historic number of women serving in Congress […]
Why Liberals Don’t Call Out Democrat Hate
Last month’s attack on the Covington Catholic High School boys should be one of those electrifying moments of correction, as when Senator Joseph McCarthy was […]
Shutdown Revelation: Essentially Nonessential Employees
Did you even notice? Did anything in your life change? The federal government was partially shut down for 35 days, but was your life at […]
Donald Trump’s Annihilation of the Democratic Party
The nadir of the amoral egotism of what might broadly be called “Me-ism” has been reached by the avant garde of the Democratic Party in […]
Trump’s Wall and a Plan to Stop Cartels at the Border
If you’ve been thinking Trump Derangement Syndrome couldn’t get any worse, consider the Democratic Party’s position on border security. Sitting behind President Trump during his […]
The Return of Ancient Prejudices
In the latter half of the 19th century and early in the 20th century, as Catholic immigrants poured in from Ireland and eastern Europe, an […]
The Art of the SOTU
Do you remember Hillary Clinton? I know, I know. Now, do you remember her campaign slogan? It was “I’m with her!” Incredibly, I still see […]
Ripping Off the Left’s Mask
Writing at Townhall on Sunday, Kevin McCullough recalls Rush Limbaugh’s vintage observation that “If the Left (Democrats) ever told America what they actually believed they’d […]